Patents by Inventor Sei-Hoon Cho

Sei-Hoon Cho 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: 20250007020
    Abstract: Provided are a sensing assembly and a battery module including the same, having improved economical efficiency in such a manner that a relatively expensive flexible printed circuit board is used in a smaller amount by allowing a relatively inexpensive rigid printed circuit board to replace a portion of the flexible printed circuit board used for a conventional sensing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Sei Hoon Cho, Young Ki Kim
  • Publication number: 20240421375
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pouch-type battery cell capable of being directly accommodated in a battery pack, and a battery pack including the same. In the battery pack, a heat exchange portion of a battery cell assembly formed by stacking a plurality of battery cells each including an electrode tab lead portion and a heat exchange portion is configured to be in contact with a heat conduction member disposed on a bottom portion of a housing without a sealed surface, and a corner portion formed to protrude from one end of the electrode tab lead portion is configured to be accommodated through a bus bar assembly, a cover plate, or a step portion of the bottom portion of the housing to be electrically insulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Jun Hee Jung, Jae Il Hwang, Bon Seok Ku, Jeong Hwan Lee, Sei Hoon Cho
  • Publication number: 20240413471
    Abstract: A battery assembly of the present disclosure may include a plurality of battery cells stacked in a preset stacking direction, an accommodation case which accommodates the plurality of battery cells therein, and one or more heat transfer parts which are located between the plurality of battery cells and in contact with a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface of the accommodation case, wherein the plurality of battery cells may be positioned to be spaced apart from the first surface and the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Ha Neul CHOI, Seok Hwan LEE, Sei Hoon CHO
  • Publication number: 20240342524
    Abstract: A vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle includes a battery device, a fire extinguishing agent tank accommodating a fire extinguishing agent, a first flow path connected to the battery device and the fire extinguishing agent tank, a valve configured to regulate opening of the first flow path, a second flow path connected to the fire extinguishing agent tank, and an external inlet connected to the second flow path and configured to receive the fire extinguishing agent from an external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventor: Sei Hoon CHO
  • Patent number: 12113191
    Abstract: Provided is a pouch-type battery cell capable of being directly accommodated in a battery pack, and a battery pack including the same. In the battery pack, a heat exchange portion of a battery cell assembly formed by stacking a plurality of battery cells each including an electrode tab lead portion and a heat exchange portion is configured to be in contact with a heat conduction member disposed on a bottom portion of a housing without a sealed surface, and a corner portion formed to protrude from one end of the electrode tab lead portion is configured to be accommodated through a bus bar assembly, a cover plate, or a step portion of the bottom portion of the housing to be electrically insulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: SK On Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Hee Jung, Jae Il Hwang, Bon Seok Ku, Jeong Hwan Lee, Sei Hoon Cho
  • Patent number: 12095055
    Abstract: Provided are a sensing assembly and a battery module including the same, having improved economical efficiency in such a manner that a relatively expensive flexible printed circuit board is used in a smaller amount by allowing a relatively inexpensive rigid printed circuit board to replace a portion of the flexible printed circuit board used for a conventional sensing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: SK On Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sei Hoon Cho, Young Ki Kim
  • Publication number: 20230128142
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a pack housing, at least one battery module disposed inside the pack housing, and a vent hole connecting inside and outside of the pack housing, wherein the battery module includes a plurality of battery cells and a first thermal propagation (TP) blocking member disposed between the plurality of battery cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Jun Hee JUNG, Jeong Woon KO, Bon Seok KU, Ja Sung YUN, Jeong Hwan LEE, Sei Hoon CHO, Ha Neul CHOI, Jae Il HWANG
  • Publication number: 20230095960
    Abstract: A battery pack includes: a first cooling plate including a first cooling path, along which a refrigerant is circulated, and a first inlet pipe connected to the first cooling path; a second cooling plate including a second cooling path, along which a refrigerant is circulated, and a second inlet pipe connected to the second cooling path and sealingly engaged to the first inlet pipe; a main supply pipe branching from the first inlet pipe or the second inlet pipe and supplying a refrigerant to the first inlet pipe and the second inlet pipe; and a pack unit body including at least one battery cell and disposed between the first cooling plate and the second cooling plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Ju Yong PARK, Min Song KANG, Sei Hoon CHO, Jin Su HAN, Ji Woong KIM, Byeong Jun PAK
  • Publication number: 20230102065
    Abstract: A battery pack includes: a pack housing having an internal space; at least one cell stack body accommodated in the internal space of the pack housing; at least one electronic component accommodated in the internal space of the pack housing; a connecting member electrically connected to at least one of the at least one cell stack body and the at least one electronic component; and a partition wall partitioning the internal space and accommodating at least a portion of the connecting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Jin Su HAN, Min Song KANG, Ju Yong PARK, Sei Hoon CHO, Ji Woong KIM, Byeong Jun PAK
  • Publication number: 20230098593
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a pack case and a plurality of cell stacks accommodated in an accommodation space of the pack case, wherein the pack case includes a lower plate on which the plurality of cell stacks is disposed and a partition member partitioning the accommodation space, and at least a portion of the partition member may be formed of a material different from a material of the lower plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Jin Su HAN, Min Song KANG, Ju Yong PARK, Sei Hoon CHO, Ji Woong KIM, Byeong Jun PAK
