Patents by Inventor Kwan Woo Lee

Kwan Woo 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).

  • Publication number: 20230291015
    Abstract: A battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and second electrode, a first portion including an active material extending between a pair of first sides, and a second portion extending between the pair of first sides and exposed beyond the separator, at least a part of the second portion includes an electrode tab; a battery housing having a first end with a first opening, a second end opposite the first end, and an inner surface, the battery housing accommodating the electrode assembly; a first current collector including a tab coupling portion coupled to the second portion of the first electrode and a housing coupling portion extending from the tab coupling portion and electrically coupled to the inner surface of the battery housing; and a cap covering the first opening of the battery housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Won LIM, Hak-Kyun KIM, Je-Jun LEE, Ji-Min JUNG, Kwang-Su HWANGBO, Do-Gyun KIM, Geon-Woo MIN, Hae-Jin LIM, Min-Ki JO, Su-Ji CHOI, Jae-Woong KIM, Jong-Sik PARK, Yu-Sung CHOE, Byoung-Gu LEE, Duk-Hyun RYU, Kwan-Hee LEE, Jae-Eun LEE, Bo-Hyun KANG, Jin-Hak KONG, Soon-O LEE, Kyu-Hyun CHOI, Pil-Kyu PARK
  • Publication number: 20230278019
    Abstract: A catalyst for purifying exhaust gas includes a first catalyst including a first metal oxide on which platinum (Pt) and rhodium (Rh) are supported, and a second catalyst including a second metal oxide on which palladium (Pd) and platinum (Pt) are supported, wherein the first catalyst and the second catalyst are physically mixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Kwan Young Lee, Dalyoung Yoon, Hyoseong Woo, Eun Jun Lee, Haney Park, Hyun Wook Jung
  • Publication number: 20230256421
    Abstract: Provided is a carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon oxidation catalyst that includes a core-shell nanoparticle including a cobalt (Co) nanoparticle core having a hexahedral shape, and a shell surrounding the cobalt nanoparticle core and including cerium oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Kwan-Young Lee, Dalyoung Yoon, Hyun Wook Jung, Haney Park, Eun Jun Lee, Hyoseong Woo
  • Publication number: 20230246243
    Abstract: A battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode including a first region coated with an active material and a second region at a first side and adjacent to the first region, the second region being exposed beyond the separator, and at least part of the second region is an electrode tab; a housing including a first end with a first opening, the housing accommodating the electrode assembly; a first current collector including an edge portion on the electrode assembly, a second region coupling portion extending from the edge portion and coupled with the second region, and a terminal coupling portion spaced apart from the second region coupling portion; and a terminal coupled with the terminal coupling portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Su-Ji CHOI, Kwang-Su HWANGBO, Do-Gyun KIM, Geon-Woo MIN, Min-Ki JO, Jae-Won LIM, Hak-Kyun KIM, Je-Jun LEE, Ji-Min JUNG, Hae-Jin LIM, Jae-Woong KIM, Jong-Sik PARK, Yu-Sung CHOE, Byoung-Gu LEE, Duk-Hyun RYU, Kwan-Hee LEE, Jae-Eun LEE, Bo-Hyun KANG, Jin-Hak KONG, Soon-O LEE, Kyu-Hyun CHOI, Pil-Kyu PARK
  • Publication number: 20230246245
    Abstract: A battery can include an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode can have a pair of first sides and a pair of second sides extending between the pair of first sides, a first portion including an active material extending between the pair of first sides, and a second portion extending between the pair of first sides and exposed beyond the separator along a winding direction. The battery can further include a battery housing having a first opening at a first end and a second end with a second opening opposite the first end, a first current collector including a support portion positioned on the electrode assembly, and a housing cover which seals the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Won LIM, Hak-Kyun KIM, Je-Jun LEE, Ji-Min JUNG, Su-Ji CHOI, Kwang-Su HWANGBO, Do-Gyun KIM, Geon-Woo MIN, Hae-Jin LIM, Min-Ki JO, Jae-Woong KIM, Jong-Sik PARK, Yu-Sung CHOE, Byoung-Gu LEE, Duk-Hyun RYU, Kwan-Hee LEE, Jae-Eun LEE, Bo-Hyun KANG, Jin-Hak KONG, Soon-O LEE, Kyu-Hyun CHOI, Pil-Kyu PARK
  • Publication number: 20230246302
    Abstract: A battery can include an electrode assembly having a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator. The first electrode can include a first active material region coated with an active material layer along a winding direction and a first uncoated region not coated with the active material layer, and at least part of the first uncoated region used as an electrode tab. The battery can further include a first current collector coupled to at least part of the first uncoated region on the electrode assembly, a battery housing to accommodate the electrode assembly and the first current collector, and an insulator between an inner surface of the battery housing facing the first uncoated region or the first current collector and the first uncoated region or the first current collector to block the electrical connection between the first uncoated region and the battery housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Ki JO, Bo-Hyun KANG, Do-Gyun KIM, Geon-Woo MIN, Su-Ji CHOI, Kwang-Su HWANGBO, Hae-Jin LIM, Jin-Hak KONG, Soon-O LEE, Kyu-Hyun CHOI, Jae-Won LIM, Hak-Kyun KIM, Je-Jun LEE, Ji-Min JUNG, Jae-Woong KIM, Jong-Sik PARK, Yu-Sung CHOE, Byoung-Gu LEE, Duk-Hyun RYU, Kwan-Hee LEE, Jae-Eun LEE, Pil-Kyu PARK
  • Publication number: 20230246244
    Abstract: A battery can include an electrode assembly, a battery housing, a terminal and a cap. The electrode assembly can have a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode. Each of the first electrode and the second electrode can have a first portion including an active material corresponding to the separator, and a second portion exposed beyond the separator and not coated with the active material. The battery housing can have a first end with a first opening and a second end with a second opening opposite the first end. The terminal can be electrically connected to the second portion of the first electrode and exposed out of the battery housing through the first opening of the battery housing at the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang-Su HWANGBO, Do-Gyun KIM, Geon-Woo MIN, Hae-Jin LIM, Min-Ki JO, Su-Ji CHOI, Bo-Hyun KANG, Jong-Sik PARK, Jae-Won LIM, Yu-Sung CHOE, Hak-Kyun KIM, Je-Jun LEE, Byoung-Gu LEE, Duk-Hyun RYU, Kwan-Hee LEE, Jae-Eun LEE, Jae-Woong KIM, Ji-Min JUNG, Jin-Hak KONG, Soon-O LEE, Kyu-Hyun CHOI, Pil-Kyu PARK
