Patents by Inventor Kwang Deuk LEE

Kwang Deuk 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: 20240128557
    Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction such that long side surfaces of adjacent ones of the battery cells face one another; a plurality of insulation spacers, at least one of the insulation spacers being between each adjacent pair of the battery cells, each of the insulation spacers including a heat-insulating first sheet and a plurality of flame-retardant second sheets respectively adhered to opposite surfaces of the first sheet by an adhesion member; a cover member including an internal receiving space configured to accommodate the battery cells and the insulation spacers; a top plate coupled to the cover member, the top plate including ducts respectively corresponding to vents of the battery cells and having fire extinguishing agent openings respectively corresponding to the insulation spacers; a top cover coupled to the top plate and having discharge openings respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jin Taek KIM, Eun Ok KWAK, Jang Hoon KIM, Jin Bhum YUN, Jong Yeol WOO, Kwang Deuk LEE, Woo Sung CHOI
  • Publication number: 20240113382
    Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a cover member accommodating a plurality of battery cells in an internal receiving space, each of the battery cells including a vent; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member and including a duct corresponding to the vent of at least one of the battery cells; a top cover coupled to a top of the top plate and having an exhaust area corresponding to the duct, the exhaust area having a plurality of discharge openings, the top cover including a protrusion protruding from a bottom surface of the top cover, the protrusion extending around a periphery of the exhaust area and around a distal end of the duct; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and the top plate, the extinguisher sheet being configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a reference temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Jin Taek KIM, Eun Ok KWAK, Jang Hoon KIM, Jin Bhum YUN, Jong Yeol WOO, Kwang Deuk LEE, Woo Sung CHOI
  • Patent number: 11848461
    Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a plurality of battery cells such that long side surfaces of adjacent ones of the battery cells face one another; a plurality of insulation spacers, at least one of the insulation spacers being between adjacent battery cells, each of the insulation spacers including a heat-insulating first sheet and a plurality of flame-retardant second sheets respectively adhered to opposite surfaces of the first sheet by an adhesion member; a cover member including an internal receiving space configured to accommodate the battery cells and the insulation spacers; a top plate coupled to the cover member and including ducts respectively corresponding to vents of the battery cells and having fire extinguishing agent openings respectively corresponding to the insulation spacers; a top cover coupled to the top plate and having discharge openings respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and the top plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Taek Kim, Eun Ok Kwak, Jang Hoon Kim, Jin Bhum Yun, Jong Yeol Woo, Kwang Deuk Lee, Woo Sung Choi
  • Publication number: 20230395934
    Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a cover member accommodating a plurality of battery cells in an internal receiving space, the battery cells being arranged in a first direction, each of the battery cells including a vent; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member and including a duct corresponding to the vent of each of the battery cells; a top cover coupled to a top of the top plate and having a discharge opening corresponding to the duct; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and the top plate, the extinguisher sheet being configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a reference temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Eun Ok KWAK, Jin Bhum YUN, Jang Hoon KIM, Jin Taek KIM, Jong Yeol WOO, Kwang Deuk LEE, Woo Sung CHOI
  • Patent number: 11799167
    Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a cover member accommodating a plurality of battery cells in an internal receiving space, the battery cells being arranged in a first direction, each of the battery cells including a vent; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member and including a duct corresponding to the vent of each of the battery cells; a top cover coupled to a top of the top plate and having a discharge opening corresponding to the duct; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and the top plate, the extinguisher sheet being configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a reference temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Ok Kwak, Jin Bhum Yun, Jang Hoon Kim, Jin Taek Kim, Jong Yeol Woo, Kwang Deuk Lee, Woo Sung Choi
  • Patent number: 11771935
    Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a length direction; a plurality of insulation spacers; a cover member including an internal receiving space; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member, the top plate including ducts respectively corresponding to vents of the battery cells and having opening holes respectively corresponding to the insulation spacers; a top cover coupled to a top of the top plate and having discharge holes respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and the top plate, the extinguisher sheet being configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a temperature exceeding a reference temperature, the top cover including protrusion parts on a bottom surface thereof, the protrusion parts covering an exhaust region and being coupled to an exterior of each of the ducts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Taek Kim, Eun Ok Kwak, Jang Hoon Kim, Jin Bhum Yun, Jong Yeol Woo, Kwang Deuk Lee, Woo Sung Choi
  • Patent number: 11764438
    Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a cover member accommodating a plurality of battery cells in an internal receiving space, the battery cells being arranged in a first direction, each of the battery cells including a vent; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member and including a duct corresponding to the vent of each of the battery cells; a top cover coupled to a top of the top plate and having a discharge opening corresponding to the duct; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and the top plate, the extinguisher sheet being configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a reference temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Ok Kwak, Jin Bhum Yun, Jang Hoon Kim, Jin Taek Kim, Jong Yeol Woo, Kwang Deuk Lee, Woo Sung Choi
