Patents by Inventor Sang-Min Kim

Sang-Min 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).

  • Publication number: 20240387852
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery cell manufacturing apparatus assembling a battery cell including: an electrode assembly; an exterior material accommodating the electrode assembly therein; an electrode lead electrically connected to the electrode assembly and protruding to the outside of the exterior material; and an insulating portion insulating between the exterior material and the electrode lead, comprising: a supporting portion supporting a preliminary assembly in which the electrode assembly, the electrode lead, and the insulating portion are coupled; a photographing portion photographing a photographing area including the electrode lead and the insulating portion in the preliminary assembly; a transferring portion moving the preliminary assembly to a preset target area on the exterior material; and a controlling portion controlling at least one of the photographing portion, the transferring portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Jae Min RYU, Wook Kyoung KIM, Sang Jun PARK, Ji Eun AHN, Kang San KIM
  • Publication number: 20240388238
    Abstract: A system for estimating a temperature of a permanent magnet of a rotor of a motor including a first determination unit configured to determine whether a rotational speed of the rotor is greater than or equal to a reference speed, a second determination unit configured to determine whether a current flowing in a coil included in the motor is less than a reference current, and whether a magnitude of q-axis energy of the motor is less than a reference energy magnitude, when the rotational speed is greater than or equal to the reference speed, a magnetic flux map temperature estimation unit configured to estimate the temperature of the permanent magnet using a d-axis magnetic flux map of the motor responsive to conditions being satisfied, and an energy map temperature estimation unit configured to estimate the temperature responsive to conditions not being satisfied in the second determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Min KIM, Jin Qyu SEO
  • Publication number: 20240383679
    Abstract: A ceiling storage system includes a first support rail and a second support rail that extend in a first direction; a first driving rail that extends in the first direction and is parallel to the first support rail and the second support rail; a second driving rail movably coupled to the first support rail, the second support rail, and the first driving rail, where the second driving rail is configured to move along the first support rail, the second support rail, and the first driving rail; a transfer vehicle movably coupled to the second driving rail and configured to move along the second driving rail; and a connection device that connects the first driving rail and the second driving rail to each other, where the connection device and the second driving rail are rotatable around a first axis that is parallel to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Young Wook Kim, Seung Gyu Kang, Hyun Jae Kang, Sang Min Kim, Jae Sung Byun, Yong-Jun Ahn, Hyun Woo Lee, Jeong Hun Lim, Jun Hyuk Chang
  • Publication number: 20240387815
    Abstract: A cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery includes a lithium-nickel metal oxide particle having a form of a secondary particle in which a plurality of primary particles are aggregated therein. The lithium-nickel metal oxide particle includes a penetration region formed in an area extending from a surface to a point 70% or less of a radius of the particle in a direction to a center of the particle. The penetration region includes a tungsten compound at an interface between the primary particles. A relative standard deviation (RSD) value calculated from results of measuring a tungsten content from the surface of the secondary particle to a depth of 10 10 nm 10 times at different points using an X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) is in a range from 10% to 40%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Min PARK, Oh Hun KWON, Sang Bok KIM, Dong Il JANG, Ji Hye JANG, Jae Young CHOI
  • Patent number: 12148929
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a binder solution having lithium ion conductivity for an all-solid-state battery and an electrode slurry including the same. Specifically, the binder solution includes a first binder having high binding force, a second binder having higher lithium ion conductivity than that of the first binder, a lithium salt, and an organic solvent that dissolves the lithium salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Sang Mo Kim, Jae Min Lim, Sang Heon Lee, Tae Young Kwon, Hoon Seok, Yoon Seok Jung, Kyu Tae Kim, Dae Yang Oh
  • Patent number: 12150273
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus for a power module including a plurality of cooling modules provided to be in contact with each of both surfaces of the power module, in which the cooling module includes a manifold cover provided with a plurality of guide walls extending in a first direction in a state of being spaced apart from each other and a pin plate having one surface being in contact with the power module and having a plurality of pins extending in a second direction crossing the first direction formed on the other surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, CHUNG ANG UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Sang Hun Lee, Se Heun Kwon, Seong Min Lee, Je Hwan Lee, Hyong Joon Park, Yun Seo Kim, Geon Hee Lee, Dae Young Kong, Min Soo Kang, Hyoung Soon Lee
  • Patent number: 12148926
