Patents by Inventor Gwang Seok OH

Gwang Seok OH 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).

  • Patent number: 11964241
    Abstract: A lithium-air battery includes a battery cell and a case configured to accommodate the battery cell. The case includes an inlet communicating with outside and an outlet communicating with outside. At least one of the inlet and the outlet is equipped with a gas separation membrane that includes a matrix including a polymer resin and a metal-organic framework (MOF) dispersed in the matrix. The gas separation membrane has a thickness of 150 ?m or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Gachon University of Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Gwang Seok Oh, Jihyun Lee, Minyoung Yoon
  • Patent number: 11916253
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electrolyte membrane for a lithium-air battery, a method of manufacturing the same, a cathode for a lithium-air battery, a method of manufacturing the same, and a lithium-air battery including the electrolyte membrane and the cathode. Particularly, the lithium-air battery includes i) an electrolyte membrane, which is manufactured using an inorganic melt admixture including two or more nitrogen-oxide compounds and thus may have a very low eutectic point, and ii) a cathode, which is manufactured by reducing a metal at a fast speed on a carbon material. As such, the lithium-air battery is capable of stably operating even at low temperatures and providing high power output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Eun Ji Kwon, Samuel Seo, Gwang Seok Oh, Seok Ju Kang, Kyung Eun Baek
  • Publication number: 20230321612
    Abstract: A lithium-air battery includes a battery cell and a case configured to accommodate the battery cell. The case includes an inlet communicating with outside and an outlet communicating with outside. At least one of the inlet and the outlet is equipped with a gas separation membrane that includes a matrix including a polymer resin and a metal-organic framework (MOF) dispersed in the matrix. The gas separation membrane has a thickness of 150 ?m or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Gwang Seok Oh, Jihyun Lee, Minyoung Yoon
  • Patent number: 11764428
    Abstract: Disclosed are a lithium-air battery including a redox mediator in an electrolyte and having a protective layer on an anode, and a method of manufacturing the same. The lithium-air battery includes an anode including a lithium metal, a protective layer positioned on the anode and including lithium fluoride (LiF), a cathode, and an electrolyte positioned between the protective layer and the cathode. Particularly, the electrolyte includes a halogen ion (X?) which is a redox mediator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Gwang Seok Oh, Kyoung Han Ryu, Young Suk Cho, Won Keun Kim, Hun Gi Jung, Seung Ho Yu, Min Ah Lee, Hee Dae Lim, Min Gi Jeong
  • Patent number: 11658311
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cathode for a lithium air battery and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly to a method of manufacturing a cathode for a lithium air battery, in which a hollow structure including a carbon material having a nitrogen functional group is synthesized through electrospinning of a thermally decomposable polymer, coating with a nitrogen-containing polymer and heat treatment, and is utilized without a binder as a cathode carbon material for a lithium air battery, thereby increasing the performance and lifespan of a lithium air battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Gwang Seok Oh, Katie Heeyum Lim, Heejun Kweon, Hansung Kim
  • Publication number: 20220302528
    Abstract: Disclosed are a lithium-air battery including a redox mediator in an electrolyte and having a protective layer on an anode, and a method of manufacturing the same. The lithium-air battery includes an anode including a lithium metal, a protective layer positioned on the anode and including lithium fluoride (LiF), a cathode, and an electrolyte positioned between the protective layer and the cathode. Particularly, the electrolyte includes a halogen ion (X?) which is a redox mediator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Gwang Seok Oh, Kyoung Han Ryu, Young Suk Cho, Won Keun Kim, Hun Gi Jung, Seung Ho Yu, Min Ah Lee, Hee Dae Lim, Min Gi Jeong
  • Patent number: 11404736
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pouch type metal-air battery. In the pouch type metal-air battery, when the electrolyte inside the cell comes out of the electrode assembly by applying external pressure, the electrolyte does not reach the space partitioned by the gas diffusion layer, the electrode assembly and the exterior material, due to the step caused by the projection part of the gas diffusion layer. As such, a plurality of pores in the exterior material, which corresponds to the space, may not be blocked. Therefore, since oxygen selectively permeated from the exterior material flows into the gas diffusion layer, and flows into the electrode assembly through the diffusion portion of the gas diffusion layer, the contact resistance with pressure may improve and the initial driving conditions and driving reproducibility may be secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Gwang Seok Oh, Young Suk Cho, Hoi Min Kwon, Su Hyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20210408519
    Abstract: A cathode for a lithium-air battery having low cell resistance and superior mechanical properties is configured using an electrically conductive fibrous filler in lieu of a binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Gwang Seok Oh
  • Publication number: 20210376335
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cathode for a lithium air battery and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly to a method of manufacturing a cathode for a lithium air battery, in which a hollow structure including a carbon material having a nitrogen functional group is synthesized through electrospinning of a thermally decomposable polymer, coating with a nitrogen-containing polymer and heat treatment, and is utilized without a binder as a cathode carbon material for a lithium air battery, thereby increasing the performance and lifespan of a lithium air battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Gwang Seok Oh, Katie Heeyum Lim, Heejun Kweon, Hansung Kim
  • Publication number: 20210376412
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pouch type metal-air battery. In the pouch type metal-air battery, when the electrolyte inside the cell comes out of the electrode assembly by applying external pressure, the electrolyte does not reach the space partitioned by the gas diffusion layer, the electrode assembly and the exterior material, due to the step caused by the projection part of the gas diffusion layer. As such, a plurality of pores in the exterior material, which corresponds to the space, may not be blocked. Therefore, since oxygen selectively permeated from the exterior material flows into the gas diffusion layer, and flows into the electrode assembly through the diffusion portion of the gas diffusion layer, the contact resistance with pressure may improve and the initial driving conditions and driving reproducibility may be secured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Gwang Seok Oh, Young Suk Cho, Hoi Min Kwon, Su Hyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20210376424