  • Publication number: 20230101256
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a lower plate on which one or more cell assemblies are disposed, one or more support frames coupled to the lower plate, and one or more reinforcing members coupled to one side of the support frame to form a venting path. The reinforcing member includes a material different from a material of the support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Jin Su HAN, Min Song KANG, Ju Yong PARK, Sei Hoon CHO, Ji Woong KIM, Byeong Jun PAK
  • Publication number: 20230102399
    Abstract: A battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells; and an insulating cover disposed on one side of the plurality of battery cells, the insulating cover comprising a venting guide configured to emit flame or gas occurring in one or more of the plurality of battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Jin Su Han, Min Song Kang, Ju Yong Park, Sei Hoon Cho, Ji Woong Kim, Byeong Jun Pak
  • Publication number: 20230097771
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a cell stack including a plurality of battery cells stacked together; a pack case accommodating the cell stack therein, a partition member partitioning an internal space of the pack case into a plurality of spaces, and a blocking member disposed between the partition member and the pack case to block heat propagation between the plurality of spaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Jin Su HAN, Min Song KANG, Ju Yong PARK, Sei Hoon CHO, Ji Woong KIM, Byeong Jun PAK
  • Publication number: 20230082883
    Abstract: A battery assembly includes a cell stack including a plurality of battery cells stacked together, a busbar assembly coupled to the cell stack and including a busbar electrically connected to an electrode lead of at least one of the battery cells, a plate unit configured to cover at least a portion of a side surface of the cell stack, a sensing unit coupled to the busbar assembly and disposed outside of the cell stack, and a cell monitoring unit installed on the plate unit and coupled to the sensing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Byeong Jun PAK, Min Song KANG, Bon Seok KU, Jun Hee JUNG, Sei Hoon CHO, Jin Su HAN, Jae Il HWANG
  • Publication number: 20230069871
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a pack housing including a plurality of accommodation spaces; a partition member coupled to the pack housing and partitioning a space of the pack housing into the plurality of accommodation spaces; a plurality of pack units respectively disposed in the plurality of accommodation spaces; a first pack cover in contact with the partition member and covering at least one of the plurality of accommodation spaces or the pack unit; and a second pack cover covering the first pack cover and the pack housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Byeong Jun PAK, Min Song KANG, Ha Chul JEONG, Jeong Woon KO, Bon Seok KU, Ja Sung YUN, Jeong Joo LEE, Jun Hee JUNG, Sei Hoon CHO, Ha Neul CHOI, Jin Su HAN, Jae Il HWANG
  • Publication number: 20230073204
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery assemblies, each of the plurality of battery assemblies including a cell stack that includes a plurality of battery cells stacked together and a plate unit covering at least a portion of a side surface of the cell stack, and a linking member configured to electrically connect at least two of the battery assemblies to each other, wherein the plate unit may include an accommodation portion into which the linking member is inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Byeong Jun PAK, Min Song KANG, Jun Hee JUNG, Sei Hoon CHO, Jin Su HAN, Jae Il HWANG
  • Publication number: 20230067336
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a cell assembly unit including a plurality of battery cells and a bus bar configured to electrically connect the plurality of battery cells, a frame unit accommodating the cell assembly unit, and a bracket unit fixing the cell assembly unit to the frame unit. The bracket unit and the frame unit form a flow path through which a gas is discharged. A reverse flow prevention member is disposed between the bus bar and the bracket unit. The reverse flow prevention member includes a plurality of gas permeation holes, each of which extends from one end facing the bus bar and leads to another end facing the flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Ha Neul Choi, Min Song Kang, Jeong Woon Ko, Bon Seok Ku, Byeong Jun Pak, Ja Sung Yun, Jun Hee Jung, Hyun Jae Jung, Sei Hoon Cho, Jin Su Han, Jae Il Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230026536
    Abstract: Provided are a battery module and a battery pack including the same, and more particularly, a battery module in which a CMU (cell monitoring unit) may be easily and conveniently mounted by providing a CMU mounting part, on which the CMU may be mounted, on an end plate constituting a module case, and a battery pack capable of simplifying the entire manufacturing process of the battery pack and increasing space utilization inside the battery pack by applying the battery module to the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Jin Su Han, Min Song Kang, Bon Seok Ku, Jun Hee Jung, Sei Hoon Cho, Jae Il Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230022379
    Abstract: Provided are a battery pack case and a battery pack including the same. A battery pack case is capable of preventing heat from propagating from a trigger module to a normal module by providing a flow channel, through which gas generated during a thermal runaway situation is flowable, in frames constituting the battery pack case, and discharging the gas or like to the outside through the flow channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Min Song Kang, Bon Seok Ku, Byeong Jun Pak, Jun Hee Jung, Sei Hoon Cho, Jin Su Han, Jae Il Hwang
  • Publication number: 20220367952
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules, a battery pack case engaged to hold the plurality of battery modules and structured to provide an accommodating space in which the plurality of battery modules are accommodated, wherein the battery pack case includes one or more reinforcing frames structured to partition the accommodating space into subspaces in which the plurality of battery modules are held, one or more protective covers respectively coupled to the one or more reinforcing frames to cover part of each battery module and part of each reinforcing frame, and one or more bus bars coupled to the one or more protective covers and structured to electrically connect the plurality of battery modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Jae Il Hwang, Min Song Kang, Bon Seok Ku, Jun Hee Jung, Sei Hoon Cho, Jin Su Han