Patents by Inventor Sung Jin Kwon

Sung Jin Kwon 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: 9627708
    Abstract: There are provided an electrode assembly, and a battery cell, a battery pack, and a device. The electrode assembly includes a combination of two or more types of electrode units having different areas, wherein the electrode units are stacked such that steps are formed, and electrode units are formed such that a positive electrode and a negative electrode face one another at an interface between the electrode units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Jin Kwon, Soon-Ho Ahn, Dong-Myung Kim, Ki-Woong Kim, Young-Hoon Kim, Sung-Han Yoon, Seung-Min Ryu
  • Publication number: 20170084957
    Abstract: There is provided a stepped electrode assembly including: a first electrode stack including at least one first unit cell, the first unit cell including at least one positive electrode and at least one negative electrode having the same area and being alternately stacked in a vertical direction with a separator disposed therebetween; and a second unit cell including at least one positive electrode and at least one negative electrode that are alternately stacked in the vertical direction with a separator disposed therebetween, the second unit cell disposed on a side of the first electrode stack with a separator disposed therebetween, wherein the second unit cell includes a first area electrode having the same area as an electrode area of the first electrode stack and a second area electrode having an area different from the area of the first area electrode, wherein the second unit cell is a stepped unit cell including a stepped portion formed by an area difference between the first and second area electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Jin KWON, Dong-Myung KIM, Ki-Woong KIM, Soon-Ho AHN
  • Publication number: 20160372781
    Abstract: There is provided a stacked and folded type electrode assembly in which at least two first electrode units having a first area and at least two second electrode units having a second area smaller than the first area are wound and stacked together with a rectangular separator. The electrode assembly includes: a first electrode stack in which the first electrode units are stacked; a second electrode stack in which the second electrode units are stacked; and a stepped portion formed by an area difference between the first electrode stack and the second electrode stack, wherein two or more layers of the separator cover the stepped portion, and the separator has the same shape as the stepped portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Sung-Jin Kwon, Dong-Myung Kim, Ki-Woong Kim, Soon-Ho Ahn
  • Patent number: 9431679
    Abstract: There is provided an electrode assembly comprising at least one stacked and folded type electrode stack in which a plurality of electrode units having electrode tabs are stacked in a state that the electrode units are separated by a sheet of separating film. The stacked and folded type electrode stack includes at least one stepped portion formed of electrode units having different areas and stacked on one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Jin Kwon, Soon-Ho Ahn, Dong-Myung Kim, Ki-Woong Kim, Young-Hoon Kim, Sung-Han Yoon, Seung-Min Ryu
  • Patent number: 9431674
    Abstract: There are provided an electrode assembly, and a battery cell, a battery pack, and a device. The electrode assembly includes a combination of two or more types of electrode units having different areas, wherein the electrode units are stacked such that steps are formed, and electrode units are formed such that a positive electrode and a negative electrode face one another at an interface between the electrode units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Jin Kwon, Soon-Ho Ahn, Dong-Myung Kim, Ki-Woong Kim, Young-Hoon Kim, Sung-Han Yoon, Seung-Min Ryu
  • Publication number: 20160126597
    Abstract: There is provided an electrode assembly having steps including: a first electrode stair including at least one first electrode unit; and a second electrode stair including at least one second electrode unit having an area different from that of the first electrode unit, wherein the first electrode stair and the second electrode stair are stacked to be adjacent, separated by at least one separator as a boundary therebetween and including one or more electrode laminates having steps formed by a difference between areas of the first electrode stair and the second electrode stair, and shapes of the corners of the first electrode stair and the second electrode stair having steps are different. There is also provided a secondary battery including the electrode assembly. Secondary batteries having various designs without restriction in shapes of corners of electrode units can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Seung-Min Ryu, Sung-Jin Kwon, Soon-Ho Ahn, Dong-Myung Kim, Ki-Woong Kim, Young-Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 9263760
    Abstract: There are provided an electrode assembly, and a battery cell, a battery pack, and a device. The electrode assembly includes a combination of two or more types of electrode units having different areas, wherein the electrode units are stacked such that steps are formed, and electrode units are formed such that a positive electrode and a negative electrode face one another at an interface between the electrode units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Jin Kwon, Soon-Ho Ahn, Dong-Myung Kim, Ki-Woong Kim, Young-Hoon Kim, Sung-Han Yoon, Seung-Min Ryu
