Patents by Inventor Hoon Im

Hoon Im 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: 20150023134
    Abstract: An agitating bar and an agitator including the same are provided. The agitating bar includes a barrier unit in addition to a rotating shaft, and an impeller unit. Therefore, the agitating bar can be useful in preventing the stream of a fluid which flows rapidly toward a fluid outlet port in a state in which the fluid is not mixed uniformly around the rotating shaft, thereby enhancing agitation efficiency and a degree of homogenization for the mixed fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Dae Hun KIM, Kyoung Hoon MIN, Ye Hoon IM
  • Publication number: 20140378293
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a float bath that may enhance spreadability of a poured glass melt when pouring the glass melt, an apparatus for manufacturing a float glass comprising the same, a method for manufacturing a float glass using the float bath, and a float glass produced by the method. The float bath according to the present disclosure receives a metal melt and allows a glass melt poured onto the metal melt to float and move from upstream to downstream, and includes a guiding unit provided at a part where the glass melt is poured, to come into contact with the side of the poured glass melt to guide a sidewise spreading path of the glass melt to expand sidewise spreading of the glass melt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Kyoung-Hoon MIN, Ye-Hoon IM, Su-Chan PARK
  • Publication number: 20140370339
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a bus bar connected or fastened to a terminal part of a battery pack and fixedly mounted to a battery pack case, the bus bar including a power input part located at one end of the bus bar such that the power input part is connected or fastened to an output terminal part of the battery pack, a power output part located at the other end of the bus bar such that the power output part is connected or fastened to an input terminal part of the battery pack, a plate-shaped main body connected between the power input part and the power output part, the plate-shaped main body including a vapor chamber, and a fastening part formed at the power input part to fix the bus bar to the battery pack case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Kyoung Ho Kim, Chae Ho Chung, Ye Hoon Im, Won Chan Park
  • Patent number: 8888560
    Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate polishing method capable of minimizing a difference of polishing amounts between a center portion and a rim portion of a large scale plate during a plate polishing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Hoon Min, Ye-Hoon Im, Dae-Yeon Lee, Jae-Ik Song, Su-Chan Park
  • Publication number: 20140299053
    Abstract: A dipping bath according to the present disclosure includes a body to hold a slurry for dip coating, an inlet installed to flow the slurry from an outside of the body to an inside, and an outlet installed to discharge the slurry from the inside of the body to the outside, and one end of the inlet placed inside the body may be disposed facing a side surface of the body at a distance and may be tilted to a predetermined angle in a direction toward a bottom surface of the body. According to the present disclosure, adjustment of an incidence angle of the slurry flowing into the bath through the inlet may increase a flow rate of the slurry toward the bottom surface, as well as allowing a uniform distribution of solids contained in the slurry circulating through the bath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: WonChan PARK, De-Hee KIM, Ye-Hoon IM
  • Patent number: 8841013
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack including a battery module array, wherein a reinforcement member is coupled to side walls of end plates or sides of main members at an outer side of an outermost battery module of the battery module array to minimize deformation of the battery pack when the battery pack is vibrated in the front and rear direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeonseok Choo, Chae Ho Chung, Ye Hoon Im
  • Patent number: 8808893
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a middle or large-sized battery module having secondary batteries or unit modules, each of which has two or more secondary batteries mounted therein, stacked in a state in which the secondary batteries or the unit modules are erected vertically, the battery module including a base plate on which the secondary batteries or the unit modules are stacked in a vertically erected state, a pair of end plates disposed in tight contact with outer sides of the outermost unit modules or the outermost unit modules in a state in which the bottom of each of the end plates is fixed to the base plate, and supporting bars connected between opposite sides of upper parts or side parts of the end plates so as to interconnect and support the end plates, wherein the base plate is provided at opposite sides thereof with a pair of upward protrusions extending in a longitudinal direction of the base plate to prevent the base plate from being deformed due to vertical vibration and to disperse pressure (load), and o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: YeonSeok Choo, Jin Kyu Lee, Jung Min Park, Ye Hoon Im, Hyun Chul Park
  • Patent number: 8810080
