Patents by Inventor Geon Woo MIN
Geon Woo MIN 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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Publication number: 20230062173Abstract: A button-type secondary battery according to the present disclosure includes: an electrode assembly; a lower can configured to accommodate the electrode assembly; an upper can coupled to an opening of the lower can; a gasket configured to insulate a coupling portion between the lower can and the upper can; and a center part provided at a core portion of the electrode assembly, wherein the center part includes: a center pin inserted into the core portion of the electrode assembly; and an upper plate provided with an upper cover surface provided on an upper end of the center pin to protect an upper portion of the electrode assembly, wherein an edge of the upper cover surface is provided to be supported on an inner wall of the lower can.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Min Su CHO, Joo Hwan SUNG, Yong Gon LEE, Je Jun LEE, Jae Won LIM, Geon Woo MIN, Min Gyu KIM, Sang Hak CHAE
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Publication number: 20230065592Abstract: A button-type secondary battery includes a lower can having a first sidewall in a vertical direction along a circumference of a first flat portion; an upper can having a second sidewall in a vertical direction along a circumference of a second flat portion, wherein the upper can is coupled to the lower can so that the second flat portion faces the first flat portion; an electrode assembly in an inner space between the lower can and the upper can; and a gasket between the second sidewall and the first sidewall to prevent the upper and lower cans from contacting. The second sidewall comprises a distant end that is bent to surround an edge configured to connect the first flat portion to the first sidewall and is below the first flat portion. The gasket extends between the distal end and the first flat portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Min Gyu KIM, Byung Sup KIM, Joo Hwan SUNG, Yong Gon LEE, Je Jun LEE, Kwang Su HWANGBO, Geon Woo MIN, Min Su CHO, Sang Hak CHAE
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Publication number: 20230055864Abstract: A button-type secondary battery having a cup which has an opened upper side and in which an electrode assembly and an electrolyte are mounted; a top plate which is coupled to an upper end of the cup to close the opened upper side of the cup and in which a through-hole is formed; a positive electrode terminal including a protrusion having a diameter capable of being inserted into the through-hole and a hook having a diameter greater than that of the through-hole, the protrusion being inserted into the through-hole so that the hook is disposed outside or inside the cup; and a gasket inserted to insulate a portion at which the protrusion and the hook are in contact with the top plate when the protrusion of the positive electrode terminal is inserted into the through-hole. The gasket bonds the positive electrode terminal to the top plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Kwang Su HWANGBO, Geon Woo MIN
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Publication number: 20230045132Abstract: A button-type secondary battery including an electrode assembly having a first and second electrode tabs; a lower can having an accommodation part, in which the electrode assembly is accommodated and to which the first electrode tab is connected, and a flange part on an outer circumferential surface of the accommodation part; an upper cap on the accommodation part covering the accommodation part and a curl part on an outer circumferential surface of the cover part; a terminal member coupled to the upper cap and connected to the second electrode tab; and an insulating member configured to insulate the terminal member and the upper cap from each other and seal a gap between the terminal member and the upper cap. The flange part and the curl part are coupled to each other in a seaming manner to seal a gap between the lower can and the upper cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Jae Won LIM, Yong Gon LEE, Je Jun LEE, Geon Woo MIN, Min Su CHO, Min Gyu KIM, Hak Kyun KIM
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Publication number: 20230033605Abstract: A button-type secondary battery includes an electrode assembly; a lower can having an accommodation space in which the electrode assembly is accommodated; an upper can coupled to the lower can to cover the accommodation space; a gasket sealing a gap between the lower can and the upper can and to electrically insulate the lower can from the upper can while being inserted into a coupled portion of the lower can and the upper can; and a first electrode tab including a first coupling part coupled to a first electrode of the electrode assembly and a second coupling part coupled between the gasket, which is disposed at the coupled portion of the lower can and the upper can, and the upper can. The second coupling part is coupled between the gasket and the upper can by a pressure generated when the lower and upper cans are coupled to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2021Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Jae Won LIM, Yong Gon LEE, Je Jun LEE, Geon Woo MIN, Min Su CHO, Min Gyu KIM, Hak Kyun KIM
