Patents by Inventor Seung-Hyun Kim

Seung-Hyun 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: 12368212
    Abstract: A battery module includes a cell stack formed by stacking a plurality of battery cells including a receiving portion in which an electrode assembly is accommodated, a first edge portion and a second edge portion along the longitudinal direction around the receiving portion, and a third edge portion and a fourth edge portion along the width direction, in the vertical direction with the receiving portions facing each other, the battery cell includes a resealing portion at the first edge portion, and includes a sealing portion or an unsealed portion at the second edge portion, and the first edge portion and the second edge portion are alternately positioned along the vertical direction on both sides of the cell stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Hyun Kim, Kyung-Hyun Bae, Seung-Min Ok, Da-Been Lee, Sang-Jin Lee, Chan-Young Jeong, Sang-Hyun Jo, Young-Bum Cho, Sung-Goen Hong
  • Publication number: 20250233132
    Abstract: A cathode active material includes a core containing a first active material, a lithium-rich oxide, and a shell disposed on a surface of the core and containing a second active material having an olivine structure. Weight % of the first active material is greater than or equal to weight % of the second active material based on a total weight of the cathode active material. A cathode for a lithium secondary battery having excellent lifespan performance may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventors: Young Uk PARK, Hyun Sung KANG, Min Cheol BEAK, Min Suk KANG, Seung Hyun KIM, Ji Yae DO
  • Patent number: 12362408
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells; a module housing configured to accommodate a cell stack including the plurality of battery cells; a sprinkler provided through the module housing at one side of the cell stack in a stacking direction; and a thermally expanding block disposed in an empty space inside the module housing and configured to be thermally expanded according to a temperature rise inside the module housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Hyun Kim, Ji-Won Jeong, Kyung-Hyun Bae, Jin-Kyu Shin, Jin-Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 12334529
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells; a module housing configured to accommodate a cell stack including the plurality of battery cells; a sprinkler provided through the module housing at one side of the cell stack in a stacking direction; and at least one guide plate fixed inside the module housing and installed to be inclined so that one longitudinal end thereof is oriented toward the sprinkler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Hyun Kim, Ji-Won Jeong, Kyung-Hyun Bae, Jin-Kyu Shin, Jin-Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 12333836
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a font detection method using a neural network. The font detection method using the neural network according to the present disclosure includes receiving a target text image including a text; resizing a horizontal or vertical size to a reference input size according to an aspect ratio of the input target text image; and inputting the resized target text image into a trained neural network and outputting a font of the text included in the text image, and the neural network may be trained with a unit image extracted as a unit region of the reference input size from a training image generated by synthesizing a background with the text. According to the present disclosure, fonts according to various usage examples may be effectively detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: EEUM, INC
    Inventors: Hyuk Lee, Hyun Jin Yun, Dong Hyuk Park, Il Guen Seo, Seung Hyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20250192172
    Abstract: A cathode for a lithium secondary battery includes lithium metal oxide particles having CM defined by D*(EIT/HIT)/[(Li/Me)2] of of 70 or more. D is an average particle diameter value calculated in micrometers after measuring diameters of particles with a diameter of 4 ?m or more in the lithium metal oxide particles included in a scanning electron microscope (SEM) image showing a thickness*width cross-section of the cathode active material layer. EIT is a modulus value of the lithium metal oxide particles measured by a nano indentation method. HIT is a hardness value of the lithium metal oxide particles measured by a nano indentation method. Li/Me is a molar ratio of lithium to metals other than lithium in the lithium metal oxide particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2024
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Young Uk PARK, Seung Hyun KIM, Soon Bo LEE, Min Suk KANG, Hyun Sung KANG, Ji Yae DO, Min Cheol BEAK, Ju Wook LEE, Jeong Hoon JEUN
  • Publication number: 20250174821
    Abstract: A battery module includes a cell stack formed by stacking a plurality of battery cells including a receiving portion in which an electrode assembly is accommodated, a first edge portion and a second edge portion along the longitudinal direction around the receiving portion, and a third edge portion and a fourth edge portion along the width direction, in the vertical direction with the receiving portions facing each other, the battery cell includes a resealing portion at the first edge portion, and includes a sealing portion or an unsealed portion at the second edge portion, and the first edge portion and the second edge portion are alternately positioned along the vertical direction on both sides of the cell stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Hyun KIM, Kyung-Hyun BAE, Seung-Min OK, Da-Been LEE, Sang-Jin LEE, Chan-Young JEONG, Sang-Hyun JO, Young-Bum CHO, Sung-Goen HONG