  • Patent number: 11764430
    Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction such that long side surfaces of adjacent ones of the battery cells face one another; a plurality of insulation spacers, at least one of the insulation spacers being between each adjacent pair of the battery cells, each of the insulation spacers including a heat-insulating first sheet and a plurality of flame-retardant second sheets respectively adhered to opposite surfaces of the first sheet by an adhesion member; a cover member including an internal receiving space configured to accommodate the battery cells and the insulation spacers; a top plate coupled to the cover member, the top plate including ducts respectively corresponding to vents of the battery cells and having fire extinguishing agent openings respectively corresponding to the insulation spacers; a top cover coupled to the top plate and having discharge openings respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Taek Kim, Eun Ok Kwak, Jang Hoon Kim, Jin Bhum Yun, Jong Yeol Woo, Kwang Deuk Lee, Woo Sung Choi
  • Patent number: 11735795
    Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a length direction, each of the battery cells including a vent; a plurality of insulation spacers, at least one of the insulation spacers being located between long side surfaces of an adjacent pair of the battery cells; a cover member; a top plate coupled to a top portion of the cover member and including ducts respectively corresponding to the vents of the battery cells and including opening holes respectively corresponding to the insulation spacers; a top cover coupled to a top portion of the top plate and including discharge holes located in an exhaust area and respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet located between the top cover and the top plate, configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a temperature exceeding a certain temperature and including opening holes located to correspond to the ducts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Taek Kim, Eun Ok Kwak, Jin Bhum Yun, Jang Hoon Kim, Jong Yeol Woo, Kwang Deuk Lee, Woo Sung Choi
  • Patent number: 11735788
    Abstract: An energy storage module includes a plurality of battery cells, each including a vent; a plurality of insulation spacers, at least one of the insulation spacers being located between long side surfaces of each adjacent pair of the battery cells; a cover member including an internal receiving space; a top plate coupled to a top portion of the cover member and including ducts respectively corresponding to the vents of the battery cells, and opening holes respectively corresponding to the insulation spacers; a top cover coupled to a top portion of the top plate and including discharge holes respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet located between the top cover and the top plate, configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a temperature exceeding a certain temperature, and including opening holes positioned to correspond to the ducts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Taek Kim, Eun Ok Kwak, Jang Hoon Kim, Jin Bhum Yun, Jong Yeol Woo, Kwang Deuk Lee, Woo Sung Choi
  • Patent number: 11728541
    Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a cover member including an internal receiving space configured to accommodate battery cells each including a vent; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member and including ducts respectively corresponding to the vents of the battery cells; a top cover coupled to a top portion of the top plate and including discharge holes located in an exhaust area and respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet located between the top cover and the top plate, and configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a temperature exceeding a certain temperature, and the top cover includes protrusion parts located on a bottom surface of the top cover, covering the exhaust area, and coupled to an exterior of the ducts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Taek Kim, Eun Ok Kwak, Jin Bhum Yun, Jang Hoon Kim, Jong Yeol Woo, Kwang Deuk Lee, Woo Sung Choi
  • Patent number: 11616263
    Abstract: An energy storage module includes a plurality of battery cells, each including a vent; a plurality of insulation spacers, at least one of the insulation spacers being located between long side surfaces of each adjacent pair of the battery cells; a cover member including an internal receiving space; a top plate coupled to a top portion of the cover member and including ducts respectively corresponding to the vents of the battery cells, and opening holes respectively corresponding to the insulation spacers; a top cover coupled to a top portion of the top plate and including discharge holes respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet located between the top cover and the top plate, configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a temperature exceeding a certain temperature, and including opening holes positioned to correspond to the ducts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Taek Kim, Eun Ok Kwak, Jang Hoon Kim, Jin Bhum Yun, Jong Yeol Woo, Kwang Deuk Lee, Woo Sung Choi
  • Patent number: 11569546
    Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a cover member accommodating a plurality of battery cells in an internal receiving space, each of the battery cells including a vent; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member and including a duct corresponding to the vent of at least one of the battery cells; a top cover coupled to a top of the top plate and having an exhaust area corresponding to the duct, the exhaust area having a plurality of discharge openings, the top cover including a protrusion protruding from a bottom surface of the top cover, the protrusion extending around a periphery of the exhaust area and around a distal end of the duct; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and the top plate, the extinguisher sheet being configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a reference temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Taek Kim, Eun Ok Kwak, Jang Hoon Kim, Jin Bhum Yun, Jong Yeol Woo, Kwang Deuk Lee, Woo Sung Choi
  • Publication number: 20220123386
    Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction such that long side surfaces of adjacent ones of the battery cells face one another; a plurality of insulation spacers, at least one of the insulation spacers being between each adjacent pair of the battery cells, each of the insulation spacers including a heat-insulating first sheet and a plurality of flame-retardant second sheets respectively adhered to opposite surfaces of the first sheet by an adhesion member; a cover member including an internal receiving space configured to accommodate the battery cells and the insulation spacers; a top plate coupled to the cover member, the top plate including ducts respectively corresponding to vents of the battery cells and having fire extinguishing agent openings respectively corresponding to the insulation spacers; a top cover coupled to the top plate and having discharge openings respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Jin Taek KIM, Eun Ok KWAK, Jang Hoon KIM, Jin Bhum YUN, Jong Yeol WOO, Kwang Deuk LEE, Woo Sung CHOI
  • Publication number: 20220123426
    Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a length direction; a plurality of insulation spacers; a cover member including an internal receiving space; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member, the top plate including ducts respectively corresponding to vents of the battery cells and having opening holes respectively corresponding to the insulation spacers; a top cover coupled to a top of the top plate and having discharge holes respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and the top plate, the extinguisher sheet being configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a temperature exceeding a reference temperature, the top cover including protrusion parts on a bottom surface thereof, the protrusion parts covering an exhaust region and being coupled to an exterior of each of the ducts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Jin Taek KIM, Eun Ok KWAK, Jang Hoon KIM, Jin Bhum YUN, Jong Yeol WOO, Kwang Deuk LEE, Woo Sung CHOI
  • Patent number: 11145933
    Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a length direction; a plurality of insulation spacers; a cover member including an internal receiving space; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member, the top plate including ducts respectively corresponding to vents of the battery cells and having opening holes respectively corresponding to the insulation spacers; a top cover coupled to a top of the top plate and having discharge holes respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and the top plate, the extinguisher sheet being configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a temperature exceeding a reference temperature, the top cover including protrusion parts on a bottom surface thereof, the protrusion parts covering an exhaust region and being coupled to an exterior of each of the ducts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Taek Kim, Eun Ok Kwak, Jang Hoon Kim, Jin Bhum Yun, Jong Yeol Woo, Kwang Deuk Lee, Woo Sung Choi
  • Publication number: 20210074982
    Abstract: An energy storage module includes a plurality of battery cells, each including a vent; a plurality of insulation spacers, at least one of the insulation spacers being located between long side surfaces of each adjacent pair of the battery cells; a cover member including an internal receiving space; a top plate coupled to a top portion of the cover member and including ducts respectively corresponding to the vents of the battery cells, and opening holes respectively corresponding to the insulation spacers; a top cover coupled to a top portion of the top plate and including discharge holes respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet located between the top cover and the top plate, configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a temperature exceeding a reference temperature, and including opening holes positioned to correspond to the ducts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jin Taek KIM, Eun Ok KWAK, Jang Hoon KIM, Jin Bhum YUN, Jong Yeol WOO, Kwang Deuk LEE, Woo Sung CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210069537
    Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a length direction; a plurality of insulation spacers; a cover member including an internal receiving space; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member, the top plate including ducts respectively corresponding to vents of the battery cells and having opening holes respectively corresponding to the insulation spacers; a top cover coupled to a top of the top plate and having discharge holes respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and the top plate, the extinguisher sheet being configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a temperature exceeding a reference temperature, the top cover including protrusion parts on a bottom surface thereof, the protrusion parts covering an exhaust region and being coupled to an exterior of each of the ducts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jin Taek KIM, Eun Ok KWAK, Jang Hoon KIM, Jin Bhum YUN, Jong Yeol WOO, Kwang Deuk LEE, Woo Sung CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210074973
    Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a cover member including an internal receiving space configured to accommodate battery cells each including a vent; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member and including ducts respectively corresponding to the vents of the battery cells; a top cover coupled to a top portion of the top plate and including discharge holes located in an exhaust area and respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet located between the top cover and the top plate, and configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a temperature exceeding a certain temperature, and the top cover includes protrusion parts located on a bottom surface of the top cover, covering the exhaust area, and coupled to an exterior of the ducts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jin Taek KIM, Eun Ok KWAK, Jin Bhum YUN, Jang Hoon KIM, Jong Yeol WOO, Kwang Deuk LEE, Woo Sung CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210074976
    Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a cover member including an internal receiving space configured to accommodate battery cells each including a vent; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member and including ducts respectively corresponding to the vents of the battery cells; a top cover coupled to a top portion of the top plate and including discharge holes located in an exhaust area and respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet located between the top cover and the top plate, and configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a temperature exceeding a reference temperature, and the top cover includes protrusion parts located on a bottom surface of the top cover, covering the exhaust area, and coupled to an exterior of the ducts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jin Taek KIM, Eun Ok KWAK, Jin Bhum YUN, Jang Hoon KIM, Jong Yeol WOO, Kwang Deuk LEE, Woo Sung CHOI