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electrolyte membrane for a lithium-air battery, a method of manufacturing the same, a cathode for a lithium-air battery, a method of manufacturing the same, and a lithium-air battery including the electrolyte membrane and the cathode. Particularly, the lithium-air battery includes i) an electrolyte membrane, which is manufactured using an inorganic melt admixture including two or more nitrogen-oxide compounds and thus may have a very low eutectic point, and ii) a cathode, which is manufactured by reducing a metal at a fast speed on a carbon material. As such, the lithium-air battery is capable of stably operating even at low temperatures and providing high power output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Eun Ji Kwon, Samuel Seo, Gwang Seok Oh, Seok Ju Kang, Kyung Eun Baek
  • Patent number: 11114673
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cathode for a lithium air battery and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly to a method of manufacturing a cathode for a lithium air battery, in which a hollow structure including a carbon material having a nitrogen functional group is synthesized through electrospinning of a thermally decomposable polymer, coating with a nitrogen-containing polymer and heat treatment, and is utilized without a binder as a cathode carbon material for a lithium air battery, thereby increasing the performance and lifespan of a lithium air battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Gwang Seok Oh, Katie Heeyum Lim, Heejun Kweon, Hansung Kim
  • Patent number: 11069900
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a positive electrode for lithium air batteries, a method of manufacturing the positive electrode, and a lithium air battery including the positive electrode, and more particularly to a positive electrode for lithium air batteries, wherein the positive electrode is manufactured through a dry process instead of a conventional wet process and a mixture of a positive electrode active material and a binder is ball-milled under specific conditions, thereby reducing or preventing a swelling phenomenon due to a solvent and increasing the force of coupling between the positive electrode active material and the binder, whereby it is possible to manufacture a high-density electrode and to improve the durability of the electrode, and wherein the lifespan of a lithium air battery is increased when the positive electrode is applied to the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dae Gun Jin, Eun Ji Kwon, Jee Youn Hwang, Ji Hoon Jang, Gwang Seok Oh, Won Keun Kim, Samuel Seo
  • Publication number: 20210146315
    Abstract: A gas separation membrane and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The gas separation membrane includes a matrix comprising a polymer resin and a metal-organic framework (MOF) dispersed in the matrix. A method of manufacturing a gas separation membrane includes preparing a composition comprising a polymer resin monomer, a solvent and a metal-organic framework, casting the composition on a substrate, and polymerizing the polymer resin monomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Gwang Seok Oh, Jihyun Lee, Minyoung Yoon
  • Publication number: 20210104794
    Abstract: A cylindrical lithium-air battery package includes: a cylindrical unit cell formed by cylindrically winding components of the lithium-air battery and a current collection case to accommodate the cylindrical unit cell. The cylindrical lithium-air battery package enables smooth supply and diffusion of air to cathodes included in cylindrical unit cell and enables efficient current collection by packing the cylindrical unit cells in a current collection case so that air supply and current collection is performed through both sides rather than through the circumferential surface of the cylindrical unit cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gwang Seok OH, Won Keun KIM, Jong Chan SONG, Ji Yong LEE, Eun Ji KWON
  • Patent number: 10910687
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a lithium air battery including a nitrogen-doped carbon cathode, more specifically, a method for manufacturing a lithium air battery including a nitrogen-doped carbon cathode that can inhibit side reactions between a carbon cathode and an electrolyte, and thus improve battery stability by doping the carbon cathode with nitrogen by repeatedly conducting initial charge/discharge an appropriate number of times on a lithium air battery containing a first electrolyte with a low viscosity, and is eco-friendly due to using a non-destructive manner as compared to conventional methods, and can inhibit an electrolyte depletion phenomenon and improve battery lifespan by further including a second electrolyte with a high viscosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA Motors Company
    Inventor: Gwang Seok Oh
  • Publication number: 20200381779
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a gel electrolyte composition and a method of manufacturing a gel electrolyte using the same, and more particularly to a method of manufacturing a gel electrolyte for a lithium-air battery, which is in a gel phase using a gel electrolyte composition including inorganic particles including silica.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eun Ji KWON, Gwang Seok OH, Samuel SEO
  • Publication number: 20200373549
    Abstract: A pouch type lithium secondary battery includes: a lead tab-protecting member to suppress occurrence of an electrical short circuit with a lead tab due to a dendrite formed in a positive electrode during charge and discharge of the pouch type lithium secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jong Chan Song, Gwang Seok Oh, Eun Ji Kwon
  • Publication number: 20200373587
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cathode for a lithium air battery and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly to a method of manufacturing a cathode for a lithium air battery, in which a hollow structure including a carbon material having a nitrogen functional group is synthesized through electrospinning of a thermally decomposable polymer, coating with a nitrogen-containing polymer and heat treatment, and is utilized without a binder as a cathode carbon material for a lithium air battery, thereby increasing the performance and lifespan of a lithium air battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Gwang Seok Oh, Katie Heeyum Lim, Heejun Kweon, Hansung Kim
  • Publication number: 20200350594
    Abstract: Disclosed are an air electrode for lithium air batteries capable of increasing the lifespan of lithium air batteries and improving the output thereof by inhibiting the excessive growth of discharge products, and a method of manufacturing the same. Specifically, the air electrode for lithium air batteries includes a plurality of seeds including a nano-sized oxide particle, and a carbon web wrapping the seeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Gwang Seok OH, Jee Youn HWANG