Patents by Inventor Hyeong-Kwan KANG

Hyeong-Kwan KANG 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: 11901526
    Abstract: A battery module includes a cell stack including a plurality of battery cells stacked therein, a bus bar assembly coupled to a side of the cell stack, on which an electrode lead of the battery cell is disposed, and a sensing device coupled to the bus bar assembly and measuring a temperature of the battery cell. The bus bar assembly is coupled to the cell stack in a vertical direction, and the sensing device includes a temperature sensor disposed in close contact with the battery cell, and an elastic bracket pressing the temperature sensor toward the battery cell through elastic force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SK ON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Hun Lee, Hyeong Kwan Kang, Kwan Yong Kim, Sang Yeon Kim, Dong Jin Shin, Ung Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 11769918
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a battery module, which includes: stacking a plurality of battery cells; applying a thermal conductive member to at least a part of one side of the plurality of battery cells; and bring a cooling plate into contact with the one side of the plurality of stacked battery cells after applying the thermal conductive member, wherein the one side of the plurality of battery cells is an adhesion part which is formed by adhering a case to the electrode assembly on one side except for three sides on which a sealing part is formed by adhering the case among circumferential surfaces of the battery cell in a longitudinal direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: SK ON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwan Yong Kim, Tae Gu Lee, Hyeong Kwan Kang
  • Publication number: 20220263155
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a battery module, which includes: stacking a plurality of battery cells; applying a thermal conductive member to at least a part of one side of the plurality of battery cells; and bring a cooling plate into contact with the one side of the plurality of stacked battery cells after applying the thermal conductive member, wherein the one side of the plurality of battery cells is an adhesion part which is formed by adhering a case to the electrode assembly on one side except for three sides on which a sealing part is formed by adhering the case among circumferential surfaces of the battery cell in a longitudinal direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Kwan Yong KIM, Tae Gu Lee, Hyeong Kwan Kang
  • Publication number: 20220223981
    Abstract: A battery module which uses a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) to provide a transmission path of information on the voltage or temperature thereof sensed by a bus bar. The battery module may have a smaller size in a height direction compared to a case of using a rigid printed circuit board (RPCB) or a wire instead of the FPCB to provide the transmission path of the information on the voltage or temperature, and may thus have improved energy efficiency per volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Eung Ho LEE, Hyeong Kwan KANG, Kwan Yong KIM, Sang Yeon KIM, Dong Jin SHIN, Seung Hun LEE
  • Publication number: 20220209352
    Abstract: A battery module includes a cell stack body in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; and a module case accommodating the cell stack body therein having a first surface and a second surface, opposite to the first surface. The module case includes an upper case disposed on one side of the cell stack body; a lower case disposed on the other side of the cell stack body and coupled to the upper case; and a module fastening portion for coupling the battery module to an external structure, wherein the module fastening portion is disposed closer to the first surface of the module case than to the second surface of the module case, and wherein a case fastening portion coupling the upper case and the lower case together is disposed closer to the second surface of the module case than to the first surface of the module case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Seung Hun LEE, Hyeong Kwan KANG, Kwan Yong KIM, Sang Yeon KIM, Dong Jin SHIN, Ung Ho LEE
  • Publication number: 20220209321
    Abstract: A battery module includes a cell stack including a plurality of battery cells stacked therein, a bus bar assembly coupled to a side of the cell stack, on which an electrode lead of the battery cell is disposed, and a sensing device coupled to the bus bar assembly and measuring a temperature of the battery cell. The bus bar assembly is coupled to the cell stack in a vertical direction, and the sensing device includes a temperature sensor disposed in close contact with the battery cell, and an elastic bracket pressing the temperature sensor toward the battery cell through elastic force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Seung Hun LEE, Hyeong Kwan KANG, Kwan Yong KIM, Sang Yeon KIM, Dong Jin SHIN, Ung Ho LEE
  • Patent number: 11355797
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a battery module, which includes: stacking a plurality of battery cells; applying a thermal conductive member to at least a part of one side of the plurality of battery cells; and bring a cooling plate into contact with the one side of the plurality of stacked battery cells after applying the thermal conductive member, wherein the one side of the plurality of battery cells is an adhesion part which is formed by adhering a case to the electrode assembly on one side except for three sides on which a sealing part is formed by adhering the case among circumferential surfaces of the battery cell in a longitudinal direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwan Yong Kim, Tae Gu Lee, Hyeong Kwan Kang
  • Publication number: 20200381790
    Abstract: A battery module includes a cell assembly in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked, and a lower plate, having a cooling passage and disposed below the cell assembly. The lower plate includes an inner plate disposed below the cell assembly, an outer plate, disposed outside of the inner plate and bonded to the inner plate, a first joining portion disposed along an edge of the outer plate to bond the outer plate to the inner plate, and a second joining portion disposed inside the outer plate to bond the outer plate to the inner plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Hyeong Kwan Kang, Tae Gu Lee, Kwan Yong Kim
  • Publication number: 20190280355
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a battery module, which includes: stacking a plurality of battery cells; applying a thermal conductive member to at least a part of one side of the plurality of battery cells; and bring a cooling plate into contact with the one side of the plurality of stacked battery cells after applying the thermal conductive member, wherein the one side of the plurality of battery cells is an adhesion part which is formed by adhering a case to the electrode assembly on one side except for three sides on which a sealing part is formed by adhering the case among circumferential surfaces of the battery cell in a longitudinal direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Kwan Yong KIM, Tae Gu LEE, Hyeong Kwan KANG
  • Patent number: 10305398
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an auxiliary generator for a vehicle that converts kinetic energy of the vehicle into electrical energy, the auxiliary generator including a spherical inertial body configured to be movable in a direction opposite to a direction in which the vehicle moves due to inertial force obtained from movement of the vehicle, a fixed pipe having the movable spherical inertial body received therein, a generation member mounted in the fixed pipe for generating electrical energy from movement of the spherical inertial body, and a converter electrically connected to the generation member for converting the electrical energy generated by the generation member into available electricity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventor: Hyeong Kwan Kang
  • Patent number: 9685801
    Abstract: Disclosed is a circuit board for a secondary battery, which ensures an improved safety according to a temperature of the secondary battery, and a battery pack including the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Min Lim, Jin-Seob Kim, Hyuck-Jun Ko, Hyeong-Kwan Kang
  • Publication number: 20170170750
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an auxiliary generator for a vehicle that converts kinetic energy of the vehicle into electrical energy, the auxiliary generator including a spherical inertial body configured to be movable in a direction opposite to a direction in which the vehicle moves due to inertial force obtained from movement of the vehicle, a fixed pipe having the movable spherical inertial body received therein, a generation member mounted in the fixed pipe for generating electrical energy from movement of the spherical inertial body, and a converter electrically connected to the generation member for converting the electrical energy generated by the generation member into available electricity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventor: Hyeong Kwan KANG
  • Publication number: 20160218533
    Abstract: Disclosed is a circuit board for a secondary battery, which ensures an improved safety according to a temperature of the secondary battery, and a battery pack including the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Min LIM, Jin-Seob KIM, Hyuck-Jun KO, Hyeong-Kwan KANG