Patents by Inventor Sung-Hoon Yu
Sung-Hoon Yu 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).
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Publication number: 20250329707Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a secondary battery, including a first charging step to SOC 10% or less and a high-temperature aging step in the battery activation step. In the method for manufacturing a secondary battery, gases generated after the first charging step are removed through the subsequent high-temperature aging step, and thus the electrode shows improved charging uniformity in the subsequent charging step, and the battery shows increased available capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2022Publication date: October 23, 2025Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: In-Young CHA, So-Hee KIM, Joon-Sung BAE, Nak-Gi SUNG, Sung-Hoon YU
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Patent number: 10673045Abstract: The present disclosure refers to a secondary battery which comprises a high-voltage cathode active material and a separator whose pores are not obstructed even though being used together with the high-voltage cathode active material, thereby preventing the obstruction of pores in the separator and the formation of a dendrite in the anode and eventually providing good battery life performance.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignees: LG Chem, Ltd., TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Sung-Hoon Yu, Jung-Don Suk, Seok-Koo Kim, Doo-Kyung Yang, Yoo-Sun Kang, Kyung-Mi Lee, Jin-Hyun Park
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Patent number: 10439188Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution obtained by dissolving lithium salt in a non-aqueous solvent. The separator includes a porous substrate having pores; and a porous coating layer located on at least one surface of the porous substrate and having inorganic particles and a binder polymer, the inorganic particles being connected and fixed to each other by means of the binder polymer, the porous coating layer having pores therein formed by interstitial volumes among the inorganic particles. The non-aqueous electrolyte solution has a viscosity of 1.4 cP or above at 25° C. This lithium secondary battery gives improved safety and excellent charging/discharging characteristics due to a low risk of leakage of a non-aqueous electrolyte solution and good wettability of separator with the solvent.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2015Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignees: LG CHEM, LTD., TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventor: Sung-Hoon Yu
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Patent number: 10193182Abstract: Disclosed are: a non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery containing 1-20 parts by weight of a cyano group-containing pyrimidine-based compound on the basis of 100 parts by weight of an organic solvent; and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Sung-Hoon Yu, Doo-Kyung Yang, Min-Jung Jou, Yoo-Sun Kang, Yoo-Seok Kim
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Patent number: 10153518Abstract: Disclosed is a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode includes LiaNixMnyCozO2 (a+x+y+z=2, 0.9?a?1.1, 0?x, 0?y, 0?z) as a positive electrode active material, and wherein the nonaqueous electrolyte includes (i) fluorinated cyclic carbonate expressed by Chemical Formula 1 below, (ii) propionate-based ester expressed by Chemical Formula 2 below, and (iii) non-halogenated carbonate, so that a mixture weight ratio (i:ii) thereof is 20:80 to 50:50: wherein, in Chemical Formula 1, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently any one of F, H and methyl group, and at least one thereof is F, wherein, in Chemical Formula 2, R5 is alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbons.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Sung-Hoon Yu, Doo-Kyung Yang, Min-Hyung Lee, Jong-Ho Jeon
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Publication number: 20180123107Abstract: The present disclosure refers to a secondary battery which comprises a high-voltage cathode active material and a separator whose pores are not obstructed even though being used together with the high-voltage cathode active material, thereby preventing the obstruction of pores in the separator and the formation of a dendrite in the anode and eventually providing good battery life performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicants: LG Chem, Ltd., TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Sung-Hoon Yu, Jung-Don Suk, Seok-Koo Kim, Doo-Kyung Yang, Yoo-Sun Kang, Kyung-Mi Lee, Jin-Hyun Park
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Patent number: 9887407Abstract: The present disclosure refers to a secondary battery which comprises a high-voltage cathode active material and a separator whose pores are not obstructed even though being used together with the high-voltage cathode active material, thereby preventing the obstruction of pores in the separator and the formation of a dendrite in the anode and eventually providing good battery life performance.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2014Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignees: LG Chem, Ltd., TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Sung-Hoon Yu, Jung-Don Suk, Seok-Koo Kim, Doo-Kyung Yang, Yoo-Sun Kang, Kyung-Mi Lee, Jin-Hyun Park
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Patent number: 9871271Abstract: The present invention provides non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, comprising a pyrimidine-based compound, a non-fluorinated solvent and a fluorinated solvent; and a lithium secondary battery using the same.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2013Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Sung-Hoon Yu, Doo Kyung Yang, Min-Jung Jou, Yoo-Seok Kim, Yoo-Sun Kang
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Publication number: 20180013168Abstract: Disclosed are: a non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery containing 1-20 parts by weight of a cyano group-containing pyrimidine-based compound on the basis of 100 parts by weight of an organic solvent; and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2016Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Sung-Hoon Yu, Doo-Kyung Yang, Min-Jung Jou, Yoo-Sun Kang, Yoo-Seok Kim
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Patent number: 9831523Abstract: The present invention provides non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, comprising fluoroethylene carbonate and a pyrimidine-based compound; and a lithium secondary battery using the same.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2013Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Sung-Hoon Yu, Doo-Kyung Yang, Min-Jung Jou, Yoo-Seok Kim, Yoo-Sun Kang
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Patent number: 9728805Abstract: Disclosed are a nonaqueous electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery containing a hetero polycyclic compound and a lithium secondary battery using the same.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Sung-Hoon Yu, Doo Kyung Yang, Jong-Ho Jeon, Min-Jung Jou
