Patents by Inventor Jung Kwan PYO

Jung Kwan PYO 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).

  • Patent number: 11978861
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing the secondary battery includes a first measurement part photographing unit cells, which are continuously transferred, to measure a position of a first electrode having a relatively large size of the first electrode and a second electrode, which are provided in the unit cells and have polarities opposite to each other, from an image of each of the photographed unit cells; and a first arrangement part disposing the unit cell passing through the first measurement part at a preset position of the separation sheet to adjust an interval between the unit cells disposed on the separation sheet on the basis of the position of the first electrode, which is measured by the first measurement part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Won Nyeon Kim, Jung Kwan Pyo, Cha Hun Ku, Byeong Kyu Lee, Tai Jin Jung
  • Patent number: 11781859
    Abstract: An alignment inspection apparatus for the electrode assembly including a laminate, in which a first separator, an internal electrode, a second separator, and an upper electrode are sequentially laminated, includes a camera disposed above a central portion of the electrode assembly to photograph and inspect the electrode assembly and side lights obliquely irradiating light onto each of both ends of the upper electrode. The side lights are symmetrical to each other with respect to the central portion of the electrode assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Tai Jin Jung, Cha Hun Ku, Su Taek Jung, Jung Kwan Pyo
  • Publication number: 20230173737
    Abstract: To solve the above problem, a pouch forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a die in which a forming space is recessed inward from a top surface thereof; a partition wall partitioning the forming space into first and second forming spaces; a stripper disposed above the die and configured to descend to contact the die with the pouch film therebetween to fix the pouch film to be seated on a top surface of the die; and an electromagnetic force generation part disposed above the forming space and configured to generate electromagnetic force and configured to apply the electromagnetic force to the forming space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tai Jin Jung, Hang June Choi, Kun Ha Park, Cha Hun Ku, Jung Kwan Pyo
  • Patent number: 11577447
    Abstract: To solve the above problem, a pouch forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a die in which a forming space is recessed inward from a top surface thereof; a partition wall partitioning the forming space into first and second forming spaces; a stripper disposed above the die and configured to descend to contact the die with the pouch film therebetween to fix the pouch film to be seated on a top surface of the die; and an electromagnetic force generation part disposed above the forming space and configured to generate electromagnetic force and configured to apply the electromagnetic force to the forming space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventors: Tai Jin Jung, Hang June Choi, Kun Ha Park, Cha Hun Ku, Jung Kwan Pyo
  • Patent number: 11569113
    Abstract: A unit cell alignment apparatus that includes a base member, on the upper surface of which unit cells constituting an electrode assembly are stacked parallel thereto, a first guide member located at one side of the base member, the first guide member being disposed so as to be perpendicular to the upper surface of the base member, a second guide member located at the base member, the second guide member being disposed so as to be perpendicular to the upper surface of the base member while being at right angles to the first guide member, and an inclination adjustment member configured to adjust the inclination of the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Tai Jin Jung, Cha Hun Ku, Jung Kwan Pyo, Byeong Kyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20220214164
    Abstract: An alignment inspection apparatus for the electrode assembly including a laminate, in which a first separator, an internal electrode, a second separator, and an upper electrode are sequentially laminated, includes a camera disposed above a central portion of the electrode assembly to photograph and inspect the electrode assembly and side lights obliquely irradiating light onto each of both ends of the upper electrode. The side lights are symmetrical to each other with respect to the central portion of the electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Tai Jin Jung, Cha Hun Ku, Su Taek Jung, Jung Kwan Pyo
  • Patent number: 11355818
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for manufacturing an electrode assembly. The method for manufacturing the electrode assembly comprises a melting induction process of inducing melting on an outer surface of a separator by a melting induction solvent to increase an adhesion force of an interface between an electrode and the separator and a lamination process of alternately combining and laminating the electrode and the separator, wherein the melting induction process comprises a vaporization process of vaporizing the melting induction solvent to form a space that is humidified by vapor, and the electrode and the separator are disposed in the space that is humidified by the vapor to induce the uniform melting on the outer surface of the separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Kyu Kim, Cha Hun Ku, Jung Kwan Pyo
  • Patent number: 11342576