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module including a base plate on which unit modules, each with two or more secondary batteries therein, are stacked in a vertically erected state, a pair of end plates disposed in tight contact with outer surfaces of outermost unit modules while bottoms of the end plates are fixed to the base plate, and supporting bars connected between opposite sides of upper or side parts of the end plates so as to support the end plates, wherein each of the end plates includes a main body contacting a corresponding one of the unit modules, and a top wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of side walls protruding outward from the perimeter of the main body, the thickness of each of the side walls being increased from the top to the bottom wall, thereby dispersing pressure (bending load) from the unit modules and the supporting bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: YeonSeok Choo, Jin Kyu Lee, Ye Hoon Im, Kwanyong Kim
  • Patent number: 8808896
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack including a battery module array having battery modules which are arranged in a lateral direction in two or more rows, each of the battery modules configured with battery cells or unit modules, each of which has two or more battery cells mounted therein, are stacked in a state in which the battery cells or the unit modules are erected vertically, a base plate on which the battery modules are stacked in a vertically erected state, a pair of main members provided at the front and rear of the battery module array, opposite ends of each of the main members being fastened to an external device, a pair of end plates disposed in contact with the front and rear of the battery module array such that the lower end of each of the end plates is fixed to the base plate, and supporting bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeon Seok Choo, Jin Kyu Lee, Bum Hyun Lee, Sang Yoon Jeong, Ye Hoon Im
  • Publication number: 20140174130
    Abstract: Disclosed is a float bath which allows easy temperature control according to an internal position, and a glass manufacturing apparatus and glass manufacturing method including the float bath. The float bath includes a plurality of heaters provided at an upper portion of the float bath to supply heat into the float bath, and a shield provided between predetermined heaters among the plurality of heaters to block heat transfer therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Hoon MIN, Ye-Hoon IM, Su-Chan PARK, Sang-Oeb NA, Won-Jae MOON
  • Publication number: 20140178734
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a middle- or large-sized battery pack case in which a battery module having a plurality of stacked battery cells, which can be charged and discharged, is mounted, wherein the battery pack case is provided with a coolant inlet port and a coolant outlet port, which are disposed such that a coolant for cooling the battery cells can flow from one side to the other side of the battery module in the direction perpendicular to the stacking direction of the battery cells, the battery pack case is further provided with a flow space (‘inlet duct’) extending from the coolant inlet port to the battery module and another flow space (‘outlet duct’) extending from the battery module to the coolant outlet port, and one or more guide members are disposed in the inlet duct for guiding the flow of the coolant in the direction parallel to the stacking direction of the battery cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Ye Hoon IM, Dooseong CHOI, Sang Phil HAN, Jongmoon YOON, Jaesung AHN, Heekook YANG, Dal Mo KANG
  • Patent number: 8748027
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a middle- or large-sized battery pack case in which a battery module having a plurality of stacked battery cells, which can be charged and discharged, is mounted, wherein the battery pack case is provided with a coolant inlet port and a coolant outlet port, which are disposed such that a coolant for cooling the battery cells can flow from one side to the other side of the battery module in the direction perpendicular to the stacking direction of the battery cells, the battery pack case is further provided with a flow space (‘inlet duct’) extending from the coolant inlet port to the battery module and another flow space (‘outlet duct’) extending from the battery module to the coolant outlet port, and one or more guide members are disposed in the inlet duct for guiding the flow of the coolant in the direction parallel to the stacking direction of the battery cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ye Hoon Im, Dooseong Choi, Sang Phil Han, Jongmoon Yoon, Jaesung Ahn, Heekook Yang, Dal Mo Kang
  • Patent number: 8728648
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack including a battery module array having battery modules which are arranged in a lateral direction in two or more rows, each of the battery modules configured with battery cells or unit modules, each of which has two or more battery cells mounted therein, are stacked in a state in which the battery cells or the unit modules are erected vertically, a base plate on which the battery modules are stacked in a vertically erected state, a pair of main members provided at the front and rear of the battery module array, opposite ends of each of the main members being fastened to an external device, a pair of end plates disposed in contact with the front and rear of the battery module array such that the lower end of each of the end plates is fixed to the base plate, and supporting bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeon Seok Choo, Jin Kyu Lee, Bum Hyun Lee, Sang Yoon Jeong, Ye Hoon Im
  • Publication number: 20140093770
