Patents by Inventor Soo-Han Kim

Soo-Han 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).

  • Publication number: 20240105963
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a gas diffusion layer for a fuel cell wherein carbon nanotubes are impregnated into Korean paper, thereby enhancing electroconductivity, and a gas diffusion layer manufactured thereby. The method for manufacturing a gas diffusion layer for a fuel cell which is to manufacture a gas diffusion layer as a constituent member of a unit cell in a fuel cell, includes a support preparation step of preparing a support with Korean paper; a dispersion preparation step of dispersing a carbon substance in a solvent to form a dispersion, a coating step of coating the support with the dispersion, and a thermal treatment step of thermally treating the dispersion-coated support to fix the carbon substance to the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Seung Tak Noh, Ji Han Lee, In Seok Lee, Jae Man Park, Won Jong Choi, Choong Hee Kim, Seong Hwang Kim, Jong Hoon Lee, Soo Jin Park, Seul Yi Lee
  • Patent number: 11858604
    Abstract: A method for installing an offshore wind power generation floating body may include manufacturing a lower structure including a damping plate, a guide beam including protruding portions, and a slot, coupling a temporary buoyancy tank to each protruding portion, installing a concrete block mounting structure in the slot, transporting the lower structure on the sea until a destination by a towing vessel, fixing the lower structure between a first work barge and a second work barge by a link bridge connected to each of the first work barge and the second work barge, and seating a concrete block connected to a second wire of a second crane seated on the second work barge on the concrete block mounting structure in a state in which first wires of a first crane are connected to the lower structure to maintain a tension equal to or greater than a set magnitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: ACE E&T (ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY)
    Inventors: Day Hwan Kim, Soo Han Kim
  • Patent number: 11814144
    Abstract: In a method for assembling a wind power generator, a tower of a floating-type offshore wind power generation device is placed and fixed to a tower standing frame, blades of the floating-type offshore wind power generation device are fixed and stacked on a first mount and a second mount, a carriage is used to move a blade installing structure including a blade assembly table formed on a first side and a blade carrier formed on a second side opposite to the first side, the blade carrier is vertically moved below the blades, the blade carrier is vertically moved to correspond to the height of the blade assembly table in a state in which the blade is gripped by the blade installer, the blade installer is moved from the second side to the first side, and the blade is assembled to a nacelle formed at one end of the tower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: ACE E&T (ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY)
    Inventors: Day Hwan Kim, Soo Han Kim
  • Publication number: 20230086622
    Abstract: A method for assembling a wind power generator includes placing and fixing a tower of a floating-type offshore wind power generation device to a tower standing frame, fixing and stacking blades of the floating-type offshore wind power generation device on a first mount and a second mount, using a carriage to move a blade installing structure including a blade assembly table formed on a first side and a blade carrier formed on a second side opposite to the first side, vertically moving the blade carrier below the blades, vertically moving the blade carrier to correspond to the height of the blade assembly table in a state in which the blade is gripped by the blade installer, moving the blade installer from the second side to the first side, and assembling the blade to a nacelle formed at one end of the tower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Day Hwan KIM, Soo Han KIM
  • Patent number: 11581593
    Abstract: An energy storage system includes a pair of rack frames spaced apart from each other and arranged side by side; a plurality of L brackets fastened to the rack frames; a plurality of battery modules respectively placed on a pair of L brackets facing each other to form a plurality of layers along a longitudinal direction of the rack frame; a first heat transfer member interposed between the battery module and the L bracket; and a second heat transfer member interposed between the rack frame and the L bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Kyu Lee, Soo-Han Kim
  • Patent number: 11500027
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for testing an internal short of a secondary battery by simulating the use environment situation where the secondary battery is actually used, and a secondary battery for an internal short test, which is used in the method. The method for testing an internal short of a secondary battery includes the steps of mounting a P-N junction diode in a secondary battery; charging the secondary battery; and evaluating a state of the secondary battery by considering that an internal short occurs in the secondary battery when the P-N junction diode is switched on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo-Han Kim, Dong-Sik Yoon
  • Publication number: 20220306251
