Patents by Inventor Kwan-Woo NAM

Kwan-Woo NAM 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: 11929520
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a porous separator for electrochemical devices, configured to guarantee electrical insulation between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, wherein the porous separator includes no polyolefin substrate, and includes inorganic particles, a binder for coupling between the inorganic particles, and a crosslinking agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoung Ho Ahn, Kwan Woo Nam, Chul Haeng Lee, Young Duk Kim, Je An Lee
  • Patent number: 11919632
    Abstract: An air mobility device improves propulsion due to the Coand? effect when flying so as to increase a flying range and reduces noise when flying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youn Sic Nam, Myeong Man Park, Kwan Ho Moh, Keon Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 11757155
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a separator for secondary batteries, configured to provide insulation between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, wherein the separator comprises no polyolefin substrate, is configured to have a layer structure comprising a fibrous support, inorganic particles, and a binder, and has improved dimensional stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Ji Kim, Kwan Woo Nam, Seung Hyun Lee, Je An Lee
  • Patent number: 11652234
    Abstract: A separator for an electrochemical device, including: a porous polymer substrate; and a porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate and containing a plurality of microcapsules and a binder polymer positioned on the whole or a part of the surface of the microcapsules to connect and fix the microcapsules with one another, wherein the microcapsules include metal hydroxide particles, and capsule coating layer surrounding each surface of the metal hydroxide particles. An electrochemical device including the separator, and the microcapsules are also provided. The microcapsules and separator show excellent flame resistance and can reduce degradation of battery performance caused by water adsorbability of the plurality of a metal hydroxide particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Hyun Lee, Da-Kyung Han, Kwan-Woo Nam, Je-An Lee
  • Patent number: 11594782
    Abstract: A flame retardant separator for secondary batteries, and more particularly, a flame retardant separator for secondary batteries comprising or coated with a metal hydroxide having a low Gibbs free energy among polymorphs of a metal hydroxide used as an inorganic flame retardant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Da Kyung Han, Kwan Woo Nam, Seung Hyun Lee, Je An Lee
  • Publication number: 20230028365
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are aqueous rechargeable zinc batteries and cathodic materials for preparing the same. The cathodic material of these batteries comprises a redox-active triangular phenanthrenequinone-based macrocycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: James Fraser Stoddart, Kwan Woo Nam, Dongjun Kim
  • Patent number: 11398660
    Abstract: A flame retardant separator for secondary batteries having an asymmetric structure, and more particularly, a flame retardant separator for secondary batteries having an asymmetric structure in which a hydroxide-based inorganic flame retardant is coated on only a surface facing a positive electrode. The present invention provides a separator, which is capable of preventing the risk of lithium ions predominantly precipitated from a negative electrode in a lithium secondary battery, enhancing the flame retardant effect, and maintaining electrochemical properties in contrast with a conventional separator coated with inorganic matters, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Ji Kim, Kwan Woo Nam, Je An Lee, Young Bok Kim
  • Patent number: 11394084
    Abstract: A separator and an electrochemical device including the same. The separator includes: a porous substrate having a plurality of pores; and a first porous coating layer and a second porous coating layer formed on one surface and the other surface of the porous substrate, respectively, and including a plurality of inorganic particles, a binder polymer disposed on a part or the whole of the surface of the inorganic particles so that the inorganic particles are connected and fixed with each other, and an anionic surfactant, wherein the inorganic particles include boehmite particles and non-boehmite particles, and the boehmite particles and the binder polymer are present at a weight ratio of 1:1-1:5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Kwan-Woo Nam, Min-Ji Gu
  • Patent number: 11258135
    Abstract: A functional binder and a separator including the functional binder, in which the separator includes a porous polyolefin substrate and an organic-inorganic hybrid porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the substrate and configured to include a mixture of inorganic particles and a binder compound, thus increasing binder-inorganic material adhesion and substrate-binder adhesion while preventing internal shorting from occurring by performing self-healing of damage to the separator, enhancing the adhesion of the separator to a cathode and an anode, and withstanding the dissolution of a transition metal of a cathode material. The binder contains 10 wt % or more of a hydroxyl group per molecule thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Kwan Woo Nam, Su Jin Yoon, Hye Jin Kwon, Chan Jong Kim, Je An Lee
  • Publication number: 20210036289
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a separator for secondary batteries, configured to provide insulation between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, wherein the separator comprises no polyolefin substrate, is configured to have a layer structure comprising a fibrous support, inorganic particles, and a binder, and has improved dimensional stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Ji KIM, Kwan Woo NAM, Seung Hyun LEE, Je An LEE
  • Publication number: 20210005859
