Patents by Inventor Hyeong-Il Kim
Hyeong-Il 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).
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Publication number: 20250079433Abstract: disclosure A positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode collector; and a positive electrode active material layer which is formed on at least one surface of the positive electrode collector and includes a positive electrode active material, wherein the positive electrode active material layer has a pore volume of 7.0×10?3·cm3/g to 8.0×10?3·cm3/g. A method for preparing the positive electrode is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2023Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Jong Woo Kim, Gi Beom Han, Eun Sol Lho, Wang Mo Jung, Sang Min Park, Sang Wook Lee, Seul Ki Kim, Hyeong Il Kim
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Publication number: 20250070156Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide having a Ni content of 80 atm % or greater among transition metals except lithium, and in the form of a single particle or pseudo-single particle. The nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide has a coating layer positioned on the surface thereof, wherein the coating layer contains cobalt. The positive electrode active material also satisfies [Equation 1] 1?XY/Z?3, wherein X is the molar number (mol %) of Co in the coating layer based on 100 moles of the nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide, Y is the average particle diameter (?m) of nodules of the nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide, and Z is D50 (?m) of the positive electrode active material, wherein Z is from 5 ?m to 12 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Eun Sol Lho, Jin Tae Hwang, Su Yeon Oh, Byun Chun Park, Sang Min Park, Sang Wook Lee, Seul Ki Kim, Hyeong Il Kim
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Patent number: 12126020Abstract: A positive electrode and a lithium secondary including the same is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector, a first positive electrode active material layer and a second positive electrode active material layer sequentially stacked on the positive electrode current collector, wherein the first positive electrode active material layer and the second positive electrode active material layer include a bimodal positive active material, the first positive electrode active material layer includes small-diameter particles in the form of single particles, and the second positive electrode active material layer includes small-diameter particles in the form of secondary particles. The positive electrode has improved capacity, efficiency, lifespan, output properties, and thermal stability.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Dong Hwi Kim, Hak Yoon Kim, So Ra Baek, Hyuck Hur, Hyeong Il Kim, Seul Ki Chae, Wang Mo Jung, Dong Hun Lee
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Patent number: 12119476Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode of a double-layer structure including a different type of particulate active material having a different average particle diameter, and a secondary battery including the same, and according to the present invention, the mechanical strength and stability of the electrode increases, and the secondary battery to which they are applied exhibits excellent discharge capacity.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2020Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Dae Jin Lee, Dong Hwi Kim, Jin Tae Hwang, Hyeong Il Kim, Seul Ki Chae, Wang Mo Jung, Dong Hun Lee
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Patent number: 11993846Abstract: A method of preparing a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery includes preparing a lithium composite transition metal oxide which includes nickel, cobalt, and manganese and contains 60 mol % or more of the nickel among all metals except lithium, adding a moisture absorbent and the lithium composite transition metal oxide into an atomic layer deposition (ALD) reactor, and adding a coating metal precursor into the atomic layer deposition (ALD) reactor and forming a metal oxide coating layer on surfaces of particles of the lithium composite transition metal oxide by atomic layer deposition (ALD).Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Seul Ki Chae, Dae Jin Lee, Dong Hwi Kim, Jin Tae Hwang, Hyeong Il Kim, Wang Mo Jung, Dong Hun Lee
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Publication number: 20240105934Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery has a mixture of microparticles having a predetermined average particle size (D50) and macroparticles having a larger average particle size (D50) than the microparticles. The microparticles have the average particle size (D50) of 1 to 10 ?m and are at least one selected from the group consisting of particles having a carbon material coating layer on all or part of a surface of primary macroparticles having an average particle size (D50) of 1 ?m or more, particles having a carbon material coating layer on all or part of a surface of secondary particles formed by agglomeration of the primary macroparticles, and a mixture thereof. The macroparticles are secondary particles having an average particle size (D50) of 5 to 20 ?m formed by agglomeration of primary microparticles having a smaller average particle size (D50) than the primary macroparticles.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Gi-Beom Han, Jong-Woo Kim, Eun-Sol Lho, Kang-Joon Park, Min Kwak, Seul-Ki Kim, Hyeong-Il Kim, Sang-Min Park, Sang-Wook Lee, Wang-Mo Jung
