Patents by Inventor Koon Lee
Koon Lee 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).
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Patent number: 12148708Abstract: A semiconductor package including a core structure, in which a first and second semiconductor chips and passive components are embedded, a connection structure disposed on a first side of the core structure, and including a redistribution layer electrically connected to the first and second semiconductor chips and the passive components, and a metal pattern layer and a backside wiring layer disposed on a second side of the core structure opposing the first side, and spaced apart from each other. The core structure includes a first metal layer surrounding the first semiconductor chip, a second metal layer surrounding the first semiconductor chip, and the first metal layer, a third metal layer surrounding the second semiconductor chip, and a fourth metal layer surrounding the second semiconductor chip, the passive components, and the third metal layer, and each of the first to fourth metal layers is electrically connected to the metal pattern layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2023Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yong Koon Lee, Myung Sam Kang, Young Gwan Ko, Young Chan Ko, Chang Bae Lee
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Patent number: 11973242Abstract: A degassing apparatus for a secondary battery, and a degassing method using same, is provided. The degassing apparatus includes a drive motor and a jig arm configured to pressurize a first surface of a gas pocket of a battery cell and a second surface opposite the first surface by controlling a separation distance by the operation of a driving motor. The degassing apparatus is capable of performing an effective degassing and sealing process for the battery cell without positional movement of the battery cell during cell activation or after cell activation.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Sang Jih Kim, Joon Sung Bae, Beom Koon Lee, Dong Hun Bae, Eui Kyung Lee, Suk Hyun Hong
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Patent number: 11949062Abstract: A pressing jig for removing gas generated in an activation process of a battery cell includes a plate-shaped lower plate on which the battery cell that has undergone the activation process is placed and fixed, and an upper plate that presses the battery cell placed on the lower plate from above. At least one of the upper plate or the lower plate has a structure in which n (n?3) separated sub-plates are assembled to form a single plate, and the sub-plates independently press the battery cell. The pressing jig can suppress trapping of internal gas by sequentially pressing the battery cell.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Suk Hyun Hong, Joon Sung Bae, Eui Kyung Lee, Sang Jih Kim, Beom Koon Lee, Dong Hun Bae
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Patent number: 11870082Abstract: The present invention is a method for manufacturing a secondary battery. An electrode assembly and an electrolyte are accommodated into a body of a battery case. The body of the battery case has an accommodation part and a gas pocket part, and a passage that extends from the accommodation part to the outside discharges an internal gas from the accommodation part through the gas pocket part. The battery case is seated in a seating step on a support block, which has an inclined part on a side surface thereof, to support the battery case. The body is pressed to discharge a gas accommodated in the accommodation part through the gas pocket part in the battery case. This method allows easy discharging of internal gas while reducing discharge of the electrolyte with the gas.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Dong Hun Bae, Hyo Jin Park, Suk Hyun Hong, Joon Sung Bae, Beom Koon Lee, Dae Bong Lim, Jin Woo Heo
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Patent number: 11824154Abstract: An electrode includes a unit body stack part formed by stacking at least one basic unit having a four-layer structure in which a first electrode, a first separator, a second electrode and a second separator are sequentially stacked. Each surface of the first separator and the second separator is coated with a coating material having adhesiveness, and the basic unit adheres to an adjacent radial unit in the unit body stack part. The electrode assembly of allows a heating and pressing process to be performed prior to a primary formation process so that a separator of one basic unit and a first electrode of the other basic unit to be adhered and fixed by a coating material coated on the separator, and thus a bending phenomenon caused by a difference in electrode expansion rates in a charging/discharging process is prevented.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Suk Hyun Hong, Eui Kyung Lee, Hyo Jin Park, Joon Sung Bae, Beom Koon Lee, Dong Hun Bae
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Publication number: 20230260919Abstract: A semiconductor package including a core structure, in which a first and second semiconductor chips and passive components are embedded, a connection structure disposed on a first side of the core structure, and including a redistribution layer electrically connected to the first and second semiconductor chips and the passive components, and a metal pattern layer and a backside wiring layer disposed on a second side of the core structure opposing the first side, and spaced apart from each other. The core structure includes a first metal layer surrounding the first semiconductor chip, a second metal layer surrounding the first semiconductor chip, and the first metal layer, a third metal layer surrounding the second semiconductor chip, and a fourth metal layer surrounding the second semiconductor chip, the passive components, and the third metal layer, and each of the first to fourth metal layers is electrically connected to the metal pattern layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yong Koon LEE, Myung Sam KANG, Young Gwan KO, Young Chan KO, Chang Bae LEE
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Patent number: 11728506Abstract: A device for charging and discharging a battery cell capable of suppressing a swelling phenomenon of a terrace portion of a battery cell during a formation process of the battery cell includes first and second plates configured to receive a battery cell therebetween and to press two surfaces of the battery cell; first and second grippers connected to the first and second plates, respectively, the first and second grippers protrude to face each other and configured to contact a lead region of the battery cell; and first and second pressing pads positioned inward of the first and second grippers, the first and second pressing pads being configured to contact a terrace region of the battery cell. A method of charging and discharging a battery cell using the same is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Suk Hyun Hong, Joon Sung Bae, Eui Kyung Lee, Sang Jih Kim, Beom Koon Lee, Dong Hun Bae
