Patents by Inventor Hyung-Kyun Yu

Hyung-Kyun Yu 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: 11165087
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery cell configured to have a structure in which an electrode assembly is received in a battery case together with an electrolytic solution in the state in which the battery case is sealed and in which a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal are located outside the battery case, wherein the electrode assembly is configured to have a structure in which a plurality of first electrode plates and a plurality of second electrode plates are stacked in the state in which separators are interposed respectively between the first electrode plates and the second electrode plates, at least one of the first and second electrode plates includes at least two unit tabs protruding outward from a main body thereof, and unit leads are coupled to the unit tabs in order to form at least one terminal unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Inventors: Na Yoon Kim, Hyung-Kyun Yu, Yong-Su Choi, Sang-Hun Kim, Ji-Hoon Lee, Soo-Ji Hwang, Min-Hyeong Kang, Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 11114686
    Abstract: Disclosed are a secondary battery and a method for manufacturing the same. According to the present invention, since an external protrusion protruding from the outside of an exterior constituting a body of the secondary battery as a component through which a secondary battery according to a related art is electrically connected to external electric equipment is removed, the secondary battery may be reduced in volume under the same capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Inventors: Sang Hun Kim, Yong Su Choi, Hyung Kyun Yu, Soo Ji Hwang, Na Yoon Kim, Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 11108107
    Abstract: To solve the above problems, a pouch for a battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a cup part that accommodates an electrode assembly and is formed by laminating a surface protection layer, a gas barrier layer including a metal, and a sealant layer; and a degassing part in which a degassing aperture is punched when a degassing process is performed and in which no gas barrier layer is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Inventors: Na Yoon Kim, Yong Su Choi, Sang Hun Kim, Hyung Kyun Yu, Soo Ji Hwang, Min Hyeong Kang, Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 11094981
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pouch-shaped battery case, including an electrode assembly, an outer coating layer, a metal barrier layer, and an inner adhesive layer sequentially stacked with one another, a first adhesive layer interposed between the outer coating layer and the metal barrier layer, a second adhesive layer interposed between the metal barrier layer and the inner adhesive layer, an upper case and a lower case sealed to one another by thermal fusion at outer edges thereof, such that the electrode assembly is mounted between the upper case and the lower case, and a gas discharge member providing gas communication between an inside and an outside of the pouch-shaped battery case, the gas discharge member being disposed within a fused portion of the pouch-shaped battery case that is formed by the inner adhesive layer of the upper case and the lower case being thermally fused to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventors: Soo Ji Hwang, Yong Su Choi, Sang Hun Kim, Hyung Kyun Yu, Na Yoon Kim, Min Hyeong Kang, Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 11031661
    Abstract: A secondary battery is disclosed. According to the present invention, when an internal pressure exceeding a certain level occurs, current may be interrupted to stop an operation of the secondary battery, thereby preventing the secondary battery from being ignited or exploded by the increase in internal pressure of the secondary battery and improving safety of the secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Inventors: Sang Hun Kim, Yong Kim, Yong Su Choi, Hyung Kyun Yu, Soo Ji Hwang, Na Yoon Kim, Min Hyeong Kang
  • Publication number: 20210151738
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ultrathin foil transferring and processing process for reducing curling and preventing folding of an ultrathin foil which may occur in the ultrathin foil transferring and processing process, and comprises: a step of coating or mounting an electrostatic-inducing material on both ends of a roll to form a charging part; a charging step of rubbing an ultrathin foil and the roll during the transferring and rolling of the ultrathin foil, to charge both ends of the ultrathin foil and the roll with positive or negative charges; and an electrostatic force applying step in which an electrostatic force is applied to both ends of the ultrathin foil simultaneously with or after the charging step and thus the curling of the ultrathin foil is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Won Moon, Hyung Seok Han, Hyung Kyun Yu, Ki Hoon Paeng
  • Patent number: 10998539