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Publication number: 20240097112Abstract: A positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode collector, a first positive electrode active material layer formed on the positive electrode collector and includes a first positive electrode active material, and a second positive electrode active material layer formed on the first positive electrode active material layer and includes a second positive electrode active material. The first positive electrode active material and the second positive electrode active material include a lithium nickel-cobalt-based oxide in which an amount of nickel among total metallic components excluding lithium is 80 atm % or more, the first positive electrode active material has a molar ratio of nickel to cobalt of 18 or more, and the second positive electrode active material has a molar ratio of nickel to cobalt of less than 18.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Dong Hun Lee, Hak Yoon Kim, So Ra Baek, Hyuck Hur, Dong Hwi Kim, Hyeong Il Kim, Seul Ki Chae, Wang Mo Jung
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Publication number: 20240072244Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery comprising lithium transition metal oxide particles having a core-shell structure which includes a core portion and a shell portion disposed on a surface of the core portion. Wherein, the average crystallite size of the core portion is smaller than an average crystallite size of the shell portion and an amount of nickel among total transition metals included in the core portion and the shell portion is 80 atm % or more. A positive electrode active material, which suppresses decomposition of an electrolyte solution and occurrence of micro cracks of the positive electrode active material during charge and discharge by forming an average crystallite size of a core portion of the high-nickel positive electrode active material smaller than an average crystallite size of a shell portion, and a method of preparing the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Dong Hun Lee, Hak Yoon Kim, So Ra Baek, Hyuck Hur, Dong Hwi Kim, Hyeong Il Kim, Seul Ki Chae, Wang Mo Jung
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Publication number: 20240021788Abstract: A bimodal positive electrode active material includes a first lithium transition metal oxide and a second lithium transition metal oxide having an average particle diameter (D50) smaller than that of the first lithium transition metal oxide, wherein the first lithium transition metal oxide has higher particle strength and smaller crystalline size than the second lithium transition metal oxide, and a positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery which include the positive electrode active material. A positive electrode active material may improve high-temperature life characteristics and high-temperature storage characteristics of a lithium secondary battery. A positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery which include the positive electrode active material are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicants: LG Energy Solution, Ltd., LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: So Ra Baek, Hak Yoon Kim, Hyuck Hur, Dong Hwi Kim, Hyeong Il Kim, Seul Ki Chae, Wang Mo Jung, Dong Hun Lee
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Publication number: 20230387399Abstract: A method of preparing a lithium secondary battery includes: (1) mixing a small particle lithium composite transition metal oxide having an average particle diameter (D50) of less than 7 ?m with a boron-containing raw material and performing a heat treatment, mixing a large particle lithium composite transition metal oxide having an average particle diameter (D50) of 8 ?m or more with a cobalt-containing raw material and a boron-containing raw material and performing a heat treatment, mixing the first positive electrode active material and the second positive electrode active material to prepare a positive electrode material having a bimodal particle diameter distribution, preparing a positive electrode by coating the positive electrode material on a positive electrode collector, and assembling the positive electrode, a negative electrode including a silicon-based negative electrode active material, and a separator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2021Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: So Ra Baek, Hak Yoon Kim, Hyuck Hur, Dong Hwi Kim, Hyeong Il Kim, Seul Ki Chae, Wang Mo Jung, Dong Hun Lee
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Publication number: 20230155127Abstract: A positive electrode and a lithium secondary including the same is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector, a first positive electrode active material layer and a second positive electrode active material layer sequentially stacked on the positive electrode current collector, wherein the first positive electrode active material layer and the second positive electrode active material layer include a bimodal positive active material, the first positive electrode active material layer includes small-diameter particles in the form of single particles, and the second positive electrode active material layer includes small-diameter particles in the form of secondary particles. The positive electrode has improved capacity, efficiency, lifespan, output properties, and thermal stability.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Dong Hwi Kim, Hak Yoon Kim, So Ra Baek, Hyuck Hur, Hyeong Il Kim, Seul Ki Chae, Wang Mo Jung, Dong Hun Lee
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Publication number: 20230104184Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer formed on a positive electrode collector, wherein the positive electrode active material layer has a two-layer structure including a first positive electrode active material layer, which is formed on the positive electrode collector and includes a first positive electrode active material represented by Formula 1 and a second positive electrode active material represented by Formula 2, and a second positive electrode active material layer which is formed on the first positive electrode active material layer and includes a third positive electrode active material represented by Formula 1, wherein an average particle diameter D50 of the third positive electrode active material is the same or different from an average particle diameter D50 of the first positive electrode active material, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2020Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Dong Hwi Kim, Dae Jin Lee, Jin Tae Hwang, Hyeong Il Kim, Seul Ki Chae, Wang Mo Jung, Dong Hun Lee
