Patents by Inventor Han Kim

Han 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: 20260163211
    Abstract: An all-solid-state battery includes: a laminate including a first surface and a second surface facing each other in a first direction, a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer and including a solid electrolyte; a first thin-film electrode that is directly connected to the positive electrode layer and the solid electrolyte layer on the first surface of the laminate; a second thin-film electrode that is directly connected to the negative electrode layer and the solid electrolyte layer on the second surface of the laminate; a first external electrode that is connected to the first thin-film electrode and covers at least a portion of the laminate; and a second external electrode that is connected to the second thin-film electrode and covers at least a portion of the laminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2024
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngil Lee, Kyunglock Kim, Sanghoon Ha, Junhyeon Kim, Han Kim, Kwangjik Lee
  • Publication number: 20260155451
    Abstract: The disclosed all-solid-state battery includes a laminate including first and second surfaces facing each other in a first direction, third and fourth surfaces facing each other in a second direction and connecting the first and second surfaces, and fifth and sixth surfaces facing each other in a third direction and connecting the first and second surfaces, and including a solid electrolyte layer and positive and negative electrode layers alternately stacked in the third direction with the solid electrolyte layer interposed therebetween; a first external electrode connected to the positive electrode layer and disposed outside the laminate; and a second external electrode connected to the negative electrode layer and disposed outside the laminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taehoon Kim, Dongwon Kim, Myung Jin Jung, Jongmin Kim, Han Kim
  • Publication number: 20260155452
    Abstract: An all-solid-state battery includes: a stack including first and second surfaces facing each other in a first direction, third and fourth surfaces facing each other in a second direction and connecting the first and second surfaces, fifth and sixth surfaces facing each other in a third direction and connecting the first and second surfaces, a solid electrolyte layer, and positive and negative electrode layers alternately stacked in the third direction with the solid electrolyte layer interposed therebetween; a first external electrode connected to the positive electrode layer and disposed outside the stack; and a second external electrode connected to the negative electrode layer and disposed outside the stack, wherein the positive electrode layer includes a positive electrode current collector containing graphite; the negative electrode layer includes a negative electrode current collector containing graphite the first external electrode includes silver (Ag); and the second external electrode includes copper
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2024
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyunglock Kim, Han Kim
  • Publication number: 20260155453
    Abstract: An all-solid-state battery includes: a solid electrolyte layer; a first internal electrode layer and a second internal electrode layer opposite to each other with the solid electrolyte layer interposed therebetween; a first external electrode connected with the first internal electrode layer; a second external electrode connected with the second internal electrode layer; a first margin layer disposed between the first internal electrode layer and the second external electrode; and a second margin layer disposed between the second internal electrode layer and the first external electrode. An active region in which the first internal electrode layer and the second internal electrode layer overlap, the first margin layer, and the second margin layer satisfy 0.05?(a+c)/b?0.1, in which a is a length of the first margin layer, b is a length of the active region, and c is a length of the second margin layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2024
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junhyeon KIM, Han KIM, Kwangjik LEE
  • Publication number: 20260128327
    Abstract: An all-solid-state battery includes: a solid electrolyte layer; and a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer arranged with the solid electrolyte layer therebetween. The first electrode layer and second electrode layer respectively include a current collector including first current collecting portions spaced from each other by through holes in a first direction and second current collecting portions spaced from each other by the through holes in a second direction that is vertical to the first direction and crossing the first current collecting portions, and an electrode active material layer including a first layer disposed on one surface of the current collector and a second layer disposed in the through holes in the current collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngjin Hwang, Youn Gyu Han, Han Kim
  • Patent number: 12601678
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gas sensor using photo-active energy and capacitance, and provides a complex gas sensor including a light source configured to irradiate light, and a gas detection part in which adsorption of a target gas is promoted by the light and whose capacitance changes according to the adsorption of the target gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY ERICA
    Inventors: Yong-Ho Choa, Han Kim, Byungkwon Jang, Ji Young Park, Min Seob Lim
  • Patent number: 12597560
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, since the outer electrode of the first unit device and the outer electrode of the second unit device may have different polarities, capacitance may be generated in each of the first unit device and the second unit device and capacitance may be generated between the first and second unit devices, thereby maximizing capacitance per unit volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han Kim, Sang Jong Lee, Min Cheol Park, Su Bong Jang
  • Patent number: 12595554
    Abstract: The method for area-selective growth of a noble metal thin film using atomic layer deposition comprises: a first step of preparing a substrate having a growth area and non-growth area showing a difference in nucleation delay, where the non-growth area generates a noble metal nucleus relatively late compared to the growth area during cycles of repeated atomic layer deposition; a second step of supplying a noble metal precursor and adsorbing the noble metal precursor to the growth area and the non-growth area of the substrate; a third step of converting the noble metal precursor into a noble metal atomic layer by supplying an oxidizing agent; and a step of growing a noble metal thin film in the growth area by repeating a combination of the second and third steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Han Kim, Ji-Soo Jang, Sunghoon Hur, Hyun-Cheol Song, Seung Hyub Baek, Ji-Won Choi, Jin Sang Kim, Chong Yun Kang, Seong Keun Kim
