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).
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Patent number: 12266837Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Standard Energy Inc.Inventors: Dongyoung Lee, Bugi Kim, Dongheun Kim, Sanghyun Park, Kangyeong Choe
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Publication number: 20250015332Abstract: Disclosed are an aqueous electrolyte containing vanadium ions and a vanadium ion battery including the same. More specifically, disclosed is an aqueous electrolyte containing vanadium ions in which an oxidation number of the vanadium ions is adjusted such that a decrease in charging energy (capacity) resulting from a difference between a vanadium ions concentration of an aqueous electrolyte containing vanadium ions in a positive-electrode and a vanadium ions concentration of an aqueous electrolyte containing vanadium ions in a negative-electrode in charging and discharging a vanadium ion battery using the aqueous electrolyte containing vanadium ions is reduced. Further, a vanadium ion battery including the aqueous electrolyte is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Inventors: Dongyoung LEE, Dongheun Kim
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Publication number: 20240405245Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Dongyoung Lee, Bugi Kim, Dongheun Kim, Sanghyun Park, Kangyeong Choe
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Publication number: 20240405246Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Dongyoung Lee, Bugi Kim, Dongheun Kim, Sanghyun Park, Kangyeong Choe
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Patent number: 12068513Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 8, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Standard Energy Inc.Inventors: Dongyoung Lee, Bugi Kim, Dongheun Kim, Sanghyun Park, Kangyeong Choe
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Publication number: 20240222658Abstract: Disclosed is an adhesive for a secondary battery. More specifically, disclosed is an adhesive for a secondary battery that replaces a gasket used when assembling a cell module of the secondary battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2024Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Dongyoung LEE, Dongheun KIM
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Publication number: 20240222677Abstract: Disclosed is an adhesive for a secondary battery: More specifically, disclosed is an adhesive for a secondary battery that replaces a gasket used when assembling a cell module of the secondary battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2024Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Dongyoung Lee, Dongheun KIM
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Publication number: 20240194902Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2023Publication date: June 13, 2024Inventors: Dongyoung LEE, Dongheun KIM
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Publication number: 20240194901Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2023Publication date: June 13, 2024Inventors: Dongyoung LEE, Dongheun KIM
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Publication number: 20240194900Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2023Publication date: June 13, 2024Inventors: Dongyoung LEE, Dongheun KIM
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Publication number: 20240191031Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2023Publication date: June 13, 2024Inventors: Dongyoung LEE, Dongheun KIM
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Publication number: 20230095656Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: Standard Energy Inc.Inventors: Dongyoung Lee, Dongheun Kim, Bugi Kim
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Publication number: 20220344695Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Dongyoung Lee, Bugi Kim, Dongheun Kim, Sanghyun Park, Kangyeong Choe
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Publication number: 20220293991Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Dongyoung Lee, Bugi Kim, Dongheun Kim, Sanghyun Park, Kangyeong Choe
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Patent number: 11380928Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Standard Energy Inc.Inventors: Dongyoung Lee, Bugi Kim, Dongheun Kim, Sanghyun Park, Kangyeong Choe
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Publication number: 20210175532Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Dongyoung Lee, Bugi Kim, Dongheun Kim, Sanghyun Park, Kangyeong Choe