Patents by Inventor Do Wook JUN

Do Wook JUN 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: 20250046810
    Abstract: Disclosed are positive electrode active materials, positive electrodes, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. Some of the positive electrode active materials include particles of a first positive electrode active material including lithium cobalt-based oxide, and particles of a second positive electrode active material including a layered lithium nickel-manganese-based composite oxide having a nickel content of greater than or equal to about 60 mol % based on 100 mol % of a total metal excluding lithium, wherein the first positive electrode active material or the second positive electrode active material includes a coating layer including yttrium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Young-Ki KIM, Youngsun KONG, Sung Ho CHOO, Seok Mun KANG, Jaesang YOON, Sungwook DOO, Gwiwoon KANG, Do-Wook JUN, Byungwuk KANG, Jaeyong JEONG
  • Publication number: 20250046811
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material including a first positive electrode active material including a lithium nickel-manganese-based composite oxide having a nickel content of greater than or equal to about 60 mol % based on about 100 mol % of a total metal excluding lithium and including secondary particles made by agglomerating a plurality of primary particles wherein an average particle diameter (D50) of the secondary particle is about 10 ?m to about 20 ?m, a second positive electrode active material including a lithium nickel-manganese-based composite oxide having a nickel content of greater than or equal to about 60 mol % based on about 100 mol % of a total metal excluding lithium and including single particles wherein an average particle diameter (D50) of each of the single particles is about 2 ?m to about 8 ?m, and a third positive electrode active material includes particles including lithium transition metal phosphate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Young-Ki KIM, Sung Ho CHOO, Youngsun KONG, Seok Mun KANG, Jaesang YOON, Sungwook DOO, Gwiwoon KANG, Do-Wook JUN, Byungwuk KANG, Jaeyong JEONG
  • Publication number: 20240409434
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material of a rechargeable lithium battery may include a core particle including a lithium nickel-manganese-aluminum-based composite oxide, and a coating layer disposed on a surface of the core particle and including aluminum, wherein a nickel content of the core particle is about 60 mol % to about 80 mol % and an aluminum content of the core particle is about 1 mol % to about 3 mol % based on about 100 mol % of a total metal excluding lithium, and an aluminum content of the coating layer is about 0.1 mol % to about 2 mol % based on about 100 mol % of the total metal excluding lithium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Sung Ho CHOO, Young-Ki KIM, Youngsun KONG, Seok Mun KANG, Jaesang YOON, Sungwook DOO, Gwiwoon KANG, Do-Wook JUN, Byungwuk Kang, Jaeyong JEONG
  • Publication number: 20240178455
    Abstract: Provided is a rechargeable lithium battery including an electrolyte solution including a non-aqueous organic solvent, a lithium salt, and an additive; a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material; and a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material, wherein the additive includes one or more of a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1A and a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1B, the positive electrode active material includes a lithium nickel manganese-based oxide represented by Chemical Formula 2, and a charging upper limit voltage is about 4.4 V to about 4.7 V. Chemical Formula 1A and Chemical Formula 1B are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Wonmo SEONG, Youngsun KONG, Seok Mun KANG, Jaesang YOON, Naoyuki HASE, Do-Wook JUN, Jongsoon KIM, Yongseok LEE
  • Publication number: 20240101443
    Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode active material precursor for a rechargeable lithium battery including a nickel-based composite metal hydroxide including a secondary particle in which a plurality of primary particles are agglomerated, wherein the secondary particle includes a central portion and a surface portion, and the surface portion includes a primary particle coated with manganese oxide, manganese hydroxide, or a mixture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kiyong AHN, Do-Wook JUN, Youngsun KONG, Seonyoung KWON, Min Ju KIM, Dookyun LEE, Kijoo HONG
  • Publication number: 20230387406
    Abstract: A positive active material for rechargeable lithium batteries is provided to include: a first positive active material including a layered cobalt-free lithium nickel-based composite oxide, being in a form of a secondary particle in which a plurality of primary particles are aggregated, and having an average particle diameter of about 8 ?m to about 20 ?m; and a second positive active material including a layered cobalt-free lithium nickel-based composite oxide, being in a form of a single particle, and having an average particle diameter of about 1 ?m to about 7 ?m, wherein a molar amount of nickel based on the total molar amount of elements excluding lithium and oxygen in the second positive active material is about 1 mol % to about 10 mol % more than a molar amount of nickel based on the total molar amount of elements excluding lithium and oxygen in the first positive active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Youngsun KONG, Wonmo SEONG, Seok Mun KANG, Naoyuki HASE, Jaesang YOON, Do-Wook JUN
  • Publication number: 20230317939
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, provided is a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, the cathode active material including a nickel-based composite metal oxide including a secondary particle in which a plurality of primary particles are agglomerated, wherein the secondary particle includes a central portion and a surface portion, the surface portion includes a nickel-based composite metal oxide doped with manganese, and an amount of manganese present in the grain boundaries of the plurality of primary particles present in the surface portion is greater than an amount of manganese present inside the primary particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Kiyong AHN, Do-Wook JUN, Youngsun KONG, Seonyoung KWON, Minkyu KIM, Min Ju KIM, Dookyun LEE, Kijoo HONG
  • Patent number: 10879532
    Abstract: A positive active material is provided. The positive active material may include lithium, an additive metal, and at least one of nickel, cobalt, manganese, or aluminum. The additive metal may include an element different from nickel, cobalt, manganese, and aluminum. An average content of the additive metal may be less than 2 mol %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Yang-Kook Sun, Do Wook Jun, Un Hyuck Kim
  • Publication number: 20190044141
    Abstract: A positive active material is provided. The positive active material may include lithium, an additive metal, and at least one of nickel, cobalt, manganese, or aluminum. The additive metal may include an element different from nickel, cobalt, manganese, and aluminum. An average content of the additive metal may be less than 2 mol %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: IUCF-HYU(INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Yang-Kook SUN, Do Wook JUN, Un Hyuck KIM