Patents by Inventor Heon Hee KIM

Heon Hee 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: 20260221562
    Abstract: A secondary battery, a battery module including the same, and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. A secondary battery includes a case including an opening portion, an electrode assembly accommodated in the case and including a first tab member and a second tab member, a cap plate including a cap plate body located in the opening portion, and a cap plate terminal hole passing through the cap plate body, a terminal part including a first terminal electrically connected to the first tab member, and a second terminal electrically connected to the second tab member, and passing through the cap plate terminal hole, a first insulating part in contact with the terminal part to support the terminal part, and a second insulating part on the cap plate to support the first insulating part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2025
    Publication date: July 30, 2026
    Inventors: Seung Yeol YOO, Heon Hee KIM, Bo Hun KIM, Hyeok Joo KIM
  • Publication number: 20260221609
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes a case, an electrode assembly inside of the case and including a first electrode and a second electrode, a first tab member including a first inner tab member and a first outer tab member extending in a first direction from the first electrode, a first terminal protruding outward from the case, a first current collector inside of the case and contacting the first terminal, a first inner plate connected to the first current collector and contacting the first inner tab member, the first inner plate has a first thickness in the first direction, and a first outer plate connected to the first current collector and contacting the first outer tab member, the first outer plate has a second thickness in the first direction different from the first thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2026
    Publication date: July 30, 2026
    Inventors: Hyeok Joo KIM, Kwang Soo BAE, Jun Sun YONG, Seung Yeol YOO, Heon Hee KIM, Duck Hyun KIM, Woon Suk JANG
  • Publication number: 20260031510
    Abstract: A secondary battery and a battery module are disclosed. A secondary battery includes a plurality of electrode assemblies, each including an electrode forming a tab, a case accommodating the plurality of electrode assemblies, a cap plate covering an opening of the case, and a terminal protruding from the outside of the cap plate and electrically connected to the plurality of electrode assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2025
    Publication date: January 29, 2026
    Inventors: Bo Hyun KIM, Jin Hyeong JO, Seung Yeol YOO, Hyeok Joo KIM, Heon Hee KIM, Duck Hyun KIM
  • Publication number: 20250316745
    Abstract: A secondary battery including: an electrode assembly including first and second electrode plates alternately stacked with a separator interposed therebetween and being folded in a state of being in contact with ends of the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; and a case accommodating the electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 9, 2025
    Inventors: Bo Hyun KIM, Heon Hee KIM, Seung Yeol YOO, Hyeok Joo KIM, Duck Hyun KIM, Woon Suk JANG
  • Publication number: 20250266483
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing an electrode assembly includes a positive electrode plate supply part configured to supply a positive electrode plate, a positive electrode plate moving part configured to move the positive electrode plate located on the positive electrode plate supply part, a negative electrode plate supply part configured to supply a negative electrode plate, a negative electrode plate moving part configured to move the negative electrode plate located on the negative electrode plate supply part, and a stacking part on which the positive electrode plate moved from the positive electrode plate moving part and the negative electrode plate moved from the negative electrode plate moving part are alternately stacked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2024
    Publication date: August 21, 2025
    Inventors: Seung Yeol YOO, Duck Hyun KIM, Heon Hee KIM, Bo Hyun KIM, Hyeok Joo KIM
  • Patent number: 9878624
    Abstract: Provided is a power converting apparatus of an electric vehicle which reduces the number of power semiconductor components to efficiently perform charging, driving, and V2G (vehicle to grid) modes in accordance with choice by a user. The device includes a charging unit which charges commercial power into a battery; an inverting unit which supplies battery power to drive a motor; a switching unit which is connected to the motor, the charging unit, and the inverting unit to be turned on/off in accordance with a switching control signal in accordance with an operation mode selection; and a controller which provides the switching control signal to the switching unit in accordance with a mode selection signal to perform the selected mode operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Heon Hee Kim
  • Publication number: 20160121741
    Abstract: Provided is a power converting apparatus of an electric vehicle which reduces the number of power semiconductor components to efficiently perform charging, driving, and V2G (vehicle to grid) modes in accordance with choice by a user. The device includes a charging unit which charges commercial power into a battery; an inverting unit which supplies battery power to drive a motor; a switching unit which is connected to the motor, the charging unit, and the inverting unit to be turned on/off in accordance with a switching control signal in accordance with an operation mode selection; and a controller which provides the switching control signal to the switching unit in accordance with a mode selection signal to perform the selected mode operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD
    Inventor: Heon Hee KIM