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Publication number: 20220278431Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a first electrode; a second electrode; and a separator, the first electrode, the second electrode, and the separator wound about an axis defining a core and an outer circumference of the electrode assembly. The first electrode has a pair of first sides and a pair of second sides, a first portion extending between the pair of first sides, and a second portion extending between the pair of first sides, the first portion being coated with an active material, and at least a part of the second portion includes an electrode tab. The second portion includes a first part adjacent to the core of the electrode assembly, a second part adjacent to the outer circumference of the electrode assembly, and a third part between the first part and the second part. The first or second part has a smaller height than the third part.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Jong-Sik PARK, Jae-Won LIM, Yu-Sung CHOE, Hak-Kyun KIM, Je-Jun LEE, Byoung-Gu LEE, Duk-Hyun RYU, Kwan-Hee LEE, Jae-Eun LEE, Pil-Kyu PARK, Kwang-Su HWANGBO, Do-Gyun KIM, Geon-Woo MIN, Hae-Jin LIM, Min-Ki JO, Su-Ji CHOI, Bo-Hyun KANG, Jae-Woong KIM, Ji-Min JUNG, Jin-Hak KONG, Soon-O LEE, Kyu-Hyun CHOI
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Publication number: 20220271344Abstract: A battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode including a first region coated with an active material and a second region at a first side and adjacent to the first region, the second region being exposed beyond the separator, and at least part of the second region is an electrode tab; a housing including a first end with a first opening, the housing accommodating the electrode assembly; a first current collector including an edge portion on the electrode assembly, a second region coupling portion extending from the edge portion and coupled with the second region, and a terminal coupling portion spaced apart from the second region coupling portion; and a terminal coupled with the terminal coupling portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Su-Ji CHOI, Kwang-Su HWANGBO, Do-Gyun KIM, Geon-Woo MIN, Min-Ki JO, Jae-Won LIM, Hak-Kyun KIM, Je-Jun LEE, Ji-Min JUNG, Hae-Jin LIM, Jae-Woong KIM, Jong-Sik PARK, Yu-Sung CHOE, Byoung-Gu LEE, Duk-Hyun RYU, Kwan-Hee LEE, Jae-Eun LEE, Bo-Hyun KANG, Jin-Hak KONG, Soon-O LEE, Kyu-Hyun CHOI, Pil-Kyu PARK
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Publication number: 20220271403Abstract: A battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and second electrode, a first portion including an active material extending between a pair of first sides, and a second portion extending between the pair of first sides and exposed beyond the separator, at least a part of the second portion includes an electrode tab; a battery housing having a first end with a first opening, a second end opposite the first end, and an inner surface, the battery housing accommodating the electrode assembly; a first current collector including a tab coupling portion coupled to the second portion of the first electrode and a housing coupling portion extending from the tab coupling portion and electrically coupled to the inner surface of the battery housing; and a cap covering the first opening of the battery housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Jae-Won LIM, Hak-Kyun KIM, Je-Jun LEE, Ji-Min JUNG, Kwang-Su HWANGBO, Do-Gyun KIM, Geon-Woo MIN, Hae-Jin LIM, Min-Ki JO, Su-Ji CHOI, Jae-Woong KIM, Jong-Sik PARK, Yu-Sung CHOE, Byoung-Gu LEE, Duk-Hyun RYU, Kwan-Hee LEE, Jae-Eun LEE, Bo-Hyun KANG, Jin-Hak KONG, Soon-O LEE, Kyu-Hyun CHOI, Pil-Kyu PARK
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Publication number: 20220271405Abstract: The riveting structure of an electrode terminal for a battery includes a battery housing having a bottom; an electrode terminal riveted through a hole formed in the bottom of the battery housing; and a gasket between the electrode terminal and the battery housing. Also, the electrode terminal includes a body portion inserted into the hole; an outer flange portion extending along an outer surface of the bottom of the battery housing from a first side of the body portion exposed through the outer surface; an inner flange portion extending toward an inner surface of the bottom of the battery housing from a second side of the body portion exposed through the inner surface; and a flat portion on the second side of the body portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Geon-Woo MIN, Min-Ki JO, Do-Gyun KIM, Jae-Woong KIM, Kwang-Su HWANGBO, Jong-Sik PARK, Jae-Won LIM, Yu-Sung CHOE, Hak-Kyun KIM, Je-Jun LEE, Byoung-Gu LEE, Duk-Hyun RYU, Kwan-Hee LEE, Jae-Eun LEE, Hae-Jin LIM, Su-Ji CHOI, Bo-Hyun KANG, Ji-Min JUNG, Jin-Hak KONG, Soon-O LEE, Kyu-Hyun CHOI, Pil-Kyu PARK
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Publication number: 20220271345Abstract: An electrode assembly, a battery, and a battery pack and a vehicle including the same are provided. In the electrode assembly, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween are wound based on an axis to define a core and an outer circumference. The first electrode includes a first portion coated with an active material and a second portion at a first side and adjacent the first portion, the second portion being exposed beyond the separator along a first axial direction of the electrode assembly. A part of the second portion is bent in a radial direction of the electrode assembly forming a first surface region including stacked layers of the second portion, and in a partial region of the first surface region, a number of the stacked layers of the second portion is 10 or more in the in the first axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Hae-Jin LIM, Jin-Hak KONG, Soon-O LEE, Kyu-Hyun CHOI, Do-Gyun KIM, Su-Ji CHOI, Kwang-Su HWANGBO, Geon-Woo MIN, Min-Ki JO, Jae-Won LIM, Hak-Kyun KIM, Je-Jun LEE, Ji-Min JUNG, Jae-Woong KIM, Jong-Sik PARK, Yu-Sung CHOE, Byoung-Gu LEE, Duk-Hyun RYU, Kwan-Hee LEE, Jae-Eun LEE, Bo-Hyun KANG, Pil-Kyu PARK
