Patents by Inventor Sang Hyun KOO

Sang Hyun KOO 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: 20240141454
    Abstract: Provided is an ultra high strength steel sheet having a high yield ratio, and a method for manufacturing same and, more specifically, to a steel sheet having ultra high strength, a high yield ratio and excellent bendability, and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Sang-Hyun KIM, Min-Seo KOO, Eun-Young KIM
  • Publication number: 20240104195
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for updating an Internet-based malware detection engine using virtual machine scaling. The method may include creating a scaling group and an update group set based on a first virtual machine image, creating a second virtual machine image for a running virtual machine in response to occurrence of a snapshot event in the virtual update group run based on the first virtual machine image, modifying the scale-out image of the scaling group to the second virtual machine image, updating the scaling group by triggering a scale-out event and a scale-in event in the scaling group in response to occurrence of an update event, and modifying the scale-in image of the scaling group to the second virtual machine image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sang-Min LEE, Ki-Jong KOO, Jung-Tae KIM, Ji-Hyeon SONG, Jong-Hyun KIM, Dae-Sung MOON
  • Patent number: 11761927
    Abstract: A device for detecting a crack in a battery cell, comprising: an inspection unit comprising a first sensor inducing an eddy current and a second sensor sensing a signal of the eddy current induced by the first sensor, and performing an inspection of the battery by using the eddy current while the battery cell is driven; a transfer unit for sequentially transferring a plurality of battery cells from a point where the battery cells are introduced to a point where the battery cells are taken out; and a control unit which is electrically connected to the inspection unit and receives, evaluates, and controls the eddy current signal sensed by the inspection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok Jin Kim, Sang Hyun Koo, Cha Hun Ku, Jung Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20220412911
    Abstract: A method for inspecting a welding defect of the present invention includes: a threshold resistance setting step (S100) of measuring a resistance of a welded portion of a sample group and deriving a threshold resistance value which becomes an evaluation standard of a weak welding; a resistance measuring step (S200) of measuring a resistance value of a welded portion to be inspected; and a step (S300) of determining as a weak welding if the resistance value measured in the resistance measuring step exceeds the threshold resistance value, wherein the threshold resistance setting step (S100) and the resistance measuring step (S200) include measuring a resistance using a microresistance measuring instrument having a resolution of nanoohm to microohm units. The welding defect inspection method of the present invention shows excellent detection power for the welding defect by a weak welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Hoon LEE, Su Taek JUNG, Seok Jin KIM, Ji Hoon LEE, Sang Hyun KOO
  • Patent number: 11522258
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrolyte removing device. The electrolyte removing device comprises: a jig assembly configured to receive in a seated position a pouch comprising an accommodation part in which an electrode assembly is accommodated, a gas pocket part, and a connection part connecting the accommodation part to the gas pocket part; and an electrolyte removing assembly configured to push an electrolyte remaining on the connection part to the gas pocket part to remove the electrolyte from the connection part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventors: Seok Jin Kim, Sang Hyun Koo, Cha Hun Ku
  • Publication number: 20220373493
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for inspecting a welding state in a welded portion for an electronic or mechanical coupling in a lithium secondary battery, the apparatus including: a measuring unit configured to obtain data for deriving a resistance value of the welded portion by allowing a resistance measuring probe to contact the welded portion; and a controller configured to communicate with the measuring unit, determine the resistance value of the welded portion by receiving the data obtained from the measuring unit, and determine whether a weak welding was performed by comparing the determined resistance value with a threshold resistance value, in which the measuring unit is configured to allow the resistance measuring probe to contact one end and the other end of the welded portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Hoon LEE, Su Taek JUNG, Seok Jin KIM, Ji Hoon LEE, Sang Hyun KOO
  • Publication number: 20220268734