    Abstract: A secondary battery is disclosed. According to the present invention, when an internal pressure exceeding a certain level occurs, current may be interrupted to stop an operation of the secondary battery, thereby preventing the secondary battery from being ignited or exploded by the increase in internal pressure of the secondary battery and improving safety of the secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Inventors: Sang Hun Kim, Yong Kim, Yong Su Choi, Hyung Kyun Yu, Soo Ji Hwang, Na Yoon Kim, Min Hyeong Kang
  • Publication number: 20210098815
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a pouch-type secondary battery comprising the steps of: (a) preparing an electrode assembly having a separator interposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode; (b) forming a receiving part for the electrode assembly in a case made of a laminate sheet; and (c) manufacturing a battery cell by receiving the electrode assembly in the receiving part and thermally fusing the case, wherein the laminate sheet comprises an outer resin layer, a metal barrier layer and an inner resin layer, the inner resin layer comprising polypropylene or polyethylene, and a crosslinking agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Su Choi, Sang Hun Kim, Hyung Kyun Yu
  • Publication number: 20210098794
    Abstract: A negative electrode current collector for a lithium metal battery, including copper and having a sum of S(110) and S(100) of 50% or more, wherein the S(110) is a ratio of a region occupied by a (110) surface of copper based on an entire region occupied by copper at a surface of the negative electrode current collector, and the S(100) is a ratio of a region occupied by a (100) surface of copper based on an entire region occupied by copper at a surface of the negative electrode current collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicants: LG CHEM, LTD., KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hyung Seok HAN, Hyung Kyun YU, Jae Won MOON, Hee Tak KIM, Yun Jung KIM
  • Publication number: 20210036269
    Abstract: A venting device for insertion into a sealing part of a pouch of a secondary battery includes: a housing configured to be inserted between two surfaces of the sealing part so as to be sealed together with the sealing part; a sheet disposed in the housing and defining a passage through which an inside and an outside of the pouch are configured to communicate with each other; a plate spring configured to open and close the passage according to an internal pressure of the pouch and made of a metal having elasticity; and a ball disposed between the sheet and the plate spring so as to contact or be spaced apart from the sheet at an outlet-side of the passage, thereby opening and closing the passage, wherein the ball has a hemispherical shape to be attached to an inner surface of the plate spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Ho Lee, Yong Su Choi, Sang Hun Kim, Hyung Kyun Yu, Na Yoon Kim
  • Patent number: 10804507
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pouch case for a secondary battery, and a secondary battery comprising the same, and in particular, to a pouch case for a secondary battery fabricated by laminating an inner resin layer, a middle resin layer and an outer resin layer, wherein the inner resin layer comprises a polyolefin-based resin and a thermosetting moisture absorber, and a secondary battery comprising the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyung Kyun Yu, Sang Hun Kim, Won Pill Hwang, Soo Ji Hwang, Sang Suk Jung
  • Publication number: 20200321577
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pouch-type secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Hun Kim, Myung Hwan Kim, Yong Su Choi, Na Yoon Kim, Hyung Kyun Yu
  • Patent number: 10797287
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an organic/inorganic composite porous membrane, comprising: one or more particles selected from inorganic particles and organic particles; and a binder polymer, wherein said one or more particles selected from inorganic particles and organic particles are bonded with each other by the binder polymer surrounding the surface of the particles, and said one or more particles are filled at a rate of 60 to 70% in the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sun-Mi Jin, Hyung-Kyun Yu, Joo-Sung Lee
  • Publication number: 20200295315
    Abstract: To solve the above problems, a pouch for a battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a cup part that accommodates an electrode assembly and is formed by laminating a surface protection layer, a gas barrier layer including a metal, and a sealant layer; and a degassing part in which a degassing aperture is punched when a degassing process is performed and in which no gas barrier layer is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Na Yoon Kim, Yong Su Choi, Sang Hun Kim, Hyung Kyun Yu, Soo Ji Hwang, Min Hyeong Kang, Yong Kim
  • Publication number: 20200295316