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Publication number: 20220271402Abstract: A battery having an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first and the second electrode, the first electrode having a first portion including an active material extending between a pair of first sides, and a second portion extending between the pair of first sides and exposed beyond the separator, and at least part of the second portion includes an electrode tab; a battery housing having a first opening at a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the battery housing accommodating the electrode assembly; and a first current collector including a support portion on the electrode assembly, a first tab coupling portion extending from the support portion and coupled with the second portion of the first electrode and a first housing coupling portion extending from the support portion and electrically coupled onto an inner surface of the battery housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Jae-Won LIM, Hak-Kyun KIM, Je-Jun LEE, Ji-Min JUNG, Su-Ji CHOI, Kwang-Su HWANGBO, Do-Gyun KIM, Geon-Woo MIN, Hae-Jin LIM, Min-Ki JO, Jae-Woong KIM, Jong-Sik PARK, Yu-Sung CHOE, Byoung-Gu LEE, Duk-Hyun RYU, Kwan-Hee LEE, Jae-Eun LEE, Bo-Hyun KANG, Jin-Hak KONG, Soon-O LEE, Kyu-Hyun CHOI, Pil-Kyu PARK
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Publication number: 20220231345Abstract: A battery, includes an electrode assembly having a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator, wherein each of the first electrode and the second electrode has a first portion including an active material corresponding to the separator, and a second portion exposed beyond the separator and not coated with the active material; a battery housing having a first end with a first opening and a second end with a second opening opposite the first end, the battery housing accommodating the electrode assembly through the second opening at the second end and electrically connected to the second portion of the second electrode; a terminal electrically connected to the second portion of the first electrode and exposed out of the battery housing through the first opening of the battery housing at the first end; and a cap covering and sealing the second opening at the second end of the battery housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Kwang-Su Hwangbo, Do-Gyun Kim, Geon-Woo Min, Hae-Jin Lim, Min-Ki Jo, Su-Ji Choi, Bo-Hyun Kang, Jong-Sik Park, Jae-Won Lim, Yu-Sung Choe, Hak-Kyun Kim, Je-Jun Lee, Byoung-Gu Lee, Duk-Hyun Ryu, Kwan-Hee Lee, Jae-Eun Lee, Jae-Woong Kim, Ji-Min Jung, Jin-Hak Kong, Soon-O Lee, Kyu-Hyun Choi, Pil-Kyu Park
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Publication number: 20220093998Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery, in which a sealing property is improved, and a method for manufacturing the same. The secondary battery includes: a can member having an opening; a top cap assembly sealing the opening; a gasket insulating the opening from the top cap assembly; and a hot melt applied to a surface of the gasket, wherein the hot melt has fluidity and viscosity at a predetermined temperature or more and is hardened at a temperature less than the predetermined temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Do Gyun Kim, Sang Suk Jung, Byoung Kook Lee, Hang Soo Shin, Geon Woo Min, Byoung Gu Lee, Chan Bae Kim
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Patent number: 11171384Abstract: The disclosed secondary battery is capable of preventing a short-circuit pressure at which the safety vent is ruptured from being reduced due to deformation of the safety vent during assembly of the battery. The secondary battery of the present invention includes a can member accommodating an electrode assembly and a top cap assembly covering an opening of the can member. A safety vent is provided in the top cap assembly to discharge a gas when an inner pressure of the can member increases, wherein the safety vent includes a main body and a bending unit, in which an outer edge of the main body is bent, and wherein a buffering space is defined between the bending unit and the main body.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Inventors: Geon Woo Min, Hang Soo Shin, Do Gyun Kim, Sang Suk Jung, Chan Bae Kim
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Publication number: 20210336309Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery capable of improving venting pressure distribution. A secondary battery including an electrode assembly, a can member that accommodates the electrode assembly, and a top cap assembly that covers an opening of the can member. The top cap assembly includes a top cap positioned at the uppermost portion and a safety vent part positioned below the top cap. The safety vent part includes a rupture portion that is ruptured when an internal pressure within the can member equals or exceeds a predetermined pressure, a rupture notch portion that defines a boundary of the rupture portion, and a bending notch portion which is spaced apart from the rupture notch portion toward a center of the rupture portion on a bottom surface of the rupture portion, and the bending notch portion is bent when the internal pressure within the can member increases.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2019Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Geon Woo Min, Je Jun Lee, Sang Suk Jung
