Patents by Inventor Hwang-Chan Yoo

Hwang-Chan Yoo 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: 20110189575
    Abstract: Provided are a method for manufacturing a polymer electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell, a membrane electrode assembly and a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell. The manufacturing method includes (S1) forming a plurality of grooves on a substrate; (S2) casting an ion exchange resin solution for forming an electrolyte membrane on a surface of the substrate having the plurality of grooves; (S3) drying the ion exchange resin solution to form a polymer electrolyte membrane; and (S4) separating the formed polymer electrolyte membrane from the substrate. The ion conductive electrolyte membrane manufactured by the method has the grooves formed on the surface thereof, so that a contact area with a catalyst is maximized to improve the performance of the fuel cell, and adhesion of electrodes and the electrolyte membrane is improved to enhance the interface stability with the electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Go-Young Moon, Won-Ho Lee, Ja-Hoon Jeong, Hwang-Chan Yoo, Hyuk Kim
  • Patent number: 7807759
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a branched and sulphonated multi block copolymer and an electrolyte membrane using the same, more precisely, a branched and sulphonated multi block copolymer composed of the repeating unit represented by formula 1 and a preparation method thereof, a hydrogenated branched and sulphonated multi block copolymer, a branched and sulphonated multi block copolymer electrolyte membrane and a fuel cell to which the branched and sulphonated multi block copolymer electrolyte membrane is applied. The electrolyte membrane of the present invention has high proton conductivity and excellent mechanical properties as well as chemical stability, so it can be effectively used for the production of thin film without the decrease of membrane properties according to the increase of sulfonic acid group since it enables the regulation of the distribution, the location and the number of sulfonic acid group in polymer backbone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chong-kyu Shin, Young-ji Tae, Jae-hyuk Chang, Bong-keun Lee, Chang-ae Cho, Sang-hyun Lee, Hwang-chan Yoo, Go-young Moon
  • Publication number: 20100075204
    Abstract: An anode catalyst layer of a direct liquid feed fuel cell includes a Pt—Ru or Pt—Pd black catalyst; and a supported Pt—Ru or Pt—Pd catalyst having Pt—Ru or Pt—Pd supported on a carbon-based support. A membrane-electrode assembly of a direct liquid feed fuel cell includes an electrolyte membrane; and anode and cathode electrodes positioned to face each other with the electrolyte membrane being positioned therebetween, wherein the anode and cathode electrodes respectively include a gas diffusion layer and a catalyst layer. The anode catalyst layer of a direct liquid feed fuel cell shows excellent activity for an oxidation reaction of fuel and good catalyst stability and durability together with minimizing a dose of catalyst since a black catalyst and a supported catalyst are used together at an optimized ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hwang-Chan Yoo, Yu-Jin Oh, Jun-Yeop Kim
  • Patent number: 7544219
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gasketed membrane-electrode assembly comprising gaskets arranged on each side of a membrane-electrode assembly including a cathode, an anode, and a polymer electrolyte membrane, in which the gaskets are multilayered films comprising an elastic layer and an adhesive layer formed on each side of a support layer. According to the present invention, the gasket film can be united with the polymer electrolyte membrane, and the leakage of fuel gas and oxidizing gas decreases on operation of a fuel cell. In addition, various materials can be selected for each layer of the gasket. Thus, it can be suitable for mass production of a polymer fuel cell due to its simple manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong-Min Song, Go-Young Moon, Won-Ho Lee, Ha-Chull Chung, Kyoung-Il Park, Hwang-Chan Yoo, Sang-Hyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20070214636
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing a membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a catalyst solution preheating device, an carrying gas preheater, a cathode catalyst solution spray nozzle, and an anode catalyst solution spray nozzle. The catalyst solution preheating device preheats a cathode catalyst solution and an anode catalyst solution. The carrying gas preheater preheats an carrying gas. The cathode catalyst solution spray nozzle is supplied with the cathode catalyst solution preheated by the catalyst solution preheating device and the carrying gas preheated by the carrying gas preheater, and is configured to spray the supplied cathode catalyst solution. The anode catalyst solution spray nozzle is supplied with the anode catalyst solution preheated by the catalyst solution preheating device and the carrying gas preheated by the carrying gas preheater, and is configured to spray the supplied anode catalyst solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Il Park, Go-Young Moon, Hwang-Chan Yoo, Sang-Hyun Lee, Ha-Chull Chung, Seong-Min Song, Won-Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20060159978
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gasketed membrane-electrode assembly comprising gaskets arranged on each side of a membrane-electrode assembly including a cathode, an anode, and a polymer electrolyte membrane, in which the gaskets are multilayered films comprising an elastic layer and an adhesive layer formed on each side of a support layer. According to the present invention, the gasket film can be united with the polymer electrolyte membrane, and the leakage of fuel gas and oxidizing gas decreases on operation of a fuel cell. In addition, various materials can be selected for each layer of the gasket. Thus, it can be suitable for mass production of a polymer fuel cell due to its simple manufacturing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Seong-Min Song, Go-Young Moon, Won-Ho Lee, Ha-Chull Chung, Kyoung-Il Park, Hwang-Chan Yoo, Sang-Hyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20060134494
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a branched and sulphonated multi block copolymer and an electrolyte membrane using the same, more precisely, a branched and sulphonated multi block copolymer composed of the repeating unit represented by formula 1 and a preparation method thereof, a hydrogenated branched and sulphonated multi block copolymer, a branched and sulphonated multi block copolymer electrolyte membrane and a fuel cell to which the branched and sulphonated multi block copolymer electrolyte membrane is applied. The electrolyte membrane of the present invention has high proton conductivity and excellent mechanical properties as well as chemical stability, so it can be effectively used for the production of thin film without the decrease of membrane properties according to the increase of sulfonic acid group since it enables the regulation of the distribution, the location and the number of sulfonic acid group in polymer backbone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Chong-kyu Shin, Young-ji Tae, Jae-hyuk Chang, Bong-Keun Lee, Chang-ae Cho, Sang-hyun Lee, Hwang-chan Yoo, Go-young Moon