Patents by Inventor Keun Yung Im

Keun Yung Im 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: 8372549
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solvent for batteries, which comprises fluoroethylene carbonate and linear ester solvent. Also, the present invention provides a lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte comprises fluoroethylene carbonate and linear ester solvent. The inventive electrolyte solvent can improve the battery safety without deteriorating the battery performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keun Yung Im, Ki Young Lee, Joon Sung Bae, Young Taek An
  • Patent number: 8367254
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte for lithium secondary batteries that allows the batteries to operate safely at a charging voltage up to 4.35V, wherein the electrolyte comprises a combination of a fluoroethylene carbonate compound and a linear ester compound as solvent. Also, the present invention provides a lithium secondary battery that can operate at a charging voltage up to 4.35V, which comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte comprises fluoroethylene carbonate compound and linear ester compound as solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keun Yung Im, Ki Young Lee, Joon Sung Bae, Young Tack An
  • Patent number: 8288039
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solvent for batteries, which comprises fluoroethylene carbonate and linear ester solvent. Also, the present invention provides a lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte comprises fluoroethylene carbonate and linear ester solvent. The inventive electrolyte solvent can improve the battery safety without deteriorating the battery performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keun Yung Im, Ki Young Lee, Joon Sung Bae, Young Taek An
  • Publication number: 20120177999
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solvent for batteries, which comprises fluoroethylene carbonate and linear ester solvent. Also, the present invention provides a lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte comprises fluoroethylene carbonate and linear ester solvent. The inventive electrolyte solvent can improve the battery safety without deteriorating the battery performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Keun Yung IM, Ki Young LEE, Joon Sung BAE, Young Taek AN
  • Publication number: 20120177956
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solvent for batteries, which comprises fluoroethylene carbonate and linear ester solvent. Also, the present invention provides a lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte comprises fluoroethylene carbonate and linear ester solvent. The inventive electrolyte solvent can improve the battery safety without deteriorating the battery performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Keun Yung IM, Ki Young LEE, Joon Sung BAE, Young Taek AN
  • Patent number: 8158285
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solvent for batteries, which comprises fluoroethylene carbonate and linear ester solvent. Also, the present invention provides a lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte comprises fluoroethylene carbonate and linear ester solvent. The inventive electrolyte solvent can improve the battery safety without deteriorating the battery performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keun Yung Im, Ki Young Lee, Joon Sung Bae, Young Taek An
  • Publication number: 20110165474
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte for lithium secondary batteries that allows the batteries to operate safely at a charging voltage up to 4.35V, wherein the electrolyte comprises a combination of a fluoroethylene carbonate compound and a linear ester compound as solvent. Also, the present invention provides a lithium secondary battery that can operate at a charging voltage up to 4.35V, which comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte comprises fluoroethylene carbonate compound and linear ester compound as solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Keun Yung IM, Ki Young LEE, Joon Sung BAE, Young Tack AN
  • Publication number: 20040042954
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an anode material for a battery and a preparation method thereof, and particularly to surface-treated carbon that has a large capacity and superior room temperature and high temperature cycle life properties, and that comprises a carbon core and a coating layer containing a fluorine-type organometal salt, and thus can be used as an anode material for a battery; and a preparation method thereof. A lithium or lithium ion secondary battery comprising the surface-treated carbon as an anode material has improved high temperature cycle life properties and stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Hong-Kyu Park, Seong-Yong Park, Yong-Hoon Kwon, Jin-On Kim, Yeon-Hee Lee, Keun-Yung Im, Ki-Young Lee