Patents by Inventor Je-Woong LEE

Je-Woong LEE 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).

  • Publication number: 20240136664
    Abstract: A battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode, the second electrode and the separator being wound around a winding axis to define a core and an outer peripheral surface. The first electrode and the second electrode include a first uncoated region and a second uncoated region along a winding direction, respectively, and an active material layer coating is absent in the first uncoated region and the second uncoated region. The battery further includes a housing receiving the electrode assembly through an opening formed at a bottom, a first current collector coupled to the first uncoated region and disposed within the housing, a cap covering the opening, a spacer interposed between the cap and the electrode assembly to fix the electrode assembly and seal the housing, and a terminal electrically connected to the second uncoated region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Ki JO, Bo-Hyun KANG, Do-Gyun KIM, Su-Ji CHOI, Kwang-Su HWANGBO, Hae-Jin LIM, Jae-Won LIM, Hak-Kyun KIM, Je-Jun LEE, Ji-Min JUNG, Geon-Woo MIN, Jae-Woong KIM
  • Publication number: 20240136674
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode assembly, a battery, and a battery pack and a vehicle including the same. In the electrode assembly, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween are wound based on a winding axis to define a core and an outer circumference. The first electrode includes a first active material portion coated with an active material layer and a first uncoated portion not coated with an active material layer along a winding direction. At least a part of the first uncoated portion is defined as an electrode tab by itself. The first uncoated portion includes a first portion adjacent to the core of the electrode assembly, a second portion adjacent to the outer circumference of the electrode assembly, and a third portion interposed between the first portion and the second portion. The first portion or the second portion has a smaller height than the third portion in the winding axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Sik PARK, Jae-Won LIM, Yu-Sung CHOE, Hak-Kyun KIM, Je-Jun LEE, Byoung-Gu LEE, Duk-Hyun RYU, Kwan-Hee LEE, Jae-Eun LEE, Pil-Kyu PARK, Kwang-Su HWANGBO, Do-Gyun KIM, Geon-Woo MIN, Hae-Jin LIM, Min-Ki JO, Su-Ji CHOI, Bo-Hyun KANG, Jae-Woong KIM, Ji-Min JUNG, Jin-Hak KONG, Soon-O LEE, Kyu-Hyun CHOI
  • Publication number: 20240128605
    Abstract: Provided are an electrode assembly, a battery, and a battery pack and vehicle including the same. An electrode assembly, in which a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween are wound about an axis to define a core and an outer circumferential surface. At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode includes, at a long side end portion, an uncoated portion exposed beyond the separator in a direction of the axis. At least a part of the uncoated portion is bent in a radial direction of the electrode assembly to define a bent surface region having overlapping layers of the uncoated portion. The bent surface region includes a welding target region having a number of the overlapping layers of the uncoated portion, and the welding target region extends along a radial direction of the electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Woo KIM, Do-Gyun KIM, Kyung-Wook CHO, Geon-Woo MIN, Min-Ki JO, Jae-Woong KIM, Kwang-Su HWANGBO, Hae-Jin LIM, Su-Ji CHOI, Jae-Won LIM, Hak-Kyun KIM, Je-Jun LEE, Ji-Min JUNG
  • Publication number: 20240128608
    Abstract: A battery includes an electrode assembly including a first uncoated region and a second uncoated region; a battery housing accommodating the electrode assembly and electrically connected to the second uncoated region; a cap to cover an open portion on bottom of the battery housing; a first electrode terminal passing through a partially closed portion of the battery housing and being electrically isolated from the battery housing; and a first current collector coupled to the first uncoated region and connected to the first electrode terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Bo-Hyun KANG, Do-Gyun KIM, Geon-Woo MIN, Min-Ki JO, Su-Ji CHOI, Kwang-Su HWANGBO, Jae-Woong KIM, Jae-Won LIM, Hak-Kyun KIM, Je-Jun LEE, Ji-Min JUNG
