Patents by Inventor Kwang Hyun Yoo

Kwang Hyun Yoo 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: 20250002351
    Abstract: The present specification relates to a carbon nanotube dispersion liquid, a method for preparing same, an electrode slurry composition comprising same, an electrode comprising same, and a lithium secondary battery comprising same, the carbon nanotube dispersion liquid comprising: carbon nanotubes; a first dispersant having an amide group; and an acryl-based second dispersant having one or more functional groups selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group and a carboxyl group, wherein the viscosity at 25° C. and a shear rate of 15 sec?1 is 3,000 cPs or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Seong Kyun KANG, Jin Yeong LEE, Kwang Hyun YOO
  • Publication number: 20240400393
    Abstract: The present specification relates to a carbon nanotube dispersion liquid, a method for preparing same, an electrode slurry composition comprising same, an electrode comprising same, and a lithium secondary battery comprising same, the carbon nanotube dispersion liquid comprising carbon nanotubes; a first dispersant having an amide group; and a second dispersant having an aromatic ring, wherein the viscosity at 25° C. and a shear rate of 15 sec?1 is 2,000 cPs or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Seong Kyun KANG, Jin Yeong LEE, Kwang Hyun YOO
  • Publication number: 20240328561
    Abstract: A pipe inspection apparatus is provided according to one embodiment of the present invention. The pipe inspection apparatus may include a moving body part to travel in a pipe, at least one drive cup disposed on an outer surface of the moving body part and configured to allow the moving body part to travel along an inside of the pipe due to a pressure of a fluid flowing in the pipe, at least one front guide part disposed on a front portion of the drive cup and including a front wheel that brings into contact with the pipe, and at least one rear guide part disposed on a rear portion of the drive cup and including a rear wheel that brings into contact with the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Hong Seok SONG, Hui Ryoung YOO, Dong Kyu KIM, Dae Kwang KIM, Jae Jun KIM, Seung Ung YANG, Kwang Hyun YOO, Byung Taek OH
  • Publication number: 20240274829
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carbon nanotube dispersion including carbon nanotubes, a first dispersant having an amide group, a second dispersant having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl and carboxyl groups, and sulfur. The present disclosure also relates to a method of preparing the dispersion, an electrode slurry composition including the dispersion, an electrode including the electrode slurry composition, and a secondary battery including the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Seong Kyun KANG, Kwang Hyun YOO, Taek Gyoung KIM, Jin Yeong LEE
  • Patent number: 11820665
    Abstract: Provided a high-pressure homogenizer comprising a channel module comprising a microchannel through which an object for homogenization passes, wherein the microchannel is provided with a first flow channel and a second flow channel sequentially arranged along the direction through which the object passes, the first flow channel is provided with a plurality of first baffles disposed so as to partition the microchannel into a plurality of spaces, the second flow channel is provided with a plurality of second baffles disposed so as to partition the microchannel into a plurality of spaces, and at least one of the first baffles is provided to be positioned between two adjacent second baffles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventors: Eun Jeong Kim, Kwang Hyun Yoo, Ye Hoon Im, In Young Kim, Won Jong Kwon
  • Patent number: 11332375
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a peeling device of sheet material for peeling off graphite, and the peeling device of sheet material according to the present invention is characterized in that a specific microchannel is used to apply a shear force required to peel off graphite, and simultaneously, graphene itself is not ground and the discharge flow rate of the graphene dispersion increases to increase graphene preparation efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kwang Hyun Yoo, Eun Jeong Kim, In Young Kim, Pum Suk Park, Ye Hoon Im, Won Jong Kwon
  • Publication number: 20220144643
    Abstract: Provided a high-pressure homogenizer comprising a channel module comprising a microchannel through which an object for homogenization passes, wherein the microchannel is provided with a first flow channel and a second flow channel sequentially arranged along the direction through which the object passes, the first flow channel is provided with a plurality of first baffles disposed so as to partition the microchannel into a plurality of spaces, the second flow channel is provided with a plurality of second baffles disposed so as to partition the microchannel into a plurality of spaces, and at least one of the first baffles is provided to be positioned between two adjacent second baffles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Jeong Kim, Kwang Hyun Yoo, Ye Hoon Im, In Young Kim, Won Jong Kwon