  • Patent number: 9236631
    Abstract: There are provided an electrode assembly, a battery cell including the electrode assembly, and a device including the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a combination of two or more electrode units having the same width and different lengths, wherein the electrode units are stacked so that a stepped portion is formed between the electrode units, and electrodes having different polarities face each other at an interface between the electrode units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Jin Kwon, Ki-Woong Kim, Soon-Ho Ahn, Dong-Myung Kim, Young-Hoon Kim, Sung-Han Yoon, Seung-Min Ryu
  • Patent number: 9231279
    Abstract: There are provided an electrode assembly, a battery cell including the electrode assembly, and a device including the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a combination of two or more electrode units having the same length and different widths, wherein the electrode units are stacked so that a stepped portion is formed between the electrode units, and electrodes having different polarities face each other at an interface between the electrode units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Jin Kwon, Ki-Woong Kim, Soon-Ho Ahn, Dong-Myung Kim, Young-Hoon Kim, Sung-Han Yoon, Seung-Min Ryu
  • Patent number: 9225034
    Abstract: There is provided an electrode assembly having steps including: a first electrode stair including at least one first electrode unit; and a second electrode stair including at least one second electrode unit having an area different from that of the first electrode unit, wherein the first electrode stair and the second electrode stair are stacked to be adjacent, separated by at least one separator as a boundary therebetween and including one or more electrode laminates having steps formed by a difference between areas of the first electrode stair and the second electrode stair, and shapes of the corners of the first electrode stair and the second electrode stair having steps are different. There is also provided a secondary battery including the electrode assembly. Secondary batteries having various designs without restriction in shapes of corners of electrode units can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Min Ryu, Sung-Jin Kwon, Soon-Ho Ahn, Dong-Myung Kim, Ki-Woong Kim, Young-Hun Kim
  • Publication number: 20150348592
    Abstract: Provided is a video recorder including a case body comprising a space for housing a plurality of electronic parts, the plurality of electronic parts including: an optical disk drive (ODD) holder attached to an ODD; and a hard disk drive (HDD) holder attached to an HDD; a front panel on which a front printed circuit board (PCB) is mounted and which covers a front side of the case body; and a rear panel on which a rear PCB is mounted and which covers a rear side of the case body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Sung Jin KWON, Nam Il KIM, Pil Jip KIM
  • Publication number: 20150318579
    Abstract: There is provided a stepped electrode assembly including: a first electrode stack including at least one first unit cell, the first unit cell including at least one positive electrode and at least one negative electrode having the same area and being alternately stacked in a vertical direction with a separator disposed therebetween; and a second unit cell including at least one positive electrode and at least one negative electrode that are alternately stacked in the vertical direction with a separator disposed therebetween, the second unit cell disposed on a side of the first electrode stack with a separator disposed therebetween, wherein the second unit cell includes a first area electrode having the same area as an electrode area of the first electrode stack and a second area electrode having an area different from the area of the first area electrode, wherein the second unit cell is a stepped unit cell including a stepped portion formed by an area difference between the first and second area electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Sung-Jin KWON, Dong-Myung KIM, Ki-Woong KIM, Soon-Ho AHN
  • Publication number: 20150295273
    Abstract: Provided are a stepped battery and a method and device for manufacturing the stepped battery, and more particularly, a stepped battery and a method and device for manufacturing the stepped battery, which processes a tent part of a separation film formed on a stepped part of the stepped battery, to prevent a defect from occurring during a subsequent process. A stepped battery manufacturing method includes preparing a stepped battery (10) having a tent portion of a separation film (16) formed on at least one stepped surface (18), and pressing the tent portion by using a press tool (30) having a shape corresponding to the stepped surface (18) of the stepped battery (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Young Hoon KIM, Sung Jin KWON, Dong Myung KIM, Ki Woong KIM
  • Publication number: 20150288021
