Patents by Inventor Sang Hun Kim

Sang Hun 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: 11776557
    Abstract: Provided is a zero user interface (UI)-based automatic interpretation method including receiving a plurality of speech signals uttered by a plurality of users from a plurality of terminal devices, acquiring a plurality of speech energies from the plurality of received speech signals, determining main speech signal uttered in a current utterance turn among the plurality of speech signals by comparing the plurality of acquired speech energies, and transmitting an automatic interpretation result acquired by performing automatic interpretation on the determined main speech signal to the plurality of terminal devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seung Yun, Sang Hun Kim, Min Kyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20230268606
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, in which electrodes and separators are alternately stacked, and a battery case, in which an accommodation part accommodating the electrode assembly is formed. A sealing part is formed along an outer circumferential surface of the battery case. The secondary battery also includes a connection pipe having one side connected to the accommodation part of the battery case and the other side connected to the outside of the battery case and passing through the battery case, and an aroma valve connected to the other side of the connection pipe 140. The aroma valve is disposed outside the battery case so as to be opened to discharge an internal gas when an internal pressure of the battery case is greater than or equal to a predetermined pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hun Hee Lim, Sang Hun Kim, Min Hyeong Kang, Hyung Kyun Yu
  • Publication number: 20230253650
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a secondary battery comprising: an electrode assembly which has an anode tab formed at one end thereof and a cathode tab formed at the other end thereof; a case in which the electrode assembly is received and which is open at both opposite ends thereof; and a pair of cap assemblies which are coupled to the respective open ends of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Jung Woo CHOI, Byung Ik LEE, Ji Kwang HA, Jin Sub PARK, Kyoung Taek LEE, Min Yeong SONG, Sang Hun KIM
  • Publication number: 20230246269
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a secondary battery comprising: an electrode assembly which has an anode tab formed at one end thereof and a cathode tab formed at the other end thereof; a case in which the electrode assembly is received and which is open at both opposite ends thereof; and a pair of cap assemblies which are coupled to the respective open ends of the case. According to the present invention, the cap assemblies are formed at the opposite sides of the case and thus cathode and anode terminals of the cap assemblies can have the same direction as the cathode and anode tabs of the electrode assembly, which makes it possible to simplify the shape of and minimize the length of a current collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Jung Woo CHOI, Byung Ik LEE, Ji Kwang HA, Jin Sub PARK, Kyoung Taek LEE, Min Yeong SONG, Sang Hun KIM
  • Publication number: 20230246270
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a secondary battery comprising: an electrode assembly which has an anode tab formed at one end thereof and a cathode tab formed at the other end thereof; a case in which the electrode assembly is received and which is open at both opposite ends thereof; and a pair of cap assemblies which are coupled to the respective open ends of the case. According to the present invention, the cap assemblies are formed at the opposite sides of the case and thus cathode and anode terminals of the cap assemblies can have the same direction as the cathode and anode tabs of the electrode assembly, which makes it possible to simplify the shape of and minimize the length of a current collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Jung Woo CHOI, Byung Ik LEE, Ji Kwang HA, Jin Sub PARK, Kyoung Taek LEE, Min Yeong SONG, Sang Hun KIM
  • Publication number: 20230238641
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly and an electrolyte that are inserted and injected into a pouch. An edge of the pouch is sealed to form a sealing portion. The secondary battery also includes a valve fixed to the sealing portion. The valve includes a body forming a passage having opened one end facing the inside of the pouch and provided with a chamber connected to the passage, wherein a discharge hole communicating with the outside is formed in the chamber. The valve also includes a gate seated on a hook protrusion forming a boundary between the passage and the chamber to open or close the passage. The valve also includes a spring mounted to apply elastic force in a direction in which the gate is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hun Hee Lim, Sang Hun Kim, Min Hyeong Kang, Hyung Kyun Yu
  • Publication number: 20230231234
    Abstract: Disclosed are a pouch-shaped battery cell including a pouch-shaped battery case made of a laminate sheet, an electrode assembly received in the pouch-shaped battery case, and a venting portion configured to discharge gas in the pouch-shaped battery case, wherein the pouch-shaped battery case is provided with an opening, and the opening is opened or closed by the venting portion attached to the inside of the opening, and wherein the venting portion is opened to rapidly discharge gas when pressure in the pouch-shaped battery cell increases and reversibly blocks the inside and the outside of the battery cell, and a method of manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo Ji Hwang, Yong Su Choi, Sang Hun Kim, Hyung Kyun Yu, Na Yoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20230223645
