Patents by Inventor Jin-Tae Hwang

Jin-Tae Hwang 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: 20250091903
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a lithium transition metal oxide having a nickel content of 70 mol % or greater with respect to all metals excluding lithium, wherein EELS analysis results for a particle surface satisfy Equation 1 below: 0.85?I(854 eV)/I(855.5 eV)<1??[Equation 1] wherein I (854 eV) indicates a peak intensity observed around 854 eV, and I (855.5 eV) indicates a peak intensity observed around 855.5 eV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sol Lho, Jin Tae Hwang, Hyeong Il Kim, Su Yeon Oh, Seok Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20250091902
    Abstract: A blended positive electrode material includes a first positive electrode active material containing a first lithium transition metal oxide and a second positive electrode active material containing a second lithium transition metal oxide, wherein the first lithium transition metal oxide and the second lithium transition metal oxide each have a nickel content of 70 mol % or greater with respect to of all metals excluding lithium, the first positive electrode active material has a greater D50 than the second positive electrode active material, and EELS analysis results for particle surfaces of both the first positive electrode active material and the second positive electrode active material satisfy Equation 1. A method for preparing the blended positive electrode material is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sol Lho, Jin Tae Hwang, Hyeong II Kim, Su Yeon Oh, Seok Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 12255327
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a nickel-based lithium transition metal oxide containing nickel in an amount of 60 mol % or more based on a total number of moles of metals excluding lithium, wherein cobalt is included in an amount of greater than 0 ppm to 6,000 ppm or less on a surface of the nickel-based lithium transition metal oxide. A method of preparing the positive electrode active material, a positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery which includes the positive electrode active material are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Hun Lee, Sung Bin Park, Hyung Man Cho, Jung Min Han, Jin Tae Hwang, Wang Mo Jung
  • Publication number: 20250070156
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide having a Ni content of 80 atm % or greater among transition metals except lithium, and in the form of a single particle or pseudo-single particle. The nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide has a coating layer positioned on the surface thereof, wherein the coating layer contains cobalt. The positive electrode active material also satisfies [Equation 1] 1?XY/Z?3, wherein X is the molar number (mol %) of Co in the coating layer based on 100 moles of the nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide, Y is the average particle diameter (?m) of nodules of the nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide, and Z is D50 (?m) of the positive electrode active material, wherein Z is from 5 ?m to 12 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sol Lho, Jin Tae Hwang, Su Yeon Oh, Byun Chun Park, Sang Min Park, Sang Wook Lee, Seul Ki Kim, Hyeong Il Kim
  • Publication number: 20250037650
    Abstract: A display device includes a power supply to supply a first initialization power source to the pixels through a first initialization and to supply a second initialization power source to the pixels through a second power line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Kyong Hwan OH, Jin Tae JEONG, Ji Hyun KA, Won Kyu KWAK, Hyung Jun PARK, Chang Soo PYON, Ji Eun LEE, Hai Jung IN, Won Mi HWANG
  • Patent number: 12191484
    Abstract: A positive electrode material and a positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery including the same are provided. The positive electrode material having a bimodal particle size distribution which includes large-diameter particles and small-diameter particles having different average particle diameters (D50), wherein the large-diameter particles are lithium composite transition metal oxide having a nickel content of 80 atm % or more in all transition metals thereof, and the small-diameter particles are a lithium composite transition metal oxide including nickel, cobalt, and aluminum, having a nickel content of 80 atm % to 85 atm % in all transition metals, and having an atomic ratio of the cobalt to the aluminum (Co/Al) of 1.5 to 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Min Han, Dong Hun Lee, Sung Bin Park, Hyung Man Cho, Jin Tae Hwang, Wang Mo Jung
  • Patent number: 12191488
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide having a Ni content of 80 atm % or greater among transition metals except lithium, and in the form of a single particle or pseudo-single particle. The nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide has a coating layer positioned on the surface thereof, wherein the coating layer contains cobalt. The positive electrode active material also satisfies [Equation 1] 1?XY/Z?3, wherein X is the molar number (mol %) of Co in the coating layer based on 100 moles of the nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide, Y is the average particle diameter (?m) of nodules of the nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide, and Z is D50 (?m) of the positive electrode active material, wherein Z is from 5 ?m to 12 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sol Lho, Jin Tae Hwang, Su Yeon Oh, Byung Chun Park, Sang Min Park, Sang Wook Lee, Seul Ki Kim, Hyeong Ii Kim