    Abstract: There is provided an electrode assembly including a first electrode laminate having at least one or more electrode units having a first area, stacked therein, a second electrode laminate having at least one or more electrode units having a second area smaller than the first area, stacked therein, and a step portion provided by stacking the first electrode laminate and the second electrode laminate in a direction perpendicular to a plane and having a step formed due to a difference in areas of the first and second electrode laminates, the electrode assembly being characterized in that, the electrode unit is wound by a rectangular-shaped separation film such that at least a portion of the rectangular-shaped separation film covers the step portion of the electrode assembly, and a step having a shape identical to the step portion is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Jin Kwon, Dong-Myung Kim, Ki-Woong Kim, Soon-Ho Ahn
  • Publication number: 20150255775
    Abstract: An electrode assembly includes at least one positive electrode coated with a positive electrode active material on both surfaces of a positive electrode current collector and at least one negative electrode coated with a negative electrode active material on both surfaces of a negative electrode current collector are alternately stacked in a direction perpendicular to a plane by placing a separation film therebetween. The electrode assembly includes a stepped part formed by placing a second electrode which has a different pole and a different area from those of a first electrode on the first electrode. At least one of outermost electrodes located on both surfaces of the electrode assembly is a one-side coated negative electrode, which has a surface coated with the negative electrode active material, and another surface as a non-coated portion. The non-coated portion is arranged in order to face the outside of the electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Jin Kwon, Dong-Myung Kim, Ki-Woong Kim, Soon-Ho Ahn
  • Patent number: 9123967
    Abstract: There are provided an electrode assembly, and a battery cell, a battery pack, and a device. The electrode assembly includes a combination of two or more types of electrode units having different areas, wherein the electrode units are stacked such that steps are formed, and electrode units are formed such that a positive electrode and a negative electrode face one another at an interface between the electrode units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Jin Kwon, Soon-Ho Ahn, Dong-Myung Kim, Ki-Woong Kim, Young-Hoon Kim, Sung-Han Yoon, Seung-Min Ryu
  • Publication number: 20150244019
    Abstract: There are provided an electrode assembly, and a battery cell, a battery pack, and a device. The electrode assembly includes a combination of two or more types of electrode units having different areas, wherein the electrode units are stacked such that steps are formed, and electrode units are formed such that a positive electrode and a negative electrode face one another at an interface between the electrode units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Sung-Jin Kwon, Soon-Ho Ahn, Dong-Myung Kim, Ki-Woong Kim, Young-Hoon Kim, Sung-Han Yoon, Seung-Min Ryu
  • Publication number: 20150236321
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an electrode assembly, the method including: preparing an electrode laminate including at least one negative electrode, at least one positive electrode, and at least one separation film; generating a separation film assembly by bonding remaining portions of the separation film positioned in regions not corresponding to shapes of the negative electrode and the positive electrode; and cutting the separation film assembly so as to correspond to the shapes of the negative electrode and the positive electrode, and an electrode assembly manufactured by the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Sung-Jin Kwon, Soon-Ho Ahn, Dong-Myung Kim, Ki-Woong Kim, Young-Hoon Kim, Sung-Han Yoon, Seung-Min Ryu
  • Publication number: 20150221988
    Abstract: There are provided an electrode assembly, a battery cell including the electrode assembly, and a device including the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a combination of two or more electrode units having the same length and different widths, wherein the electrode units are stacked so that a stepped portion is formed between the electrode units, and electrodes having different polarities face each other at an interface between the electrode units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Sung-Jin Kwon, Ki-Woong Kim, Soon-Ho Ahn, Dong-Myung Kim, Young-Hoon Kim, Sung-Han Yoon, Seung-Min Ryu
  • Patent number: 9048510
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an electrode assembly, the method including: preparing an electrode laminate including at least one negative electrode, at least one positive electrode, and at least one separation film; generating a separation film assembly by bonding remaining portions of the separation film positioned in regions not corresponding to shapes of the negative electrode and the positive electrode; and cutting the separation film assembly so as to correspond to the shapes of the negative electrode and the positive electrode, and an electrode assembly manufactured by the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Jin Kwon, Soon-Ho Ahn, Dong-Myung Kim, Ki-Woong Kim, Young-Hoon Kim, Sung-Han Yoon, Seung-Min Ryu