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Publication number: 20230187684Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a secondary battery and an apparatus for manufacturing a secondary battery. The method for manufacturing the secondary battery according to the present invention comprises: an accommodation process of accommodating an electrode assembly, in which electrodes and separators are alternately stacked, an electrolyte, and one side portion of electrode leads connected to the electrodes, in a pouch to form a cell; an activation process of charging the cell to activate the cell; a pressing process of sequentially pressing the cell through pressing rolls after the activation process to press the cell; and a degassing process of discharging an internal gas of the cell to the outside after the pressing process.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Suk Hyun Hong, Eui Kyung Lee, Joon Sung Bae, Sang Jih Kim, Beom Koon Lee, Dong Hun Bae
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Patent number: 11676907Abstract: A method including forming a frame having an opening, forming a first metal layer, forming a first encapsulant, forming an insulation layer on the first metal layer, forming a first through-hole and a second through-hole penetrating the insulation layer and the first encapsulant, forming a second metal layer and a third metal layer, forming a second encapsulant, forming a first metal via and a second metal via penetrating the second encapsulant and a metal pattern layer on the second encapsulant, and forming a connection structure. The first metal layer and the second metal layer respectively are formed to extend to a surface of each of the first encapsulant and the frame, facing the metal pattern layer, and the first metal layer and the second metal layer are connected to the metal pattern layer through the first metal via and the second metal via having heights different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yong Koon Lee, Myung Sam Kang, Young Gwan Ko, Young Chan Ko, Chang Bae Lee
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Patent number: 11670623Abstract: A semiconductor package is provided. The semiconductor package includes a first substrate, a first semiconductor chip disposed on the first substrate, a heat sink structure comprising a lower heat sink pattern disposed on the first semiconductor chip, a metal film pattern disposed on the lower heat sink pattern, and an insulating film disposed on side walls of the lower heat sink pattern and side walls of the metal film pattern, an interposer disposed on the heat sink structure, and a solder ball which connects the heat sink structure and the interposer.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Myung Sam Kang, Sang Kyu Lee, Jin Gu Kim, Yong Koon Lee
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Publication number: 20230135483Abstract: A device for charging and discharging a battery cell includes first and second plates spaced from each other, the first and second plates being configured to press respective first and second surfaces of a battery cell locatable therebetween, and first and second pressing blocks located on the first and second plates, respectively, the first and second pressing blocks protruding from the first and second plates to face each other. The first and second pressing blocks are locatable in a space between a body and a gas pocket of the battery cell. A method using the device is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Suk Hyun HONG, Joon Sung BAE, Eui Kyung LEE, Sang Jih KIM, Beom Koon LEE, Dong Hun BAE
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Publication number: 20230077553Abstract: The present invention is a method for manufacturing a secondary battery. An electrode assembly and an electrolyte are accommodated into a body of a battery case. The body of the battery case has an accommodation part and a gas pocket part, and a passage that extends from the accommodation part to the outside discharges an internal gas from the accommodation part through the gas pocket part. The battery case is seated in a seating step on a support block, which has an inclined part on a side surface thereof, to support the battery case. The body is pressed to discharge a gas accommodated in the accommodation part through the gas pocket part in the battery case. This method allows easy discharging of internal gas while reducing discharge of the electrolyte with the gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Dong Hun BAE, Hyo Jin PARK, Suk Hyun HONG, Joon Sung BAE, Beom Koon LEE, Dae Bong LIM, Jin Woo HEO
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Publication number: 20230045436Abstract: The present invention provides a gas removing device, which removes a gas generated inside a pouch, in which an electrode assembly is accommodated. The gas removing device includes a pair of vacuum tubes configured to press opposing surfaces of a pouch so as to form a vacuum surface on the pouch; a heating member provided on a pressing surface of each of the vacuum tubes, which presses the pouch, is configured to seal only a portion of an edge of the vacuum surface so as to form a sealed part and an unsealed part; a cutting member configured to cut the vacuum surface of the pouch and form a cutoff hole; and a gas discharging member configured to discharge a gas from inside the pouch to the outside through the unsealed part, the cutoff hole, and the vacuum tubes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Sang Jih Kim, Joon Sung Bae, Eui Kyung Lee, Suk Hyun Hong, Beom Koon Lee, Dong Hun Bae
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Publication number: 20230029709Abstract: A device for charging and discharging a battery cell capable of suppressing a swelling phenomenon of a terrace portion of a battery cell during a formation process of the battery cell includes first and second plates configured to receive a battery cell therebetween and to press two surfaces of the battery cell; first and second grippers connected to the first and second plates, respectively, the first and second grippers protrude to face each other and configured to contact a lead region of the battery cell; and first and second pressing pads positioned inward of the first and second grippers, the first and second pressing pads being configured to contact a terrace region of the battery cell. A method of charging and discharging a battery cell using the same is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2021Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Suk Hyun HONG, Joon Sung BAE, Eui Kyung LEE, Sang Jih KIM, Beom Koon LEE, Dong Hun BAE