  • Patent number: 12183913
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a lithium transition metal oxide and a coating element M3-containing coating layer formed on a surface of the lithium transition metal oxide, wherein M3 comprises at least one of Al, Ti, Mg, Zr, W, Y, Sr, or Co, wherein the lithium transition metal oxide is doped with a doping element M2, wherein M2 includes at least one of Al, Ti, Mg, Zr, W, Y, Sr, Co, F, Si, Na, Cu, Fe, Ca, S, or B, wherein the lithium transition metal oxide has a single particle form, and includes a center portion having a layered structure and a surface portion having a rock-salt structure, and the total amount of the doping element M2 and the coating element M3 is in a range of 4,580 ppm to 9,120 ppm based on a total weight of the positive electrode active material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Gu Yoo, Young Uk Park, Jin Tae Hwang, Wang Mo Jung, Sung Bin Park
  • Publication number: 20240351914
    Abstract: present disclosure A positive electrode active material and a method for preparing the same are provided. The method for preparing a positive electrode material present disclosure—includes the steps of mixing a transition metal precursor and a lithium raw material and primarily sintering the mixture to prepare a lithium nickel-based oxide in the form of single particles or quasi-single particles, secondarily sintering the lithium nickel-based oxide in the form of single particles or quasi-single particles, and mixing the secondarily sintered lithium nickel-based oxide and a boron raw material and then heat-treating the mixture to form a coating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD
    Inventors: Jin Tae Hwang, Wang Mo Jung, Chi Ho Jo, Tae Gu Yoo, Hae Jung Jung, Jong Wook Heo, Hyeon Jin Cho
  • Patent number: 12119476
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode of a double-layer structure including a different type of particulate active material having a different average particle diameter, and a secondary battery including the same, and according to the present invention, the mechanical strength and stability of the electrode increases, and the secondary battery to which they are applied exhibits excellent discharge capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Jin Lee, Dong Hwi Kim, Jin Tae Hwang, Hyeong Il Kim, Seul Ki Chae, Wang Mo Jung, Dong Hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20240282928
    Abstract: A method of preparing a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery which includes: (1) mixing a lithium composite transition metal oxide in a form of a single particle or pseudo-single particle with a cobalt-containing raw material and performing a heat treatment to form a cobalt coating layer on a surface of the lithium composite transition metal oxide; and (2) mixing the lithium composite transition metal oxide having the cobalt coating layer formed thereon with a boron-containing raw material and performing a heat treatment to form a boron coating layer on the cobalt coating layer. A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery which is prepared thereby, is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hae Jung Jung, Wang Mo Jung, Chi Ho Jo, Tae Gu Yoo, Jin Tae HWANG, Jong Wook Heo, Hyeon Jin Cho
  • Publication number: 20240258499
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery includes a lithium composite transition metal oxide including nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and manganese (Mn), and at least one particle growth-promoting element selected from the group consisting of strontium (Sr), zirconium (Zr), magnesium (Mg), yttrium (Y), and aluminum (Al). The lithium composite transition metal oxide includes the nickel (Ni) in an amount of 65 mol % or more and the manganese (Mn) in an amount of 5 mol % or more based on a total amount of transition metals, and the positive active material has a single particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Bin Park, Dong Hun Lee, Hyung Man Cho, Jung Min Han, Jin Tae Hwang, Wang Mo Jung
  • Patent number: 12040473
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a positive electrode for a secondary battery, the method including forming a positive electrode mixture layer including a positive electrode active material on a positive electrode current collector, and forming a metal oxide coating layer on the positive electrode mixture layer by atomic layer deposition, wherein the positive electrode active material includes lithium composite transition metal oxide particles and a boron-containing coating layer formed on the lithium composite transition metal oxide particles, and the lithium composite transition metal oxide particles include nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and manganese (Mn), wherein the nickel (Ni) is 60 mol % or greater of all metals excluding lithium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Bin Park, Dong Hun Lee, Hyung Man Cho, Jung Min Han, Jin Tae Hwang, Wang Mo Jung
  • Publication number: 20240213471