  • Publication number: 20240128517
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode assembly, a battery, and a battery pack and a vehicle including the same. In the electrode assembly, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween are wound based on an axis to define a core and an outer circumference. The first electrode includes an uncoated portion at a long side end thereof and exposed out of the separator along a winding axis direction of the electrode assembly. A part of the uncoated portion is bent in a radial direction of the electrode assembly to form a bending surface region that includes overlapping layers of the uncoated portion, and in a partial region of the bending surface region, the number of stacked layers of the uncoated portion is 10 or more in the winding axis direction of the electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Hae-Jin LIM, Jin-Hak KONG, Soon-O LEE, Kyu-Hyun CHOI, Do-Gyun KIM, Su-Ji CHOI, Kwang-Su HWANGBO, Geon-Woo MIN, Min-Ki JO, Jae-Won LIM, Hak-Kyun KIM, Je-Jun LEE, Ji-Min JUNG, Jae-Woong KIM, Jong-Sik PARK, Yu-Sung CHOE, Byoung-Gu LEE, Duk-Hyun RYU, Kwan-Hee LEE, Jae-Eun LEE, Bo-Hyun KANG, Pil-Kyu PARK
  • Publication number: 20230287545
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a high strength steel sheet having an excellent high-temperature elongation characteristic, wherein the sheet comprises, by weight %, 0.4-0.9% of C, 0.01-1.5% of Cr, 0.03% or less (exclusive of 0%) of P, 0.01% or less (exclusive of 0%) of S, 0.01% or less (exclusive of 0%) of N, 0.01% or less (exclusive of 0%) of sol. Al, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and comprises at least one among 2.1% or less (exclusive of 0%) of Mn and 1.6% or less (exclusive of 0%) of Si; the sheet has a microcrystalline structure including pearlite having an area fraction of 80% or more and ferrite having an area fraction of 20% or less; and the pearlite includes cementite having a major axis length of 200 nm or shorter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Je-Woong LEE, Sang-Ho HAN
  • Patent number: 11680305
    Abstract: Provided is a high strength steel sheet having an excellent high-temperature elongation characteristic. The sheet includes, by weight %, 0.4-0.9% of C, 0.01-1.5% of Cr, 0.03% or less (exclusive of 0%) of P, 0.01% or less (exclusive of 0%) of S, 0.01% or less (exclusive of 0%) of N, 0.01% or less (exclusive of 0%) of sol. Al, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and comprises at least one among 2.1% or less (exclusive of 0%) of Mn and 1.6% or less (exclusive of 0%) of Si; the sheet has a microcrystalline structure including pearlite having an area fraction of 80% or more and ferrite having an area fraction of 20% or less; and the pearlite includes cementite having a major axis length of 200 nm or shorter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Je-Woong Lee, Sang-Ho Han
  • Publication number: 20230092345
    Abstract: Provided is a steel sheet by weight percentage (wt %), carbon (C): 0.005 to 0.08%, manganese (Mn): 1.25% or less (excluding 0%), phosphorus (P): 0.03% or less (excluding 0%), sulfur (S): 0.01% or less (excluding 0%), nitrogen (N): 0.01% or less (excluding 0%), soluble aluminum (sol.Al): 0.01 to 0.06%, chromium (Cr): 1.15 to 2.5%, antimony (Sb): 0.1% or less (excluding 0%), at least one selected from the group consisting of nickel (Ni): 0.3% or less (excluding 0%), silicon (Si): 0.3% or less (excluding 0%), molybdenum (Mo): 0.2% or less (excluding 0%), and boron (B): 0.003% or less (excluding 0%), and a remainder of iron (Fe) and other unavoidable impurities, satisfying Expression 1: 1.3?Mn(wt %)+Cr(wt %)/1.5+Sb(wt %)?2.7, where Mn, Cr, and Sb refer to contents (wt %) of corresponding elements, respectively; and 1 to 5% of martensite and a remainder of ferrite by an area percentage (area %).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Sang-Ho HAN, Je-Woong LEE
