Patents by Inventor Jong Yoon Keum

Jong Yoon Keum 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: 20240372179
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery cell and a battery module comprising the same, and relates, particularly, to a direct water-cooling battery cell and a direct water-cooling battery module comprising the same. According to the present invention, the corrosion resistance of the battery cell can be improved by using a sacrificial metal having a higher metal ionization tendency than that of a battery cell case, and the heat of the battery cell can be cooled by using general cooling water for vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Yong Jung, Bum Choi, Jong Yoon Keum, Jae Heon Chung
  • Publication number: 20240356105
    Abstract: A direct water-cooling battery cell is capable of directly cooling heat generated in a battery cell by using non-insulated low-cost general cooling water, rather than insulated. expensive special cooling water. A direct water-cooling battery module comprising a plurality of the direct water-cooling battery cells is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Yoon Keum, Bum Choi, Sae Weon Roh, Jae Heon Chung, Min Yong Jung
  • Publication number: 20240347808
    Abstract: A battery module according to one example of the present invention includes at least one battery cell having a vent part, and a heat dissipation part disposed to face the vent part of the at least one battery cell to dissipate heat from the battery cell. The heat dissipation part includes a heat dissipation film, one side of which is attached to the battery cell to face the vent part of the battery cell, and a heat dissipation case coupled to the other side opposite to one side of the heat dissipation film to form a cooling flow passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Yong Jung, Bum Choi, Jong Yoon Keum, Soo Jun Ahn, Jae Heon Chung
  • Publication number: 20240332713
    Abstract: A battery pack assembly includes a rotating handle and an elastic member. The battery pack assembly comprises: a battery pack having a cover on the top; the handle rotatably installed on the top surface of the battery pack cover; and a seat having an inner space for accommodating the battery pack. The elastic member is installed between the inner bottom surface of the seat and the lower surface of the battery pack. The handle has a rod shape and is configured to rotate between an unlock position, in which both ends of the handle are recessed within the top surface of the battery pack cover, and a lock position, in which both ends protrude beyond the top surface. The seat has grooves formed on the top of the inner side surface so that both ends of the handle can be received and fixed therein in the lock position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong Yoon Keum
  • Publication number: 20240213638
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells and a module case configured to receive the plurality of battery cells to improve spatial utilization of the battery module. The module case includes a case body at front, rear, left and right surfaces, and a lower part thereof; a case cover at an upper part of the case body; and a mounting bracket at a side surface of the case body to be fastened to an external device or a neighboring battery module, and wherein holes are formed in a middle part of the case cover such that a coolant port, configured to allow a coolant to be introduced and discharged therethrough, and a power terminal, configured to allow electrical connection with an outside therethrough, are connected to external equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Bum CHOI, Jong Yoon KEUM, Dong Hwan SHIN
  • Publication number: 20240213617
    Abstract: A battery module for preventing chain ignition comprises a plurality of battery cells having vent parts, a cell frame including a cell seating part having a plurality of seating grooves configured to receive the respective vent parts of the plurality of battery cells, and a first adhesive layer disposed between the vent parts of the battery cells and the seating grooves. The first adhesive layer bonds the battery cells to the cell seating part and two adjacent seating grooves of the cell seating part are spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Yoon Keum, Bum Choi, Soo Jun Ahn, Jae Heon Chung, Min Yong Jung
  • Publication number: 20230361378
    Abstract: A cooling device is provided to reduce the spread of gas and flame vented from at least one of battery cells to adjacent other battery cells. The cooling device is configured to cool a plurality of battery cells. The cooling device includes a battery cell mount portion including at least one surface on which the plurality of battery cells is configured to be mounted, wherein a part of the battery cell mount portion configured to contact the battery cell is configured to rupture when at least one of gas or flame is vented from the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Yoon KEUM, Bum CHOI, Ha-Yong KIM, Soo-Jun AHN, Han-Jong YOON, Jong-Min LIM
  • Publication number: 20230335830
    Abstract: Provided is a battery apparatus. The battery apparatus includes a plurality of battery cells, a housing configured to accommodate the plurality of battery cells, a heat sink having a refrigerant passage therein to cool the battery cells inside the housing, and a moisture absorbent adjacent to the heat sink to absorb moisture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Yoon KEUM, Jong Chul CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230307745
    Abstract: A battery module may include battery cells; a module housing that accommodates the battery cells, and that a module inlet through which cooling water is introduced and a module outlet through which cooling water is discharged are provided; and a divider plate disposed on the module housing so that the inner space of the module housing is divided along the longitudinal direction of the battery cells, thereby dividing the inner space into an upper space and a lower space. The module housing is provided such that the cooling water is introduced in the longitudinal direction of the battery cells through the module inlet to flow from the upper space to the lower space or from the lower space to the upper space along the divider plate, and then is discharged along the longitudinal direction of the battery cells through the module outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Yoon KEUM, Bum CHOI, Gae Sung KIM, Soo Jun AHN, Dong Hwan SHIN
  • Publication number: 20230275285
    Abstract: A battery pack according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a battery cell assembly including a plurality of battery cells, a coolant filled between the plurality of battery cells of the battery cell assembly, a pack case in which the coolant and the battery cell assembly are accommodated, and a waterproof adhesive provided in the pack case to a certain height and at least partially covering a lower end portion of the battery cell assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Yoon KEUM, Bum CHOI, Gae-Sung KIM, Dong-Hwan SHIN, Soo-Jun AHN