    Abstract: A secondary battery is provided with a pouch, in which a sealing portion formed on an edge of the pouch is sealed when an electrode assembly and an electrolyte are enclosed. The secondary battery includes a valve which is mounted on a sealing portion so that one end the valve is disposed inside the pouch, and the other end of the valve is disposed outside the pouch and discharges a gas generated inside the pouch to the outside. The valve comprises an inner tube filled with an adhesive and made of a material that is deformed when swelling occurs. When the swelling occurs to increase in pressure inside the pouch, a gap is generated in a portion that is filled with the adhesive, and the gas within the pouch is discharged to the outside though the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hun Hee Lim, Sang Hun Kim, Min Hyeong Kang, Hyung Kyun Yu
  • Publication number: 20230216133
    Abstract: A secondary battery comprises: an electrode assembly to which an electrode lead is coupled; a pouch comprising an accommodation part configured to accommodate the electrode assembly with a front end of the electrode lead withdrawn to the outside, and a sealing part formed along a circumference of the accommodation part to seal the accommodation part; and a gas discharge part provided in the pouch to discharge a gas from the inside to the outside of the pouch and block an inflow of moisture from the outside to the inside of the pouch, wherein the gas discharge part comprises: a gas transmitting film having air permeability, by which the gas inside the accommodation part is discharged to the outside; and a moisture absorbing material that absorbs the passing through the gas transmitting film to block the inflow of the moisture from the outside to the inside of the pouch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hun Hee Lim, Sang Hun Kim, Min Hyeong Kang, Hyung Kyun Yu
  • Publication number: 20230207935
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pouch-shaped battery sealing apparatus including a position adjustment unit capable of adjusting relative positions of an electrode lead and an insulative film before sealing during a process of applying heat and pressure to an outer periphery of a battery case made of a laminate sheet to seal the outer periphery of the battery case when a pouch-shaped battery is manufactured and a pouch-shaped battery sealing method using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Ho Lee, Yong Su Choi, Sang Hun Kim
  • Publication number: 20230207856
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pouch-shaped battery sealing apparatus including a stopper capable of adjusting a thickness after sealing in a process of sealing the outer edge of a battery case made of a laminate sheet by applying heat and pressure thereto when a pouch-shaped battery is manufactured and a pouch-shaped battery sealing method using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Ho Lee, Yong Su Choi, Sang Hun Kim
  • Publication number: 20230207987
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery cell, which includes a battery case having an accommodation portion accommodating an electrode assembly, and a sealing portion formed by sealing an outer periphery of the battery case; an electrode lead electrically connected to an electrode tab included in the electrode assembly and protruding out of the battery case via the sealing portion; and a lead film adjacent to the sealing portion in at least one of an first portion and a second portion of the electrode lead, wherein a surface-deformed portion is formed on an outer surface of the electrode lead, and the surface-deformed portion is located between the lead film and the electrode lead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hun-Hee Lim, Sang-Hun Kim, Min-Hyeong Kang, Hyung-Kyun Yu, Soo-Ji Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230207931
    Abstract: A pouch film laminate for preparing a pouch type battery case accommodating an electrode assembly is provided. The pouch film laminate includes a sealant layer formed of a first polymer as an innermost layer, a surface protection layer formed of a second polymer as an outermost layer, an aluminum alloy thin film having a grain size of 10 ?m to 13 ?m, and a gas barrier layer laminated between the surface protection layer and the sealant layer, wherein the gas barrier layer has a thickness of 50 ?m to 70 ?m, and the sealant layer has a thickness of 70 ?m to 100 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Hun Kim, Min Hyeong Kang, Hyung Kyun Yu, Soo Ji Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230187748
    Abstract: A battery cell includes a battery case having an accommodation portion in which an electrode assembly is mounted, and a sealing portion formed by sealing an outer periphery thereof; an electrode lead electrically connected to an electrode tab of the electrode assembly and protruding out of the battery case; and a lead film located at a portion corresponding to the sealing portion in one of an upper portion and a lower portion of the electrode lead. The lead film has a dented portion recessed in an inner direction of the battery case. The dented portion is opened toward outside of the battery case. The sealing portion located on a gas inlet portion of the dented portion has a recessed sealing portion recessed outward from an inner side of the battery case, and the recessed sealing portion does not overlap with a part of the gas inlet portion on a plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hun-Hee Lim, Sang-Hun Kim, Min-Hyeong Kang, Hyung-Kyun Yu, Soo-Ji Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230178830
