Patents by Inventor Hye Jin Kwon

Hye Jin Kwon 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).

  • Patent number: 11489232
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a separator, including the steps of: (S1) preparing a pre-dispersion including inorganic particles dispersed in a pre-dispersion solvent and a first binder polymer dissolved in the pre-dispersion solvent; (S2) conducting a preliminary milling of the pre-dispersion; (S3) preparing a binder polymer solution including a second binder polymer dissolved in a binder polymer solution solvent; (S4) mixing the pre-dispersion with the binder polymer solution and carrying out a secondary milling to obtain a slurry for forming a porous coating layer; and (S5) applying the slurry to at least one surface of a porous polymer substrate, followed by drying, is disclosed. A separator obtained by the method and an electrochemical device including the same are also disclosed. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a separator having a uniform surface and showing improved adhesion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Hye-Jin Kwon, Myeong-Soo Kim, Su-Jin Yoon, Je-An Lee
  • Patent number: 11469476
    Abstract: A separator which includes: a porous polymer substrate having a plurality of pores; a separator base including a porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate; and an adhesive layer formed on at least one surface of the separator base, said adhesive layer comprising a plurality of second inorganic particles and adhesive resin particles, wherein the weight ratio of the second inorganic particles to the adhesive resin particles is 5:95-60:40, and the diameter of the adhesive resin particles is 1.1-3.5 times the diameter of the second inorganic particles. An electrochemical device including the separator is also disclosed. The separator shows improved adhesion between an electrode and the separator, maintains the pores of the adhesive layer even after a process of electrode lamination, and improves the resistance of an electrochemical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Hye-Jin Kwon, In-Hyouk Sung, Myeong-Soo Kim, Su-Jin Yoon
  • Patent number: 11450921
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a separator, including the steps of: (S1) preparing a dispersion containing inorganic particles dispersed in a first solvent and a first binder polymer dissolved in the first solvent; (S2) preparing a binder polymer solution containing a second binder polymer dissolved in a second solvent, and mixing the binder polymer solution with the dispersion so that a combined weight of the inorganic particles and the first binder polymer in the dispersion may be 1.5-8 times of a weight of the second binder polymer in the binder polymer solution; and (S3) applying the resultant mixture to at least one surface of a porous polymer substrate, followed by drying, to form a porous coating layer on the porous polymer substrate. Also, a separator obtained by the method and an electrochemical device including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Hye-Jin Kwon, Su-Jin Yoon, Myeong-Soo Kim, Je-An Lee
  • Publication number: 20220285791
    Abstract: A separator for a secondary battery, including: a porous polymer substrate having a plurality of pores; and a porous coating layer on at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate, the porous coating layer including a plurality of inorganic particles, a binder polymer and a urethane bond-containing crosslinked polymer. The binder polymer and the urethane bond-containing crosslinked polymer are on at least a part of the surface of the inorganic particles to connect and fix the inorganic particles with one another. The urethane bond-containing crosslinked polymer has a weight average molecular weight of 100,000-5,000,000, and the urethane bond-containing crosslinked polymer is present in an amount of 6 parts by weight to 60 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the total weight of the binder polymer and the urethane bond-containing crosslinked polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Hye-Jin KWON, Su-Jin YOON, Jong-Heon KWAK, Jeong-Ae YOON
  • Patent number: 11349177
    Abstract: A separator for secondary batteries, including: a separator substrate having at least one surface, wherein the separator substrate includes a polyolefin-based polymer resin having a porous structure and a coating layer is applied to one surface or opposite surfaces of a separator substrate made of a polyolefin-based polymer resin having a porous structure, wherein the coating layer includes a thickener, a filler, a particle-type binder, and a dissolution-type binder, wherein the thickener comprises carboxymethyl cellulose, and wherein an amount of the particle-type binder is greater than an amount of the dissolution-type binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: In Hyouk Sung, Su Jin Yoon, Sang Joon Lee, Hye Jin Kwon
  • Publication number: 20220149480
    Abstract: A separator for an electrochemical device. The separator includes a porous coating layer formed from an acid, which is crosslinkable. As a result, the separator has increased heat resistance, safety and physical strength, shows improved peel strength between the porous substrate and the porous coating layer, and prevents separation of the inorganic particles from the porous coating layer. In addition, the separator shows an improved crosslinking degree so that the added amount of a crosslinkable binder resin may be reduced. Thus, it is possible to increase the added amount of a non-crosslinkable resin, inorganic particles, or both. Even when using a small amount of a crosslinkable binder resin, it is possible to provide both an effect of improving heat resistance and an effect of improving adhesion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Hye-Jin KWON, Myeong-Soo KIM, Su-Jin YOON