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Publication number: 20160322668Abstract: Disclosed is a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode includes LiaNixMnyCozO2 (a+x+y+z=2, 0.9?a?1.1, 0?x, 0?y, 0?z) as a positive electrode active material, and wherein the nonaqueous electrolyte includes (i) fluorinated cyclic carbonate expressed by Chemical Formula 1 below, (ii) propionate-based ester expressed by Chemical Formula 2 below, and (iii) non-halogenated carbonate, so that a mixture weight ratio (i:ii) thereof is 20:80 to 50:50: wherein, in Chemical Formula 1, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently any one of F, H and methyl group, and at least one thereof is F, wherein, in Chemical Formula 2, R5 is alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbons.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Sung-Hoon Yu, Doo-Kyung Yang, Min-Hyung Lee, Jong-Ho Jeon
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Patent number: 9455470Abstract: The present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, comprising an ester-based compound having a branched-chain alkyl group; and a lithium secondary battery using the same.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Sung-Hoon Yu, Doo-Kyung Yang, Min-Hyung Lee, Min-Jung Jou
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Patent number: 9362592Abstract: Provided are a method of preparing a gel polymer electrolyte secondary battery, and a gel polymer electrolyte secondary battery prepared by the method. The gel polymer electrolyte secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, a separator and a gel polymer electrolyte in a battery case. The method includes (S1) coating a polymerization initiator on a surface of at least one selected from a group consisting of a cathode, an anode, a separator of a non-woven fabric, and a battery case, the surface needed to be contacted with a gel polymer electrolyte; (S2) putting an electrode assembly including the cathode, the anode, the separator of a non-woven fabric into the battery case; and (S3) forming a gel polymer electrolyte by introducing a gel polymer electrolyte composition including an electrolyte solvent, an electrolyte salt and a polymer electrolyte monomer into the battery case, and polymerizing the monomer.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Sung-Hoon Yu, Ho-Chun Lee
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Patent number: 9337512Abstract: Disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same. The non-aqueous electrolyte including a lithium salt and an organic solvent may further include, as an additive, (a) halogenated alkyl silane and (b) any one of (b-1) succinic anhydride, (b-2) (meth)acrylic acid ester of pentaerythritol or dipentaerythritol, and (b-3) mixtures thereof. The non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery may improve the high-temperature storage performance and the cycling performance.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Yu-Ha An, Sung-Hoon Yu, Bo-Ra Shin
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Patent number: 9325035Abstract: The present invention provides non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, comprising an ester-based compound having a branched-chain alkyl group and an ester-based compound having a straight-chain alkyl group; and a lithium secondary battery using the same.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: LG CHEM LTD.Inventors: Sung-Hoon Yu, Doo-Kyung Yang, Jong-Ho Jeon, Min-Jung Jou
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Publication number: 20160028066Abstract: The present disclosure refers to a secondary battery which comprises a high-voltage cathode active material and a separator whose pores are not obstructed even though being used together with the high-voltage cathode active material, thereby preventing the obstruction of pores in the separator and the formation of a dendrite in the anode and eventually providing good battery life performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2014Publication date: January 28, 2016Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Sung-Hoon Yu, Jung-Don Suk, Seok-Koo Kim, Doo-Kyung Yang, Yoo-Sun Kang, Kyung-Mi Lee, Jin-Hyun Park
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Publication number: 20150255771Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution obtained by dissolving lithium salt in a non-aqueous solvent. The separator includes a porous substrate having pores; and a porous coating layer located on at least one surface of the porous substrate and having inorganic particles and a binder polymer, the inorganic particles being connected and fixed to each other by means of the binder polymer, the porous coating layer having pores therein formed by interstitial volumes among the inorganic particles. The non-aqueous electrolyte solution has a viscosity of 1.4 cP or above at 25° C. This lithium secondary battery gives improved safety and excellent charging/discharging characteristics due to a low risk of leakage of a non-aqueous electrolyte solution and good wettability of separator with the solvent.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventor: Sung-Hoon YU
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Patent number: 9070948Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode, and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution obtained by dissolving lithium salt to a non-aqueous solvent. The separator includes a porous substrate having pores; and a porous coating layer located on at least one surface of the porous substrate and having inorganic particles and a binder polymer, the inorganic particles being connected and fixed to each other by means of the binder polymer, the porous coating layer having pores therein formed by interstitial volumes among the inorganic particles. The non-aqueous solvent is a high-viscous non-aqueous solvent having a viscosity of 1.4 cP or above at 25° C. This lithium secondary battery gives improved safety and excellent charging/discharging characteristics since it has the high-viscous non-aqueous solvent and the separator with good wettability against the solvent.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2010Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventor: Sung-Hoon Yu
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Patent number: 9012058Abstract: Disclosed is a lithium secondary battery. The lithium secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, a separator and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution. The separator includes a porous substrate, and a coating layer coated on at least one surface of the porous substrate and including a mixture of inorganic particles and a binder polymer. The non-aqueous electrolyte solution contains an ionizable lithium salt, an organic solvent, and a dinitrile compound having a specific structure. The lithium secondary battery is very safe without side reactions of the electrolyte solution. Therefore, the lithium secondary battery exhibits excellent cycle life and output performance characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Jong-Ho Jeon, Doo-Kyung Yang, Sung-Hoon Yu, Min-Hyung Lee