Patents by Inventor Somin KIM

Somin 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).

  • Secondary battery
    Patent number: 10686179
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, a battery case configured to house the electrode assembly and an electrolyte, a lead terminal extending from a coupling section with the electrode assembly, through the battery case and protrudes outside the battery case, and an adhesive layer on the lead terminal having adhesion depending on a reaction of the adhesive layer to the electrolyte. The secondary battery has an improved structure so that an internal short circuit is prevented and stability of the secondary battery is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangheon Lee, Wonseok Kim, Youngchang Lim, Kyung Kim, Kyeongyi Heo, Jandee Kim, Somin Kim
  • SECONDARY BATTERY
    Publication number: 20170125776
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, a battery case configured to house the electrode assembly and an electrolyte, a lead terminal extending from a coupling section with the electrode assembly, through the battery case and protrudes outside the battery case, and an adhesive layer on the lead terminal having adhesion depending on a reaction of the adhesive layer to the electrolyte. The secondary battery has an improved structure so that an internal short circuit is prevented and stability of the secondary battery is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Sangheon Lee, Wonseok Kim, Youngchang Lim, Kyung Kim, Kyeongyi Heo, Jandee Kim, Somin Kim
  • BATTERY PACK
    Publication number: 20160322617
    Abstract: A battery pack, including a battery cell; a case providing an accommodation space in which the battery cell is disposed; inert gas filled in the accommodation space; and a gas inlet/outlet portion in the case, the gas inlet/outlet portion in contact with the accommodation space, the gas inlet/outlet portion being for injecting gas into the accommodation space and discharging gas from the accommodation space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Sanghoon BAE, Somin KIM