Patents by Inventor Sang-Uck Kim

Sang-Uck 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: 11973177
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery in which an electrode tab is improved in mechanical strength and a method for manufacturing the same. Also, the secondary battery according to the present invention includes: an electrode provided with a coating portion coated with an active material on an electrode collector and a non-coating portion on which the active material is not applied to the electrode collector in a longitudinal direction of the electrode collector and a notching tab part extending from the coating portion in a width direction of the electrode collector without coating with the active material and overlapping each other to form two or more layers when the electrode is wound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Woong Kim, Hyoung Kwon Kim, Sang Uck Kim
  • Publication number: 20230246222
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery in which an electrode tab is improved in mechanical strength and a method for manufacturing the same. Also, the secondary battery according to the present invention includes: an electrode provided with a coating portion coated with an active material on an electrode collector and a non-coating portion on which the active material is not applied to the electrode collector in a longitudinal direction of the electrode collector and a notching tab part extending from the coating portion in a width direction of the electrode collector without coating with the active material and overlapping each other to form two or more layers when the electrode is wound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Woong Kim, Hyoung Kwon Kim, Sang Uck Kim
  • Patent number: 11652232
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery in which an electrode tab is improved in mechanical strength and a method for manufacturing the same. Also, the secondary battery according to the present invention includes: an electrode provided with a coating portion coated with an active material on an electrode collector and a non-coating portion on which the active material is not applied to the electrode collector in a longitudinal direction of the electrode collector and a notching tab part extending from the coating portion in a width direction of the electrode collector without coating with the active material and overlapping each other to form two or more layers when the electrode is wound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jae Woong Kim, Hyoung Kwon Kim, Sang Uck Kim
  • Patent number: 11539102
    Abstract: A battery connector including a conductive plate configured to contact a first battery and a second battery so as to electrically connect the first battery and the second battery to each other, an upper fixer configured to be coupled the first battery, and a lower fixer configured to be coupled to the second battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Ro Un Kim, Sang Uck Kim, Gil Young Lee, Sang Sok Jung
  • Patent number: 11404752
    Abstract: A cylindrical secondary battery includes a jelly-roll type electrode assembly, a cylindrical battery case for receiving the jelly-roll type electrode assembly, and a cap assembly mounted to the open upper end of the cylindrical battery case. The jelly-roll type electrode assembly includes a long sheet type positive electrode and a long sheet type negative electrode wound with a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. A welding pole is formed on the bottom surface of the cylindrical battery case so as to extend perpendicularly thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Inventors: Ha Young Heo, Je Jun Lee, Hyoung Kwon Kim, Hae Jin Lim, Sang Uck Kim
  • Patent number: 11349182
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode assembly in which resistance is capable of being reduced. Also, an electrode assembly having a wound position and an unwound position includes an electrode having an electrode collector, the electrode collector having a coating portion coated with an active material and a non-coating portion on which the active material is not applied, when the electrode assembly is in the unwound position, the coating portion and the non-coating portion are adjacent to one another in a longitudinal direction of the electrode collector, one or more tab members extending from the non-coating portion, and one or more foil tabs extending from the coating portion in a width direction of the electrode collector perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the active material not being applied to the foil tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Inventors: Hae Jin Lim, Sang Uck Kim
  • Patent number: 11335957
    Abstract: The present invention provides a secondary battery including: an electrode assembly (‘jelly-roll’) having a structure in which a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode are wound together; a can main body inside of which a hollow having an open side is formed and in which the electrode assembly is accommodated in a shape surrounding the hollow; and a top cover mounted on an open upper end portion of the can main body to seal the can main body, wherein one of a bottom portion of the can main body and the top cover may be formed with a through-hole communicating with the hollow of the can main body, and at least 50% of a total volume of the hollow is filled with a thermally conductive resin, and provides a secondary battery pack including the secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyoung Kwon Kim, Sang Uck Kim, Hayoung Heo
  • Patent number: 11329348