  • Publication number: 20230216121
    Abstract: A secondary battery module, a secondary battery pack, and a vehicle including the same are provided. The secondary battery module includes a plurality of secondary battery cells having a battery case in which an electrode assembly and an electrolyte are accommodated; a frame member supporting the plurality of secondary battery cells; and a cover accommodating the plurality of secondary battery cells and the frame member. The plurality of secondary battery cells have a water proofing structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Yoon KEUM, Bum CHOI, Soo-Jun AHN, Gae-Sung KIM, Dong-Hwan SHIN
  • Publication number: 20230207958
    Abstract: Discussed is a battery cell assembly that may include a plurality of battery cells, a bus bar assembly on the battery cell assembly and electrically connected to the plurality of battery cells, a cooling unit spaced apart by a certain distance from the bus bar assembly and configured to cool the battery cell assembly, and a potting resin on at least one of an upper side and a lower side of the battery cell assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Bum CHOI, Jong-Yoon KEUM, Gae-Sung KIM, Dong-Hwan SHIN, Soo-Jun AHN, Seung-Min LEE, Jong-Chul CHOI
  • Patent number: 11688911
    Abstract: Provided are a battery module and a battery pack, i.e., a battery module in which a coupling part is provided so that a creepage distance having a predetermined length is formed in a module case surrounding a battery cell having a side-arranged structure and a battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong Yoon Keum
  • Patent number: 11677106
    Abstract: A battery pack including a left battery module including a plurality of cells; a left heat transfer frame adjacent to a right side of the left battery module; a cooling member adjacent to the left heat transfer frame; a right heat transfer frame adjacent to a right side of the cooling member; a right battery module including a plurality of cells disposed adjacent to a right side of the right heat transfer frame; a lower plate and an upper cover respective disposed below and above the left battery module, the left heat transfer frame, the cooling member, the right heat transfer frame, and the right battery module; and wherein the upper cover comprises an over-pressing prevention protrusion disposed at a position corresponding to each of the left heat transfer frame, the cooling member, and the right heat transfer frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong Yoon Keum
  • Publication number: 20230044305
    Abstract: A battery module with a reduced manufacturing cost, a battery pack, a vehicle and a method for manufacturing the battery pack. The battery module includes a plurality of battery cells standing in a first direction, and including a pair of electrode terminals disposed on top and arranged in at least one direction, a cooling frame having an upper surface to which a bottom of the plurality of battery cells is fixed, and extending in a second direction, an adhesive interposed between the plurality of battery cells and the cooling frame, and an upper frame configured to cover the plurality of battery cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Bum CHOI, Jong-Yoon KEUM, Dong-Hwan SHIN
  • Publication number: 20230040680
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module with improved manufacturing efficiency and improved cooling efficiency. The battery module includes a plurality of secondary batteries; and a cooling member configured so that the plurality of secondary batteries are mounted thereto, and the cooling member includes an upper frame having a plate shape with a predetermined length so that the plurality of secondary batteries are mounted to a first surface thereof; and a lower frame coupled to a second surface of the upper frame on a side opposite the first surface and having a coolant channel configured so that a coolant flows through the coolant channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Bum CHOI, Jong-Yoon KEUM, Dong-Hwan SHIN, Jong-Chul CHOI
  • Publication number: 20220407160
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells elongated to be oriented in a vertical direction and having a pair of electrode terminals located at an upper portion thereof, the plurality of battery cells being arranged in at least one horizontal direction; and a pack housing having an accommodation space in which the plurality of battery cells are accommodated and configured such that a lower portion of each of the plurality of battery cells is bonded to an inner surface of the pack housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Bum CHOI, Jong-Yoon KEUM, Dong-Hwan SHIN
  • Publication number: 20220344759
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module having a reinforcement member to reinforce the mechanical strength of a module case. To achieve the above-described object, the battery module according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of secondary batteries arranged in at least one direction, a module case including a cover portion, a bottom portion, and a side portion to define an internal space in which the plurality of secondary batteries is disposed, and a reinforcement member disposed in the module case and fixed to a lower surface of the cover portion and an upper surface of the bottom portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Bum CHOI, Jong-Yoon KEUM, Jong-Chul CHOI
  • Patent number: 11450930
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery module and a battery pack including the same, and more particularly, to a battery module including busbars having the same shape and connected to a positive (+) electrode terminal and a negative (?) electrode terminal of each of a plurality of battery cells, and to a battery pack provided with a busbar connection part which electrically connects and couples the modules through the busbar in the same side surface part of each of the plurality of battery modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong Yoon Keum
  • Publication number: 20210194100
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery module and a battery pack including the same, and more particularly, to a battery module including busbars having the same shape and connected to a positive (+) electrode terminal and a negative (?) electrode terminal of each of a plurality of battery cells, and to a battery pack provided with a busbar connection part which electrically connects and couples the modules through the busbar in the same side surface part of each of the plurality of battery modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventor: Jong Yoon KEUM