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide having a Ni content of 80 atm % or greater among transition metals except lithium, and in the form of a single particle or pseudo-single particle. The nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide has a coating layer positioned on the surface thereof, wherein the coating layer contains cobalt. The positive electrode active material also satisfies [Equation 1] 1?XY/Z?3, wherein X is the molar number (mol %) of Co in the coating layer based on 100 moles of the nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide, Y is the average particle diameter (?m) of nodules of the nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide, and Z is D50 (?m) of the positive electrode active material, wherein Z is from 5 ?m to 12 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: LG. Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sol Lho, Jin Tae Hwang, Su Yeon Oh, Byung Chun Park, Sang Min Park, Sang Wook Lee, Seul Ki Kim, Hyeong II Kim
  • Publication number: 20240194852
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a lithium transition metal oxide and a coating element M3-containing coating layer formed on a surface of the lithium transition metal oxide, wherein M3 comprises at least one of Al, Ti, Mg, Zr, W, Y, Sr, or Co, wherein the lithium transition metal oxide is doped with a doping element M2, wherein M2 includes at least one of Al, Ti, Mg, Zr, W, Y, Sr, Co, F, Si, Na, Cu, Fe, Ca, S, or B, wherein the lithium transition metal oxide has a single particle form, and includes a center portion having a layered structure and a surface portion having a rock-salt structure, and the total amount of the doping element M2 and the coating element M3 is in a range of 4,580 ppm to 9,120 ppm based on a total weight of the positive electrode active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Gu Yoo, Yong Uk Park, Jin Tae Hwang, Wang Mo Jung, Sung Bin Park
  • Patent number: 11996554
    Abstract: A method for producing a high-nickel positive electrode active material, a positive electrode active material produced thereby, and a positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery including the same is provided. The method includes preparing a lithium composite transition metal oxide having a nickel content of 80 atm % or greater among transition metals, washing the lithium composite transition metal oxide, and mixing the washed lithium composite transition metal oxide with an aluminum raw material and heat treating the mixture at a temperature of 650° C. to 690° C. to obtain a positive electrode active material having a surface portion doped with aluminum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Tae Hwang, Dong Hun Lee, Sung Bin Park, Hyung Man Cho, Jung Min Han, Wang Mo Jung
  • Patent number: 11993846
    Abstract: A method of preparing a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery includes preparing a lithium composite transition metal oxide which includes nickel, cobalt, and manganese and contains 60 mol % or more of the nickel among all metals except lithium, adding a moisture absorbent and the lithium composite transition metal oxide into an atomic layer deposition (ALD) reactor, and adding a coating metal precursor into the atomic layer deposition (ALD) reactor and forming a metal oxide coating layer on surfaces of particles of the lithium composite transition metal oxide by atomic layer deposition (ALD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seul Ki Chae, Dae Jin Lee, Dong Hwi Kim, Jin Tae Hwang, Hyeong Il Kim, Wang Mo Jung, Dong Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 11876210
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a lithium transition metal oxide, which is doped with doping element M2, wherein M2 includes at least one of Al, Ti, Mg, Zr, W, Y, Sr, Co, F, Si, Na, Cu, Fe, Ca, S, or B, and contains nickel in an amount of 60 mol % or more based on a total number of moles of transition metals excluding lithium, wherein the lithium transition metal oxide has a single particle form, and includes a center portion having a layered structure and a surface portion having a rock-salt structure, and the doping element M2 is included in an amount of 3,580 ppm to 7,620 ppm based on a total weight of the positive electrode active material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventors: Tae Gu Yoo, Young Uk Park, Jin Tae Hwang, Wang Mo Jung, Sung Bin Park
  • Patent number: 11837719
    Abstract: A method for preparing a lithium cobalt-based positive electrode active material and a positive electrode active material prepared by the method are provided. The method includes dry-mixing and then heat treating a lithium cobalt oxide particle represented by Formula 1 and one or more lithium metal oxide particle selected from the group consisting of lithium aluminum oxide, lithium zirconium oxide, and lithium titanium oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventors: Chi Ho Jo, Min Kyu You, Sung Bin Park, Hyuck Hur, Jin Tae Hwang, Wang Mo Jung
  • Publication number: 20230387413
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery and a method of manufacturing the lithium secondary battery are provided. In the lithium secondary battery, a positive electrode additive represented by Formula 1 as an irreversible additive is included in a positive electrode mixture layer, and a ratio (CC/DC) of an initial charge capacity (CC) to an initial discharge capacity (DC) is adjusted within a specific range, thereby reducing the amount of oxygen gas generated in the charging/discharging of the lithium secondary battery, and at the same time, inhibiting self-discharging and improving an operating voltage by improving the open circuit voltage of the battery in initial activation and/or subsequent high-temperature storage. The lithium secondary battery including the same can be effectively used as a power source for mid-to-large devices such as electric vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi Ho Jo, Wang Mo Jung, Hye Hyeon Kim, Tae Gu Yoo, Jin Tae Hwang, Hae Jung Jung, Jong Wook Heo