    Abstract: A method for installing an offshore wind power generation floating body may include manufacturing a lower structure including a damping plate, a guide beam including protruding portions, and a slot, coupling a temporary buoyancy tank to each protruding portion, installing a concrete block mounting structure in the slot, transporting the lower structure on the sea until a destination by a towing vessel, fixing the lower structure between a first work barge and a second work barge by a link bridge connected to each of the first work barge and the second work barge, and seating a concrete block connected to a second wire of a second crane seated on the second work barge on the concrete block mounting structure in a state in which first wires of a first crane are connected to the lower structure to maintain a tension equal to or greater than a set magnitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Day Hwan KIM, Soo Han KIM
  • Patent number: 11450908
    Abstract: A battery module includes a unit module stack formed by stacking a plurality of unit modules, each unit module having a plurality of battery cells stacked on each other; a swelling absorption pad interposed between the unit modules adjacent to each other; and a module housing configured to accommodate the unit module stack and the swelling absorption pad, wherein the swelling absorption pad has a coolant channel formed to extend along a longitudinal direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Kyu Lee, Soo-Han Kim
  • Publication number: 20210249712
    Abstract: A battery module includes a unit module stack formed by stacking a plurality of unit modules, each unit module having a plurality of battery cells stacked on each other; a swelling absorption pad interposed between the unit modules adjacent to each other; and a module housing configured to accommodate the unit module stack and the swelling absorption pad, wherein the swelling absorption pad has a coolant channel formed to extend along a longitudinal direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Kyu LEE, Soo-Han KIM
  • Publication number: 20210057789
    Abstract: A battery module includes module case having a heatsink mounted to at least one side thereof. A plurality of battery cells are accommodated in the module case and stacked to be electrically connected to each other, and a plurality of pores are formed between facing battery cells among the plurality of battery cells to delay heat transfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Kyu LEE, Soo-Han KIM
  • Publication number: 20210013560
    Abstract: An energy storage system includes a pair of rack frames spaced apart from each other and arranged side by side; a plurality of L brackets fastened to the rack frames; a plurality of battery modules respectively placed on a pair of L brackets facing each other to form a plurality of layers along a longitudinal direction of the rack frame; a first heat transfer member interposed between the battery module and the L bracket; and a second heat transfer member interposed between the rack frame and the L bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Kyu LEE, Soo-Han KIM
  • Publication number: 20200393517
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for testing an internal short of a secondary battery by simulating the use environment situation where the secondary battery is actually used, and a secondary battery for an internal short test, which is used in the method. The method for testing an internal short of a secondary battery includes the steps of mounting a P-N junction diode in a secondary battery; charging the secondary battery; and evaluating a state of the secondary battery by considering that an internal short occurs in the secondary battery when the P-N junction diode is switched on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Soo-Han KIM, Dong-Sik YOON
  • Patent number: 9681224
    Abstract: Provided are a broadcast receiving apparatus and an audio output method thereof, and more particularly, a broadcast receiving apparatus and an audio output method thereof in which an audio included in a broadcast signal that is received through a selected broadcast channel and then decoded is output to a built-in speaker. Some embodiments provide a broadcast receiving apparatus and an audio output method thereof in which, among audio, video, and/or additional information included in a broadcast signal received through a selected broadcast channel corresponding to a control signal received from a remote controller, the audio is selectively output in response to status information of a connected display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Sik Yang, Ji Hui Park, Yoon Il, Soo Han Kim, Young Joon Kim
  • Publication number: 20150350773
    Abstract: Provided are a broadcast receiving apparatus and an audio output method thereof, and more particularly, a broadcast receiving apparatus and an audio output method thereof in which an audio included in a broadcast signal that is received through a selected broadcast channel and then decoded is output to a built-in speaker. Some embodiments provide a broadcast receiving apparatus and an audio output method thereof in which, among audio, video, and/or additional information included in a broadcast signal received through a selected broadcast channel corresponding to a control signal received from a remote controller, the audio is selectively output in response to status information of a connected display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Hyun Sik YANG, Ji Hui PARK, Yoon IL, Soo Han KIM, Young Joon KIM
  • Patent number: 8238160
