Patents by Inventor Heung-Tack Shim

Heung-Tack Shim 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).

  • Secondary battery
    Patent number: 9028993
    Abstract: A secondary battery including an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a separator, and a second electrode plate; a case, the case accommodating the electrode assembly; a first current collector and a second current collector electrically connected to the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate of the electrode assembly, respectively; and a short inducing member disposed between the first current collector and the second current collector, the short inducing member being configured to electrically short-circuit the first current collector and the second current collector when a shape of the case is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Sang-Won Byun, Soo-Kyoung Yoo, Heung-Tack Shim, Min-Yeol Han
  • Secondary battery
    Publication number: 20110104528
    Abstract: A secondary battery including an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a separator, and a second electrode plate; a case, the case accommodating the electrode assembly; a first current collector and a second current collector electrically connected to the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate of the electrode assembly, respectively; and a short inducing member disposed between the first current collector and the second current collector, the short inducing member being configured to electrically short-circuit the first current collector and the second current collector when a shape of the case is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Sang-Won Byun, Soo-Kyoung Yoo, Heung-Tack Shim, Min-Yeol Han