Patents by Inventor Kwang Man Kim

Kwang Man Kim 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: 20240144462
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and system for evaluating a welding condition on the basis of three-dimensional data. An aspect of the present embodiment provides an apparatus for evaluating a welding condition, the apparatus including a communication unit configured to receive a three-dimensional image for an evaluation target from the outside, a base material recognition unit configured to recognize a base material from the three-dimensional image for the evaluation target by using a point cloud, a bead extraction unit configured to extract a welding bead welded between the base materials, a bead cross-section acquisition unit configured to acquire cross-sections at preset intervals for the extracted welding bead, and a profile analysis unit configured to analyze a profile of the welding bead for the cross-section acquired by the bead cross-section acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Korea Photonics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Hoe Min KIM, Sung Kuk CHUN, Seon Man KIM, Kwang Hoon LEE, Jeong Rok YUN, Un Yong KIM
  • Publication number: 20240110995
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery residual value evaluation system, which includes a measurement unit that measures a voltage and a current of an external battery to generate a voltage signal and a current signal, a resistance calculation unit that generates a resistance value, a resistance change value, and a resistance change rate of the external battery for each of charging and discharging cycles of the external battery based on the voltage signal and the current signal, an external input unit that receives reference ranges from an outside, a determination unit that determines a battery residual value based on whether the resistance value, the resistance change value, and the resistance change rate fall within the reference ranges, respectively, and an output unit that outputs the determination result to the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Jimin OH, Kwang Man KIM, Young-Gi LEE
  • Publication number: 20240088438
    Abstract: An electrolyte composition of the inventive concept may include a solvent, an electrolyte salt, a first additive, and a second additive. The first additive may include at least one among a phosphor (P) compound, a nitrogen (N) compound, a sulfur (S) compound, and a lithium (Li) compound, or combinations thereof, and the second additive may include at least one among a carbonate compound, a sulfur (S) compound, and a lithium (Li) compound, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Jimin OH, Kwang Man KIM
  • Publication number: 20230343994
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an all-solid-state secondary battery, and more particularly, to an all-solid-state secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. Here, at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode includes a sulfide-based active material, the sulfide-based active material has a particle size of about 50 nm to about 5 µm, and the sulfide-based active material has a grain size of about 1 nm to about 10 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Ju Young KIM, Young-Gi LEE, Yong Min LEE, Seok Hun KANG, Kwang Man KIM, Ju Mi KIM, Joonam PARK, Dong Ok SHIN, Jimin OH, Myeong Ju LEE
  • Publication number: 20230299349
    Abstract: A lithium battery according to the inventive concept includes: a first electrode structure; a second electrode structure separated from the first electrode structure; and an electrolyte between the first electrode structure and the second electrode structure, wherein the electrolyte includes: a lithium salt; an organic solvent; and an additive, the additive includes a polymer additive, and the polymer additive may be a mixture of at least two or more polymers among a halogen-based polymer, a silicon-based polymer and an acrylic polymer, or a copolymer thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jaecheol CHOI, Kwang Man KIM, Young-Gi LEE, Seok Hun KANG, Ju Young KIM, Dong Ok SHIN, Jimin OH
  • Publication number: 20230120799
    Abstract: A lithium battery according to the inventive concept includes: a first electrode structure; a second electrode structure separated from the first electrode structure; and an electrolyte between the first electrode structure and the second electrode structure, wherein the electrolyte includes: a lithium salt; an organic solvent; and at least one among a material represented by Formula 1 and a material represented by Formula 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jimin OH, Kwang Man KIM, Sung You HONG, Nam Kyu PARK, Ho Seung LEE, Young-Gi LEE
  • Publication number: 20220140346