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a middle or large-sized battery module having secondary batteries or unit modules, each of which has two or more secondary batteries mounted therein, stacked in a state in which the secondary batteries or the unit modules are erected vertically, the battery module including a base plate on which the secondary batteries or the unit modules are stacked in a vertically erected state, a pair of end plates disposed in tight contact with outer sides of the outermost unit modules or the outermost unit modules in a state in which the bottom of each of the end plates is fixed to the base plate, and supporting bars connected between opposite sides of upper parts or side parts of the end plates so as to interconnect and support the end plates, wherein the base plate is provided at opposite sides thereof with a pair of upward protrusions extending in a longitudinal direction of the base plate to prevent the base plate from being deformed due to vertical vibration and to disperse pressure (load), and o
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: YeonSeok CHOO, Jin Kyu LEE, Jung Min PARK, Ye Hoon IM, Hyun Chul PARK
  • Patent number: 8673475
    Abstract: A middle- or large-sized battery pack case is provided in which a battery module having a plurality of stacked battery cells is mounted, wherein the battery pack case is provided with a coolant inlet port and a coolant outlet port, which are disposed such that a coolant for cooling the battery cells can flow from one side to the other side of the battery module in the direction perpendicular to the stacking direction of the battery cells. The battery pack case includes beads formed in a concavo-convex shape for improving the structural stability of the battery pack case against an external force, the beads being constructed in a structure in which the beads do not disturb the flow of the coolant from the coolant inlet port along the advancing direction of a fluid in a flow space defined between the coolant inlet port and the battery module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Dooseong Choi, Ye Hoon Im, Sang Phil Han, Jaesung Ahn, D. M. Kang, Jongmoon Yoon, Heekook Yang
  • Patent number: 8667704
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air knife chamber constructed such that water flowing down along a partition wall is allowed to fall in front of a slit. Due to this construction, the water can be effectively removed by air knives, thus contributing to a reduction in the defective proportion of substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Su-Chan Park, Ye-Hoon Im, Kyoung-Hoon Min
  • Publication number: 20140053552
    Abstract: Provided are an adiabatic compressed air energy storage for an automotive vehicle and an energy storage method using the same, whereby a new vehicle function is provided by using available energy from the discharged and expelled energy generated from a driven automotive vehicle or available energy source outside an automotive vehicle, and transforming the generated energy to convenient electric power and efficiently storing the energy, so that electric power can be supplied regardless of space or time constraint during the automotive vehicle in operation or parked or vehicle engine stop in view of the increase demands of electric power in automotive vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Yong Hoon IM, Byung Sik PARK, Dae Hun CHUNG, Sae Byul KANG, Jae Yong LEE, Dong Hyun LEE, Kyu Sung CHOI
  • Patent number: 8658303
    Abstract: A middle or large-sized battery pack case having a plurality of stacked battery cells, a coolant inlet port and a coolant outlet port, and a flow space (‘coolant introduction part’) extending from the coolant inlet port to the battery module and another flow space (‘coolant discharge part’) extending from the battery module to the coolant outlet port, an upper end inside of the coolant introduction part facing the top of a unit cell stack is configured to have an inclined plane inclined from the end opposite to the coolant inlet port toward the coolant inlet port at a positive angle of 3 to 8 degrees to the top of the unit cell stack, and the coolant inlet port is inclined at an angle of 20 to 80 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chae-Ho Chung, Dal Mo Kang, Ye-Hoon Im, Jongmoon Yoon
  • Patent number: 8647178
    Abstract: A polishing pad of a polishing system is mountable to a polishing plate and has a predetermined channel pattern so as to allow a polishing liquid supplied from a polishing liquid supplier to move on a polishing surface. The channel pattern has at least two kinds of patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Hoon Min, Ye-Hoon Im, Dae-Yeon Lee, Jae-Ik Song, Su-Chan Park
  • Publication number: 20140004410
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a plate-shaped secondary battery configured to have a structure in which an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure is mounted in a battery case in a sealed state by thermal welding, wherein a protuberance is formed at an outer edge sealed portion of an electrode assembly receiving part of the battery case such that the protuberance protrudes upward and downward from the sealed portion, and the protuberance extends along the outer edge of the electrode assembly receiving part continuously in a curved line or in a straight line in a state in which the protuberance is adjacent to the electrode assembly receiving part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: WonChan PARK, Min Su KIM, Ye Hoon IM, Seung Jae YOU, Woo Yong LEE