Patents by Inventor Jong Ha

Jong Ha 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: 20220006147
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case including an inner space accommodating the electrode assembly, and an opening; a cap plate coupled to the case at the opening and including a terminal hole exposing the inner space; an electrode terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly through the terminal hole and overlapping the cap plate; electrode tabs respectively connected to the first electrode and the second electrode; and an electrolyte solution in the inner space, and at least one electrode tab of the electrode tabs has an inclined portion that is inclined at a first angle with respect to a surface of the electrode assembly facing the at least one electrode tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Heejung KO, Kijung KIM, Yongjin PARK, Byongchul WOO, Jong-Ha LEE
  • Patent number: 11214158
    Abstract: A method of controlling charge of a vehicle battery includes: determining, by a control unit, whether a high voltage battery and a low voltage battery are charged in a first charging mode, a second charging mode, or a third charging mode; and charging at least one of the high voltage battery or the low voltage battery by controlling a first full-bridge circuit unit, a second full-bridge circuit unit, and a low voltage direct current (DC) converter unit based on the determined first, second or third charging mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dae Woo Lee, Jae Eun Cha, Byung Gu Kang, Tae Jong Ha
  • Publication number: 20210408648
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case connected to the first electrode and accommodating the electrode assembly, the case including an opening to receive the electrode assembly; a cap plate bonded to the case to cover an outer region of the opening and including a through-hole to expose a center region of the opening; a terminal plate bonded to and insulated from the cap plate, covering the through-hole, and connected to the second electrode; and a terminal plating layer coated on an upper surface of the terminal plate, and a thickness of a center portion of the terminal plating layer overlapping the through-hole is thicker than a thickness of an outer portion of the terminal plating layer overlapping the upper surface of the terminal plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Heejung KO, Kijung KIM, Yongjin PARK, Byongchul WOO, Jong-Ha LEE
  • Publication number: 20210399368
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case configured to be connected to the first electrode to accommodate the electrode assembly, and including an opening to receive the electrode assembly; a cap plate configured to be coupled with the case to cover an outer area of the opening, and including a through-hole to expose a central area of the opening; and a terminal plate configured to be connected to the second electrode and to be insulation-bonded to the cap plate, and including a flange portion covering the through-hole, and a protrusion penetrating the through-hole from the flange portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Heejung KO, Kijung KIM, Yongjin PARK, Byongchul WOO, Jong-Ha LEE
  • Publication number: 20210399389
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode tab and a second electrode tab; a case including an opening and receiving the electrode assembly to be connected to the first electrode tab; a cap assembly including a cap plate coupled to the case and covering the opening, and a terminal plate coupled to the cap plate and connected to the second electrode tab; a first insulating member between the second electrode tab and the cap plate; a second insulating member attached to a surface of the second electrode tab; and a third insulating member between the second electrode tab and the electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Heejung KO, Kijung KIM, Yongjin PARK, Byongchul WOO, Jong-Ha LEE
  • Publication number: 20210399373
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case configured to be connected to the first electrode and accommodate the electrode assembly, and including an opening to expose the electrode assembly; a cap plate configured to be coupled to the case to cover an outer area of the opening, and including a through-hole to expose a central area of the opening; a terminal plate configured to cover the through-hole and to be connected to the second electrode; and a thermal-fusion layer configured to be arranged between the cap plate and the terminal plate and to insulation-bond the cap plate and the terminal plate, and the thermal-fusion layer includes a plurality of layers including a thermoplastic resin layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Heejung KO, Kijung KIM, Yongjin PARK, Byongchul WOO, Jong-Ha LEE
  • Publication number: 20210399392
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: a case receiving an electrode assembly and including an opening; a cap assembly including a cap plate coupled to the case and covering the opening, and a terminal plate coupled to the cap plate; and a housing covering the cap plate and coupled to the case, and an outer surface of the terminal plate protrudes more than an outer surface of the housing to have a height difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Heejung KO, Kijung KIM, Yongjin PARK, Byongchul WOO, Jong-Ha LEE
  • Patent number: 11186936
    Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine having an improved structure so as to enable noise reduction. The disclosed washing machine comprises: a main body; a drum rotatably disposed inside the main body; and a detergent supply device provided in the main body and supplying detergent into the drum, wherein the detergent supply device includes: a housing; a detergent container containing the detergent and movably coupled to the housing; and a water supply frame having an inflow hole through which water supplied from the outside flows in, and a flow velocity mitigation part provided at the lower side of the inflow hole so as to mitigate the flow velocity of the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-hong Park, Do-yeon Kim, Jong-ha Park, Eung-ryeol Seo, Geon-ung Lee, Hong-yeol Lee, Woong Choi
  • Patent number: 11165936
    Abstract: An embodiment comprises a lens driving part including a lens, a connection substrate connected to the lens driving part, and a connector part connected to the connection substrate. The connector part comprises a substrate including, on the upper surface thereof, a cavity and a ground layer, a noise shield part located within the cavity of the substrate and contacting the ground layer, and a reinforcement member located on the noise shield part. The reinforcement member is located in the cavity of the substrate and on the upper surface of the substrate. In a top view, the length of one side of the noise shield part is less than the length of one side of the cavity of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Ha Park, Won Seob Shin