  • Patent number: 11258135
    Abstract: A functional binder and a separator including the functional binder, in which the separator includes a porous polyolefin substrate and an organic-inorganic hybrid porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the substrate and configured to include a mixture of inorganic particles and a binder compound, thus increasing binder-inorganic material adhesion and substrate-binder adhesion while preventing internal shorting from occurring by performing self-healing of damage to the separator, enhancing the adhesion of the separator to a cathode and an anode, and withstanding the dissolution of a transition metal of a cathode material. The binder contains 10 wt % or more of a hydroxyl group per molecule thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Kwan Woo Nam, Su Jin Yoon, Hye Jin Kwon, Chan Jong Kim, Je An Lee
  • Publication number: 20220006156
    Abstract: A separator for an electrochemical device and an electrochemical device comprising the same. The separator comprises a porous polymer substrate and a heat resistant coating layer on at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate. The heat resistant coating layer is a porous polymer layer having pores, and comprises a polyvinyl pyrrolidone-based polymer and a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-based polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Myeong-Soo KIM, Hye-Jin KWON, Su-Jin YOON
  • Publication number: 20210320379
    Abstract: A separator including: a porous polymer substrate having a plurality of pores; and a porous coating layer on at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate. The porous coating layer comprises inorganic particles, core-shell type polymer particles having a core portion and a shell portion surrounding the core portion, and a binder polymer positioned on the whole or a part of the surface of the inorganic particles and core-shell type polymer particles to connect and fix the inorganic particles and core-shell type polymer particles with one another. The core portion has a glass transition temperature, Tg, higher than the shell portion in the core-shell type polymer particles. The ratio of the average diameter of the core-shell type polymer particles to the average diameter of the inorganic particles is 80% to 200%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hye-Jin KWON, In-Hyouk SUNG
  • Publication number: 20210249734
    Abstract: A separator with improved heat resistance and low resistance as well as Lami Strength that is equal or similar to that of the existing separator by using a predetermined amount of polyvinylpyrrolidone binder polymer relative to a polyvinylidene fluoride-based binder polymer, and a manufacturing method thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hye-Jin KWON, Su-Jin YOON, Myeong-Soo KIM, Je-An LEE
  • Publication number: 20210226300
    Abstract: A separator for a lithium secondary battery manufacturing method thereof including a porous polymer substrate, and a porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate, wherein the porous coating layer includes inorganic particles, a polyvinylidene fluoride-based binder polymer, a polyvinylpyrrolidone binder polymer and a dispersant. The polyvinylidene fluoride-based binder polymer and the polyvinylpyrrolidone binder polymer are not particles and coat part or all of a surface of the inorganic particles. The polyvinylidene fluoride-based binder polymer has a predetermined molecular weight and amount. The separator has improved heat resistance as well as Lami Strength that is equal to or similar to that of the existing separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hye-Jin KWON, Su-Jin YOON, Myeong-Soo KIM, Je-An LEE
  • Publication number: 20210184309
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a separator, including the steps of: (S1) preparing a pre-dispersion including inorganic particles dispersed in a pre-dispersion solvent and a first binder polymer dissolved in the pre-dispersion solvent; (S2) conducting a preliminary milling of the pre-dispersion; (S3) preparing a binder polymer solution including a second binder polymer dissolved in a binder polymer solution solvent; (S4) mixing the pre-dispersion with the binder polymer solution and carrying out a secondary milling to obtain a slurry for forming a porous coating layer; and (S5) applying the slurry to at least one surface of a porous polymer substrate, followed by drying, is disclosed. A separator obtained by the method and an electrochemical device including the same are also disclosed. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a separator having a uniform surface and showing improved adhesion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hye-Jin KWON, Myeong-Soo KIM, Su-Jin YOON, Je-An LEE
  • Publication number: 20210135316
    Abstract: A separator for secondary batteries, including: a separator substrate having at least one surface, wherein the separator substrate includes a polyolefin-based polymer resin having a porous structure, and a coating layer is applied to one surface or opposite surfaces of a separator substrate made of a polyolefin-based polymer resin having a porous structure, wherein the coating layer includes a thickener, a filler, a particle-type binder, and a dissolution-type binder, wherein the thickener comprises carboxymethyl cellulose, and wherein an amount of the particle-type binder is greater than an amount of the dissolution-type binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: In Hyouk SUNG, Su Jin YOON, Sang Joon LEE, Hye Jin KWON
