Patents by Inventor Jin Gyu Heo

Jin Gyu Heo 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: 20240123548
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to laser welding methods, monitoring methods, and monitoring systems for a secondary battery. A laser welding method for a secondary battery includes performing laser welding on a positive electrode base having a thin-film shape in which a plurality of positive electrode base tabs are formed at a side, a negative electrode base having a thin-film shape in which a plurality of negative electrode base tabs are formed at a side, and a thin-film multi-tab to be joined to each of the positive electrode base and the negative electrode base, a welded portion in which the multi-tab is welded with the positive electrode base and the negative electrode base being melting-joined by using a laser such that a plurality of welding spots is formed on the welded portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jae Hoon ROH, Sang Hyun RYU, Myung Jun PARK, Seong Bae AN, Yong Gyu AN, Hee Dong JUNG, Jin Gyu HEO
  • Patent number: 11897054
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to laser welding methods, monitoring methods, and monitoring systems for a secondary battery. A laser welding method for a secondary battery includes performing laser welding on a positive electrode base having a thin-film shape in which a plurality of positive electrode base tabs are formed at a side, a negative electrode base having a thin-film shape in which a plurality of negative electrode base tabs are formed at a side, and a thin-film multi-tab to be joined to each of the positive electrode base and the negative electrode base, a welded portion in which the multi-tab is welded with the positive electrode base and the negative electrode base being melting-joined by using a laser such that a plurality of welding spots is formed on the welded portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Roh, Sang Hyun Ryu, Myung Jun Park, Seong Bae An, Yong Gyu An, Hee Dong Jung, Jin Gyu Heo
  • Patent number: 11806807
    Abstract: Disclosed is a laser welding method for a secondary battery, in which a first electrode substrate tab and a second electrode substrate tab are laser-welded onto a first electrode uncoated region of a first electrode plate and a second electrode uncoated region of a second electrode plate, respectively, wherein the first electrode substrate tab and the second electrode substrate tab are fusion-bonded with a laser beam so as to have a preset welding pattern at welding portions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Gyu An, Hyung Bin Park, Hee Dong Jung, Jin Gyu Heo, Myung Jun Park, Jae Hoon Roh, Sang Hyun Ryu, Seong Bae An
  • Publication number: 20220126399
    Abstract: Disclosed is a laser welding method for a secondary battery, in which a first electrode substrate tab and a second electrode substrate tab are laser-welded onto a first electrode uncoated region of a first electrode plate and a second electrode uncoated region of a second electrode plate, respectively, wherein the first electrode substrate tab and the second electrode substrate tab are fusion-bonded with a laser beam so as to have a preset welding pattern at welding portions thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Yong Gyu AN, Hyung Bin PARK, Hee Dong JUNG, Jin Gyu HEO, Myung Jun PARK, Jae Hoon ROH, Sang Hyun RYU, Seong Bae AN
  • Publication number: 20210252638
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to laser welding methods, monitoring methods, and monitoring systems for a secondary battery. A laser welding method for a secondary battery includes performing laser welding on a positive electrode base having a thin-film shape in which a plurality of positive electrode base tabs are formed at a side, a negative electrode base having a thin-film shape in which a plurality of negative electrode base tabs are formed at a side, and a thin-film multi-tab to be joined to each of the positive electrode base and the negative electrode base, a welded portion in which the multi-tab is welded with the positive electrode base and the negative electrode base being melting-joined by using a laser such that a plurality of welding spots is formed on the welded portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Jae Hoon ROH, Sang Hyun RYU, Myung Jun PARK, Seong Bae AN, Yong Gyu AN, Hee Dong JUNG, Jin Gyu HEO
  • Patent number: 9542199
    Abstract: One embodiment of a method includes loading, by a memory controller, a boot image from a solid state drive to an operating memory of a computing system during an initialization operation of the computing system. The initialization operation initializes components of the computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Gyu Heo, Donggi Lee, Seongsik Hwang, Dongjin Lee, Jeong Woo Lee, Wonmoon Cheon, Seungho Lim, Jong-Min Kim, Jae-Hwa Lee, Haeri Lee, Woonhyug Jee
  • Publication number: 20150026449
    Abstract: One embodiment of a method includes loading, by a memory controller, a boot image from a solid state drive to an operating memory of a computing system during an initialization operation of the computing system. The initialization operation initializes components of the computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Gyu HEO, Donggi LEE, Seongsik HWANG, Dongjin LEE, Jeong Woo LEE, Wonmoon CHEON, Seungho LIM, Jong-Min KIM, Jae-Hwa LEE, Haeri LEE, Woonhyug JEE
  • Patent number: 8904088
    Abstract: One embodiment of a method includes loading, by a memory controller, a boot image from a solid state drive to an operating memory of a computing system during an initialization operation of the computing system. The initialization operation initializes components of the computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Gyu Heo, Donggi Lee, Seongsik Hwang, Dongjin Lee, Jeong Woo Lee, Wonmoon Cheon, Seungho Lim, Jong-Min Kim, Jae-Hwa Lee, Haeri Lee, Woonhyug Jee
  • Patent number: 8327066
    Abstract: A solid state drive may include one or more memory cell arrays divided into a plurality of blocks. A first portion of the blocks may be designated for storing user data and a second portion of the blocks may be designated as reserved blocks for replacing defective blocks in the first portion. In one embodiment, the method includes reformatting, by a memory controller, the solid state drive to convert one or more blocks in the first portion into reserved blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Gyu Heo, Donggi Lee, Seongsik Hwang, Dongjin Lee, Jeong Woo Lee, Wonmoon Cheon, Seungho Lim, Jong-Min Kim, Jae-Hwa Lee, Haeri Lee, Woonhyug Jee
  • Publication number: 20110238900
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the method includes storing, by a status checking module, status information for a solid state drive, and determining a status state of the solid state drive based on the status information. The status state is one of a good state, an intermediate state and a bad state, and the intermediate state is a state between the good state and the bad state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Jin Gyu Heo, Donggi Lee, Seongsik Hwang, Dongjin Lee, Jeong Woo Lee, Wonmoon Cheon, Seungho Lim, Jong-Min Kim, Jae-Hwa Lee, Haeri Lee, Woonhyug Jee
  • Publication number: 20110238971
    Abstract: One embodiment of a method includes loading, by a memory controller, a boot image from a solid state drive to an operating memory of a computing system during an initialization operation of the computing system. The initialization operation initializes components of the computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Jin Gyu Heo, Donggi Lee, Seongsik Hwang, Dongjin Lee, Jeong Woo Lee, Wonmoon Cheon, Seungho Lim, Jong-Min Kim, Jae-Hwa Lee, Haeri Lee, Woonhyug Jee
  • Publication number: 20100082890
    Abstract: A solid state drive may include one or more memory cell arrays divided into a plurality of blocks. A first portion of the blocks may be designated for storing user data and a second portion of the blocks may be designated as reserved blocks for replacing defective blocks in the first portion. In one embodiment, the method includes reformatting, by a memory controller, the solid state drive to convert one or more blocks in the first portion into reserved blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Jin Gyu Heo, Donggi Lee, Seongsik Hwang, Dongjin Lee, Jeong Woo Lee, Wonmoon Cheon, Seungho Lim, Jong-Min Kim, Jae-Hwa Lee, Haeri Lee, Woonhyug Jee