Patents by Inventor Sa-Heum Kim

Sa-Heum 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).

  • Patent number: 12230804
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an all-solid-state battery electrode, an all-solid-state battery electrode manufactured by the method, and an all-solid-state battery including the electrode are disclosed. In the method, a specific type of binder included in the electrode is prepared in a fiber form by applying pressure to the binder under specific conditions, so that the fiber-form binder thus prepared has an average fineness that satisfies a specific range. Therefore, the all-solid-state battery including the electrode has an advantage of having high capacity even in the case of electrode thickening for high loading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, KOREA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jae Min Lim, Yong Gu Kim, Hong Seok Min, Sang Heon Lee, Sa Heum Kim, Yun Sung Kim, Ji Sang Yu, Kyung Su Kim, Goo Jin Jeong, Woo Suk Cho
  • Publication number: 20250038252
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sulfide-based solid electrolyte having a new composition and a new crystal structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Sun Ho Choi, Yong Jun Jang, Yong Gu Kim, Seong Hyeon Choi, Sa Heum Kim, Sung Man Cho, Sang Uck Lee, Ji Hoon Kim, Ji Won Lee, Ji Seon Kim
  • Publication number: 20240412105
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of rapidly and precisely predicting lithium ion conductivity of a solid electrolyte. The method may include simulating a crystal structure of the solid electrolyte and creating training sets based on the crystal structure for machine learning; calculating a potential specific to the simulated crystal structure by machine learning using the training sets; and predicting the lithium ion conductivity of the solid electrolyte from the potential using molecular dynamics simulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Sun Ho Choi, Yong Jun Jang, Yong Gu Kim, Sang Heon Lee, Seong Hyeon Choi, Sa Heum Kim, Sung Man Cho, Sang Uck Lee, Ji Hoon Kim, Ji Won Lee, Ji Seon Kim
  • Patent number: 12046749
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium secondary battery with improved t electrochemical characteristics through improvement of the structural stability by including a cathode active material doped with molybdenum (Mo). The lithium secondary battery includes a cathode; an anode; a separator positioned between the cathode and the anode; and an electrolyte. In particular, the cathode active material includes molybdenum (Mo) doped on a composite oxide of lithium and metal including manganese (Mn) and titanium (Ti).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Seung-Min Oh, KiSeok Koh, Yeolmae Yeo, Dongjun Kim, Yoon Sung Lee, Jieun Lee, Sa Heum Kim, Seung-Taek Myung
  • Publication number: 20240128502
    Abstract: An embodiment solid electrolyte includes a first compound and a second compound. The first compound is represented by a first chemical formula Li7-aPS6-a(X11-bX2b)a, wherein X1 and X2 are the same or different and each represents F, Cl, Br, or I, and wherein 0<a?2 and 0<b<1, and the second compound is represented by a second chemical formula Li7-cP1-2dMdS6-c-3d(X11-eX2e)c, wherein X1 and X2 are the same or different and each represents F, Cl, Br, or I, wherein M represents Ge, Si, Sn, or any combination thereof, and wherein 0<c?2, 0<d<0.5, and 0<e<1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Sa Heum Kim, Yong Jun Jang, Yong Gu Kim, Sung Man Cho, Sun Ho Choi, Seong Hyeon Choi, Kyu Sung Park, Young Gyoon Ryu, Suk Gi Hong, Pil Sang Yun, Myeong Ju Ha, Hyun Beom Kim, Hwi Chul Yang
  • Publication number: 20240097119
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a composite electrode for an all-solid-state battery includes: preparing a precursor solution by mixing at least one solid electrolyte precursor and at least one polar solvent; stirring the precursor solution; preparing an electrode slurry by adding an active material to the stirred precursor solution; and heat-treating the electrode slurry and obtaining the composite electrode for the all-solid-state battery, wherein the composite electrode for the all-solid-state battery includes: the active material; and a coating layer disposed on the active material and including a solid electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Sun Ho CHOI, Yong Jun JANG, In Woo SONG, Sang Heon LEE, Sang Soo LEE, So Young KIM, Seong Hyeon CHOI, Sa Heum KIM, Jae Min LIM
  • Patent number: 11876219
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a composite electrode for an all-solid-state battery includes: preparing a precursor solution by mixing at least one solid electrolyte precursor and at least one polar solvent; stirring the precursor solution; preparing an electrode slurry by adding an active material to the stirred precursor solution; and heat-treating the electrode slurry and obtaining the composite electrode for the all-solid-state battery, wherein the composite electrode for the all-solid-state battery includes: the active material; and a coating layer disposed on the active material and including a solid electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Sun Ho Choi, Yong Jun Jang, In Woo Song, Sang Heon Lee, Sang Soo Lee, So Young Kim, Seong Hyeon Choi, Sa Heum Kim, Jae Min Lim