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Patent number: 11539068Abstract: The present invention is a method for manufacturing a secondary battery. An electrode assembly and an electrolyte are accommodated into a body of a battery case. The body of the battery case has an accommodation part and a gas pocket part, and a passage that extends from the accommodation part to the outside discharges an internal gas from the accommodation part through the gas pocket part. The battery case is seated in a seating step on a support block, which has an inclined part on a side surface thereof, to support the battery case. The body is pressed to discharge a gas accommodated in the accommodation part through the gas pocket part in the battery case. This method allows easy discharging of internal gas while reducing discharge of the electrolyte with the gas.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Dong Hun Bae, Hyo Jin Park, Suk Hyun Hong, Joon Sung Bae, Beom Koon Lee, Dae Bong Lim, Jin Woo Heo
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Publication number: 20220406998Abstract: Various embodiments may provide an electronic synapse device. The electronic synapse device may include a body including a doped chalcogenide layer including a chalcogenide material and a dopant. The electronic synapse device may also include a drain electrode in contact with the body. The electronic synapse device may further include a source electrode in contact with the body. The electronic synapse device may additionally include a gate electrode including an electrode contact layer in contact with the doped chalcogenide layer. The electrode contact layer may be any one selected from a group consisting of an electrically conductive layer including an electrically conductive material and a dopant layer including the dopant.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Wen Dong Song, Hock Koon Lee, Weijie Wang, Yao Zhu
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Patent number: 11473977Abstract: A temperature measurement device suitable for measuring the temperature of each secondary battery to consider a temperature deviation between secondary batteries that may occur during charging/discharging in the formation process and capacity test after the secondary battery assembly process, and a charge/discharge apparatus including the temperature measurement device are provided. The temperature measurement device is for measuring a temperature of at least one of a plurality of secondary batteries arranged along an X-axis direction, spaced apart from one another, in a standing position, and includes a non-contact temperature sensor unit which is insertable into a spacing between adjacent secondary batteries to measure the temperature of the secondary battery that the non-contact temperature sensor unit faces in a non-contact manner, and a Z-axis transfer device which inserts the non-contact temperature sensor unit into the spacing downward from above the secondary batteries in a Z-axis direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Beom-Koon Lee, Hyo-Jin Park, Dong-Hun Bae, Joon-Sung Bae, Eui-Kyung Lee, Suk-Hyun Hong
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Publication number: 20220278352Abstract: A pressing jig for removing gas generated in an activation process of a battery cell includes a plate-shaped lower plate on which the battery cell that has undergone the activation process is placed and fixed, and an upper plate that presses the battery cell placed on the lower plate from above. At least one of the upper plate or the lower plate has a structure in which n (n?3) separated sub-plates are assembled to form a single plate, and the sub-plates independently press the battery cell. The pressing jig can suppress trapping of internal gas by sequentially pressing the battery cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2021Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Suk Hyun HONG, Joon Sung BAE, Eui Kyung LEE, Sang Jih KIM, Beom Koon LEE, Dong Hun BAE
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Patent number: 11329496Abstract: A charging and discharging apparatus including a temperature measuring device suitable for measuring a temperature of each secondary battery and a cooling fan for cooling secondary batteries by utilizing temperature information using the temperature measuring device, such that a temperature deviation between the secondary batteries, which may occur during charging and discharging in a formation process and a capacity test after a secondary battery assembly process, is provided. The charging and discharging apparatus includes a movable non-contact temperature measuring device and cooling fans of which directions of wind and outputs are individually adjusted based on temperature information measured by the temperature measuring device according to a location in each secondary battery.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Beom-Koon Lee, Hyo-Jin Park, Dong-Hun Bae, Joon-Sung Bae, Eui-Kyung Lee, Suk-Hyun Hong
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Publication number: 20220115688Abstract: A formation jig includes a pressing plate configured to press a battery cell, the pressing plate having a first through hole; a pressing support plate configured to support the battery cell when the pressing plate presses an upper or lower portion of the battery cell, the pressing support plate having a second through hole and a third through hole; a first screw configured to pass through first through hole of the pressing plate and the second through hole of the pressing support plate and to move the pressing plate in a gap-adjusting direction by rotation thereof; and a second screw configured to pass through the third through hole of the pressing support plate and to move the pressing support plate in the gap-adjusting direction by rotation thereof. A diameter of the second through hole is larger than a diameter of the first through hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2020Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Dong Hun BAE, Joon Sung BAE, Eui Kyung LEE, Sang Jih KIM, Suk Hyun HONG, Beom Koon LEE