    Abstract: Provided is a cellulose derivative composition for a secondary battery binder, a method of preparing a composition for a secondary battery electrode, including the same, and a secondary battery including the same. According to the inventive concept, the cellulose derivative composition for a secondary battery binder may include a compound represented by Formula 1 below.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Young-Gi LEE, Dong Ok SHIN, Yong Min LEE, Seoungwoo BYUN, Juhye SONG, Kwang Man KIM, Dohwan KIM, Ju Young KIM, Jimin OH
  • Publication number: 20220131233
    Abstract: Provided is a method of preparing a coating composition for a separator of a secondary battery, and particularly a method including dispersing a first monomer and a surfactant in a solvent to form micelles, adding a first initiator to the solvent and performing first polymerization reaction to form a precursor solution including an emulsion-type binder, and adding a second monomer and a second initiator to the precursor solution and performing second polymerization reaction to form an aqueous binder solution including a solution-type binder, wherein the emulsion-type binder has a core shape, the solution-type binder has a shell shape wrapping the emulsion-type binder, and the emulsion-type binder and the solution-type binder are chemically bonded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Young-Gi LEE, Ju Young KIM, Seok Hun KANG, Kwang Man KIM, YOUNG SAM PARK, Dong Ok SHIN
  • Publication number: 20220131133
    Abstract: Provided is a composite electrode for an all-solid-state secondary battery including a first active material and a second active material, wherein the first active material and the second active material include different materials from each other, and the content of the first active material is 50 vol % to 98 vol % based on the total volume of the first active material and the second active material, the first active material has a volume change rate of 0 vol % to 30 vol % according to volume expansion/contraction during a charging/discharging process, and the second active material has a volume change rate of 35 vol % to 1000 vol % according to volume expansion/contraction during a charging/discharging process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Ju Young KIM, Young-Gi LEE, Seok Hun KANG, Dong Ok SHIN, Myeong Ju LEE, Kwang Man KIM, Jimin OH
  • Publication number: 20220131181
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a solid secondary battery, wherein the method includes forming a composite electrolyte film, and forming a positive electrode and a negative electrode respectively on both surfaces of the composite electrolyte film. The forming of a composite electrolyte film includes preparing inorganic ion conductor powder coated with an ion resistance layer, removing the ion resistance layer to expose the surface of the inorganic ion conductor powder, mixing the inorganic ion conductor powder with an organic ion conductor and a solvent to prepare a composite electrolyte solution, and removing the solvent from the composite electrolyte solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Dong Ok SHIN, Young-Gi LEE, Myeong Ju LEE, Seok Hun KANG, Kwang Man KIM, Jumi KIM, Ju Young KIM, Jimin OH
  • Publication number: 20220115738
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a secondary battery separator including dissolving a polymer binder in water to prepare an aqueous binder solution, dispersing particles in the aqueous binder solution to prepare an aqueous slurry, and preparing a separator substrate, and applying the aqueous slurry on an upper surface and a lower surface of the separator substrate to form an aqueous slurry coating layer, wherein the separator substrate includes a hydrophobic material, the polymer binder is water-soluble, and the aqueous slurry has a viscosity of about 100 cP to about 6000 cP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Ju Young KIM, Young-Gi LEE, Seok Hun KANG, YOUNG SAM PARK, Kwang Man KIM
  • Patent number: 10374206
    Abstract: A lithium battery according to the inventive concept may comprise a cathode, an anode separated from the cathode, a first separator disposed between the cathode and the anode, the first separator having first pores, a second separator disposed on the first separator, the second separator having second pores, and an electrolyte filling a gap between the cathode and the anode. Diameters of the second pores may be smaller than those of the first pores. A standard deviation of the diameters of the second pores is smaller than that of the first pores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ju Young Kim, Kwang Man Kim, Dong Ok Shin, Young-Gi Lee
  • Publication number: 20190198920
    Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing a multi-dopant, oxide-based solid electrolyte. The method comprising preparing a mixture including a lithium (Li) compound, a lanthanum (La) compound, and a metal compound, the metal compound including a first metal element represented by M, adding a first precursor including a second metal element and a second precursor including a third metal element to the mixture, and performing a crystallization operation to form a compound represented by LixLa3M2O12 from the mixture having the first precursor and the second precursor mixed therein, wherein the compound is doped with the second and third metal elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Dong Ok SHIN, Young-Gi LEE, Kwang Man KIM