  • Publication number: 20230411601
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of coating a solid electrolyte of a solid-state battery. The method includes putting an electrode active material and a sulfide-based solid electrolyte into a rotating mixer, operating the rotating mixer to rotate in a first direction while the rotating mixer revolves in a second direction, and coating a surface of the electrode active material with the sulfide-based solid electrolyte in the rotating mixer during the operation of the rotating mixer, to form a solid electrolyte layer on the surface of the electrode active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Sun Ho Choi, Yong Jun Jang, In Woo Song, Sang Heon Lee, So Young Kim, Seong Hyeon Choi, Mun Seok Chae, Ho Cheol Shin, Sa Heum Kim, Sang Soo Lee
  • Publication number: 20230352662
    Abstract: In an embodiment a cathode for an all-solid-state battery includes a composite material comprising a cathode active material and a coating layer completely covering a surface of the cathode active material, wherein the coating layer comprises a first solid electrolyte and a second solid electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Seong Hyeon Choi, Yong Jun Jang, In Woo Song, Sang Heon Lee, So Young Kim, Sun Ho Choi, Mun Seok Chae, Ho Cheol Shin, Sa Heum Kim, Sang Soo Lee
  • Publication number: 20230238574
    Abstract: Disclosed are a solid electrolyte material including a naturally abundant element as a base, having lithium ion conductivity equal or superior to those of conventional sulfide solid electrolyte materials, being relatively inexpensive, and having a crystal structure, a manufacturing method thereof, and a battery using the same. The solid electrolyte material may include a naturally abundant element as a base, have lithium ion conductivity equal or superior to those of conventional sulfide solid electrolyte materials, be relatively inexpensive, and have a crystal structure. The sulfide solid electrolyte material includes a sulfide compound represented by a formula of Li2?4x?ySi1+x?yPyS3, and x and y satisfy conditions ?0.040?x?0.095 and 0.036?y?0.192.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Yong Sub Yoon, Sasaki Yuki, Sa Heum Kim, Ryoji Kanno, Hori Satoshi
  • Publication number: 20230178798
    Abstract: A lithium metal halide-based solid electrolyte for an all-solid-state battery with excellent lithium ion conductivity, includes a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1. Li6-a(M11-bM2b)X6??[Chemical Formula 1] wherein M1 comprises a group 3 element, a group 4 element or a group 13 element, M2 comprises silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), tin (Sn) or lead (Pb), X comprises chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br) or iodine (I), 0?b?1, and a is a number satisfying the following Mathematical Formula 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University ERICA Campus
    Inventors: Yong Jun Jang, Sang Heon Lee, Sang Soo Lee, So Young Kim, Seong Hyeon Choi, Sun Ho Choi, Dae Yeon Hwang, Mun Seok Chae, Ho Cheol Shin, Kwang Jin Kim, Sa Heum Kim, In Woo Song, Sang Uck Lee, Byeong Sun Jun, Ji Hoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20230133463
    Abstract: Disclosed are an anode for an all-solid-state battery including an anode active material in which a metal that can form an alloy with lithium is deposited on all or a portion of the surface of a carbon-based material, and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Yoon Kwang Lee, Sang Heon Lee, Yun Sung Kim, Tae Hoon Hwang, Ga Hyeon Im, Sa Heum Kim, Seung Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 11637313
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nitrogen-doped sulfide-based solid electrolyte for all-solid batteries. The a nitrogen-doped sulfide-based solid electrolyte for all-solid batteries includes a compound with an argyrodite-type crystal structure represented by the following Formula 1: LiaPSbNcXd??[Formula 1] wherein 6?a?7, 3<b<6, 0<c?1, 0<d?2, and each X is the same or different halogen atom selected from the group consisting of chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), and iodine (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
    Inventors: Ju Yeong Seong, Yong Jun Jang, Hong Seok Min, Sa Heum Kim, Yong Sub Yoon, Pil Gun Oh, Dong Wook Shin, Chan Hwi Park, Jin Oh Son
  • Patent number: 11631859
