Patents by Inventor Kwon Nam Sohn

Kwon Nam Sohn 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: 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
  • Patent number: 9845275
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of preparing polyaromatic oxide and polyaromatic oxide prepared thereby, wherein the method includes (a) placing a plurality of kinds of polyaromatic hydrocarbons and water in a reactor and then stirring them; (b) increasing the temperature inside the reactor to 150 to 300° C. and then feeding a gas containing 10 wt % or more of oxygen into the reactor to increase the partial pressure of oxygen inside the reactor to 2 to 30 bar; and (c) reacting the plurality of kinds of polyaromatic hydrocarbons with oxygen to oxidize the plurality of kinds of polyaromatic hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Eun Kim, Won Jae Lee, Yong Jin Choe, Won Jong Kwon, Hyun Nam, Kwon Nam Sohn
  • Publication number: 20170305082
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing hollow carbon capsules which can simply and effectively produce hollow carbon capsule by using polymer particles as soft templates and using a spray-drying method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: In Young KIM, Jin Yeong LEE, Kwon Nam SOHN, Eui Yong HWANG, Won Jong KWON
  • Publication number: 20170305747
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing graphene which comprises subjecting expanded graphite to high speed homogenization to prepare a feed solution and then subjecting the same to high pressure homogenization, thereby increasing the degree of dispersion of expanded graphite in the feed solution and so improving the efficiency of high pressure homogenization. Therefore, the present method has features that the efficiency of graphene preparation is excellent and the size of graphene to be prepared is uniform, compared with a conventional process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Bo Yang, Kwon Nam Sohn, Won Jong Kwon, Se Ho Park, Mi Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20170233256
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing graphene using a novel block copolymer. The present invention has features that, by using the block copolymer to mediate graphene that is hydrophobic and a solvent of a feed solution that is hydrophilic, the exfoliation efficiency of graphene as well as the dispersion stability thereof can be increased during high-pressure homogenization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicants: LG Chem, Ltd., Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Mi Jin Lee, Byeong-Hyeok Sohn, Seung Yong Chae, Won Jong Kwon, Kwon Nam Sohn
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20170158512
    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: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: 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: 20170047584
    Abstract: Provided are a porous silicon-carbon composite, which includes a core including a plurality of active particles, a conductive material formed on at least a portion of surfaces of the active particles, first pores, and second pores, and a first shell layer which is coated on the core and includes graphene, wherein the active particles include a plurality of silicon particles, silicon oxide particles, or a combination thereof, the first pores are present in the core and are formed by agglomeration of the plurality of active particles, and the second pores are irregularly dispersed and present in the core, has an average particle diameter smaller than an average particle diameter of the active particles, and are spherical, a method of manufacturing the same, and a negative electrode and a lithium secondary battery including the porous silicon-carbon composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eui Yong HWANG, In Young KIM, Jin Yeong LEE, Won Jong KWON, Kwon Nam SOHN, Seung Bo YANG
  • Publication number: 20170036914
    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: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: 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: 20170001161
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel dispersing agent capable of uniformly dispersing a variety of carbon-based materials in different media including aqueous solvents and a preparation method thereof, and a carbon-based material-dispersed composition including the same. The dispersing agent is a mixture of a plurality of polyaromatic hydrocarbon oxides, and the mixture includes polyaromatic hydrocarbon oxide having a molecular weight of 300 to 1000 in an amount of 60% by weight or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwon Nam Sohn, Won Jong Kwon, Kil Sun Lee, In Young Kim, Yeu Young Youn, Hee Yong Park
  • Publication number: 20160380270
    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: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: 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: 20160244386
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of preparing polyaromatic oxide and polyaromatic oxide prepared thereby, wherein the method includes (a) placing a plurality of kinds of polyaromatic hydrocarbons and water in a reactor and then stirring them; (b) increasing the temperature inside the reactor to 150 to 300° C. and then feeding a gas containing 10 wt % or more of oxygen into the reactor to increase the partial pressure of oxygen inside the reactor to 2 to 30 bar; and (c) reacting the plurality of kinds of polyaromatic hydrocarbons with oxygen to oxidize the plurality of kinds of polyaromatic hydrocarbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Eun KIM, Won Jae LEE, Yong Jin CHOE, Won Jong KWON, Hyun NAM, Kwon Nam SOHN
  • Publication number: 20160190590
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a conducting material composition which is allowed to provide an electrode having a higher content of uniformly dispersed carbon nanotubes, thereby providing a lithium rechargeable batteryelectrode having more improved electrical characteristics and life characteristics, a slurry composition for forming a lithium rechargeable batteryelectrode using the same, and a lithium rechargeable battery. The conducting material composition includes carbon nanotube; and a dispersing agent including a plurality of polyaromatic hydrocarbon oxides, in which the dispersing agent contains the polyaromatic hydrocarbon oxides having a molecular weight of 300 to 1000 in an amount of 60% by weight or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwon Nam Sohn, Kil Sun Lee, Won Jong Kwon, Byung Hun Oh, Su Jin Park, In Young Kim
  • Patent number: 7851557
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic/inorganic composite electrolyte membrane comprising: (a) a sulfonated fluorine-free hydrocarbon-based polymer; and (b) inorganic particles capable of collecting moisture, wherein the inorganic particles include zeolite. Also, disclosed are an electrode comprising the zeolite as a component for forming a catalyst layer, a membrane electrode assembly comprising the electrolyte membrane and/or the electrode, and a fuel cell having the membrane electrode assembly. The organic/inorganic composite electrolyte membrane using the hydrophilic zeolite in combination with the sulfonated fluorine-free hydrocarbon-based polymer shows high proton conductivity, and thus can impart excellent quality to a fuel cell even under high-temperature and low-humidity conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Su Park, Chong Kyu Shin, Kwon Nam Sohn, Bong Keun Lee, Jae Hyuk Chang, Eun Ju Kim