Patents by Inventor Hyun Ki JEONG

Hyun Ki JEONG 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: 12334513
    Abstract: An electrode assembly and a secondary battery are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, an electrode assembly includes: a first electrode plate having a first electrode tab attached thereto; a second electrode plate having at least one second electrode tab attached thereto; and a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, the electrode assembly wound in a state in which the first electrode plate, the separator, and the second electrode plate are stacked, and the first electrode plate includes coating portions formed by coating an active material on first and second surfaces thereof, and a half-coating portion formed by coating the active material on only one of the first and second surfaces at a region corresponding to a leading edge, on the basis of a winding direction, where an active material of the second electrode plate begins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hyun Park, June Hyoung Park, Hyun Ki Jeong, Nobuyuki Oyagi
  • Patent number: 12300804
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode assembly and a secondary battery comprising same, wherein by adjusting at least one of a loading level of a positive electrode coating layer and a loading level of a negative electrode coating layer, the negative electrode coating layer can be prevented from unnecessarily increasing in capacity, and a minimum capacity ratio of a positive electrode versus a negative electrode can be maintained in order to minimize lithium precipitation according to the number of winding turns of an electrode assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Ki Jeong, Dong Jin An, Seung Young Park
  • Patent number: 12166230
    Abstract: Disclosed is a secondary battery, which has a reinforced strength and can simplify the manufacturing process thereof. For example, one embodiment provides a secondary battery which comprises: an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate, wherein one of the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate includes a plurality of first tabs formed to protrude in one direction; a first current collection tab coupled to the first tabs; a case housing the electrode assembly; and a cap assembly coupled to the upper part of the case, wherein the first current collection tab is coupled to one of the cap assembly and the bottom surface of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Ki Jeong, Ho Jae Lee, Jung Hyun Park, June Hyoung Park, Sang Mi Lee, Won Ik Lee, Ye Ji Cha, Nobuyuki Oyagi
  • Patent number: 12166217
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery in which an electrode assembly and a current collection plate may be easily welded and safety may be improved. As an embodiment, disclosed is a secondary battery comprising: an electrode assembly which is formed by winding a first electrode plate having a first electrode uncoated part, a separator, and a second electrode plate having a second electrode uncoated part, the first electrode uncoated part protruding upwards, and the second electrode uncoated part protruding downwards; and a first current collection plate which is electrically connected to the first electrode uncoated part and has a concave-convex part protruding downwards, wherein the width of the concave-convex part becomes wider from the center of the first current collection plate toward the outer periphery thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hyun Park, Gun Gue Park, June Hyoung Park, Hyun Ki Jeong, Sung Soo Park, Won Ik Lee
  • Publication number: 20240396184
    Abstract: An electrode assembly of a secondary battery has positive and negative electrode tabs aligned on a same line approximately at the center of the radius of the cross section of the electrode assembly, and are attached so as not to overlap each other in the longitudinal direction, thereby making it possible to improve winding roundness, and a positive electrode plate coating portion on a positive electrode plate, which is adjacent to the negative electrode tab, and which has no positive electrode tab formed thereon, thereby preventing precipitation of lithium during overcharging. The electrode assembly includes positive and negative electrode plates attached to the positive and negative electrodes tabs, respectively, and a separator interposed between the electrode plates, wherein the electrode plates and the separator are laminated and wound such that the positive and negative electrode tabs respectively protrude from the longitudinal upper and lower portions of the electrode assembly, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Hyun Ki JEONG, Jung Hyun PARK, Nobuyuki OYAGI
  • Publication number: 20240387857
    Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a first electrode plate coated with a first electrode active material and having a first non-coated part along an upper end thereof, a second electrode plate coated with a second electrode active material and having a second non-coated part, and a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, wherein the electrode assembly is wound in a jelly roll shape, wherein the first non-coated part has a structure in which isosceles trapezoidal electrode tabs are adjacent to one another with respective notches therebetween formed at an angle and at intervals from a start point thereof that is closest to a winding axis, such that the electrode tabs are bent toward the winding axis, and wherein respective lengths of the isosceles trapezoidal electrode tabs increase as the electrode tabs get farther away from the winding axis when the electrode assembly is wound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Jung Hyun PARK, Hyun Ki JEONG, Nobuyuki Oyagi, Won Ik LEE, Young Chang KIM
