Patents by Inventor Kyung Bin YOO

Kyung Bin 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).

  • Patent number: 11936041
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a cathode formed from a cathode active material including a first cathode active material particle and a second cathode active material particle, an anode and a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode. The first cathode active material particle includes a lithium metal oxide including a continuous concentration gradient in at least one region between a central portion and a surface portion. The second cathode active material particle includes a lithium metal oxide including elements the same as those of the first cathode active material particle, and the second cathode active material particle has a uniform composition from a central portion to a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SK ON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kook Hyun Han, Kyung Bin Yoo, Duck Chul Hwang
  • Patent number: 11848442
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a cathode formed of a cathode active material including a lithium metal oxide particle having a concentration gradient, and a coating formed on the lithium metal oxide particle, the coating including aluminum, titanium and zirconium, an anode, and a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode. The cathode active material includes 2,000 ppm to 4,000 ppm of aluminum, 4,000 ppm to 9,000 ppm of titanium and 400 ppm to 700 ppm of zirconium, based on the total weight of the cathode active material. The performance of the secondary battery may be maintained under a high temperature condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: SK ON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Bin Yoo, Duck Chul Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230268566
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material has a pressure of gas produced by a reaction with an electrolyte solution of 0.4 to 0.6 atm/mAh. The positive electrode active material according to the present disclosure allows prediction of an amount of gas produced and gas components in a secondary battery cell without actually manufacturing a secondary battery cell. In addition, a process from sample preparation to measurement completion, which is required for measuring an amount of gas produced, may be performed within a short time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Kyung Bin YOO, Duck Chul HWANG
  • Patent number: 11735727
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium secondary battery including a cathode containing a cathode active material in which a central part has a different concentration from a surface part, and a conductive material having a specific composition ratio, and specifically, a lithium secondary battery including a cathode containing a cathode active material in which a central part of one or more kinds of metals configuring the cathode active material has a different concentration from a surface part thereof, and two or more kinds of conductive materials mixed at a specific ratio, thereby having excellent stability and high low-temperature characteristic and high output characteristic as compared to a conventional lithium secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SK ON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kook Hyun Han, Kyung Bin Yoo, Duck Chul Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230178727
    Abstract: A cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention has a structure of a lithium-nickel-based composite oxide. A crystallite size ratio obtained by an XRD analysis is in a range from 1.5 to 3.5, and D(003) exceeds 200 nm. The crystallite size is adjusted to promote movement of lithium ions in the cathode active material so that an initial efficiency of a lithium secondary battery is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Mi Jung NOH, Kyung Bin YOO, Kook Hyun HAN
  • Publication number: 20230107279
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a cathode formed of a cathode active material including a lithium metal oxide particle having a concentration gradient, and a coating formed on the lithium metal oxide particle, the coating including aluminum, titanium and zirconium, an anode, and a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode. The cathode active material includes 2,000 ppm to 4,000 ppm of aluminum, 4,000 ppm to 9,000 ppm of titanium and 400 ppm to 700 ppm of zirconium, based on the total weight of the cathode active material. The performance of the secondary battery may be maintained under a high temperature condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Kyung Bin YOO, Duck Chul HWANG
  • Patent number: 11581533
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a cathode formed of a cathode active material including a lithium metal oxide particle having a concentration gradient, and a coating formed on the lithium metal oxide particle, the coating including aluminum, titanium and zirconium, an anode, and a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode. The cathode active material includes 2,000 ppm to 4,000 ppm of aluminum, 4,000 ppm to 9,000 ppm of titanium and 400 ppm to 700 ppm of zirconium, based on the total weight of the cathode active material. The performance of the secondary battery may be maintained under a high temperature condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: SK ON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Bin Yoo, Duck Chul Hwang
  • Publication number: 20220416241
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a cathode and an anode. The cathode comprises lithium metal oxide particles that contains lithium and metal elements. The lithium metal oxide particles have a concentration gradient region formed in at least one region between a center and a surface. A concentration of at least one of the metal elements is changed in the concentration gradient region. The anode comprises an anode active material that contains a silicon-based active material and a carbon-based active material. A content of the carbon-based active material in the anode active material is greater than a content of the silicon-based active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Kook Hyun HAN, Eun Jun Park, Kyung Bin Yoo, Duck Chul Hwang
  • Publication number: 20220336788
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery comprises a cathode formed from a cathode active material including a first cathode active material particle and a second cathode active material particle, an anode and a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode. The first cathode active material particle includes a lithium metal oxide including a continuous concentration gradient in at least one region between a central portion and a surface portion. The second cathode active material particle includes a constant concentration composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Duck Chul HWANG, Kyung Bin YOO, Kook Hyun HAN
  • Publication number: 20220285675
