Patents by Inventor Seung-Sik YU

Seung-Sik YU 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: 11289760
    Abstract: Disclosed are a battery protection structure, which is suitable for preventing deformation caused by physical stress at a coupling portion of a base plate and an end plate, which are stacked sequentially, and a battery module comprising the battery protection structure. The battery protection structure includes: a base plate located below a battery assembly and having a male screw member around the battery assembly; an end plate located at a side of the battery assembly on the base plate; and a reinforcing member provided below the end plate and located between a barrier of the end plate and a flange protruding from the barrier, wherein the male screw member passes through the reinforcing member and the flange, and a female screw is coupled to a male screw of the male screw member on the reinforcing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Sik Yu, Sung-Jong Kim, Tae-Sung Kim, Jun-Yeob Seong
  • Patent number: 11271266
    Abstract: The present invention provides a battery compression inhibitor and a battery module comprising the same, the battery compression inhibitor being suitable for preventing at least one battery assembly from being compressed by repeated application of an external force between end plates. The battery compression inhibitor according to the present invention comprises, in order to protect a battery assembly inside a battery module: a barrier positioned on the periphery of the battery assembly and exposed from the battery assembly; and a base plate exposed from the battery assembly and from the barrier below the battery assembly and below the barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Sik Yu, Sung-Jong Kim, Tae-Sung Kim, Jun-Yeob Seong
  • Patent number: 10752121
    Abstract: Provided is a battery pack including a pack case configured to form an exterior; a cell assembly accommodated in the pack case, and including a plurality of battery cells respectively including electrode leads; a pack cover configured to cover the pack case so as to package the cell assembly; and a lead connecting substrate provided between the cell assembly and the pack cover, configured to connect the electrode leads of the plurality of battery cells to one another, and including insert-molded terminals penetrating through the pack cover to be connected to an external power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Sik Yu, Sung-Jong Kim, Jun-Yeob Seong
  • Patent number: 10707456
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery connecting unit which is placed on a lower housing and protruding from an upper housing and thus is suitable for preventing water penetration from the outside of the upper housing, and a battery pack including the same. The battery connecting unit is electrically connected to a battery laminate between a lower housing and an upper housing of a battery pack and includes a plastic member configured to come into contact with the upper housing and a metal terminal inserted into the upper housing, wherein the plastic member partially surrounds the metal terminal, and wherein the metal terminal is made of a circular pillar. In addition, the battery pack includes the battery connecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Sik Yu, Sung-Jong Kim, Tae-Sung Kim, Jun-Yeob Seong
  • Publication number: 20180219197
    Abstract: Disclosed are a battery protection structure, which is suitable for preventing deformation caused by physical stress at a coupling portion of a base plate and an end plate, which are stacked sequentially, and a battery module comprising the battery protection structure. The battery protection structure includes: a base plate located below a battery assembly and having a male screw member around the battery assembly; an end plate located at a side of the battery assembly on the base plate; and a reinforcing member provided below the end plate and located between a barrier of the end plate and a flange protruding from the barrier, wherein the male screw member passes through the reinforcing member and the flange, and a female screw is coupled to a male screw of the male screw member on the reinforcing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Sik YU, Sung-Jong KIM, Tae-Sung KIM, Jun-Yeob SEONG
  • Publication number: 20180205050
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery connecting unit which is placed on a lower housing and protruding from an upper housing and thus is suitable for preventing water penetration from the outside of the upper housing, and a battery pack including the same. The battery connecting unit is electrically connected to a battery laminate between a lower housing and an upper housing of a battery pack and includes a plastic member configured to come into contact with the upper housing and a metal terminal inserted into the upper housing, wherein the plastic member partially surrounds the metal terminal, and wherein the metal terminal is made of a circular pillar. In addition, the battery pack includes the battery connecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Sik YU, Sung-Jong KIM, Tae-Sung KIM, Jun-Yeob SEONG
  • Publication number: 20180034012
    Abstract: Provided is a battery pack including a pack case configured to form an exterior; a cell assembly accommodated in the pack case, and including a plurality of battery cells respectively including electrode leads; a pack cover configured to cover the pack case so as to package the cell assembly; and a lead connecting substrate provided between the cell assembly and the pack cover, configured to connect the electrode leads of the plurality of battery cells to one another, and including insert-molded terminals penetrating through the pack cover to be connected to an external power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Sik YU, Sung-Jong KIM, Jun-Yeob SEONG
  • Publication number: 20170331079
    Abstract: The present invention provides a battery compression inhibitor and a battery module comprising the same, the battery compression inhibitor being suitable for preventing at least one battery assembly from being compressed by repeated application of an external force between end plates. The battery compression inhibitor according to the present invention comprises, in order to protect a battery assembly inside a battery module: a barrier positioned on the periphery of the battery assembly and exposed from the battery assembly; and a base plate exposed from the battery assembly and from the barrier below the battery assembly and below the barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Sik YU, Sung-Jong KIM, Tae-Sung KIM, Jun-Yeob SEONG