  • Patent number: 11591676
    Abstract: Provided is a steel sheet used as a material for an automotive exterior panel, etc., and a method for manufacturing the same. More particularly, provided is a cold-rolled steel sheet and a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet, which have excellent bake hardening properties, corrosion resistance, and anti-aging properties, and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Han, Je-Woong Lee
  • Patent number: 11584973
    Abstract: Provided is a steel sheet having excellent image clarity after painting, including: carbon (C): 0.001% to 0.03%, silicon (Si): 0.001% to 0.35%, manganese (Mn): 0.05% to 2.2%, phosphorus (P): 0.003% to 0.1%, sulfur (S): 0.001% or 0.025%, aluminum (Al): 0.01% to 0.1%, nitrogen (N): 0.001% to 0.007%, and a remainder of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities. The microstructure of the steel sheet mainly is ferrite phases. An R-cube texture of a surface layer of the steel sheet is 5% or less by area %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Doo-Jin Paik, Seul-Ki Park, Chung-Won Kim, Jung-Ki Kim, Sung-Il Kim, Hyeon-Seok Hwang, Je-Woong Lee, Jeong-Eun Kim, Cho-Rong Hong
  • Publication number: 20230024446
    Abstract: Provided is a steel sheet having properties particularly suitable as a material of automotive external panels because bake hardenability and room-temperature aging resistance are excellent, and a method of manufacturing the steel sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Je-Woong LEE, Yong-Hoon CHOI, Yu-Mi HA, Seong-Ho HAN
  • Patent number: 11421296
    Abstract: Provided is a steel sheet used as a material for an automotive exterior panel, etc., and a method for manufacturing the same. More particularly, provided is a cold-rolled steel sheet and a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet, which have excellent bake hardening properties, plating adhesion, and anti-aging properties, and a method of manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Han, Je-Woong Lee
  • Patent number: 11421294
    Abstract: A high strength steel sheet including, by weight, C: 0.001% to 0.004%, Si: 0.5% or less (excluding 0%), Mn: 1.2% or less (excluding 0%), P: 0.005% to 0.12%, S: 0.01% or less, N: 0.01% or less, acid soluble Al: 0.1% or less (excluding 0%), Ti: 0.01% to 0.04%, a remainder of Fe, and unavoidable impurities, wherein the contents of Ti, N, and S satisfy the following Relationship 1, a ratio (b/a) of an average random intensity ratio (b) of an orientation group of (111) [1-10] to (111) [?1-12] to an average random intensity ratio (a) of an orientation group of (001) [1-10] to (110) [1-10] at a point t/4 (where t is a thickness of the steel sheet) in a thickness direction of the steel sheet is 2.3 or more, and a bake hardenability (BH) of the steel sheet is 4 MPa or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Han, Je-Woong Lee
  • Patent number: 10982298
    Abstract: Provided is a hot-dip galvanized steel plate which is applicable as a material for a vehicle outer panel and has an excellent bake hardenability and anti-aging property at room temperature, and a method for manufacturing a hot-dip galvanized steel plate, the method comprising a process including the steps of: winding a hot-rolled steel plate, followed by cooling at a speed of 0.002-0.027° C./sec; cold-rolling the cooled steel plate; continuously annealing the cold-rolled steel plate; and cooling the annealed steel plate in the multi-stage manner of primary to third rounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Han, Je-Woong Lee
  • Publication number: 20210071277
    Abstract: Provided is a steel sheet used as a material for an automotive exterior panel, etc., and a method for manufacturing the same. More particularly, provided is a cold-rolled steel sheet and a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet, which have excellent bake hardening properties, plating adhesion, and anti-aging properties, and a method of manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Sang-Ho HAN, Je-Woong LEE