  • Patent number: 10991926
    Abstract: Disclosed are a separator having an electrode adhesive layer and an electrochemical device including the same. The electrode adhesive layer includes organic particles and an acrylic resin binder. Preferably, the acrylic resin binder is present in an amount of 30 wt % or more, so that a film-shaped electrode adhesive layer can be formed even when the organic particles have a particle diameter smaller than that of the pores of the underlying substrate or voids of the underlying porous coating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hye-Jin Kwon, So-Mi Jeong, Ji-Eun Kim, Joo-Sung Lee, Sun-Mi Jin
  • Publication number: 20210057698
    Abstract: A separator for an electrochemical device having a porous polymer substrate having a plurality of pores; and a porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate. The porous coating layer comprises a dispersing agent a mixture of inorganic particles and a particle-type binder polymer; and a polyvinyl pyrrolidone binder polymer positioned on the whole or a part of the surface of the inorganic particles in the mixture of the porous coating layer to connect and fix the inorganic particles with one another. The content of the polyvinyl pyrrolidone binder polymer is 2 to 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the total content of tire particle-type binder polymer and the polyvinyl pyrrolidone binder polymer. The separator has low resistance and a Lami strength equivalent or similar to the Lami strength of conventional separators without surface-treatment of a porous polymer substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: In-Hyouk SUNG, Hye-Jin KWON
  • Publication number: 20210028428
    Abstract: A separator for an electrochemical device, including: a porous polymer substrate having a plurality of pores; and a porous coating layer on at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate, wherein the porous coating layer comprises boehmite particles and a binder polymer, wherein the binder polymer is positioned on at least a part of the surface of the boehmite particles and connects and fixes the boehmite particles with one another. The boehmite particles have an average particle diameter of 2.0 ?m to 3.5 ?m and a specific surface area of 4.0 m2/g to 4.5 m2/g, and one side of the porous coating layer has a thickness of 2 ?m to 10 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: In-Hyouk SUNG, Hye-Jin KWON, Dong-Wook SUNG
  • Patent number: 10804519
    Abstract: Disclosed are a separator and an electrochemical device including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Su-Jin Yoon, Hye-Jin Kwon, Min-Ji Kim, Chan-Jong Kim, Kwan-Woo Nam
  • Publication number: 20200251708
    Abstract: A separator and an electrochemical device including the same. The separator includes an adhesive layer including first adhesive resin particles having an average particle diameter corresponding to 0.8-3 times of an average particle diameter of the inorganic particles and second adhesive resin particles having an average particle diameter corresponding to 0.2-0.6 times of the average particle diameter of the inorganic particles, wherein the first adhesive resin particles are present in an amount of 30-90 wt % based on a total weight of the first adhesive resin particles and the second adhesive resin particles. The separator shows improved adhesion to an electrode and provides an electrochemical device with decreased increment in resistance after lamination with an electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hye-Jin KWON, Myeong-Soo KIM, In-Hyouk SUNG, Su-Jin YOON, Je-An LEE
  • Publication number: 20200203690
    Abstract: A separator which includes: a porous polymer substrate having a plurality of pores; a separator base including a porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate; and an adhesive layer formed on at least one surface of the separator base, said adhesive layer comprising a plurality of second inorganic particles and adhesive resin particles, wherein the weight ratio of the second inorganic particles to the adhesive resin particles is 5:95-60:40, and the diameter of the adhesive resin particles is 1.1-3.5 times the diameter of the second inorganic particles. An electrochemical device including the separator is also disclosed. The separator shows improved adhesion between an electrode and the separator, maintains the pores of the adhesive layer even after a process of electrode lamination, and improves the resistance of an electrochemical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hye-Jin KWON, In-Hyouk SUNG, Myeong-Soo KIM, Su-Jin YOON
  • Publication number: 20200014010
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a separator, including the steps of: (S1) preparing a dispersion containing inorganic particles dispersed in a first solvent and a first binder polymer dissolved in the first solvent; (S2) preparing a binder polymer solution containing a second binder polymer dissolved in a second solvent, and mixing the binder polymer solution with the dispersion so that a combined weight of the inorganic particles and the first binder polymer in the dispersion may be 1.5-8 times of a weight of the second binder polymer in the binder polymer solution; and (S3) applying the resultant mixture to at least one surface of a porous polymer substrate, followed by drying, to form a porous coating layer on the porous polymer substrate. Also, a separator obtained by the method and an electrochemical device including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hye-Jin KWON, Su-Jin YOON, Myeong-Soo KIM, Je-An LEE