    Abstract: A lithium composite transition metal oxide includes nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and manganese (Mn), wherein the lithium composite transition metal oxide includes two or more kinds of first dopants selected from the group consisting of Zr, Al, V, Co, and Mg and two or more kinds of second dopants selected from the group consisting of Ti, Y, Sr, Nb, Ba, and Ca, and particles of the lithium composite transition metal oxide has a crystallite size of 170-300 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Min Park, Ji Hye Kim, Tae Gu Yoo, Wang Mo Jung, Gi Beom Han
  • Publication number: 20240380062
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a module assembly including a plurality of battery modules arranged in a first direction, a vent channel located on a surface of the module assembly and configured to communicate with each of the plurality of battery modules, and a discharge delay member provided in the vent channel and configured to delay discharge of venting gas generated in at least some of the plurality of battery modules and introduced into the vent channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Hyun KIM, Young-Hoo OH, Seung-Min OK, Sang-Hyun JO, Young-Bum CHO, Sung-Goen HONG
  • Publication number: 20240374393
    Abstract: A femoral stem design method includes: a data collection step of collecting femur data from a plurality of patients; a measurement standard setting step of setting a standard for designing a femoral stem with respect to the femur data of the plurality of patients; a measurement step of measuring a predetermined part of a femur from the plurality of femur data; a dimension determination step of determining dimensions of each part of a plurality of implants to be inserted into the femur; and a shape determination step of determining shapes of the plurality of implants according to the dimensions of the plurality of implants, wherein the measurement standard setting step includes a boundary setting step of setting a boundary that distinguishes cortical bone and cancellous bone from the femur data of the plurality of patients, and an axis setting step of setting an axis extending from the proximal part to the distal part of the femur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Sang-Min Kim, Kwan-Kyu Park, Kee-Hyung Rhyu, Jeong-Joon Yoo, Seung-Jae Lim, Young-Wook Lim, Seung-Beom Han, Jung-Sung Kim, Tae-Jin Shin
  • Publication number: 20240379965
    Abstract: A cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery includes a lithium-nickel-based metal oxide particle, and a coating formed on a surface of the lithium-nickel-based metal oxide particle. The coating includes a water-soluble polymer and an oxygen scavenger compound. Oxygen generated from the cathode active material can be directly removed by the coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Bok KIM, Sung Beom KIM, Sang Min PARK, Ji Hye JANG
  • Publication number: 20240380069
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a module assembly including a plurality of battery modules each including, on a side, a module opening through which venting gas is discharged, a pack cover facing the module opening and configured to cover the side of the module assembly, and an oxygen introduction preventing member located in a space formed between the module assembly and the pack cover and configured to prevent oxygen from being reversely introduced after venting gas is discharged in an extension direction of the space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Hyun KIM, Young-Hoo OH, Seung-Min OK, Sang-Hyun JO, Young-Bum CHO, Sung-Goen HONG
  • Patent number: 12141953
    Abstract: Provided is a tape inspection device. The tape inspection device according to the present invention includes: a vision unit for acquiring imaging information by imaging a tape attached to an outer wall of a secondary battery in order to fix a folding portion of the secondary battery; a light reflection unit disposed to be spaced apart from the secondary battery and reflecting light; and an optical path compensation unit disposed between the vision unit and the light reflection unit and compensating for an optical path between the tape and the vision unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: SK ON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Min Kim, Dong Whan Shin
  • Patent number: 12139410
    Abstract: The present invention provides an aerogel blanket including a blanket base, aerogel coupled on the surface of the blanket base, and aerogel located at a space between the blanket bases, the aerogel coupled on the surface of the blanket base is 50 wt % based on the total weight of aerogel, wherein the aerogel blanket has the number of aerogel particles separated from the aerogel blanket ranging from 13,600 to 90,000 per ft3, when vibrating the aerogel blanket at a frequency of 1 Hz to 30 Hz for 2 hours to 10 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Gyeong Kang, Bong June Kim, Se Won Baek, Hyun Woo Jeon, Sung Min Yu, Young Hun Kim, Sang Woo Park
  • Patent number: 12142932
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission resonator using a conducting wire with a vertical rectangular cross-section is disclosed. The wireless power transmission resonator may include a first element including a first element upper part arranged in an upper end of a resonator and a first element lower part arranged in a lower end of the resonator, wherein the first element upper part and the first element lower part each may include a spiral layer having a spiral structure that is wound to face a wide surface of a conducting wire including a vertical rectangular cross-section and a second element arranged in a center of the resonator and between the first element upper part and the first element lower part and including a spiral layer having a spiral structure that is wound to face the wide surface of the conducting wire including the vertical rectangular cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Je Hoon Yun, Sang-Won Kim, Seong-Min Kim, Jung Ick Moon, In Kui Cho, Gwangzeen Ko, Dong Won Jang