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory device including a cell array having memory cells arranged at intersections of word lines and bit lines; an address decoder configured to select one of the word lines in response to an address; a write circuit configured to write program data in memory cells connected with the selected word line; and a control circuit configured to control the address decoder and the write circuit such that a plurality of band program (write) operations are sequentially executed during a write operation, wherein the control circuit is further configured to select each band write operation the optimal write condition of the next band write operation. A plurality of available write conditions are stored as trim information in a plurality of registers. The control circuit selects the register storing information for performing programming under the optimal write condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo-Han Kim, Dae Han Kim
  • Publication number: 20110318533
    Abstract: Provided is a method of duplicating a nano-pattern texture of the surface of an object through electroforming using an imprint mold, including selecting the object having the surface texture to be duplicated; disposing the selected object and pre-treating the surface thereof; nano-imprinting the surface of the pretreated object, thus duplicating it on a plastic mold; metalizing the surface of the plastic mold through vapor deposition, and performing electroforming, thus manufacturing metal module master molds; trimming the edges of the metal module master molds, performing micro-processing, connecting the metal module master molds, and then performing electroforming, thus manufacturing a large-area metal unit master mold; and electroforming the metal unit master mold, thus producing a duplicate having the surface texture, thus exhibiting an effect in which the skin of a selected natural object can be duplicated on metal having a uniform thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: EMOT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Wook LEE, Kyung Yul LEE, Jun Sang JEONG, Soo Han KIM
  • Publication number: 20100214843
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory device including a cell array having memory cells arranged at intersections of word lines and bit lines; an address decoder configured to select one of the word lines in response to an address; a write circuit configured to write program data in memory cells connected with the selected word line; and a control circuit configured to control the address decoder and the write circuit such that a plurality of band program (write) operations are sequentially executed during a write operation, wherein the control circuit is further configured to select each band write operation the optimal write condition of the next band write operation. A plurality of available write conditions are stored as trim information in a plurality of registers. The control circuit selects the register storing information for performing programming under the optimal write condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Soo-Han Kim, Dae Han Kim
  • Patent number: 7718992
    Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device is provided. In the device, first and second conductivity type nitride layers are formed. An active layer is formed between the first and second conductivity type nitride layers. The active layer includes at least one quantum barrier layer and at least one quantum well layer. Also, a current spreading layer is interposed between the first conductivity type nitride layer and the active layer. The current spreading layer has an In content greater than the quantum well layer of the active layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Hak Won, Soo Han Kim, Jae Woong Han, Seong Suk Lee
  • Patent number: 7599219
    Abstract: Nonvolatile memory devices support programming and verify operations that improve threshold-voltage distribution within programmed memory cells. This improvement is achieved by reducing a magnitude of the programming voltage steps and increasing a duration of the verify operations once at least one of the plurality of memory cells undergoing programming has been verified as a “passed” memory cell. The nonvolatile memory device includes an array of nonvolatile memory cells and a control circuit, which is electrically coupled to the array of nonvolatile memory cells. The control circuit is configured to perform a plurality of memory programming operations (P) by driving a selected word line in the array with a first stair step sequence of program voltages having first step height (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo-Han Kim, Jae-Yong Jeong
  • Patent number: 7489565
    Abstract: A flash memory device includes a memory cell array and a multi-buffer block which temporarily stores program data that are to be stored in the memory cell array, wherein the multi-buffer block includes a plurality of buffer circuits which store at least 2-word data, respectively. Each of the buffer circuits includes a plurality of registers which store two corresponding data bits among the at least 2-word data, respectively and scan logics corresponding to the registers, respectively, which scan a number of program data of a first word data among the at least 2-word data during a first scan interval, and which scan a number of program data of a second word data among the at least 2-word data based on the number of the program data of the first word data during a second scan interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Ho Cho, Soo-Han Kim, June-Hong Park