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an eddy current sensor for deriving an eddy current and sensing the derived eddy current in order to detect a crack in a battery cell, the eddy current sensor comprising: a core unit in which a coil is wound around a magnetic member; and a case for accommodating the core unit of which there are at least two, and which are respectively arranged so that the central axis of the coil is oriented in the thickness direction of the battery cell. The eddy current sensor of the present invention enables one-point sensing, thereby improving crack detection capability without a non-inspection area while having high detection resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Jin KIM, Su Taek JUNG, Sang Hyun KOO, Jung Hoon LEE
  • Publication number: 20220152725
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a method for evaluating resistance welding quality of a battery by using eddy current signal characteristics, wherein high reliability can be provided by preventing an error caused by a variation according to differences in physical properties of individual batteries, and an evaluation process is simple and clear by applying a non-destructive method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Hyun KOO, Seok Jin KIM, Su Taek JUNG, Jung Hoon LEE
  • Publication number: 20220034843
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for detecting a crack in a battery cell by using an eddy current, comprising: an inspection unit comprising a first sensor for inducing an eddy current and a second sensor for sensing a signal of the eddy current induced by the first sensor, wherein the inspection unit performs inspection by means of the eddy current while the battery cell is driven; a transfer unit for sequentially transferring a plurality of battery cells from a point where the battery cells are introduced to a point where the battery cells are taken out; and a control unit which is electrically connected to the inspection unit and receives, evaluates, and controls the eddy current signal sensed by the inspection unit. The device for detecting a crack in a battery cell of the present invention can detect the presence and positions of cracks generated on an electrode, an electrode tab, and a welding unit by means of a non-destructive method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Jin KIM, Sang Hyun KOO, Cha Hun KU, Jung Hoon LEE
  • Patent number: 10957943
    Abstract: A jig device for inspecting quality of a secondary battery, which fixes the secondary battery and inspects quality of the secondary battery, is provided in which the jig device includes a jig base having a seating hole, a fixed module mounted on the jig base at one side of the seating hole, a first gliding module mounted on the jig base at a side opposite to the fixed module and glidable toward the fixed module, and a support part extending across the seating hole. A masking block is mounted on one or more portions of the fixed module and the first gliding module, which comes into contact with an edge of the secondary battery to fix the secondary battery. The first gliding module is detachable from the jig base, and the support part is separable from the fixed module and the first gliding module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Jin Kim, Sang Hyun Koo, Cha Hun Ku
  • Patent number: 10921294
    Abstract: A non-destructive inspection judgment system for inspecting a non-destructive inspection subject using ultrasonic waves, including an ultrasonic wave generator transmitting and receiving ultrasonic signals by generating ultrasonic waves to the non-destructive inspection subject placed on an inspection table, an interface transmitting an ultrasonic signal received from the ultrasonic wave generator to an ultrasonic wave generation data controller, the ultrasonic wave generation data controller processing ultrasonic wave data received from the interface, a sealing defect presence judger determining, using the processed ultrasonic wave data, whether a sealing defect is present, and a display displaying a result of the judgment on a monitor to detect an unsealed portion of an aluminum pouch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Inventors: Sang Hyun Koo, Seok Jin Kim, Cha Hun Ku
  • Publication number: 20210036302
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrolyte removing device. The electrolyte removing device comprises: a jig assembly configured to receive in a seated position a pouch comprising an accommodation part in which an electrode assembly is accommodated, a gas pocket part, and a connection part connecting the accommodation part to the gas pocket part; and an electrolyte removing assembly configured to push an electrolyte remaining on the connection part to the gas pocket part to remove the electrolyte from the connection part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok Jin KIM, Sang Hyun KOO, Cha Hun KU
  • Patent number: 10854924
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode assembly and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to an electrode assembly which is capable of improving an alignment of a secondary battery, realizing a high-capacity battery, and simplifying manufacturing processes of the secondary battery, and a method for manufacturing the same. The electrode assembly includes an electrode stack in which a plurality of first electrodes spaced apart from each other are disposed between two separators and second electrodes attached to both outer surfaces of the electrode stack at alternate positions of a plurality of positions on which the first electrodes are disposed, wherein, in the electrode stack, an area between the first electrode and the adjacent first electrode is folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Inventors: Jung Kwan Pyo, Sung Jong Kim, Sang Hyun Koo, Soo Ryoung Kim, Cha Hun Ku, Sung Min Hwang