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery cell, which includes a battery case having an accommodation portion in which an electrode assembly is mounted, and a sealing portion formed by sealing an outer periphery thereof by heat fusion; an electrode lead electrically connected to an electrode tab included in the electrode assembly and protruding out of the battery case via the sealing portion; and a lead film located at a portion corresponding to the sealing portion in at least one of an upper portion and a lower portion of the electrode lead, wherein the lead film has a dented portion formed at an inside thereof, and the dented portion extends via the sealing portion and is closed inside the lead film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hun-Hee Lim, Sang-Hun Kim, Soo-Ji Hwang, Min-Hyeong Kang, Hyung-Kyun Yu
  • Publication number: 20230170564
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery cell, which includes a battery case having an accommodation portion in which an electrode assembly is positioned, and a sealing portion formed by sealing an outer periphery of the battery case, an electrode lead electrically connected to an electrode tab included in the electrode assembly, the electrode lead protruding out of the battery case through the sealing portion, a lead film located on at least one of a first portion and a second portion of the electrode lead, the lead film adjacent to the sealing portion, and a getter unit positioned between the electrode lead and the sealing portion. The getter unit includes a first end positioned outside of the battery case and a second end positioned inside of the battery case. The first end is covered by the lead film and not covered by the sealing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hun-Hee Lim, Sang-Hun Kim, Min-Hyeong Kang, Hyung-Kyun Yu, Soo-Ji Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230170563
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery cell, which includes a battery case having an accommodation portion in which an electrode assembly is mounted, and a sealing portion formed by sealing an outer periphery thereof; an electrode lead electrically connected to an electrode tab included in the electrode assembly and protruding out of the battery case via the sealing portion; and a lead film located at a portion corresponding to the sealing portion in at least one of an upper portion and a lower portion of the electrode lead, wherein a non-adhesion portion is formed on an outer surface of the lead film, and the non-adhesion portion is configured to face an outer surface of the electrode lead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hun-Hee Lim, Sang-Hun Kim, Min-Hyeong Kang, Hyung-Kyun Yu, Soo-Ji Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230138465
    Abstract: Discussed is a battery valve configured to discharge a gas inside a battery to the outside, the battery valve including a communicator configured to receive a battery valve opening/closing command from an external device; and an opening/closing controller configured to open or close a passage through which the inside of the battery and the outside of the battery communicate with each other according to the battery valve opening/closing command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Hun Hee LIM, Hyung Kyun YU, Sang Hun KIM, Min Hyeong KANG
  • Patent number: 11620978
    Abstract: An automatic interpretation method performed by a correspondent terminal communicating with an utterer terminal includes receiving, by a communication unit, voice feature information about an utterer and an automatic translation result, obtained by automatically translating a voice uttered in a source language by the utterer in a target language, from the utterer terminal and performing, by a sound synthesizer, voice synthesis on the basis of the automatic translation result and the voice feature information to output a personalized synthesis voice as an automatic interpretation result. The voice feature information about the utterer includes a hidden variable including a first additional voice result and a voice feature parameter and a second additional voice feature, which are extracted from a voice of the utterer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seung Yun, Sang Hun Kim, Min Kyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20230089546
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pouch type battery case which includes a pouch film laminate including a sealant layer, a gas barrier layer, and a surface protection layer, wherein the sealant layer is formed of a first polymer as an innermost layer, the surface protection layer is formed of a second polymer as an outermost layer, and the gas barrier layer is laminated between the surface protection layer and the sealant layer and is formed of an aluminum alloy thin film having a thickness of 60 ?m to 100 ?m and a grain size of 10 ?m to 13 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Hun Kim, Soo Ji Hwang, Min Hyeong Kang, Hyung Kyun Yu