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a cathode including a cathode active material, and an anode facing the cathode. The cathode active material includes a lithium composite oxide particle having a nickel molar ratio of 0.8 or more among elements other than lithium and oxygen, and a reversible lithium-titanium oxide selectively present in a charging region of 4.1 V or more and less than 4.3 V. Life-span stability is improved by the reversible lithium-titanium oxide at a high-voltage region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Kyung Bin YOO, Mi Jung NOH, Jeong Bae YOON
  • Patent number: 11355743
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery comprises a cathode formed from a cathode active material including a first cathode active material particle and a second cathode active material particle, an anode and a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode. The first cathode active material particle includes a lithium metal oxide including a continuous concentration gradient in at least one region between a central portion and a surface portion. The second cathode active material particle includes a constant concentration composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Duck Chul Hwang, Kyung Bin Yoo, Kook Hyun Han
  • Publication number: 20220158182
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium secondary battery including a cathode containing a cathode active material in which a central part has a different concentration from a surface part, and a conductive material having a specific composition ratio, and specifically, a lithium secondary battery including a cathode containing a cathode active material in which a central part of one or more kinds of metals configuring the cathode active material has a different concentration from a surface part thereof, and two or more kinds of conductive materials mixed at a specific ratio, thereby having excellent stability and high low-temperature characteristic and high output characteristic as compared to a conventional lithium secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Kook Hyun HAN, Kyung Bin YOO, Duck Chul HWANG
  • Publication number: 20220085367
    Abstract: A cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery includes a lithium metal oxide particle containing nickel (Ni) and cobalt (Co). The lithium metal oxide particle includes a concentration gradient region formed in at least one region between a center of the lithium metal oxide particle and a surface of the lithium metal oxide particle. A ratio of a concentration represented as an atomic percent of Co at the surface relative to a concentration represented as an atomic percent of Co at the center is 6.7 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Duck Chul HWANG, Kyung Bin YOO
  • Patent number: 11251425
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium secondary battery including a cathode containing a cathode active material in which a central part has a different concentration from a surface part, and a conductive material having a specific composition ratio, and specifically, a lithium secondary battery including a cathode containing a cathode active material in which a central part of one or more kinds of metals configuring the cathode active material has a different concentration from a surface part thereof, and two or more kinds of conductive materials mixed at a specific ratio, thereby having excellent stability and high low-temperature characteristic and high output characteristic as compared to a conventional lithium secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kook Hyun Han, Kyung Bin Yoo, Duck Chul Hwang
  • Patent number: 11251423
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium secondary battery containing a cathode active material capable of preventing decreases in power and cycle life occurring at the time of adding a sulfur based additive used in order to improve high-temperature storage characteristics to an electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Duck Chul Hwang, Kyung Bin Yoo, Kook Hyun Han
  • Publication number: 20220029163
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a cathode formed from a cathode active material including a cathode active material particle having a specific concentration ratio, an anode; and a separation layer interposed between the cathode and the anode. The lithium secondary battery has improved formation discharge amount, formation discharge efficiency and power output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Kyung Bin Yoo, Kook Hyun Han, Duck Chul Hwang
  • Patent number: 11211605
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a cathode formed from a cathode active material including a cathode active material particle having a specific concentration ratio, an anode; and a separation layer interposed between the cathode and the anode. The lithium secondary battery has improved formation discharge amount, formation discharge efficiency and power output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Bin Yoo, Kook Hyun Han, Duck Chul Hwang
  • Publication number: 20200381723
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a cathode formed from a cathode active material including a lithium metal oxide particle containing nickel (Ni) and manganese (Mn), an anode formed from an anode active material containing a graphite-based material having a crystal interplanar distance (d002) of 3.356 to 3.365 ?, and a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode. The lithium metal oxide particle includes a concentration gradient region formed between a center of the particle and a surface of the particle, and a ratio of a concentration (atomic %) of Ni with respect to a concentration (atomic %) of Mn at the surface of the lithium metal oxide particle is 0.29 or more and less than 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Duck Chul HWANG, Kyung Bin YOO, Kook Hyun HAN
  • Publication number: 20200373557
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery comprises a cathode formed from a cathode active material including a first cathode active material particle and a second cathode active material particle, an anode and a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode. The first cathode active material particle includes a lithium metal oxide including a continuous concentration gradient in at least one region between a central portion and a surface portion. The second cathode active material particle includes a constant concentration composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Duck Chul HWANG, Kyung Bin YOO, Kook Hyun HAN
  • Publication number: 20200365885
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium secondary battery containing a cathode active material capable of preventing decreases in power and cycle life occurring at the time of adding a sulfur based additive used in order to improve high-temperature storage characteristics to an electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Duck Chul HWANG, Kyung Bin YOO, Kook Hyun HAN