  • Publication number: 20200127334
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode assembly and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to an electrode assembly which is capable of improving an alignment of a secondary battery, realizing a high-capacity battery, and simplifying manufacturing processes of the secondary battery, and a method for manufacturing the same. The electrode assembly includes an electrode stack in which a plurality of first electrodes spaced apart from each other are disposed between two separators and second electrodes attached to both outer surfaces of the electrode stack at alternate positions of a plurality of positions on which the first electrodes are disposed, wherein, in the electrode stack, an area between the first electrode and the adjacent first electrode is folded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Kwan Pyo, Sung Jong Kim, Sang Hyun Koo, Soo Ryoung Kim, Cha Hun Ku, Sung Min Hwang
  • Patent number: 10608285
    Abstract: A lamination device of the present invention includes a pattern roller part embodying a pattern on an electrode assembly, wherein the pattern roller part includes a rotation roller disposed on a surface of the electrode assembly to emit heat and a pattern cover wound around an outer circumferential surface of the rotation roller and partially pressing the surface of the electrode assembly together with the heat transferred from the rotation roller to embody a pattern, and the pattern cover includes a pattern film wound around the outer circumferential surface of the rotation roller and a deformation member disposed on an inner surface of the pattern film to wind the pattern film around the outer circumferential surface of the rotation roller while being deformed by the heat transferred from the rotation roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Hyun Kim, Kyung Taek Kim, Sang Hyun Koo
  • Publication number: 20200036054
    Abstract: A jig device for inspecting quality of a secondary battery, which fixes the secondary battery and inspects quality of the secondary battery, is provided in which the jig device includes a jig base having a seating hole, a fixed module mounted on the jig base at one side of the seating hole, a first gliding module mounted on the jig base at a side opposite to the fixed module and glidable toward the fixed module, and a support part extending across the seating hole. A masking block is mounted on one or more portions of the fixed module and the first gliding module, which comes into contact with an edge of the secondary battery to fix the secondary battery. The first gliding module is detachable from the jig base, and the support part is separable from the fixed module and the first gliding module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Jin KIM, Sang Hyun KOO, Cha Hun KU
  • Publication number: 20190170703
    Abstract: A non-destructive inspection judgment system for inspecting a non-destructive inspection subject using ultrasonic waves, including an ultrasonic wave generator transmitting and receiving ultrasonic signals by generating ultrasonic waves to the non-destructive inspection subject placed on an inspection table, an interface transmitting an ultrasonic signal received from the ultrasonic wave generator to an ultrasonic wave generation data controller, the ultrasonic wave generation data controller processing ultrasonic wave data received from the interface, a sealing defect presence judger determining, using the processed ultrasonic wave data, whether a sealing defect is present, and a display displaying a result of the judgment on a monitor to detect an unsealed portion of an aluminum pouch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Hyun KOO, Seok Jin KIM, Cha Hun KU
  • Publication number: 20190165422
    Abstract: A lamination device of the present invention includes a pattern roller part embodying a pattern on an electrode assembly, wherein the pattern roller part includes a rotation roller disposed on a surface of the electrode assembly to emit heat and a pattern cover wound around an outer circumferential surface of the rotation roller and partially pressing the surface of the electrode assembly together with the heat transferred from the rotation roller to embody a pattern, and the pattern cover includes a pattern film wound around the outer circumferential surface of the rotation roller and a deformation member disposed on an inner surface of the pattern film to wind the pattern film around the outer circumferential surface of the rotation roller while being deformed by the heat transferred from the rotation roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Hyun KIM, Kyung Taek KIM, Sang Hyun KOO