  • Patent number: 11242251
    Abstract: Provided a high-pressure homogenizer comprising a channel module comprising a microchannel through which an object for homogenization passes, wherein the microchannel is provided with a first flow channel and a second flow channel sequentially arranged along the direction through which the object passes, the first flow channel is provided with a plurality of first baffles disposed so as to partition the microchannel into a plurality of spaces, the second flow channel is provided with a plurality of second baffles disposed so as to partition the microchannel into a plurality of spaces, and at least one of the first baffles is provided to be positioned between two adjacent second baffles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Inventors: Eun Jeong Kim, Kwang Hyun Yoo, Ye Hoon Im, In Young Kim, Won Jong Kwon
  • Patent number: 10807056
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high pressure homogenizer and a method for manufacturing graphene using the same, and according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a high pressure homogenizer comprising a channel module which comprises a microchannel through which an object for homogenization passes, wherein the channel module comprises at least one baffle disposed so as to partition the microchannel into a plurality of spaces and the baffle is provided so as to partition the microchannel into two spaces along the width direction or the height direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Jeong Kim, Kwang Hyun Yoo, Ye Hoon Im, Jin Yeong Lee, Won Jong Kwon
  • Publication number: 20200122108
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high pressure homogenizer and a method for manufacturing graphene using the same, and according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a high pressure homogenizer comprising a channel module which comprises a microchannel through which an object for homogenization passes, wherein the channel module comprises at least one baffle disposed so as to partition the microchannel into a plurality of spaces and the baffle is provided so as to partition the microchannel into two spaces along the width direction or the height direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Jeong Kim, Kwang Hyun Yoo, Ye Hoon Im, Jin Yeong Lee, Won Jong Kwon
  • Patent number: 10435571
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing carbon nanotubes which are capable of more effectively preparing carbon nanotubes having a uniform and fine size, and a dispersion composition of carbon nanotubes obtained using the same. The method for preparing carbon nanotube comprises the steps of: forming a dispersion comprising carbon nanotube bundles, a dispersant and a solvent; and enabling the dispersion to consecutively pass through a high pressure homogenizer, wherein the dispersant is a mixture of plural kinds of polyaromatic hydrocarbon oxides, and the carbon nanotube bundles are pulverized or disentangled while passing through a microchannel of the high pressure homogenizer under a shear force to form carbon nanotubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwon Nam Sohn, Kil Sun Lee, Won Jong Kwon, Su Jin Park, Byung Hun Oh, Eui Yong Hwang, Seung Bo Yang, Kwang Hyun Yoo, Mi Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20190284053
    Abstract: Provided a high-pressure homogenizer comprising a channel module comprising a microchannel through which an object for homogenization passes, wherein the microchannel is provided with a first flow channel and a second flow channel sequentially arranged along the direction through which the object passes, the first flow channel is provided with a plurality of first baffles disposed so as to partition the microchannel into a plurality of spaces, the second flow channel is provided with a plurality of second baffles disposed so as to partition the microchannel into a plurality of spaces, and at least one of the first baffles is provided to be positioned between two adjacent second baffles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Jeong Kim, Kwang Hyun Yoo, Ye Hoon Im, In Young Kim, Won Jong Kwon
  • Patent number: 10131803
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a preparation method of graphene, capable of easily preparing a graphene flake having a smaller thickness and a large area, and a dispersed composition of graphene obtained using the same. The preparation method of graphene includes applying a physical force to dispersion of a carbon-based material including graphite or a derivative thereof, and a dispersant, wherein the dispersant includes a mixture of plural kinds of polyaromatic hydrocarbon oxides, containing the polyaromatic hydrocarbon oxides having a molecular weight of 300 to 1000 in a content of 60% by weight or more, and the graphite or the derivative thereof is formed into a graphene flake having a thickness in nanoscale under application of a physical force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwon Nam Sohn, Kwang Hyun Yoo, Won Jong Kwon, Kil Sun Lee, Seung Bo Yang, In Young Kim, Mi Jin Lee, Jin Yeong Lee
  • Publication number: 20180214888