  • Publication number: 20250163805
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tunnel excavation apparatus to which a spectroscopic analysis method is applied. The tunnel excavation apparatus to which a spectroscopic analysis method is applied may include a ground component measurement unit to measure the properties of the ground which is excavated, and control a first driving unit and a second driving unit to be operated on the basis of the measured information on the ground, thereby preventing cracks from occurring on the ground during a ground excavation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Seung Hyun KIM, Hyungoo KANG, Sang Hwan LEE, Sang Hyuk YUN, Yun Jung CHOI, Tae Chul MOON
  • Publication number: 20250136768
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of preparing a wet master batch elastomer composition, including: a first step of inputting silica particles and an organic silane coupling agent into a SSBR polymer solution; a second step of stirring the SSBR polymer solution containing the silica particles and the organic silane coupling agent to pulverize the silica particles while surface-modifying the silica particles with the organic silane coupling agent; a third step of removing a solvent from the SSBR polymer solution containing the surface-modified and pulverized silica particles, followed by drying and solidification to obtain a silica-SSBR composite; and a fourth step of compounding the silica-SSBR composite with one or more additives selected from the group consisting of silica particles, an organic silane coupling agent, a softener, a crosslinking activator, an antioxidant, a vulcanization accelerator, and a vulcanizing agent, wherein the wet master batch elastomer composition includes 8 to 20 parts by weight of the organi
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: KOREA KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Hyun KIM, Jae Young KO, Kyeongjun CHO, Eunjoo KIM
  • Patent number: 12282068
    Abstract: A lithium precipitation detecting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a measuring unit configured to calculate a charge amount of a battery in a charging process and calculate a discharge amount of the battery in a discharging process; and a control unit configured to estimate a state of charge (SOC) of the battery in the charging process and the discharging process and determine whether lithium precipitation occurs in the battery based on the estimated SOC, the charge amount and the discharge amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Hyun Kim, Hyun-Chul Lee, Dong-Keun Kwon, An-Soo Kim, Chae-Bin Shin
  • Publication number: 20250121741
    Abstract: A seat mounting device for a vehicle is configured to allow a seat to be removably mounted in a flexible manner according to a user's desired purpose by mounting the seat to face forward or rearward or arranging the seat along with other seats of the vehicle, according to the number of passengers or different seating arrangements. In addition, by allowing the seat to be removed from the leg frame and the leg frame to be removed from the support frame and folded, the seat and leg frame may be easily stored in a separate storage location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Seung Hyun Kim, Hyeong Jong Kim, Byeong Seon Son, Byung Yong Choi, Dong Woo Jeong, Seok Hwan Kim, Yun Ho Shin
  • Publication number: 20250125441
    Abstract: A battery pack with has improved safety. The battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules having at least one battery cell and provided in plurality to be arranged side by side with each other so that a predetermined gap is formed between facing battery modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Hyun KIM, Young-Hoo OH, Seung-Min OK, Sang-Hyun JO, Young-Bum CHO, Sung-Goen HONG
  • Patent number: 12269383
    Abstract: A ventilation and heating apparatus for a child seat is provided. A ventilation mat with an embedded heating wire is mounted on a body of the child seat, so ventilation air is discharged toward a child's body through the ventilation mat in summer or when ventilation is required, and heating wire embedded in the ventilation mat is driven in winter, thus providing a comfortable seating environment for a child sitting on the child seat, and improving the sitting comfort of a child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Poled Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byeong Seon Son, Tae Hoon Lee, Seung Hyun Kim, Ji Hwan Kim, Seon Chae Na, Sang Ho Kim, Sang Hoon Park, Jeong In Baek, Yong Chul Jang, In Ju Lee
  • Patent number: 12261312
    Abstract: The battery rack includes a plurality of battery packs vertically arranged, each battery pack including a plurality of secondary batteries stacked in a direction, and a pack housing having an internal space to receive the plurality of secondary batteries and configured to be supplied with a fire extinguishing liquid when an internal temperature equals or rises above a predetermined temperature, and a rack case having a receiving space to receive the plurality of battery packs, and including a plurality of rack plates, each having a mounting surface on which the battery pack is mounted, the mounting surface sloping at a predetermined angle with declining height as it goes in any one direction, and an extension portion having an end of any one direction extending further outward than the lower battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Won Jeong, Seung-Hyun Kim, Young-Seok Lee, Kyung-Hyun Bae, Jin-Kyu Shin
