Patents by Inventor Seok Eun YOON

Seok Eun YOON 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: 20260188831
    Abstract: A battery module according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of battery cells, a module housing configured to surround the plurality of battery cells, and a venting member formed on surfaces of the plurality of battery cells, wherein the venting member includes an outer venting sheet facing the plurality of battery cells and an inner venting sheet disposed between the outer venting sheet and the battery cell, formed on an area facing the battery cell, and including a notch portion having a thickness smaller than a thickness of a peripheral area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2025
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Inventors: Seok Eun Yoon, Jun Young Kang, Young Hoo Oh
  • Publication number: 20260171464
    Abstract: A battery pack system includes a plurality of battery modules with stacked battery cells. The plurality of battery modules is secured to multiple seating portions in a battery housing. The housing includes a base plate forming its bottom surface, from which multiple transverse members protrude upward, running parallel to each other. A set of longitudinal members intersects these transverse members, creating defined seating portions. Two end-plates are connected to the transverse members, forming parallel side walls. The distance between the end-plates'facing pressing surfaces is precisely adjusted and fixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2025
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junyoung Kang, Seok Eun Yoon, Young Hoo Oh
  • Publication number: 20260106315
    Abstract: A battery pack for a vehicle includes a cell assembly including stacked battery cells, where each battery cell has a vent defined at a side surface thereof facing in a width direction of the vehicle, and a side member that accommodates the cell assembly and covers a side surface portion of the cell assembly, where the side member has a venting path configured to outwardly discharge a material vented from the cell assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2025
    Publication date: April 16, 2026
    Inventors: Seok Eun YOON, Jun Young KANG, Young Hoo OH
  • Patent number: 12603384
    Abstract: Discussed is a battery module that may include a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked, a module frame that houses the battery cell stack; and at least one venting part on an upper part of the module frame, wherein at least one edge of the at least one venting part may be connected to the upper part of the module frame, and a remaining edge of the at least one venting part may be formed by the upper part of the module frame that is cut open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Eun Yoon, Hyemi Jung
  • Patent number: 12589807
    Abstract: A vehicle battery case includes: a lower panel disposed on a bottom of a vehicle and configured to support a battery from below; a battery cross member disposed on the lower panel and extending in the width direction of the vehicle; and battery side members which are disposed on both sides of the lower panel in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and in contact with both ends of the battery cross member. Each battery side member has a flange part which extends from the lower end thereof to the outside of the vehicle and is connected to a side sill, and a load applied to the side sill of the vehicle during a vehicle side collision is sequentially transferred from the battery side member to the battery cross member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Ri Oh, In Gook Son, Seok Eun Yoon
  • Patent number: 12555839
    Abstract: A battery module and a battery pack including the same. The battery module includes a battery cell stack including a plurality of battery cells, a housing for the battery cell stack, and a thermal conductive resin layer located between a lower surface of the housing and a first end of the battery cell stack. The first end of the battery cell stack has a double-folded seal part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Eun Yoon, Junghoon Lee
  • Patent number: 12496888
    Abstract: A battery assembly includes a housing in which a battery module is accommodated, members dividing an internal space of the housing, a through pipe penetrating the inside of each of the members on one point of the member, and a through bolt inserted into the through pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Seok Eun Yoon, Yu Ri Oh, In Gook Son
  • Publication number: 20250273754
    Abstract: A battery case includes: a lower case accommodating a plurality of battery modules therein; a battery management unit (BMU) provided in the lower case and configured to monitor a state of the battery modules; and a communication unit provided at a lateral portion inside the lower case. The communication unit is connected to at least an adjacent battery module with wiring and is configured to transmit information about at least the adjacent battery module to the BMU through wired or wireless communication along a lengthwise or widthwise direction of the lower case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2024
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Young Hoo Oh, Seok Eun Yoon, Yu Ri Oh, In Gook Son
  • Publication number: 20250202035
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules extending in a first direction and disposed in a second direction crossing the first direction, a battery pack housing accommodating the battery modules, configured to vent fluid to an outside, and including a venting passage extending along a circumferential portion thereof, and a guide duct coupled to the battery pack housing to define a guide passage fluidically-communicating with the venting passage in an interior thereof, and including an opening portion configured to fluidically-communicate the guide passage and the outside when a specific pressure is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Seok Eun YOON, Young Hoo OH, Yu Ri OH, In Gook SON
  • Publication number: 20250202032