  • Patent number: 12074270
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a secondary battery, and with respect to a technical problem to be resolved, provided is a secondary battery which has an electrode tab provided by forming a notch on a non-coated part of an electrode plate of an electrode assembly, and which can enable a current collecting plate to come into surface contact with the electrode tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hyun Park, Hyun Ki Jeong, Nobuyuki Oyagi, Won Ik Lee, Young Chang Kim
  • Patent number: 11777179
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrode assembly, which can reduce resistance and improve a process property, a secondary battery including same, and a method for manufacturing same. For example, disclosed is an electrode assembly comprising: a first electrode plate having a first electrode tab attached thereto: a plurality of second electrode plates having second electrode tabs attached thereto, respectively, and a separator interposed between the first electrode plate and the plurality of second electrode plates, wherein the first electrode plate, the separator, and the plurality of second electrode plates are wound in a state of being stacked on one another, and the second electrode tabs are formed to be symmetrical to each other on the basis of a winding center thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Ki Jeong, Min Yeol Choi
  • Publication number: 20230231242
    Abstract: A technical object to be solved according to the present disclosure is to provide a secondary battery which has reduced electrical resistance by directly connecting an electrode assembly to a can and/or a terminal without lead tabs and also has an increased battery capacity by removing lead tabs. To this end, the present disclosure provides a secondary battery comprising: a can; an electrode assembly accommodated in the can and including a first uncoated portion extending in a first direction and a second uncoated portion extending in a second direction opposite to the first direction; a first current collector plate electrically connected to the first uncoated portion of the electrode assembly; a first terminal portion coupled to the can and electrically connected to the first current collector plate; and a second terminal portion coupled to the can and electrically connected to the second uncoated portion of the electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Myung Seob KIM, Gun Gue PARK, Won Sug LEE, Eui Kwang JEONG, Hyun Ki JEONG
  • Publication number: 20230187707
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery supporting the center part of an electrode assembly to enhance stability and reliability. For example, disclosed is a secondary battery comprising: an electrode assembly formed by winding a first electrode plate, a separator and a second electrode plate; a case for accommodating the electrode assembly; a current collection plate electrically connected to the first electrode plate and coupled to the upper part of the electrode assembly; and a core insulation member coupled to a winding center of the electrode assembly at the upper part of the current collection plate, wherein the core insulation member includes an insertion part having an inner hole, and a flange part extending in the horizontal direction from the upper end of the insertion part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Won Ik LEE, Gun Gue PARK, In Young JANG, Jung Hyun PARK, Joo Youn SHIN, Ju Shik UHM, Hyun Ki JEONG, Mun Sung KIM, Ye Eun SHIN
  • Publication number: 20220294088
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode assembly and a secondary battery including same. A jelly-roll-type electrode assembly comprises a positive electrode non-coated portion formed on a positive electrode plate, and a negative electrode non-coated portion formed on a negative electrode plate. The negative electrode non-coated portion includes a first negative electrode non-coated portion formed between the front end and the rear end of the negative electrode plate in the winding direction, and a second negative electrode non-coated portion formed at the rear end of the negative electrode plate. A negative electrode tab is disposed in the first negative electrode non-coated portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventor: Hyun Ki JEONG
  • Publication number: 20220278308
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode assembly and a secondary battery comprising same, wherein by adjusting at least one of a loading level of a positive electrode coating layer and a loading level of a negative electrode coating layer, the negative electrode coating layer can be prevented from unnecessarily increasing in capacity, and a minimum capacity ratio of a positive electrode versus a negative electrode can be maintained in order to minimize lithium precipitation according to the number of winding turns of an electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Hyun Ki JEONG, Dong Jin AN, Seung Young PARK
  • Publication number: 20220278376
    Abstract: An electrode assembly and a secondary battery are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, an electrode assembly includes: a first electrode plate having a first electrode tab attached thereto; a second electrode plate having at least one second electrode tab attached thereto; and a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, the electrode assembly wound in a state in which the first electrode plate, the separator, and the second electrode plate are stacked, and the first electrode plate includes coating portions formed by coating an active material on first and second surfaces thereof, and a half-coating portion formed by coating the active material on only one of the first and second surfaces at a region corresponding to a leading edge, on the basis of a winding direction, where an active material of the second electrode plate begins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Jung Hyun PARK, June Hyoung PARK, Hyun Ki JEONG, Nobuyuki OYAGI
