Patents by Inventor Seong Tae Kim

Seong Tae 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: 11552360
    Abstract: A cartridge including a body having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface being configured to seat at least a portion of a first battery cell, and a first supporting pattern disposed in a first area along an edge of the first surface of the body and corresponding to a gas pocket of the first battery cell is provided. A battery module having a plurality of such cartridges is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Won-Kyoung Park, Seong-Tae Kim, Jun-Kyu Park, Jun-Yeob Seong, Gyo-Eun Lee
  • Patent number: 11412644
    Abstract: Disclosed is a magnetic field shielding unit for wireless power transmission. The magnetic field shielding unit for wireless power transmission includes a magnetic shielding layer formed of ferrite fragments containing magnesium oxide (MgO) shredded to improve flexibility of the magnetic field shielding unit. The ferrite containing magnesium oxide has a real part (??) of the complex permeability of 650 or more at a frequency of 100 kHz. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent influence of a magnetic field on components of a mobile terminal device or a body of a user who uses the same, and to further increase the characteristics of the combined antennas even if the magnetic field shielding unit is combined with various kinds and purposes of antennas having various structures, shapes, sizes and intrinsic characteristics (inductance, resistivity, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Amotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woong Yong Lee, Kil Jae Jang, Seong Tae Kim, Su Jung Kim
  • Publication number: 20220158067
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a Heusler-based phase thermoelectric material using an amorphous phase precursor. More specifically disclosed is a method for producing a powder or bulk thermoelectric material having a microstructure including a Heusler-based phase with a thermoelectric effect by crystallization of an amorphous phase precursor prepared by a non-equilibrium processes. Also disclosed is a device using a Heusler-based phase thermoelectric material produced by the method. The method largely avoids the efficiency problems of conventional methods, including low productivity in scaling up caused by long annealing time, high annealing temperature, and contamination during nanopowder production, achieving improved process efficiency. In addition, the method enables efficient production of a thermoelectric material having a nano-sized microstructure that is difficult to produce by a conventional method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicants: Kyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Seong Hoon YI, Gi Tae PARK, Seong Tae KIM, Pyuck Pa CHOI, Chan Won JUNG
  • Patent number: 11088417
    Abstract: A cell cartridge having a first pouch cell having a first fixing portion extending from a sealing portion thereof, a second pouch cell having a second fixing portion extending from a sealing portion thereof, and a cartridge configured to accommodate a cell stack formed by stacking the first pouch cell and the second pouch cell is provided. The first fixing portion is bent toward the second pouch cell to restrict movement of the second pouch cell. The second fixing portion is bent toward the first pouch cell to restrict movement of the first pouch cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Eui-Hoon Myung, Seong-Tae Kim, Gyo-Eun Lee
  • Publication number: 20210242526
    Abstract: Discussed is a battery pack including a housing unit configured to receive a battery cell therein, the housing unit including: a first housing including a first contact surface; and a second housing including a second contact surface opposite the first contact surface, wherein, the first housing and the second housing are coupled in a state in which the first contact surface and the second contact surface are in contact with each other and pressed against each other, a first support provided on an outer surface of the first housing, the first support configured to contact a first pressing module that that is configured to press the first housing toward the second housing, and a second support provided on an outer surface of the second housing, the second support configured to contact a second pressing module that is configured to press the second housing toward the first housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Hwan JANG, Seong Tae KIM, Gyo Eun LEE
  • Patent number: 11050104
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack, which includes: a battery module having at least one battery cell; a pack case having a case body for accommodating the battery module and a case cover configured to be welded to the case body to package the battery module; and at least one weld quality indicator provided on the case body of the pack case to inspect accuracy of welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Gyo-Eun Lee, Seong-Tae Kim, Eui-Hoon Myung
  • Patent number: 10930418
    Abstract: Disclosed is a magnetic field shielding unit for magnetic security transmission. The magnetic field shielding unit for magnetic security transmission includes a magnetic shielding layer formed of fragments of ferrite containing magnesium oxide (MgO) shredded to improve flexibility of the magnetic field shielding unit. The ferrite containing magnesium oxide has a real part (??) of the complex permeability of 650 or more at a frequency of 100 kHz. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent influence of a magnetic field on components of a mobile terminal device or a body of a user who uses the same, and to further increase the characteristics of the combined antennas even if the magnetic field shielding unit is combined with various kinds and purposes of antennas having various structures, shapes, sizes and intrinsic characteristics (inductance, resistivity, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Amosense Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woong Yong Lee, Seong Tae Kim, Kyung Pyo Hong