  • Publication number: 20230200214
    Abstract: Provided are a fluorinated compound for patterning a metal or an electrode (cathode), an organic electronic element using the same, and an electronic device thereof, wherein a fine pattern of the electrode is formed by using the fluorinated compound as a material for patterning a metal or an electrode (cathode), without using a shadow mask, and it is possible to more easily apply UDC since it is easy to manufacture a transparent display having high light transmittance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicants: DUK SAN NEOLUX CO., LTD., SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Won KIM, Kyung Hwan OH, Bu Yong YUN, Hyung Dong LEE, Jin Woo SHIN, Soung Yun MUN, Jae Duk YOO, Jung Geun LEE, Joon Gu LEE, Yeon Hwa LEE, Mi Kyung KIM, Ji Hyun SEO, Kwan Hee LEE
  • Publication number: 20230189636
    Abstract: Provided are a fluorinated compound for patterning a metal or an electrode (cathode), an organic electronic element using the same, and an electronic device thereof, wherein a fine pattern of the electrode is formed by using the fluorinated compound as a material for patterning a metal or an electrode (cathode), without using a shadow mask, and it is possible to more easily apply UDC since it is easy to manufacture a transparent display having high light transmittance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicants: DUK SAN NEOLUX CO., LTD., SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Won KIM, Kyung Hwan OH, Bu Yong YUN, Hyung Dong LEE, Jin Woo SHIN, Soung Yun MUN, Jae Duk YOO, Jung Geun LEE, Joon Gu LEE, Yeon Hwa LEE, Mi Kyung KIM, Ji Hyun SEO, Kwan Hee LEE
  • Publication number: 20230176112
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor device connected between a first node to which a power supply voltage is applied and a second node to which a ground voltage is applied, a first ring oscillator connected to the first node through a first supply switch and the second node through a first ground switch and a second ring oscillator connected to the first node through a second supply switch and the second node through a second ground switch, wherein the first supply and ground switches are configured to operate in response to a first control signal, thereby operating the first ring oscillator, and the second supply and ground switches are configured to operate in response to a second control signal, thereby operating the second ring oscillator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Yeon Ho Jung, Jong Wook Kye, Min Woo Kwak, Mi Joung Kim, Chan Wook Park, Do Hoon Byun, Kwan Seong Lee, Jae Ho Lee, Jae Seung Choi, Hwang Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20230170533
    Abstract: An electrode assembly having a jelly-roll type structure in which a first electrode current collector, a second electrode current collector, and a separator located between the first electrode current collector and the second electrode current collector are wound in one direction. At least one of the first electrode current collector or the second electrode current collector includes an uncoated portion exposed to outside of the separator. A cutting line is provided in the axial direction of the electrode assembly in the at least one of the uncoated portion. The uncoated portion in which the cutting line is provided is divided into a remaining area remaining to protrude in a winding axis direction and a bent target area bent in a preset direction. At least a part of the uncoated portion included in the bent target area is bent to have a plurality of layers overlapping in a bending direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Joo-Young CHUNG, Min-Woo KIM, Sang-Ho BAE, Do-Gyun KIM, Su-Taek JUNG, Kwan-Hee LEE, Sue-Jin KIM, Yun-Ju LEE, Duk-Hyun RYU
  • Patent number: 11643020
    Abstract: A glove box for vehicles configured to be inserted into a part of a dashboard and to be withdrawn therefrom includes a housing having a storage space of the glove box, and guide units disposed on two side surfaces of the housing, respectively, and configured to move the housing along the inner surface of the dashboard, and each of the guide units includes a guide part configured to move along a corresponding one of rails located on two inner side surfaces of an opening formed in the part of the dashboard, and a fixing part located on the guide part and inserted into an insertion recess located on one of the rails so as to prevent movement of the housing in a withdrawn state of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jung Hoon Woo, Kwan Woo Lee, Sang Ku Hur, Ik Jin Jung, Jin Tae Kim
  • Publication number: 20230119742
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle cradle assembly including a first support unit disposed on an inner surface of a cabin of a vehicle and configured to support an electronic component, an accessory, and a combination thereof, a cover disposed on an upper portion of the first support unit and configured to selectively open or close a front side of the first support unit, a winding unit disposed on the upper portion of the first support unit, coupled to an end of the cover, and configured to operate the cover to selectively open or close the front side of the first support unit, and a button unit fixed to the inner surface of the cabin of the vehicle and configured to control an operation of the winding unit by applying power to the winding unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kwan Woo LEE
  • Patent number: 11613206
    Abstract: Provided herein is an indoor emotional lighting apparatus for implementing three-dimensional (3D) pattern for a vehicle, the indoor emotional lighting apparatus including a film portion on which a plurality of fine lenses each having a 3D pattern are arranged, a light source configured to emit light in a plurality of directions, and a light source guide portion configured to guide an optical path of the light source to allow the light emitted from the light source to be directed toward the film portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd., NIFCO KOREA INC.