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Publication number: 20230002899Abstract: A method of preparing a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery includes preparing a lithium composite transition metal oxide which includes nickel, cobalt, and manganese and contains 60 mol % or more of the nickel among all metals except lithium, adding a moisture absorbent and the lithium composite transition metal oxide into an atomic layer deposition (ALD) reactor, and adding a coating metal precursor into the atomic layer deposition (ALD) reactor and forming a metal oxide coating layer on surfaces of particles of the lithium composite transition metal oxide by atomic layer deposition (ALD).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2021Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Seul Ki Chae, Dae Jin Lee, Dong Hwi Kim, Jin Tae Hwang, Hyeong Il Kim, Wang Mo Jung, Dong Hun Lee
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Publication number: 20220310984Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode of a double-layer structure including a different type of particulate active material having a different average particle diameter, and a secondary battery including the same, and according to the present invention, the mechanical strength and stability of the electrode increases, and the secondary battery to which they are applied exhibits excellent discharge capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2020Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Dae Jin LEE, Dong Hwi KIM, Jin Tae HWANG, Hyeong Il KIM, Seul Ki CHAE, Wang Mo JUNG, Dong Hun LEE
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Patent number: 11326390Abstract: A foam spacer applicator may include: a conveyer unit configured to automatically transfer a glass panel; a foam head unit disposed at a predetermined distance from the front side of the conveyer unit, and configured to automatically supply and bond a spacer to the glass panel transferred from the conveyer unit through a combination of an X-axis horizontal operation and a Y-axis elevation operation through an elevation guide plate disposed with a vertical structure; and a magazine unit disposed at a predetermined distance from the rear side of the foam head unit, and configured to inject and apply a sealant to both surfaces of the spacer while adjusting tension of the spacer, and automatically supply the spacer to the foam head unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: IGIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chi Won Seong, Sung Chul Moon, Sang Woo Kim, Bo Gook Lee, Jun Won Cha, Hyeong Il Kim
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Publication number: 20210071467Abstract: A foam spacer applicator may include: a conveyer unit configured to automatically transfer a glass panel; a foam head unit disposed at a predetermined distance from the front side of the conveyer unit, and configured to automatically supply and bond a spacer to the glass panel transferred from the conveyer unit through a combination of an X-axis horizontal operation and a Y-axis elevation operation through an elevation guide plate disposed with a vertical structure; and a magazine unit disposed at a predetermined distance from the rear side of the foam head unit, and configured to inject and apply a sealant to both surfaces of the spacer while adjusting tension of the spacer, and automatically supply the spacer to the foam head unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: IGIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chi Won SEONG, Sung Chul MOON, Sang Woo KIM, Bo Gook LEE, Jun Won CHA, HYEONG IL KIM
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Patent number: 8336331Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator. More functions can be added to a refrigerator door by coupling a home bar and a dispenser. Also, since the dispenser is disposed so that it is shielded from the outside, contamination of the dispenser can be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2007Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Hyeong-Il Kim
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Patent number: 8151595Abstract: A refrigerator is provided with a home-bar and a dispenser. The refrigerator includes a body in which storage compartments are formed, a body door selectively opening/closing the storage compartments, a home-bar door provided in the body door, and a dispenser located directly in the home-bar door.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2007Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Hyeong-Il Kim
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Publication number: 20100043479Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator. More functions can be added to a refrigerator door by coupling a home bar and a dispenser. Also, since the dispenser is disposed so that it is shielded from the outside, contamination of the dispenser can be prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2007Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Hyeong-Il Kim
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Publication number: 20090308096Abstract: According to the preferred embodiments of the present invention a refrigerator provided with a home-bar and a dispenser is proposed. The refrigerator includes a body in which storage compartments are formed; a body door selectively opening/closing the storage compartments; a home-bar door provided in the body door; and a dispenser provided in the home-bar door.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2007Publication date: December 17, 2009Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Hyeong-Il Kim