  • Patent number: 11387494
    Abstract: An electrode assembly and a secondary battery are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, an electrode assembly includes: a first electrode plate having a first electrode tab attached thereto; a second electrode plate having at least one second electrode tab attached thereto; and a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, the electrode assembly wound in a state in which the first electrode plate, the separator, and the second electrode plate are stacked, and the first electrode plate includes coating portions formed by coating an active material on first and second surfaces thereof, and a half-coating portion formed by coating the active material on only one of the first and second surfaces at a region corresponding to a leading edge, on the basis of a winding direction, where an active material of the second electrode plate begins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hyun Park, June Hyoung Park, Hyun Ki Jeong, Nobuyuki Oyagi
  • Publication number: 20220200059
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a secondary battery and addresses the technical problem of providing a secondary battery capable of improving structural stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Hyun Ki JEONG, Sung Soo PARK
  • Publication number: 20220131216
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery in which an electrode assembly and a current collection plate may be easily welded and safety may be improved. As an embodiment, disclosed is a secondary battery comprising: an electrode assembly which is formed by winding a first electrode plate having a first electrode uncoated part, a separator, and a second electrode plate having a second electrode uncoated part, the first electrode uncoated part protruding upwards, and the second electrode uncoated part protruding downwards; and a first current collection plate which is electrically connected to the first electrode uncoated part and has a concave-convex part protruding downwards, wherein the width of the concave-convex part becomes wider from the center of the first current collection plate toward the outer periphery thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Jung Hyun PARK, Gun Gue PARK, June Hyoung PARK, Hyun Ki JEONG, Sung Soo PARK, Won Ik LEE
  • Publication number: 20210344033
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a secondary battery, and with respect to a technical problem to be resolved, provided is a secondary battery which has an electrode tab provided by forming a notch on a non-coated part of an electrode plate of an electrode assembly, and which can enable a current collecting plate to come into surface contact with the electrode tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Jung Hyun PARK, Hyun Ki JEONG, Nobuyuki OYAGI, Won Ik LEE, Young Chang KIM
  • Publication number: 20210242545
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrode assembly, which can reduce resistance and improve a process property, a secondary battery including same, and a method for manufacturing same. For example, disclosed is an electrode assembly comprising: a first electrode plate having a first electrode tab attached thereto: a plurality of second electrode plates having second electrode tabs attached thereto, respectively, and a separator interposed between the first electrode plate and the plurality of second electrode plates, wherein the first electrode plate, the separator, and the plurality of second electrode plates are wound in a state of being stacked on one another, and the second electrode tabs are formed to be symmetrical to each other on the basis of a winding center thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Hyun Ki JEONG, Min Yeol CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210203044
    Abstract: An electrode assembly of a secondary battery has positive and negative electrode tabs aligned on a same line approximately at the center of the radius of the cross section of the electrode assembly, and are attached so as not to overlap each other in the longitudinal direction, thereby making it possible to improve winding roundness, and a positive electrode plate coating portion on a positive electrode plate, which is adjacent to the negative electrode tab, and which has no positive electrode tab formed thereon, thereby preventing precipitation of lithium during overcharging. The electrode assembly includes positive and negative electrode plates attached to the positive and negative electrodes tabs, respectively, and a separator interposed between the electrode plates, wherein the electrode plates and the separator are laminated and wound such that the positive and negative electrode tabs respectively protrude from the longitudinal upper and lower portions of the electrode assembly, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Hyun Ki JEONG, Jung Hyun PARK, Nobuyuki OYAGI
  • Publication number: 20210005936
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode assembly and a secondary battery comprising same. Since an anode tab and a cathode tab are welded to a plurality of anode uncoated portions and a plurality of cathode uncoated portions of the electrode assembly to serve as a current collector plate, the present invention can prevent a roundness decrease, deformation, etc., which can be caused by expansion of a silicon-based anode active material that is applied for high capacitance, and at the same time, promotes high power output and low resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventor: Hyun Ki JEONG