Patents by Inventor Sung-Jong Kim

Sung-Jong 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: 20120100404
    Abstract: A cap assembly for a secondary battery is coupled to an open end of a battery can receiving an electrode assembly in which a separator is interposed between cathode and anode plates, and includes a top cap disposed on an uppermost portion in a protrusive form to form a cathode terminal; a safety element disposed below the top cap to contact the top cap; a safety vent disposed to contact the safety element; a current intercepting member having an upper portion welded to a lower end of the safety vent and a lower portion capable of being connected to the electrode assembly; a first gasket surrounding an outer circumference of the current intercepting member; and a second gasket surrounding the rims of the top cap, the safety element, and the safety vent, and a lower end portion extending to surround the lower portion of the current intercepting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Je-Jun Lee, Sung-Jong Kim, Cha-Hun Ku
  • Publication number: 20120028090
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly in which a cathode plate and an anode plate are arranged with a separator being interposed therebetween, a case in which the electrode assembly is received, a cap assembly capable of sealing an open end of the case, a gasket interposed between the case and the cap assembly, and a leakage prevention portion formed at one surface of the gasket and/or one surface of the cap assembly, which is oriented toward the electrode assembly and contacted with the gasket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Oh Kyung-Su, Cha-Hun Ku, Yong-Su Choi, Sung-Jong Kim, Jung-Ah Lee, Jae-Dong Chang, Dong-Myung Kim, Jun-Yong Jeong, Sung-Min Hwang, Do-Gyun Kim, Sang-Bong Nam
  • Publication number: 20110104523
    Abstract: A cap assembly of a cylindrical rechargeable battery includes an integrated gasket obtained by integrating a first gasket covering a top cap, a PTC element, and a safety vent and a second gasket covering a CID. The rechargeable battery including the cap assembly has the advantages of increasing a contact area between a safety vent and a gasket by integrating the existing dual-gasket structure to thereby increase a sealing effect, increasing a short circuit reactivity of the CID by freely changing the gasket structure according to the diameter of the current interrupting member to thereby improve stability, simplify components, and reduce a production unit cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD
    Inventors: Je Jun Lee, Sung Jong Kim, Cha Hun Ku, Hong-Jeong Kim
  • Publication number: 20110086251
    Abstract: A cap assembly is provided. The cap assembly comprises a main gasket surrounding the outer circumference of a safety vent and an auxiliary gasket surrounding the outer circumference of a current interrupt device (CID). The main gasket is supported by the auxiliary gasket, leaving no space between the main gasket and the safety vent. The cap assembly is constructed such that the auxiliary gasket prevents the main gasket seated on a beading portion from sagging. This construction makes the cap assembly effective in preventing an electrolyte from leaking. Further provided is a cylindrical secondary battery comprising the cap assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Jong KIM, Je Jun Lee, Cha Hun Ku
  • Publication number: 20110076527
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cap assembly and a battery including the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cap assembly for a cylindrical secondary battery, in which the support unit of a current interrupt device (CID) is seated in the inclined portion or the terraced portion of a gasket and thus the battery is dually sealed, thereby preventing the leakage of an electrolyte, and a cylindrical secondary battery including the cylindrical secondary battery. The cap assembly of the present invention is dually sealed for the leakage of an electrolyte. Accordingly, there is an advantage in that the safety of the battery can be greatly improved because the electrolyte is rarely leaked although the battery is shocked because of dropping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Jong Kim, Je Jun Lee, Cha Hun Ku
  • Patent number: 7633187
    Abstract: A stator for a reciprocating motor includes a coil winding in which a coil is wound plural times, and fixed and insulated with a bonding material distributed between gaps of the wound coil, an insulation band formed in a circular band shape along an outer circumferential surface of the coil winding, an annular bobbin coupled to both side surfaces of the coil winding and covering the coil winding together with the insulation band, a plurality of core blocks coupled on the bobbin in a circumferential direction, and an inner core inserted with a certain interval from the circular inner circumferential surface formed by the bobbin and the plurality of core blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-Jong Kim, Sang-Sub Jeong
  • Publication number: 20060152092
    Abstract: A stator for a reciprocating motor includes a coil winding in which a coil is wound plural times, and fixed and insulated with a bonding material distributed between gaps of the wound coil, an insulation band formed in a circular band shape along an outer circumferential surface of the coil winding, an annular bobbin coupled to both side surfaces of the coil winding and covering the coil winding together with the insulation band, a plurality of core blocks coupled on the bobbin in a circumferential direction, and an inner core inserted with a certain interval from the circular inner circumferential surface formed by the bobbin and the plurality of core blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-Jong Kim, Sang-Sub Jeong