  • Publication number: 20250082995
    Abstract: Proposed are a system and method for generating club movement data. The system includes an integral marker attached to a plurality of surfaces including a first surface and a second surface of a club head, wherein a first region attached to the first surface and a second region attached to the second surface are connected, and a computing device configured to output movement data of the club head from an image of the club head on the basis of the integral marker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Joong Geun KIM, Seung Hyun KIM, Yun Ki KIM
  • Publication number: 20250089338
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device comprises: a substrate including an active region having an active cell region and a termination region surrounding the active region; a gate bus disposed in the active region to be non-overlapped with the active cell region; a gate electrode extending from the gate bus and disposed in the active cell region; a source region disposed on at least one side of the gate electrode in the active cell region; a gate insulating layer disposed between the gate bus and the substrate and between the gate electrode and the substrate; a gate metal disposed on the gate bus to be connected to the gate bus; and a source metal disposed on the gate electrode to be connected to the source region, wherein the gate bus and the gate electrode are disposed on the same layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: DB HiTek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Hyun KIM, Hee Bae LEE, Jae Yuhn MOON, Gyu Hyun JUNG, Soon Jong PARK
  • Patent number: 12246709
    Abstract: The prevent disclosure relates to a lane keeping control apparatus and a method thereof. An exemplary embodiment provides a lane keeping control apparatus including a processor configured to calculate a steering angle control amount for following a target path for lane keeping control while driving a vehicle, and to adjust the steering angle control amount depending on a change directionality of a target path error that is an error between the target path and the vehicle, and a storage configured to store data and algorithms driven by the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Seung Hyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20250056792
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device is provided that includes a bit line on a substrate, a protruded insulating pattern on the bit line, and in a channel trench, first and second channel patterns that extend along sidewalls of the channel trench, and spaced apart from the first channel pattern in the first direction, a channel interfacial layer that extends along the sidewalls of the channel trench, and is in contact with the first channel pattern and the second channel pattern, a first word line between the first channel pattern and the second channel pattern, a second word line between the first channel pattern and the second channel pattern, and is spaced apart from the first word line in the first direction and a first capacitor and a second capacitor, which are electrically connected to the first channel pattern and the second channel pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Ju Ho Lee, Yu Yeol Lee, Seung Hyun Kim, Seong Jae Byeon, Sung Duk Hong
  • Publication number: 20250044080
    Abstract: Described are a golf launch monitor and a target alignment method of the golf launch monitor. A target alignment method of a golf launch monitor using an alignment jig including a two-dimensional alignment mark placed in front of the golf launch monitor includes: (a) acquiring a first image and a second image including the alignment mark with a first image sensor and a second image sensor, respectively; (b) detecting, by a processor, the alignment mark in the first image and the second image, respectively; and (c) calculating, by the processor, an aimed target line according to the alignment jig by using the detected alignment mark and calibration parameters of the first image sensor and the second image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Joonggeun KIM, Taejun LIM, Seung Hyun KIM
  • Publication number: 20250044364
    Abstract: A battery state of charge estimating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a charging and discharging unit for receiving a control signal including a C-rate and for charging and discharging a battery at the C-rate included in the control signal; a measuring unit for measuring a voltage of the battery in a charging and discharging process of the battery; and a control unit for transmitting the control signal to the charging and discharging unit, changing the C-rate included in the control signal whenever the voltage value measured by the measuring unit reaches a preset threshold value, and estimating SOC of the battery based on the result of comparing the changed C-rate with a preset cutoff value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Hyun KIM, Hyun-Chul LEE, Dong-Keun KWON, An-Soo KIM, Chae-Bin SHIN