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an electrode assembly, comprising: interposing a plurality of first electrodes one by one, which are spaced apart from each other, between two separators; stacking a second electrode on each of outer surfaces of the separators on each of both sides of the first electrode at positions that are skipped by one of the plurality of positions on which the first electrodes are disposed to alternately continuously form a bi-cell, in which the second electrode/the separator/the first electrode/the separator/the second electrode are sequentially stacked, and a half-cell, in which the separator/the first electrode/the separator are sequentially stacked; cutting the stack into a unit cell in which one bi-cell and one half-cell are connected to each other; folding the unit cell so that the bi-cell and the half-cell are stacked; and stacking a plurality of folded unit cells to manufacture the electrode assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventors: Jung Kwan Pyo, Cha Hun Ku, Su Taek Jung, Seok Jin Kim, Tai Jin Jung
  • Patent number: 11307026
    Abstract: An alignment inspection apparatus for the electrode assembly including a laminate, in which a first separator, an internal electrode, a second separator, and an upper electrode are sequentially laminated, includes a camera disposed above a central portion of the electrode assembly to photograph and inspect the electrode assembly and side lights obliquely irradiating light onto each of both ends of the upper electrode. The side lights are symmetrical to each other with respect to the central portion of the electrode assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Tai Jin Jung, Cha Hun Ku, Su Taek Jung, Jung Kwan Pyo
  • Publication number: 20220065948
    Abstract: A pressurizing short-circuit inspection apparatus, which includes compression plates arranged with a predetermined separation distance therebetween so that at least one of secondary battery cells is inserted therein, the compression plates being moved in ±X-axis direction to adjust the separation distance; and a pressurizing short-circuit inspection assembly having a cell pressing unit configured to press a predetermined region of a body of the secondary battery cell and a power supply unit provided in contact with an electrode lead of the secondary battery cell to apply a test voltage, the pressurizing short-circuit inspection assembly being respectively mounted to the compression plates to be movable along ±Y-axis direction, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Gon KIM, Cha-Hun KU, Su-Taek JUNG, Jung-Kwan PYO
  • Patent number: 11251469
    Abstract: A lamination apparatus for a secondary battery comprises a roller part comprising a separator supply roller that supplies a separator sheet and an electrode supply roller that supplies an electrode sheet, a cutting part that cuts the electrode sheet supplied by the electrode supply roller to manufacture a plurality of electrode plates, a first transfer part that transfers the electrode plates cut by the cutting part at a same interval, an inspection part that inspects whether the electrode plates transferred by the first transfer part are defective, a second transfer part that transfers a normal electrode plate, which is determined as the normal electrode plate by the inspection part, among the electrode plates, and a lamination part that thermally bonds the normal electrode plate transferred by the second transfer part to the separator sheet supplied by the separator supply roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Won Nyeon Kim, Jung Kwan Pyo, Cha Hun Ku, Tae Kyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20220006161
    Abstract: Discussed is a lamination device for bonding an electrode and a separator of an electrode assembly to each other. The lamination device includes: a transfer part configured to transfer the electrode assembly; a heating roller part configured to heat the electrode assembly transferred by the transfer part; and a rolling roller configured to roll the electrode assembly heated by the heating roller part so that the electrode and the separator are bonded to each other, wherein the heating roller part comprises a plurality of heating rollers configured to press and heat a surface of the electrode assembly at the same time, and the plurality of heating rollers sequentially press the surface of the electrode assembly and simultaneously heat the surface of the electrode assembly so that the electrode assembly gradually increases in temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Wook KIM, Won Nyeon KIM, Jung Kwan PYO, Cha Hun KU, Byeong Kyu LEE
  • Patent number: 11179862
    Abstract: Discussed is a notching apparatus for a secondary battery that includes: a lower mechanism comprising a die and a die holder to which the die is fixed, the die engaging an electrode provided with a coating portion and a non-coating portion; a stripper including a first stripper pressing the coating portion and a pair of second strippers pressing and fixing the non-coating portion; an upper mechanism including a punch provided between the pair of second strippers and provided with a cutting blade cutting the non-coating portion disposed between the pair of second strippers and a punch holder allowing the punch to move in a direction of the lower mechanism; and a pressing member pressing the non-coating portion disposed between the pair of second strippers to increase in tension force when the non-coating portion is cut by the punch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Byeong Kyu Lee, Cha Hun Ku, Jung Kwan Pyo, Jin Gon Kim, Tai Jin Jung, Won Nyeon Kim
  • Patent number: 11171354
