Patents by Inventor Dongheun Kim

Dongheun Kim 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: 20240194902
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a polybenzimidazole-based separator, the method including: dissolving a polybenzimidazole-based compound in an amide-based organic solvent to produce a polybenzimidazole solution; impregnating a porous membrane with the polybenzimidazole solution; and drying the porous membrane impregnated with the polybenzimidazole solution at a temperature of 80° C. or lower to obtain the polybenzimidazole-based separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Dongyoung LEE, Dongheun KIM
  • Publication number: 20240194900
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for post-treating a polybenzimidazole-based separator before assembling the separator to an electrode assembly, the method including: providing the polybenzimidazole-based separator; heat-treating the polybenzimidazole-based separator at 60 to 180° C.; and cooling the heat-treated polybenzimidazole-based separator to room temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Dongyoung LEE, Dongheun KIM
  • Publication number: 20240191031
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing a polybenzimidazole solution, the method including: preparing a polybenzimidazole (PBI) precursor having an average particle size of 300 ?m or smaller; and dissolving the PBI precursor in an amide-based organic solvent under a temperature condition of 140° C. or higher and/or a pressure condition of 0.1 MPa or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Dongyoung LEE, Dongheun KIM
  • Publication number: 20240194901
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a separator for a secondary battery, the method including: dissolving an ion conductive resin and a surfactant in an organic solvent to produce a mixed solution; and impregnating at least one surface of a porous membrane with the mixed solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Dongyoung LEE, Dongheun KIM
  • Publication number: 20230095656
    Abstract: At least some embodiments herein disclose a vanadium-based solution formed by a combination of a vanadium compound, vanadium in metallic form and an appropriate reducing agent. A manufacturing process of the combination foregoes a need of using at least one among a relatively strong reducing agent that subsequently requires removal thereof and using an electrochemical reaction to achieve sufficient chemical reduction of vanadium that is needed for the vanadium-electrolyte solution to act as the liquid electrode in the vanadium-based battery. The liquid electrode, accommodated in a battery case, has an average oxidation state of within a range of +3.3 to +3.7, which is suitable for a catholyte and an anolyte in the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Standard Energy Inc.
    Inventors: Dongyoung Lee, Dongheun Kim, Bugi Kim
  • Publication number: 20220344695
    Abstract: The disclosed technology generally relates to energy storage devices, and more particularly to redox batteries. In one aspect, a redox battery comprises a first half cell and a second half cell. The first half cell comprises a positive electrolyte reservoir comprising a first electrolyte contacting a positive electrode and has dissolved therein a first redox couple configured to undergo a first redox half reaction. The second half cell comprises a negative electrolyte reservoir comprising a second electrolyte contacting a negative electrode and has dissolved therein a second redox couple configured to undergo a second redox half reaction. The redox battery additionally comprises an ion exchange membrane separating the positive electrolyte reservoir and the negative electrolyte reservoir. The first half cell, the second half cell and the ion exchange membrane define a redox battery cell that is sealed in a casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Dongyoung Lee, Bugi Kim, Dongheun Kim, Sanghyun Park, Kangyeong Choe
  • Publication number: 20220293991
    Abstract: The disclosed technology generally relates to energy storage devices, and more particularly to redox batteries. In one aspect, a redox battery comprises a first half cell and a second half cell. The first half cell comprises a positive electrolyte reservoir comprising a first electrolyte contacting a positive electrode and has dissolved therein a first redox couple configured to undergo a first redox half reaction. The second half cell comprises a negative electrolyte reservoir comprising a second electrolyte contacting a negative electrode and has dissolved therein a second redox couple configured to undergo a second redox half reaction. The redox battery additionally comprises an ion exchange membrane separating the positive electrolyte reservoir and the negative electrolyte reservoir. The first half cell, the second half cell and the ion exchange membrane define a redox battery cell that is sealed in a casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Dongyoung Lee, Bugi Kim, Dongheun Kim, Sanghyun Park, Kangyeong Choe
  • Patent number: 11380928
    Abstract: The disclosed technology generally relates to energy storage devices, and more particularly to redox batteries. In one aspect, a redox battery comprises a first half cell and a second half cell. The first half cell comprises a positive electrolyte reservoir comprising a first electrolyte contacting a positive electrode and has dissolved therein a first redox couple configured to undergo a first redox half reaction. The second half cell comprises a negative electrolyte reservoir comprising a second electrolyte contacting a negative electrode and has dissolved therein a second redox couple configured to undergo a second redox half reaction. The redox battery additionally comprises an ion exchange membrane separating the positive electrolyte reservoir and the negative electrolyte reservoir. The first half cell, the second half cell and the ion exchange membrane define a redox battery cell that is sealed in a casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Standard Energy Inc.
    Inventors: Dongyoung Lee, Bugi Kim, Dongheun Kim, Sanghyun Park, Kangyeong Choe
  • Publication number: 20210175532
    Abstract: The disclosed technology generally relates to energy storage devices, and more particularly to redox batteries. In one aspect, a redox battery comprises a first half cell and a second half cell. The first half cell comprises a positive electrolyte reservoir comprising a first electrolyte contacting a positive electrode and has dissolved therein a first redox couple configured to undergo a first redox half reaction. The second half cell comprises a negative electrolyte reservoir comprising a second electrolyte contacting a negative electrode and has dissolved therein a second redox couple configured to undergo a second redox half reaction. The redox battery additionally comprises an ion exchange membrane separating the positive electrolyte reservoir and the negative electrolyte reservoir. The first half cell, the second half cell and the ion exchange membrane define a redox battery cell that is sealed in a casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Dongyoung Lee, Bugi Kim, Dongheun Kim, Sanghyun Park, Kangyeong Choe