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pouch-shaped battery case configured to receive an electrode assembly having a separator interposed between positive and negative electrodes, together with an electrolytic solution, the pouch-shaped battery case including an outer coating layer defining an outer surface of the battery case and configured to protect the electrode assembly from an outside of the battery case, the outer coating layer made of a polymer resin, a metal barrier layer located between the outer coating layer and an inner surface of the battery case, the metal barrier layer having high moisture-blocking efficiency and high thermal conductivity, and an inner sealant layer located between the metal barrier layer and an inner surface of the battery case, the inner sealant layer made of a polymer resin that has high thermal fusibility, the metal barrier layer includes a first metal that has high formability and a second metal that has high rigidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Hun Kim, Yong Kim, Yong Su Choi, Hyung Kyun Yu, Soo Ji Hwang, Na Yoon Kim, Min Hyeong Kang
  • Patent number: 10770712
    Abstract: A battery cell includes an electrode assembly and a battery case. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The battery case includes an upper case and a lower case, at least one of the upper case and the lower case being provided with a receiving part, in which the electrode assembly is mounted. One end of each of electrode tabs extending from electrode plates of the electrode assembly is coupled to a corresponding end of an electrode lead, which protrudes outward from the battery case. The electrode lead is provided with at least one notch part configured to rupture in response to expansion deformation of the battery case when the pressure in the battery cell increases to achieve the electrical cutoff of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Hun Kim, Yong Kim, Min Hyeong Kang, Cho Long Kim, Hyung Kyun Yu, Ji Hoon Lee, Yong Su Choi, Soo Ji Hwang
  • Publication number: 20200280112
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pouch-shaped battery case configured to receive an electrode assembly having a separator interposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, the pouch-shaped battery case including an outer coating layer, an inner adhesive layer, and a metal barrier layer disposed between the outer coating layer and the inner adhesive layer, the metal barrier layer including a plurality of metal layers and a heat dissipation layer interposed between the metal layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyung Seok Han, Hyung Kyun Yu, Ki Hoon Paeng, Jae Won Moon
  • Publication number: 20200259146
    Abstract: To solve the above problem, a venting device inserted into a sealing part of a pouch of a secondary battery according to the present invention includes: a housing inserted between confronting surfaces of the sealing part and sealed together with the sealing part; an element made of a metal and disposed in the housing and through which a passage is defined providing gas communication between an inside and an outside of the pouch; and a ball disposed at an outlet-side of the passage, the ball configured to open and close the passage, wherein, in the element, an edge of an inner circumference of a surface of the outlet-side of the passage is chamfered or filleted so as to face the ball, and the element includes: a surface treatment layer formed on the chamfered or filleted surface; and a layer made of a polymer and fused to the surface treatment layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Na Yoon Kim, Yong Su Choi, Sang Hun Kim, Hyung Kyun Yu, Soo Ji Hwang
  • Patent number: 10727453
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for sealing a pouch casing of a pouch-type secondary battery, which includes the steps of: a receiving step in which an electrode assembly is received in an inner space formed between an upper pouch and a lower pouch; and a sealing step in which a first pressure is applied to an outer circumferential sealing portion, where the upper pouch and the lower pouch are sealed, in the longitudinal direction, and then the pressure is relieved, wherein the sealing step is carried out by applying external force to the upper pouch in the upward direction and to the lower pouch in the downward direction, or by applying a second pressure working in perpendicular to the first pressure to the sealing portion from the inner part of the pouch casing in a direction toward the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Su Choi, Sang-Hun Kim, Min-Hyeong Kang, Yong Kim, Cho-Long Kim, Hyung-Kyun Yu, Ji-Hoon Lee, Soo-Ji Hwang
  • Publication number: 20200212399
    Abstract: A venting device inserted into a sealing part of a pouch of a secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a housing inserted between confronting surfaces of the sealing part so as to be sealed together with the sealing part, the housing being made from a metal plate; a gasket made of a polymer and disposed in the housing and through which a passage is defined providing gas communication between an inside and an outside of the pouch; and a plate spring made of a metal, the plate spring being disposed in the housing and assembled with the gasket, the plate spring being configured to open and close the passage in response to a change in an internal pressure of the pouch, wherein the housing includes a crimping part crimped together with the gasket on an upper end of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Su Choi, Sang Hun Kim, Na Yoon Kim, Hyung Kyun Yu