    Inventors: Kwan Woo Lee, Jong Chae Lee
  • Publication number: 20230084592
    Abstract: A slidable console box includes a rail frame fixedly coupled between a driver seat and a passenger seat of a vehicle, a rail unit slidably coupled to the rail frame along a length direction, and a movement controller coupled to the rail unit and configured to control a position of the rail unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, KBI DONGKOOK IND. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Il Son, Dong Yong Choi, Chang Bok Park, Sun Kyung Kim, Jung-hoon Woo, Hong-sik Chang, Kwan-woo Lee, Jeong-won Seo
  • Publication number: 20230020916
    Abstract: A console apparatus for vehicles, includes a locking unit is additionally provided on a console box in a structure in which a console armrest is open and closed by the frictional force of a frictional hinge unit, wherein the locking unit is not operated in a normal state in which no traffic collision occurs, and thus the console armrest is smoothly open due to the frictional force of the frictional hinge unit, and the locking unit is operated to lock the console armrest at the time of a traffic collision, and thus the console armrest remains closed even at the time of the traffic collision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, NIFCO KOREA INC.
    Inventors: Min Woo Kwon, Jung Hoon Woo, Kwan Woo Lee, Sang Ku Hur, Byung Gi Cho, Yang Mook Lim
  • Publication number: 20220290472
    Abstract: An opening and closing device, which opens and closes a glove box includes a housing coupled to the glove box, a handle rotatably mounted on the housing, a locking unit mounted so as to be movable in directions of releasing the glove box from the dashboard of a vehicle, a link rod configured to connect the handle and the locking unit to each other and to move in a height direction of the locking unit when a user rotates the handle, and an elastic member configured to apply force to the locking unit so that the locking unit is engaged with engaged parts of the dashboard, and the locking unit is movable in a length direction of the locking unit in a state of being interlocked with the link rod so that the locking unit is released from the engaged parts of the dashboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jung Hoon Woo, Kwan Woo Lee, Sang Ku Hur, Ik Jin Jung, Jin Tae Kim
  • Publication number: 20220289114
    Abstract: A glove box for vehicles configured to be inserted into a part of a dashboard and to be withdrawn therefrom includes a housing having a storage space of the glove box, and guide units disposed on two side surfaces of the housing, respectively, and configured to move the housing along the inner surface of the dashboard, and each of the guide units includes a guide part configured to move along a corresponding one of rails located on two inner side surfaces of an opening formed in the part of the dashboard, and a fixing part located on the guide part and inserted into an insertion recess located on one of the rails so as to prevent movement of the housing in a withdrawn state of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jung Hoon Woo, Kwan Woo Lee, Sang Ku Hur, Ik Jin Jung, Jin Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 11390220
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a console tray for a vehicle capable of increasing a capacity of the tray itself by reducing a rotation radius of a cover of the console tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC.
    Inventors: Hyuk-Jae Kwon, Ik-Jin Jung, Sang-Ki Lee, Kwan-Woo Lee, Yong-Dae Kim
  • Patent number: 11273689
    Abstract: An air vent apparatus for a vehicle includes a wing cover mounted at an outlet of an air duct to be movable in a front-rear direction by using a pop-up driving device and angularly adjustable by using a ball joint. The apparatus is configured to simultaneously perform a wind direction adjustment and a damper door function, and can pop-up and then angularly rotate the wing cover around the ball joint in a desired direction, thereby adjusting a wind direction of the air discharged to an interior of the vehicle in the desired direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, NIFCO KOREA Inc., Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Woo Lee, Ran Jeong Park, Kwan Woo Lee, Jong Chae Lee, Kee Jin Sung