    Abstract: A cylindrical battery cell includes an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure and an electrolyte disposed in a battery case, a cylindrical metal container forms the battery case with the electrode assembly and the electrolyte disposed therein, a cap assembly is mounted on the open upper end of the metal container and a gasket of an elastic material is interposed between the metal container and the cap assembly. The upper end of the metal container is clamped and bent inward toward the central axis of the battery cell to enable the upper portion of the metal container to surround the exterior surface of the gasket. A recessed groove configured to partially receive the gasket by clamping, is formed on the interior surface of the inward-bent portion of the metal container. Accordingly, damage to the gasket interposed between the metal container and the cap assembly is reduced and inhibits electrolyte leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventors: Minsu Cho, Sang-Uck Kim, YounJoong Kim, Sunghae Park
  • Patent number: 11152638
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery provided with a multi-tab. The secondary battery includes a jelly-roll in which an electrode and a separator are stacked to cross each other and which is wound around a central core, a plurality of multi-tab parts extending from the electrode and formed on a predetermined area at an end of the jelly-roll, a can member accommodating the jelly-roll, and an insulation member disposed adjacent to the end to insulate the can member from the jelly-roll. The insulation member includes a central hole punched in a center of the insulation member so that the central core passes therethrough and a tab hole punched around the central hole to correspond to the plurality of multi-tab parts so that the plurality of multi-tab parts pass therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Inventors: Hae Jin Lim, Sang Uck Kim
  • Publication number: 20210265708
    Abstract: An electrode assembly including a positive electrode sheet having a positive electrode active material portion that is an area on which a positive electrode active material is stacked on a positive electrode collector and a positive electrode non-coating portion, a positive electrode tab disposed on the positive electrode non-coating portion, a negative electrode sheet having a negative electrode active material portion that is an area on which a negative electrode active material is stacked on a negative electrode collector and a negative electrode non-coating portion; a negative electrode tab disposed on the negative electrode non-coating portion, and a separator insulating the positive electrode sheet and the negative electrode sheet from each other is provided. The positive electrode non-coating portion includes a first positive electrode non-coating portion and a second positive electrode non-coating portion, which are provided on two portions spaced apart from each other on the positive electrode sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hae Jin LIM, Min KIM, Sang Uck KIM
  • Patent number: 11024922
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cap assembly disposed on an open upper end part of a cylindrical can of a battery, the battery being configured to have an electrode assembly mounted in the cylindrical can, the cap assembly including a safety vent configured to rupture in order to exhaust gas when the interior pressure of the battery reaches a predetermined pressure limit, an upwardly-protruding cap plate disposed on the upper part of the safety vent, the cap plate having a through-opening configured to receive the gas exhausted therethrough, a current interrupt member attached to the lower end of the safety vent, the current interrupt member configured to interrupt electric current when the interior pressure of the battery reaches the predetermined pressure limit, and a guide member attached to the inside of the cap plate, the guide member being configured to prevent escape of a ruptured portion of the safety vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Inventors: Sang Gu Ji, Sang Uck Kim, Cheon Hee Bok, Myung An Lee, Geun Young Park, Yong Han Kim, Da Na Kim
  • Publication number: 20210143503
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a pouch type secondary battery according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes the steps of: accommodating an electrode assembly in a space between an upper case and a lower case; and thermally fusing edge parts of the upper case and the lower case to each other, wherein edge parts of the upper case and the lower case each include a substrate layer, a metal layer and a sealing layer that are sequentially stacked, and wherein before the step of thermally fusing, the method further includes forming a plurality of grooves on one surface of at least one sealing layer of each of the upper case and the lower case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ansoo Jeong, Sang Uck Kim
  • Patent number: 10971781
    Abstract: A secondary battery is disclosed. According to the present invention, in a case in which the secondary battery is ignited, a gas and materials within the secondary battery may be smoothly discharged to improve safety when the secondary battery is ignited. In order to achieve the above-described object, according to an aspect of the present invention, a secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly; a battery can accommodating the electrode assembly; and a coating part applied to the battery can, wherein the battery can includes a slim part having a relatively thinner thickness than that of the other region of the battery can, and the coating part is applied to the slim part and made of a metal material having tensile strength less than that of the slim part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventors: Sang Gu Ji, Cheon Hee Bok, Myung An Lee, Sang Uck Kim, Geun Young Park, Yong Han Kim, Da Na Kim
  • Publication number: 20200295341