    Abstract: An embodiment battery module includes a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction, a module housing covering the plurality of battery cells on a side of the plurality of battery cells in a second direction crossing the first direction, the module housing including a venting frame defining a venting hole, and a side cover supported by the venting frame and covering the side of the plurality of battery cells in the second direction, wherein the side cover includes a perforated part including a plurality of perforated areas disposed along a periphery of an area facing the venting hole and spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Seok Eun Yoon, In Gook Son, Young Hoo Oh, Yu Ri Oh, Hyun Chang Kang
  • Publication number: 20250192355
    Abstract: An embodiment battery pack includes a battery module and a battery pack housing covering the battery module, the battery pack housing including a venting frame disposed on an upper side of the battery module and including a venting hole configured to discharge a fluid generated in the battery module and a pack cover disposed on an upper side of the venting frame and communicated with the venting hole to include a venting passage extending horizontally together with the venting frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2024
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: In Gook Son, Hyun Chang Kang, Young Hoo Oh, Yu Ri Oh, Seok Eun Yoon
  • Patent number: 12294110
    Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells is stacked; a module frame configured to accommodate the battery cell stack and including a plurality of venting holes in at least one surface; end plates disposed at both sides of the battery cell stack; and an anti-inflammatory cover configured to cover the plurality of venting holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyemi Jung, Kwangmo Kim, Junyeob Seong, Seok Eun Yoon
  • Publication number: 20250141036
    Abstract: An embodiment battery housing including a base plate configured to support a battery module and a side member extending along a periphery of the base plate to define a receiving space in which the battery module is accommodated, wherein the side member has a guide passage defined therein to guide a fluid generated from the battery module to outside of the receiving space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Seok Eun Yoon, Young Hoo Oh, Yu Ri Oh, In Gook Son
  • Publication number: 20250105426
    Abstract: A cell-to-packet (CTP) battery has a simplified structure for surrounding a cell assembly, thereby reducing the number of components and the number of assembling and working processes. The CTP battery may include an integrated cover shaped to cover an upper surface and left and right surfaces of a cell assembly. The CTP battery may also include a clamp supported on a bottom surface of the cell assembly and connected between left and right panels of the integrated cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Ri Oh, Young Hoo Oh, In Gook Son, Seok Eun Yoon
  • Publication number: 20240405354
    Abstract: A battery module includes a lower case accommodating a plurality of battery modules in a plane, a plurality of internal members provided to separate the battery modules accommodated in the lower case from each other, gas inlet holes formed in a predetermined number of the internal members to allow gas released from a battery cell of each of the battery modules to be introduced therethrough, and an external member disposed to receive the gas from end portions in the predetermined number of the internal members including the gas inlet holes and discharge the gas to the outside thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Ri OH, In Gook SON, Seok Eun YOON
  • Publication number: 20240387927
    Abstract: A battery pack for vehicles includes: a lower case with a module accommodation space defined therein to accommodate a plurality of battery modules; at least one longitudinal member provided in the module accommodation space in the lower case and arranged to be elongate in a forward-rearward direction; and a mounting through-hole formed in the at least one longitudinal member to allow a through-bolt to be inserted therethrough to mount the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Ri Oh, Young Hoo Oh, In Gook Son, Seok Eun Yoon
  • Publication number: 20240343103
    Abstract: A battery assembly includes a housing in which a battery module is accommodated, members dividing an internal space of the housing, a through pipe penetrating the inside of each of the members on one point of the member, and a through bolt inserted into the through pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Seok Eun YOON, Yu Ri OH, In Gook SON
  • Publication number: 20240291090
    Abstract: A battery pack device for a vehicle having a movable side step includes: a lower casing including a battery side member configured to be coupled to a lateral lower side of a vehicle body of the vehicle, and a downward guide provided in the battery side member and defining a slope to guide the movable side step of the vehicle to move downwards in the event of a collision of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: In Gook Son, Yu Ri Oh, Seok Eun Yoon
  • Publication number: 20240199125
    Abstract: A vehicle battery case includes: a lower panel disposed on a bottom of a vehicle and configured to support a battery from below; a battery cross member disposed on the lower panel and extending in the width direction of the vehicle; and battery side members which are disposed on both sides of the lower panel in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and in contact with both ends of the battery cross member. Each battery side member has a flange part which extends from the lower end thereof to the outside of the vehicle and is connected to a side sill, and a load applied to the side sill of the vehicle during a vehicle side collision is sequentially transferred from the battery side member to the battery cross member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Ri Oh, In Gook Son, Seok Eun Yoon
  • Publication number: 20240194957
    Abstract: A battery module assembly structure includes a battery module formed by overlapping battery cells and a cell management unit (CMU). The CMU is coupled to a side of the battery module to acquire information on the battery cells constituting the battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Ri Oh, In Gook Son, Seok Eun Yoon