  • Patent number: 10907233
    Abstract: Provided are a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet and a hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet with excellent aging-resistance properties and bake hardenability, and a method for manufacturing the same. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet has a molten zinc plated layer on the surface of a base steel sheet, wherein the base steel sheet comprises: 0.002-0.012 wt % of carbon (C); 1.6-2.7 wt % of manganese (Mn); 0.03 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of phosphorus (P); 0.01 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of sulfur (S); 0.01 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of nitrogen (N); 0.02-0.06 wt % of aluminum (sol.Al); 1.0 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of chromium (Cr), with the remainder being iron and inevitable impurities; the base steel sheet satisfies the relation of 1.3?Mn(wt %)/(1.15×Cr(wt %))?20.5; Mneq defined by relational expression 1 satisfies 1.9?Mneq?3.9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Han, Je-Woong Lee
  • Publication number: 20200399729
    Abstract: A high strength steel sheet including, by weight, C: 0.001% to 0.004%, Si: 0.5% or less (excluding 0%), Mn: 1.2% or less (excluding 0%), P: 0.005% to 0.12%, S: 0.01% or less, N: 0.01% or less, acid soluble Al: 0.1% or less (excluding 0%), Ti: 0.01% to 0.04%, a remainder of Fe, and unavoidable impurities, wherein the contents of Ti, N, and S satisfy the following Relationship 1, a ratio (b/a) of an average random intensity ratio (b) of an orientation group of (111) [1-10] to (111) [?1-12] to an average random intensity ratio (a) of an orientation group of (001) [1-10] to (110) [1-10] at a point t/4 (where t is a thickness of the steel sheet) in a thickness direction of the steel sheet is 2.3 or more, and a bake hardenability (BH) of the steel sheet is 4 MPa or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Sang-Ho HAN, Je-Woong LEE
  • Publication number: 20200347474
    Abstract: Provided is a steel sheet having excellent image clarity after painting, including: carbon (C): 0.001% to 0.03%, silicon (Si): 0.001% to 0.35%,manganese (Mn): 0.05% to 2.2%, phosphorus (P): 0.003% to 0.1%, sulfur (S): 0.001% or 0.025%, aluminum (Al): 0.01%to 0.1%, nitrogen (N): 0.001% to 0.007%, and a remainder of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities. The microstructure of the steel sheet mainly is ferrite phases. An R-cube texture of a surface layer of the steel sheet is 5% or less by area %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Doo-Jin PAIK, Seul-Ki PARK, Chung-Won KIM, Jung-Ki KIM, Sung-Il KIM, Hyeon-Seok HWANG, Je-Woong LEE, Jeong-Eun KIM, Cho-Rong HONG
  • Publication number: 20200340086
    Abstract: Provided is a steel sheet used as a material for an automotive exterior panel, etc., and a method for manufacturing the same. More particularly, provided is a cold-rolled steel sheet and a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet, which have excellent bake hardening properties, corrosion resistance, and anti-aging properties, and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Sang-Ho HAN, Je-Woong LEE
  • Publication number: 20200332398
    Abstract: A zinc-based plated steel sheet having excellent room temperature aging resistance and bake hardenability includes a base steel sheet and a zinc-based plating layer formed on the surface of the base steel sheet, wherein the base steel sheet contains, in wt %, no more than 0.005% (excluding 0%) of C, 0.1-1.0% of Mn, no more than 0.3% (excluding 0%) of Si, 0.01-0.08% of P, no more than 0.01% of S, no more than 0.01% of N, 0.01-0.06% of sol.Al, 0.002-0.02% of Nb, and 0.001-0.004% (excluding 0.001%) of B, with the remainder comprising Fe and inevitable impurities, and CS in formula 1 below may satisfy the range of 0.0002-0.002%. In formula 1, [C] and [Nb] represent the contents (wt %) of C and Nb, respectively, in the base steel sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Je-Woong LEE, Sang-Ho HAN