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode assembly and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to an electrode assembly in which a degree of alignment of cells is improved and a method for manufacturing the same. An electrode assembly according to the present invention comprises a separator sheet folded in a zigzag shape and a unit cell having a structure in which an electrode and a separator are alternately stacked, wherein the unit cell is repeatedly disposed between the separator sheet that is folded in a zigzag shape, and at least a portion of the unit cell and at least a portion of the separator sheet are bonded to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Kyun Lee, Jung Kwan Pyo, Cha Hun Ku
  • Patent number: 10971716
    Abstract: Provided are an electrode unit and a method for manufacturing the electrode unit. According to the present invention, after the electrode unit is manufactured by using heat, bending of the electrode unit occurring by cooling the electrode unit may be eliminated or minimized. To achieve the aforementioned object, in the method for manufacturing the electrode unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, stress applied to the inside of each of the positive electrode collector and the negative electrode collector is calculated to reflect the calculated results, thereby selecting the positive electrode collector and the negative electrode collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventors: Jung Kwan Pyo, Sung Jong Kim, Cha Hun Ku, Tae Kyu Kim, Won Nyeon Kim, Gyung Soo Kang
  • Publication number: 20210086388
    Abstract: Discussed is a notching apparatus for a secondary battery that includes: a lower mechanism comprising a die and a die holder to which the die is fixed, the die engaging an electrode provided with a coating portion and a non-coating portion; a stripper including a first stripper pressing the coating portion and a pair of second strippers pressing and fixing the non-coating portion; an upper mechanism including a punch provided between the pair of second strippers and provided with a cutting blade cutting the non-coating portion disposed between the pair of second strippers and a punch holder allowing the punch to move in a direction of the lower mechanism; and a pressing member pressing the non-coating portion disposed between the pair of second strippers to increase in tension force when the non-coating portion is cut by the punch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Byeong Kyu LEE, Cha Hun KU, Jung Kwan PYO, Jin Gon KIM, Tai Jin JUNG, Won Nyeon KIM
  • Publication number: 20200406528
    Abstract: To solve the above problem, a pouch forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a die in which a forming space is recessed inward from a top surface thereof; a partition wall partitioning the forming space into first and second forming spaces; a stripper disposed above the die and configured to descend to contact the die with the pouch film therebetween to fix the pouch film to be seated on a top surface of the die; and an electromagnetic force generation part disposed above the forming space and configured to generate electromagnetic force and configured to apply the electromagnetic force to the forming space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tai Jin Jung, Hang June Choi, Kun Ha Park, Cha Hun Ku, Jung Kwan Pyo
  • Patent number: 10854924
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode assembly and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to an electrode assembly which is capable of improving an alignment of a secondary battery, realizing a high-capacity battery, and simplifying manufacturing processes of the secondary battery, and a method for manufacturing the same. The electrode assembly includes an electrode stack in which a plurality of first electrodes spaced apart from each other are disposed between two separators and second electrodes attached to both outer surfaces of the electrode stack at alternate positions of a plurality of positions on which the first electrodes are disposed, wherein, in the electrode stack, an area between the first electrode and the adjacent first electrode is folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Inventors: Jung Kwan Pyo, Sung Jong Kim, Sang Hyun Koo, Soo Ryoung Kim, Cha Hun Ku, Sung Min Hwang
  • Publication number: 20200370882
    Abstract: An alignment inspection apparatus for the electrode assembly including a laminate, in which a first separator, an internal electrode, a second separator, and an upper electrode are sequentially laminated, includes a camera disposed above a central portion of the electrode assembly to photograph and inspect the electrode assembly and side lights obliquely irradiating light onto each of both ends of the upper electrode. The side lights are symmetrical to each other with respect to the central portion of the electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Tai Jin JUNG, Cha Hun KU, Su Taek JUNG, Jung Kwan PYO
  • Patent number: 10749160
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly comprises: a first separator sheet; and a first electrode sheet and a second electrode sheet, which respectively adhere to both surfaces of the first separator sheet, wherein patterned masks having different adhesion force are respectivley disposed on both the surfaces of the first separator sheet, and the first electrode sheet adheres to the mask of a first surface of both the surfaces, which has relatively high adhesion force, and the second electrode sheet adheres to the mask of a second surface having relatively low adhesion force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Kyun Lee, Cha Hun Ku, Jung Kwan Pyo, Ju Hyeon Cho