Patents by Inventor Do Wan CHA

Do Wan CHA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20260213246
    Abstract: Proposed are a layout of a battery cell assembly apparatus and an operating method thereof. The layout comprises a first processing line for manufacturing a first-type electrode assembly, a second processing line for manufacturing a second-type electrode assembly, a stack line for manufacturing a double electrode assembly by stacking and fixing the first-type electrode assembly and the second-type electrode assembly output from the first processing line and the second processing line, a first insertion line for manufacturing a battery cell by inserting the double electrode assembly into a case, and a second insertion line for manufacturing a battery cell by inserting the double electrode assembly into a case, wherein the first processing line and the second processing line are arranged in parallel, and the first insertion line and the second insertion line are arranged in parallel to reduce a length of an entire line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2026
    Publication date: July 23, 2026
    Inventors: Hyeong Gyu KIM, Ki Wook LEE, Do Wan CHA
  • Publication number: 20260097448
    Abstract: Proposed is a laser welding apparatus for a secondary battery including a lower clamp configured to support a joint area of a plurality of electrode tabs extending from an electrode assembly and an electrode lead stacked on the plurality of electrode tabs, an upper clamp configured to press the joint area of the plurality of electrode tabs and the electrode lead and to have a through hole therein, and a laser generator configured to emit a laser beam, wherein the laser beam passes through the through hole to weld the plurality of electrode tabs and the electrode lead to enable electrical connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2025
    Publication date: April 9, 2026
    Inventors: Kang San KIM, Sang Jun PARK, Ju Hyeong BAE, Do Wan CHA
  • Publication number: 20250384540
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to lead tab alignment device comprising a photographing unit for photographing a battery cell including a lead tab portion under assembly, wherein the battery cell under assembly includes a case in which an electrode assembly and the lead tab portion electrically connected to the electrode assembly are arranged, and an alignment correction unit detachably coupled to the lead tab portion and for adjusting the position of the lead tab portion, and battery manufacturing system comprising same, and method for manufacturing battery cell by battery manufacturing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 18, 2025
    Inventors: Ju Hyeong BAE, Kang San KIM, Sang Jun PARK, Kyu Kap LEE, Do Wan CHA
  • Publication number: 20250023147
    Abstract: Proposed is a secondary battery manufacturing system including a tab welding unit that performs a welding process on an electrode tab of an electrode assembly and inserts the electrode assembly into a transfer cassette, an inspection unit that inspects the electrode assembly, packaging units provided in parallel for inserting the electrode assembly that has passed the inspection unit into a pouch, a buffer unit that transfers the transfer cassette from the tab welding unit to the inspection unit or stores the transfer cassette, and at least one control unit that controls the electrode assembly supplied from the inspection unit to be selectively supplied to any one packaging unit that operates normally depending on whether the packaging units operate normally, and controls the transfer cassette to be supplied to the inspection unit that operates normally or stored in the buffer unit depending on whether the inspection unit operates normally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Ju Hyeong BAE, Kang San KIM, Sang Jun PARK, Ji Won YANG, Do Wan CHA