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for exfoliating a plate-shaped material for exfoliating graphene, which has features that while a shear force required for the exfoliation of graphite is applied using a specific microchannel, it can simultaneously prevent the graphene itself from being crushed and increase the discharge flow rate of a graphene dispersion, thereby enhancing the production efficiency of graphene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Hyun Yoo, Eun Jeong Kim, In Young Kim, Ye Hoon Im, Won Jong Kwon
  • Publication number: 20180215622
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a peeling device of sheet material for peeling off graphite, and the peeling device of sheet material according to the present invention is characterized in that a specific microchannel is used to apply a shear force required to peel off graphite, and simultaneously, graphene itself is not ground and the discharge flow rate of the graphene dispersion increases to increase graphene preparation efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Hyun Yoo, Eun Jeong Kim, In Young Kim, Pum Suk Park, Ye Hoon Im, Won Jong Kwon
  • Patent number: 10033044
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a conducting material composition capable of forming an electrode in which at least two kinds of carbon based materials are contained in a uniformly dispersed state to enable a battery such as a lithium rechargeable battery having more improved electrical and lifetime characteristics to be provided, and a slurry composition for forming an electrode of a lithium rechargeable battery and a lithium rechargeable battery using the same. The conducting material composition contains: at least two kinds of conductive carbon-based materials selected from the group consisting of carbon nano tube, graphene, and carbon black; and a dispersant containing a plurality kinds of poly aromatic hydrocarbon oxides, wherein the dispersant contains poly aromatic hydrocarbon oxides having a molecular weight of 300 to 1000 at a content of 60 wt.% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kil Sun Lee, Kwon Nam Sohn, Won Jong Kwon, Seung Bo Yang, In Young Kim, Kwang Hyun Yoo, Mi Jin Lee, Jin Yeong Lee
  • Publication number: 20180141022
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a peeling device of sheet material for peeling off graphite, and the peeling device of sheet material according to the present invention is characterized in that a specific microchannel is used to apply a shear force required to peel off graphite, and simultaneously, various sizes of shear forces can be applied according to the sections in the microchannel, thus increasing graphene preparation efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Jeong Kim, Kwang Hyun Yoo, Ye Hoon Im, In Young Kim, Won Jong Kwon
  • Patent number: 9950930
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a preparation method of graphene, capable of preparing graphene having a smaller thickness and a large area, and with reduced defect generation, by a simplified process. The preparation method of graphene includes forming dispersion including a carbon-based material including unoxidized graphite, and a dispersant; and continuously passing the dispersion through a high pressure homogenizer including an inlet, an outlet, and a micro-channel for connection between the inlet and the outlet, having a diameter in a micrometer scale, wherein the carbon-based material is exfoliated, as the material is passed through the micro-channel under application of a shear force, thereby forming graphene having a thickness in nanoscale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Hyun Yoo, Kwon Nam Sohn, Won Jong Kwon, Kil Sun Lee
  • Publication number: 20170217775
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a partially oxidized graphene and a method for preparing the same. Since the partially oxidized graphene is prepared by subjecting the partially oxidized graphite to a high pressure homogenization, the exfoliation efficiency is excellent, the inherent characteristics of graphene are maintained even without using a reduction step after exfoliation, and the dispersibility thereof in organic solvents is excellent, and thus the invention can be applied to various fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwon Nam Sohn, Mi Jin Lee, Won Jong Kwon, Se Ho Park, Kwang Hyun Yoo
  • Publication number: 20170166449
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a preparation method of graphene, capable of preparing graphene having a smaller thickness and a large area, and with reduced defect generation, by a simplified process. The preparation method of graphene includes forming dispersion including a carbon-based material including unoxidized graphite, and a dispersant; and continuously passing the dispersion through a high pressure homogenizer including an inlet, an outlet, and a micro-channel for connection between the inlet and the outlet, having a diameter in a micrometer scale, wherein the carbon-based material is exfoliated, as the material is passed through the micro-channel under application of a shear force, thereby forming graphene having a thickness in nanoscale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Hyun Yoo, Kwon Nam Sohn, Won Jong Kwon, Kil Sun Lee