  • Patent number: 12139604
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a polyalkylene carbonate-based resin having excellent thermal stability, thereby having an improved heat shrinkage phenomenon, and a molded article produced using the same. The polyalkylene carbonate-based resin includes 100 parts by weight of a base resin including a polyalkylene carbonate resin and a polylactide resin, and 5 parts by weight to 10 parts by weight of a heat shrinkage prevention agent, wherein the base resin includes the polyalkylene carbonate resin and the polylactide resin in a weight ratio of 6:4 to 4:6, and the heat shrinkage prevention agent is one or more selected from the group consisting of a polyalkyl(meth)acrylate-based resin, a polyalphaolefin-vinyl acetate-based resin, and a polyoxyalkylene-based resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Hee Woo, Seung Young Park, Sung Kyoung Kim, Sang Cheol Shin, Kyung Min Min, Won Seok Kim
  • Publication number: 20240372133
    Abstract: A lithium-sulfur battery having a high capacity and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The lithium sulfur battery comprises a positive electrode and an electrolyte solution, and has a weight ratio, WSE/WSP, of a weight of a sulfur element (S) of a sulfur-based compound present in the electrolyte solution to a weight of a sulfur element (S) of a sulfur-based compound present in the positive electrode of 0.15 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Bong-Soo KIM, Seong-Hyo PARK, Sang-Woo KIM, Rin JANG, Jae-Min HYUN
  • Patent number: 12136610
    Abstract: A unit pixel and a displaying apparatus including the unit pixel are provided. The unit pixel includes a transparent substrate, a plurality of light emitting devices arranged on the transparent substrate, a light blocking layer disposed between the transparent substrate and the light emitting devices, and having at least one window, and a semi-transmissive layer disposed between at least one of the plurality of light emitting devices and the transparent substrate to overlap with the window at least partially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Namgoo Cha, Sang Min Kim, Seongchan Park, Yeonkyu Park, Jae Hee Lim
  • Patent number: 12133988
    Abstract: Implantable apparatuses are provided, where the implantable apparatus includes a first electrode, a second electrode, an electrode signal transceiver connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, an antenna, a wireless power receiver connected to the antenna, and a conductor case configured to protect the electrode signal transceiver and the wireless power receiver. The antenna be spaced apart from the conductor case and encloses the conductor case, and a plane in which the antenna is disposed is at a same level or at a higher level than a top surface of the conductor case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., POSTECH Research and Business Development Foundation
    Inventors: Jaechun Lee, Sang Joon Kim, Won Ok Kang, Jonghan Kim, Jun Seung Mun, Sung Min Park, Chisung Bae
  • Publication number: 20240365622
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first pixel electrode comprising a first reflective electrode in a first emission area, a first light transmitting pattern on the first reflective electrode, and a first light transmitting electrode on the first reflective electrode and the first light transmitting pattern and connected to the first reflective electrode; a second pixel electrode comprising a second reflective electrode in a second emission area and a second light transmitting electrode on the second reflective electrode; a light emitting stack on the first and second pixel electrodes and comprising at least one light emitting layer; a common electrode on the light emitting stack; and a bank pattern surrounding the first and second emission areas, and having at least a portion between the first emission area and the second emission area, wherein the first light transmitting pattern and the bank pattern contain a same material and are spaced apart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Il Ha SONG, Hyo Min KO, Sang Gyun KIM, Dae Woong LEE, Hyeon Jeong IM, Hye Won CHOI
  • Publication number: 20240365646
    Abstract: A display device includes: a base layer; a pixel circuit layer disposed on the base layer, wherein the pixel circuit layer includes a pixel circuit; a light emitting element layer disposed on the pixel circuit layer, wherein the light emitting element layer includes a light emitting element electrically connected to the pixel circuit; and a reflective structure layer disposed on the light emitting element layer, wherein the reflective structure layer includes: a first intermediate layer disposed on the light emitting element; a first reflective layer disposed on the first intermediate layer; a second intermediate layer disposed on the first reflective layer; and a second reflective layer disposed on the first reflective layer while being spaced apart from the first reflective layer, wherein the first reflective layer includes a first curved surface, and wherein the second reflective layer includes a second curved surface which faces the first curved surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong LEE, Soo Min BAEK, Ju Youn SON, Sang Ho KIM, Ji Won LEE, Baek Hyeon LIM, Ju Hwa HA