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a porous separator for electrochemical devices, configured to guarantee electrical insulation between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, wherein the porous separator includes no polyolefin substrate, and includes inorganic particles, a binder for coupling between the inorganic particles, and a crosslinking agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoung Ho AHN, Kwan Woo NAM, Chul Haeng LEE, Young Duk KIM, Je An LEE
  • Publication number: 20200358065
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a separator for electrochemical devices, configured to guarantee electrical insulation between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, wherein the separator includes no polyolefin substrate, and includes inorganic particles, a binder for coupling between the inorganic particles, and a crosslinking agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Ji KIM, Kwan Woo NAM, Kyung Ho AHN, Je An LEE, Young Bok KIM, Chul Haeng LEE, Jung Hoon LEE, Sol Ji PARK
  • Publication number: 20200350540
    Abstract: A flame retardant separator for secondary batteries, and more particularly, a flame retardant separator for secondary batteries comprising or coated with a metal hydroxide having a low Gibbs free energy among polymorphs of a metal hydroxide used as an inorganic flame retardant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Da Kyung HAN, Kwan Woo NAM, Seung Hyun LEE, Je An LEE
  • Patent number: 10811661
    Abstract: A separator including a polyolefin-based separator substrate having a porous structure, a first coating portion including a mixture of inorganic particles and a binder polymer, and a second coating portion including a material that reduces generation of hydrofluoric acid, wherein the first coating portion and the second coating portion are located on the separator substrate, are located in pores in the separator substrate, or are located on the separator substrate and in pores in the separator substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Ji Kim, Min Ji Gu, Kwan Woo Nam, Min Hyung Kim, Je An Lee
  • Patent number: 10804519
    Abstract: Disclosed are a separator and an electrochemical device including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Su-Jin Yoon, Hye-Jin Kwon, Min-Ji Kim, Chan-Jong Kim, Kwan-Woo Nam
  • Publication number: 20200287187
    Abstract: A method for improving physical properties of a separator in which is capable of increasing insulation, tensile strength and elongation. The separator also has improved physical properties through the above method. Particularly, the present invention is applied to a separator that has already manufactured. After forming a double bond in the separator that has already manufactured, crosslinking may be formed through the double bond or by adding a separate crosslinking initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Young Bok KIM, Min Ji KIM, Kwan Woo NAM, Je An LEE
  • Publication number: 20200274128
    Abstract: A flame retardant separator for secondary batteries having an asymmetric structure, and more particularly, a flame retardant separator for secondary batteries having an asymmetric structure in which a hydroxide-based inorganic flame retardant is coated on only a surface facing a positive electrode. The present invention provides a separator, which is capable of preventing the risk of lithium ions predominantly precipitated from a negative electrode in a lithium secondary battery, enhancing the flame retardant effect, and maintaining electrochemical properties in contrast with a conventional separator coated with inorganic matters, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Ji KIM, Kwan Woo NAM, Je An LEE, Young Bok KIM
  • Publication number: 20200168877
    Abstract: A separator for an electrochemical device, including: a porous polymer substrate; and a porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate and containing a plurality of microcapsules and a binder polymer positioned on the whole or a part of the surface of the microcapsules to connect and fix the microcapsules with one another, wherein the microcapsules include metal hydroxide particles, and capsule coating layer surrounding each surface of the metal hydroxide particles. An electrochemical device including the separator, and the microcapsules are also provided. The microcapsules and separator show excellent flame resistance and can reduce degradation of battery performance caused by water adsorbability of the plurality of a metal hydroxide particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Hyun LEE, Da-Kyung HAN, Kwan-Woo NAM, Je-An LEE
  • Publication number: 20200020910
    Abstract: A separator and an electrochemical device including the same. The separator includes: a porous substrate having a plurality of pores; and a first porous coating layer and a second porous coating layer formed on one surface and the other surface of the porous substrate, respectively, and including a plurality of inorganic particles, a binder polymer disposed on a part or the whole of the surface of the inorganic particles so that the inorganic particles are connected and fixed with each other, and an anionic surfactant, wherein the inorganic particles include boehmite particles and non-boehmite particles, and the boehmite particles and the binder polymer are present at a weight ratio of 1:1-1:5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Kwan-Woo NAM, Min-Ji GU
  • Publication number: 20190355953
    Abstract: A functional binder and a separator including the functional binder, in which the separator includes a porous polyolefin substrate and an organic-inorganic hybrid porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the substrate and configured to include a mixture of inorganic particles and a binder compound, thus increasing binder-inorganic material adhesion and substrate-binder adhesion while preventing internal shorting from occurring by performing self-healing of damage to the separator, enhancing the adhesion of the separator to a cathode and an anode, and withstanding the dissolution of a transition metal of a cathode material. The binder contains 10 wt % or more of a hydroxyl group per molecule thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Kwan Woo NAM, Su Jin YOON, Hye Jin KWON, Chan Jong KIM, Je An LEE