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery in which an electrode tab is improved in mechanical strength and a method for manufacturing the same. Also, the secondary battery according to the present invention includes: an electrode provided with a coating portion coated with an active material on an electrode collector and a non-coating portion on which the active material is not applied to the electrode collector in a longitudinal direction of the electrode collector and a notching tab part extending from the coating portion in a width direction of the electrode collector without coating with the active material and overlapping each other to form two or more layers when the electrode is wound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Woong Kim, Hyoung Kwon Kim, Sang Uck Kim
  • Patent number: 10763464
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cylindrical battery cell configured such that an electrode assembly, having a structure in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are wound in the state in which a separator is interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, is mounted in a cylindrical can in the state of being impregnated with an electrolytic solution, wherein an inner layer and an outer layer, each of which is made of stainless steel, are formed in at least a portion of the cylindrical can, and wherein a reinforcement layer is interposed between the inner layer and the outer layer, the reinforcement layer being made of a different metal than the inner layer and the outer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Ho Nam, Sang Uck Kim, Byung Hun Oh
  • Patent number: 10734694
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery including: a can having an opening in which an electrode assembly and an electrolyte are accommodated; a cap assembly mounted on the opening of the can; and a safety assembly disposed between the electrode assembly and the cap assembly and including a first fire extinguishing member that is configured to be scattered into the electrolyte when the electrode assembly experiences an increase in temperature to suppress the increase in temperature of the electrode assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Gi Jeong, Ik Su Kang, Sang Uck Kim
  • Patent number: 10686173
    Abstract: A battery pack includes an electrode assembly having a cathode, an anode, and a separator interposed therebetween, a first pack case having the electrode assembly and an electrolyte disposed therein, a second pack case with the first pack case disposed therein and a portion of the interior surface separated from the first pack case exterior surface, a fire extinguishing agent disposed between the exterior surface of the first pack case and the interior surface of the second pack case and a cap assembly that simultaneously seals an open surface of the first and second pack cases when the first pack case is disposed in the second pack case. A first venting portion is configured to open to enable the fire extinguishing agent to flow into the interior of the first pack case when the pressure within the first pack case is equal to or greater than a critical pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ik Su Kang, Jung Koo Kang, Sang Uck Kim, Han Sol Park, Byung Hun Oh
  • Patent number: 10673029
    Abstract: There is provided a secondary battery in which a gasket is melted by internal heat generation to prevent the secondary battery from being short circuited to each other. In one embodiment, a secondary battery includes an electrode assembly having a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate and a separator interposed between the positive and negative electrode plates. A can accommodates the electrode assembly and is connected to the negative electrode plate through negative electrode tabs. A cap assembly is positioned at one side of the can and electrically connected to the positive electrode plate through a positive electrode tab. A gasket is positioned between the can and the cap assembly. In the secondary battery, the gasket is formed of a heat resistant material having a predetermined amount of heat-resistant enhancing material added thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Uck Kim
  • Publication number: 20200152952
    Abstract: A cylindrical secondary battery includes a jelly-roll type electrode assembly, a cylindrical battery case for receiving the jelly-roll type electrode assembly, and a cap assembly mounted to the open upper end of the cylindrical battery case. The jelly-roll type electrode assembly includes a long sheet type positive electrode and a long sheet type negative electrode wound with a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. A welding pole is formed on the bottom surface of the cylindrical battery case so as to extend perpendicularly thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ha Young Heo, Je Jun Lee, Hyoung Kwon Kim, Hae Jin Lim, Sang Uck Kim
  • Publication number: 20200127335
    Abstract: The present invention provides a secondary battery including: an electrode assembly (‘jelly-roll’) having a structure in which a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode are wound together; a can main body inside of which a hollow having an open side is formed and in which the electrode assembly is accommodated in a shape surrounding the hollow; and a top cover mounted on an open upper end portion of the can main body to seal the can main body, wherein one of a bottom portion of the can main body and the top cover may be formed with a through-hole communicating with the hollow of the can main body, and at least 50% of a total volume of the hollow is filled with a thermally conductive resin, and provides a secondary battery pack including the secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyoung Kwon KIM, Sang Uck KIM, Hayoung HEO