  • Publication number: 20260001193
    Abstract: The present inventive concept provides a retainer ring for a polishing head, the retainer ring including: a ring-shaped body including a pressure surface having a plurality of first regions and a plurality of second regions alternately positioned in a circumferential direction of the body; a plurality of slurry grooves disposed in the pressure surface to be spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the body and extending from an inner circumferential surface of the body to an outer circumferential surface of the body; and a plurality of rounded grooves disposed in the plurality of first regions and directly connected to the inner circumferential surface of the body, each of the plurality of rounded grooves having a concave groove surface rounded in a cross-sectional view taken along a radial direction of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2024
    Publication date: January 1, 2026
    Inventors: Han Kim, Youngtaek Kim, Suyong Heo, Sungyong Park, Chansoo Park, Kyoungwhan Oh, Hoseop Choi
  • Publication number: 20250279383
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a first connection structure having first and second surfaces and including a first redistribution layer, a first semiconductor chip disposed on the first surface and having a first connection pad electrically connected to the first redistribution layer, a second semiconductor chip disposed around the first semiconductor chip on the first surface and having a second connection pad electrically connected to the first redistribution layer, an interconnection bridge disposed on the second surface to be spaced apart from the second surface and connected to the first redistribution layer through a connection member to electrically connect the first and second connection pads to each other, and a second connection structure disposed on the second surface to embed the interconnection bridge and including a second redistribution layer electrically connected to the first redistribution layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2025
    Publication date: September 4, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jungho SHIM, Han KIM, Chulkyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20250233198
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid electrolyte that is a composite including a first glass ceramic compound and a second glass ceramic compound. The first glass ceramic compound includes a Na super-ionic conductor (NASICON) structure compound or a garnet structure compound. The second glass ceramic compound includes Li, B, O, and halogen elements, and at least one of Ga, Zn, Mg, Al, Ge, Si, Ti, P, and Bi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongwon Kim, Taehoon Kim, Kwangjik Lee, Han Kim
  • Publication number: 20250233211
    Abstract: A disclosed all-solid-state battery may include a laminate that has a first surface and a second surface facing each other in a first direction, a third surface and a fourth surface face each other in a second direction and coupling the first surface and the second surface, and a fifth surface and a sixth surface facing each other in a third direction and coupling the first surface and the second surface, and includes solid electrolyte layers, and anode layers and cathode layers that are alternately stacked in the third direction with the solid electrolyte layers interposed therebetween, and a margin member that is disposed on the third surface, the fourth surface, the fifth surface, and the sixth surface of the laminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngjin Hwang, Han Kim
  • Publication number: 20250234783
    Abstract: A thermoelectric module includes a stack structure of a plurality of insulating layers, a plurality of thermoelectric elements formed with the insulating layer interposed therebetween and including a first-type semiconductor device, a second-type semiconductor device, a first electrode connected to the first-type semiconductor device, a second electrode connected to the second-type semiconductor device, and a connection electrode connecting the first-type and second-type semiconductor devices, and a conductive via penetrating through the insulating layer to connect thermoelectric elements adjacent to each other, among the plurality of thermoelectric elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Han KIM, Se Yeon HWANG, Joon Woo GI, Jong Ho CHUNG, Han KIM
  • Patent number: 12344981
    Abstract: A control method for a washing machine includes a first drum operation of supplying water by a first set amount with a detergent into a tub and rotating a drum at a first drum rotation speed while supplying water and operating a pump at a first pump rotation speed, a second drum operation of operating a heater to heat the water in the tub having the first set amount of water, rotating the drum at the first drum rotation speed during the operation of the heater, and operating the pump at the first pump rotation speed, rotating the drum at a preset spin-drying speed to spin-dry laundry, operating the drum at a second drum rotation speed greater than the first drum rotation speed while supplying water, after the operation of spin-drying the laundry, and accelerating the pump from the second pump rotation speed to a third pump rotation speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Han Kim
  • Patent number: D1079683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han Kim, Jinie Ryu
  • Patent number: D1079685
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han Kim, Jinie Ryu
  • Patent number: D1076848
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heesun Kim, Hyun-Keun Son, Chung-Ha Kim, Seung-Ho Jang, Jong-Bo Jung, Han Kim
  • Patent number: D1076849
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heesun Kim, Hyun-Keun Son, Chung-Ha Kim, Seung-Ho Jang, Jong-Bo Jung, Han Kim
  • Patent number: D1118581
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2025
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han Kim, Yoonyoung Cho, Bumsoo Park, Seungho Jang
  • Patent number: D1118582
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2025
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han Kim, Yoonyoung Cho, Bumsoo Park, Seungho Jang