  • Publication number: 20190074515
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium composite anode including a metal film, and lithium ion conductors and electron conductors dispersed on one surface of the metal film, wherein portions of the lithium ion conductors and electron conductors are impregnated into the metal film from the one surface of the metal film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Ju Young KIM, Young-Gi LEE, Kwang Man KIM, Dong Ok SHIN
  • Publication number: 20180115021
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a lithium battery, wherein the method may include preparing a first electrode structure including a first current collector, a first electrode layer, and first electrode columns, which are stacked, preparing a second electrode structure including a second current collector and a second electrode layer, and forming an electrolyte between the first electrode structure and the second electrode structure, the electrolyte may extend in between the first electrode columns, and the forming of the electrolyte may include preparing a mixture including inorganic particles, a polymer, and an organic solution, preparing a liquid-state mixture by heating the mixture, and applying the liquid-state mixture onto the first electrode columns, and the polymer may have nitrile groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Young-Gi LEE, Dong Ok SHIN, Kwang Man KIM
  • Publication number: 20180108943
    Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolyte composition including a solid electrolyte with a protective layer provided on a surface thereof, and a polymer binder. The protective layer includes at least one of an inorganic layer, including at least one of an oxide, a nitride, and a sulfide, an organic layer, including a polydopamine derivative, and a self-assembled monolayer, including an organosilane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Dong Ok SHIN, Young-Gi LEE, Kwang Man KIM, Ju Young KIM
  • Publication number: 20180062143
    Abstract: A lithium battery according to the inventive concept may comprise a cathode, an anode separated from the cathode, a first separator disposed between the cathode and the anode, the first separator having first pores, a second separator disposed on the first separator, the second separator having second pores, and an electrolyte filling a gap between the cathode and the anode. Diameters of the second pores may be smaller than those of the first pores. A standard deviation of the diameters of the second pores is smaller than that of the first pores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Instit ute
    Inventors: Ju Young KIM, Kwang Man KIM, Dong Ok SHIN, Young-Gi LEE
  • Patent number: 9680135
    Abstract: A pouch-type flexible film battery, including: (a) a cathode structure including a cathode pouch, a cathode conductive carbon layer, and a cathode layer; (b) an anode structure including an anode pouch, an anode conductive carbon layer, and an anode layer; and (c) a polymer electrolyte layer that is provided between the cathode and anode structures, that is bonded to the cathode layer and to the anode layer, and that is a gel-type electrolyte having adhesive properties and including a cellulose-based polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Gi Lee, Kwang Man Kim, Min Gyu Choi, Kunyoung Kang
  • Patent number: 9640834
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium battery including a first pouch film, a first anode part on the first pouch film, a second cathode part on the first anode part, a polymer insulating film on the second cathode part, the polymer insulating film including a disk which is configured to penetrate the polymer insulating film, a second anode part on the polymer insulating film, a first cathode part on the second anode part, and a second pouch film on the first cathode part. Herein, the second cathode part is electrically connected to the second anode part through the disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Young-Gi Lee, Kwang Man Kim, Kunyoung Kang, Dong Ok Shin
  • Publication number: 20170005366
    Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing an oxide based solid electrolyte, the method comprising preparing a mixture including a lithium (Li) compound, a lanthanum (La) compound, and a metal compound, the metal compound including a first metal element represented by M, adding a first precursor including a second metal element and a second precursor including a third metal element to the mixture, and performing a crystallization operation to form a compound represented by LixLa3M2O12 from the mixture having the first precursor and the second precursor mixed therein, wherein the compound is doped with the second and third metal elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Dong Ok SHIN, Young-Gi LEE, Kwang Man KIM