    Abstract: Disclosed are an anode material for lithium secondary batteries, the anode material including an Si-based anode active material and a film layer formed as a double self-assembled monolayer as the result of an amino trimethoxy silane (ATS) SAM precursor and a fluoro ethylene carbonate (FEC) SAM precursor being sequentially bonded to the surface of the Si-based anode active material, and method of manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, INCHEON NATIONAL UNI. RESEARCH & BUSINESS FDN
    Inventors: Seung Min Oh, Ik Kyu Kim, Yeol Mae Yeo, Yoon Sung Lee, Ji Eun Lee, Sa Heum Kim, Dong Jun Kim, Nam Hyeong Kim, Jun Young Mun, Yeong Don Park, Su Hyun Lee, Jun Hwa Park, Mei Hua Hong
  • Patent number: 11631891
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nitrogen-doped sulfide-based solid electrolyte for all-solid batteries. The a nitrogen-doped sulfide-based solid electrolyte for all-solid batteries includes a compound with an argyrodite-type crystal structure represented by the following Formula 1: LiaPSbNcXd??[Formula 1] wherein 6?a?7, 3<b<6, 0<c?1, 0<d?2, and each X is the same or different halogen atom selected from the group consisting of chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), and iodine (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Industry-University Cooperation Foundation, Hanyang University
    Inventors: Ju Yeong Seong, Yong Jun Jang, Hong Seok Min, Sa Heum Kim, Yong Sub Yoon, Pil Gun Oh, Dong Wook Shin, Chan Hwi Park, Jin Oh Son
  • Patent number: 11616274
    Abstract: Disclosed is lithium secondary battery that may include: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; an electrolyte; and a separator positioned between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The separator may include: a separator substrate; and a fibrous adhesive layer formed on one or both surfaces of the separator substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Mok Park, Yeolmae Yeo, Dongjun Kim, Yoon Sung Lee, Jieun Lee, Sa Heum Kim, Seung-Min Oh
  • Patent number: 11575154
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nitrogen-doped sulfide-based solid electrolyte for all-solid batteries. The a nitrogen-doped sulfide-based solid electrolyte for all-solid batteries includes a compound with an argyrodite-type crystal structure represented by the following Formula 1: LiaPSbNcXd??[Formula 1] wherein 6?a?7, 3?b?6, 0?c?1, 0?d?2, and each X is the same or different halogen atom selected from the group consisting of chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), and iodine (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
    Inventors: Ju Yeong Seong, Yong Jun Jang, Hong Seok Min, Sa Heum Kim, Yong Sub Yoon, Pil Gun Oh, Dong Wook Shin, Chan Hwi Park, Jin Oh Son
  • Publication number: 20220393176
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an all-solid-state battery electrode, an all-solid-state battery electrode manufactured by the method, and an all-solid-state battery including the electrode are disclosed. In the method, a specific type of binder included in the electrode is prepared in a fiber form by applying pressure to the binder under specific conditions, so that the fiber-form binder thus prepared has an average fineness that satisfies a specific range. Therefore, the all-solid-state battery including the electrode has an advantage of having high capacity even in the case of electrode thickening for high loading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, KOREA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jae Min Lim, Yong Gu Kim, Hong Seok Min, Sang Heon Lee, Sa Heum Kim, Yun Sung Kim, Ji Sang Yu, Kyung Su Kim, Goo Jin Jeong, Woo Suk Cho
  • Publication number: 20220320483
    Abstract: Disclosed is an anode for an all-solid-state battery containing no active material. The anode for an all-solid-state battery includes an anode current collector, and a composite layer disposed on the anode current collector and including a carbon material and a metal capable of being alloyed with lithium. The carbon material includes a plurality of primary particles that do not agglomerate with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Yong Gu Kim, Hong Seok Min, Sang Heon Lee, Jae Min Lim, Sa Heum Kim, Yun Sung Kim, Woo Suk Cho, Ji Sang Yu, Goo Jin Jeong, Kyung Su Kim
  • Publication number: 20220302441
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a composite electrode for an all-solid-state battery includes: preparing a precursor solution by mixing at least one solid electrolyte precursor and at least one polar solvent; stirring the precursor solution; preparing an electrode slurry by adding an active material to the stirred precursor solution; and heat-treating the electrode slurry and obtaining the composite electrode for the all-solid-state battery, wherein the composite electrode for the all-solid-state battery includes: the active material; and a coating layer disposed on the active material and including a solid electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Sun Ho CHOI, Yong Jun JANG, In Woo SONG, Sang Heon LEE, Sang Soo LEE, So Young KIM, Seong Hyeon CHOI, Sa Heum KIM, Jae Min LIM