  • Publication number: 20210320385
    Abstract: A battery module minimizes damage to internal configurations generated in an assembly process. The battery module includes a cell assembly provided with an electrode lead and a plurality of secondary batteries stacked; a bus bar assembly provided with a bus bar frame located on a front or rear of the cell assembly, and a bus bar mounted on an outer surface of the bus bar frame; and an inner cover provided with a plate portion located on an outer side of the cell assembly, formed in a plate shape and formed with a chamfer on an outer peripheral portion and a coupling portion coupled to one end portion of the body portion of the bus bar frame on a part of the outer peripheral portion of the plate portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong-Hyeon KIM, Do-Hyun PARK, Jun-Yeob SEONG, Jong-Ha JEONG
  • Patent number: 11133547
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery according to one aspect of the present invention includes: an electrode assembly that includes a first electrode and a second electrode; a case of which one side is opened, and that receives the electrode assembly; a cap assembly that includes a cap plate covering the opened portion of the case; a first current collecting member that is disposed at a lower side of the cap assembly and is thus connected with the first electrode; a sealing member that is made of an insulation material and penetrates the cap plate and the first current collecting member; and a first terminal in which a base portion fixed to an outer side of the cap plate and an extension portion formed to penetrate the sealing member such that first current collecting member is fixed to the cap assembly are formed as a single body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Ha Lee, Nayeon Oh, Jun-Sun Yong
  • Publication number: 20210281756
    Abstract: An embodiment comprises a lens driving part including a lens, a connection substrate connected to the lens driving part, and a connector part connected to the connection substrate. The connector part comprises a substrate including, on the upper surface thereof, a cavity and a ground layer, a noise shield part located within the cavity of the substrate and contacting the ground layer, and a reinforcement member located on the noise shield part. The reinforcement member is located in the cavity of the substrate and on the upper surface of the substrate. In a top view, the length of one side of the noise shield part is less than the length of one side of the cavity of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Jong Ha Park, Won Seob Shin
  • Publication number: 20210257951
    Abstract: A vehicle power conversion apparatus is provided to reduce an overall system size by integrating a motor controller which generates power and a power supply apparatus which converts the power. The vehicle power conversion apparatus includes a driving motor which is connected to an engine and a power converter which selectively converts power in a plurality of modes to generate the power related to an operation of the driving motor. A first battery supplies the power for the conversion or receives the converted power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Tae-Jong Ha, Byung-Gu Kang, Dae-Woo Lee, Youn-Sik Lee
  • Publication number: 20210242438
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, a separator between the first and second electrodes, and first and second electrode tabs respectively coupled to the first and second electrodes; a case accommodating the electrode assembly and coupled to the first electrode tab; and a cap assembly sealing an opening in the case. The cap assembly includes: a cap plate covering the opening in the case; and a terminal plate coupled to the cap plate. The terminal plate includes: a flange portion coupled to and electrically insulated from the cap plate; and a tab connecting portion protruding from the flange portion toward the electrode assembly and extending through a terminal opening in the cap plate to be coupled to the second electrode tab. The terminal plate has a flat outer surface, and the tab connecting portion has a flat inner surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Jong-Ha LEE, Byoungmin CHUN
  • Publication number: 20210242528
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery capable of improving insulation safety. For example, the secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly; a case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly; and a cap assembly coupled to an upper portion of the case, wherein the cap assembly includes a cap-up, a safety vent installed below the cap-up and having a vent extension part extending to an upper side of the cap-up to surround an edge of the cap-up, and an insulation washer attached to upper portions of the vent extension part and the cap-up, and a welding area having a thickness less than that of surroundings is formed on the vent extension part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Jong Ha LEE, Geun Ho SEO, Shin Jung KIM
  • Patent number: 11064958
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an X-ray imaging apparatus and control method thereof, for guiding the user to intuitively recognize an actual dose of X-rays and select a proper dose, ultimately a condition for low dose of X-ray irradiation by providing the user with information about an actual X-ray dose to which an X-ray filter effect is reflected. In accordance with an aspect of the disclosure, an X-ray imaging apparatus includes: an X-ray source configured to generate and irradiate X-rays according to an X-ray irradiation condition including at least one of a tube voltage, a tube current, or a filter; a display configured to provide a graphic user interface to receive a choice about the X-ray irradiation condition; and a controller configured to obtain a parameter that represents a dose of radiation, to which an influence of the filter is reflected, based on the selected X-ray irradiation condition and control the display to display the parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Cheol Park, Jong Ha Lee, Dong Wook Kim, Eun Mi Jung
  • Patent number: D926675
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Inventors: Jung-Min Kwak, Jun-Yeob Seong, Jong-Ha Jeong
  • Patent number: D936025
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Inventors: Jong-Ha Jeong, Do-Hyun Park, Young-Ho Lee, Jung-Min Kwak, Jae-Hyun You
  • Patent number: D937791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Inventors: Jong-Ha Jeong, Jung-Min Kwak, Do-Hyun Park, Jun-Yeob Seong, Young-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: D938906
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Inventors: Yong-Hoon Lee, Young-Ho Lee, Jong-Ha Jeong