  • Patent number: 10804561
    Abstract: Disclosed are a clamping device and a battery module comprising the same, the clamping device being suitable for reducing the number of screw coupling portions of long bolts at a lower plate, a battery stack, and an upper plate, and for securing, in a balanced manner, the battery stack, the lower plate and the upper plate by means of the long bolts. The clamping device according to the present invention comprises: a support; and pressing parts respectively protruded from one end and the other end of the support, wherein the support and the pressing parts define a bent part along the central portion of the outer circumference while forming a band shape, and the pressing parts include locking holes which intersect with the bent portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Ho Lee, Seong-Tae Kim, Jun-Yeob Seong, Hyuk An, Sang-Yoon Jeong, Yang-Kyu Choi
  • Publication number: 20200253098
    Abstract: Disclosed is a magnetic field shielding unit for wireless power transmission. The magnetic field shielding unit for wireless power transmission includes a magnetic shielding layer formed of ferrite fragments containing magnesium oxide (MgO) shredded to improve flexibility of the magnetic field shielding unit. The ferrite containing magnesium oxide has a real part (??) of the complex permeability of 650 or more at a frequency of 100 kHz. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent influence of a magnetic field on components of a mobile terminal device or a body of a user who uses the same, and to further increase the characteristics of the combined antennas even if the magnetic field shielding unit is combined with various kinds and purposes of antennas having various structures, shapes, sizes and intrinsic characteristics (inductance, resistivity, etc.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Amotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woong Yong Lee, Kil Jae Jang, Seong Tae Kim, Su Jung Kim
  • Patent number: 10608219
    Abstract: An integrated cartridge, comprising: a main frame composed of a front plate having a plurality of lead passing holes provided in a slit form so that electrode leads of a plurality of layered battery cells pass therethrough, and first and second side plates extending at both edges of the front plate in parallel to each other and having a plurality of cell insert slots provided at inner sides thereof, which face each other, so that the plurality of battery cells are capable of being inserted from a free end to the front plate; a cover plate coupled to the first and second side plates to cover the plurality of battery cells arranged in a layered form between the first and second side plates; and a sensing unit mounted to the front plate and electrically connected to the electrode leads to sense electric characteristics of the plurality of battery cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-Kyoung Park, Seong-Tae Kim, Jun-Kyu Park, Jun-Yeob Seong
  • Patent number: 10573857
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a battery pack suitable for preventing simultaneous separation of both ends of a handle unit from an upper case during transportation of a lower case and the upper case that are laminated sequentially. The battery pack according to the present disclosure includes the lower case and the upper case stacked sequentially to encase a battery module, wherein the upper case includes a housing and a handle unit relatively rotated with respect to the housing to be seated on the housing, and the handle unit has shaft hooks that are penetrated by the rotation supporting shafts of the housing and that are each rotary-coupled to each of the rotation supporting shafts in different angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Yang-Kyu Choi, Seong-Tae Kim, Jun-Yeob Seong, Hyuk An, Sang-Yoon Jeong
  • Publication number: 20200044204
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack, which includes: a battery module having at least one battery cell; a pack case having a case body for accommodating the battery module and a case cover configured to be welded to the case body to package the battery module; and at least one weld quality indicator provided on the case body of the pack case to inspect accuracy of welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Gyo-Eun Lee, Seong-Tae Kim, Eui-Hoon Myung
  • Publication number: 20200006723
    Abstract: A cartridge including a body having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface being configured to seat at least a portion of a first battery cell, and a first supporting pattern disposed in a first area along an edge of the first surface of the body and corresponding to a gas pocket of the first battery cell is provided. A battery module having a plurality of such cartridges is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Won-Kyoung Park, Seong-Tae Kim, Jun-Kyu Park, Jun-Yeob Seong, Gyo-Eun Lee
  • Patent number: 10497911