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Patent number: 11063318Abstract: A cylindrical battery cell includes a jelly-roll type electrode assembly, configured to have a structure in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are wound in a state in which a separator is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; a cylindrical battery case having no beading part; a cap assembly located at the open upper end of the cylindrical battery case, the cap assembly including a safety vent configured to rupture in order to exhaust gas when pressure in the battery case increases; a gasket mounted so as to surround the outer circumference of the safety vent in order to maintain insulation between the cap assembly and the cylindrical battery case; and a washer for fixing the cap assembly to the cylindrical battery case, the washer coupled to an upper surface of an outer circumferential portion of the open upper end of the cylindrical battery case.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Inventors: Hang Soo Shin, Do Gyun Kim, Sang Sok Jung, Byoung Kook Lee, Byoung Gu Lee, Geon Woo Min, Chan Bae Kim
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Publication number: 20200295318Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery, in which a sealing property is improved, and a method for manufacturing the same. The secondary battery includes: a can member having an opening; a top cap assembly sealing the opening; a gasket insulating the opening from the top cap assembly; and a hot melt applied to a surface of the gasket, wherein the hot melt has fluidity and viscosity at a predetermined temperature or more and is hardened at a temperature less than the predetermined temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Do Gyun Kim, Sang Suk Jung, Byoung Kook Lee, Hang Soo Shin, Geon Woo Min, Byoung Gu Lee, Chan Bae Kim
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Publication number: 20200091482Abstract: The disclosed secondary battery is capable of preventing a short-circuit pressure at which the safety vent is ruptured from being reduced due to deformation of the safety vent during assembly of the battery. The secondary battery of the present invention includes a can member accommodating an electrode assembly and a top cap assembly covering an opening of the can member. A safety vent is provided in the top cap assembly to discharge a gas when an inner pressure of the can member increases, wherein the safety vent includes a main body and a bending unit, in which an outer edge of the main body is bent, and wherein a buffering space is defined between the bending unit and the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2018Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Geon Woo Min, Hang Soo Shin, Do Gyun Kim, Sang Suk Jung, Chan Bae Kim
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Patent number: 10535859Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pouch-shaped secondary battery including a micro-perforated electrode lead having adhesive properties that is capable of enabling a short circuit to occur in the pouch-shaped secondary battery using the adhesive properties of the micro-perforated electrode lead with respect to a pouch-shaped battery case in order to secure the safety of the pouch-shaped secondary battery when the pouch-shaped secondary battery swells due to gas generated in the pouch-shaped secondary battery while the pouch-shaped secondary battery is in an abnormal state or when the pouch-shaped secondary battery is overcharged. Current is prevented from flowing in the pouch-shaped secondary battery when the pouch-shaped secondary battery is overcharged or when the pouch-shaped secondary battery is in an abnormal state.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Do Gyun Kim, Sang Sok Jung, Byoung Kook Lee, Byoung Gu Lee, Hang Soo Shin, Geon Woo Min, Chan Bae Kim
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Publication number: 20190386272Abstract: A cylindrical battery cell includes a jelly-roll type electrode assembly, configured to have a structure in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are wound in a state in which a separator is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; a cylindrical battery case having no beading part; a cap assembly located at the open upper end of the cylindrical battery case, the cap assembly including a safety vent configured to rupture in order to exhaust gas when pressure in the battery case increases; a gasket mounted so as to surround the outer circumference of the safety vent in order to maintain insulation between the cap assembly and the cylindrical battery case; and a washer for fixing the cap assembly to the cylindrical battery case, the washer coupled to an upper surface of an outer circumferential portion of the open upper end of the cylindrical battery case.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2018Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Hang Soo Shin, Do Gyun Kim, Sang Sok Jung, Byoung Kook Lee, Byoung Gu Lee, Geon Woo Min, Chan Bae Kim