    Abstract: Provided is a battery module including: a battery cell assembly including a plurality of battery cells stacked with one another; end plates configured to cover front and rear portions of the battery cell assembly and to be coupled to the battery cell assembly at a side of each of the end plates; and a fixing holder configured to be mounted to a battery cell assembly at an opposite side of each of the end plates in order to at least partially cover the battery cell assembly, and to protrude from front and rear portions of the end plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Yang-Kyu Choi, Seong-Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 10446878
    Abstract: Provided is a bus bar structure which may be suitable for reducing an occupied area of a printed circuit board (PCB) by removing a fuse from the PCB in an interconnect board (ICB) assembly of a battery pack. According to the present disclosure, the bus bar structure may include: bus bars which face each other and are arranged below the PCB in the ICB assembly of the battery pack; and a fuse case between the bus bars, wherein the fuse case includes a fuse wire therein and is configured to bring the fuse wire into contact with the bus bars via at least one end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Yang-Kyu Choi, Bo-Sung Kim, Sang-Yoon Jeong, Seong-Tae Kim, Jun-Yeob Seong
  • Patent number: 10446815
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a pack case suitable for preventing vibration or deviation of a battery module on a case during an assembly operation, and a battery pack including the same. The pack case according to the present disclosure includes an align unit and a bus bar disposed at an edge on an inner circumferential surface, and a main case having a connection terminal contacting the bus bar on an outer circumferential surface, and the align unit and the bus bar contact a battery module at a periphery of the battery module seated on the inner circumferential surface of the main case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyuk An, Seong-Tae Kim, Jun-Yeob Seong, Sang-Yoon Jeong, Yang-Kyu Choi
  • Patent number: 10431783
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a battery pack that realizes miniaturization and weight reduction by minimizing the number of components of the structure, and that is suitable for pursuing dispersion of external force and structural rigidity using the shape of the structure. The battery pack according to the present disclosure is characterized to include a lower case including both inclined side walls and fixating members facing each other at the both side walls, a battery cartridge disposed between the fixating members in the lower case, and an upper case covering the lower case and the battery cartridge, wherein the battery cartridge contacts the both side walls and the fixating members in the lower case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Yang-Kyu Choi, Seong-Tae Kim, Jun-Yeob Seong, Hyuk An, Sang-Yoon Jeong
  • Publication number: 20190267587
    Abstract: A cell cartridge having a first pouch cell having a first fixing portion extending from a sealing portion thereof, a second pouch cell having a second fixing portion extending from a sealing portion thereof, and a cartridge configured to accommodate a cell stack formed by stacking the first pouch cell and the second pouch cell is provided. The first fixing portion is bent toward the second pouch cell to restrict movement of the second pouch cell. The second fixing portion is bent toward the first pouch cell to restrict movement of the first pouch cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Eui-Hoon MYUNG, Seong-Tae KIM, Gyo-Eun LEE
  • Patent number: 10361463
    Abstract: A battery module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a cell cartridge assembly including at least one battery cell and a plurality of stacking cartridges configured to respectively accommodate the at least one battery cell and arranged in layers in a height direction; and a sensing assembly mounted on at least one side of the cell cartridge assembly and configured to sense electrical characteristics of the at least one battery cell. Each of the stacking cartridges includes a bolt-assembling finger protruding from at least one corner area beyond other corner areas, and the bolt-assembling finger includes an assembly guide unit provided in a slot form. The sensing assembly includes a sensing assembly body provided in the form of a plate-shaped structure and having a plurality of sensing members mounted thereon, and an assembling plate integrally formed with the sensing assembly body and capable of being inserted into the assembly guide unit of the bolt-assembling finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Ho Lee, Jun-Yeob Seong, Seong-Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 10283744
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a battery module and a battery pack. The battery module, having a plurality of battery cells, includes a unit module stack configured to have a structure in which a plurality of unit modules, each of which has a structure in which the battery cells are mounted to a cartridge, are stacked in a vertical direction on the basis of a ground, an upper end plate and a lower end plate for supporting an upper end and a lower end of the unit module stack, respectively, the upper end plate being provided with first fastening holes, the lower end plate being provided with second fastening holes, and a module housing provided with third fastening holes communicating with the second fastening holes, wherein first fastening members and second fastening members are inserted and fastened into the first fastening holes, the second fastening holes, and the third fastening holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaihyun Seo, Seong Tae Kim, Jin Kyu Lee