Patents by Inventor Tae-Wook KWON

Tae-Wook 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).

  • Publication number: 20250112329
    Abstract: Separators and lithium secondary batteries including the separators that can exhibit excellent high-temperature storage stability and capacity retention rate of a lithium secondary battery, a low resistance increase rate, and significantly decreased gas emission are disclosed. In an example embodiment, a separator includes: a porous substrate and a coating layer formed on one or both surfaces of the porous substrate, wherein the coating layer includes inorganic particles, and a water-soluble composite binder including polyethylene oxide and a nitrogen-containing water-soluble polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Tae Wook KWON, Kyu Young CHO
  • Publication number: 20250105462
    Abstract: Separators and lithium secondary batteries including the separators that can exhibit excellent high-temperature storage stability and capacity retention rate of a lithium secondary battery, a low resistance increase rate, and significantly decreased gas emission are disclosed. In an example embodiment, a separator includes: a porous substrate and a coating layer formed on one or both surfaces of the porous substrate, wherein the coating layer includes a water-soluble composite binder including polyethyleneimine and a nitrogen-containing water-soluble polymer, and inorganic particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Tae Wook KWON, Won Sub KWACK, Kyu Young CHO
  • Publication number: 20250105461
    Abstract: Separators and lithium secondary batteries including the separators that can exhibit excellent high-temperature storage stability and capacity retention rate of a lithium secondary battery, a low resistance increase rate, and significantly decreased gas emission are disclosed. In an example embodiment, a separator includes: a porous substrate and a coating layer formed on one or both surfaces of the porous substrate, wherein the coating layer includes a water-soluble crosslinked polyacrylamide-based binder and barium sulfate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Tae Wook KWON, Won Sub KWACK, Kyu Young CHO
  • Patent number: 12206130
    Abstract: Provided are a composite separator including a coating layer including inorganic particles and a binder formed on a porous substrate, which has improved coatability and improved thermal shrinkage, and a lithium secondary battery using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignees: SK Innovation Co., Ltd., SK ie technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sun Young Kim, Tae Wook Kwon, Heung Taek Bae, Dong Gun Lee, Yun Bong Kim, Min Kyung Seon
  • Publication number: 20240421429
    Abstract: Provided are a separator, a method of manufacturing the separator, and an electrochemical device including the separator. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a separator including a porous substrate and an inorganic particle layer provided on at least one surface of the porous substrate, the inorganic particle layer including inorganic particles, a hydrolytic condensate binder of a polar silane compound, and an aqueous polymer binder, wherein an amount of change in peel strength, ?P is 1.1 or more may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Heung Taek BAE, Chang Hee LEE, Won Sub KWACK, Tae Wook KWON
  • Publication number: 20240396166
    Abstract: A separator, a method of manufacturing the separator, and an electrochemical device including the separator with the separator including: a porous substrate; and an inorganic particle layer provided on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the inorganic particle layer includes inorganic particles and a hydrolytic condensate of a silane compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Chang Hee LEE, Won Sub KWACK, Tae Wook KWON, Heung Taek BAE
  • Publication number: 20240396165
    Abstract: A separator, a method of manufacturing the separator, and an electrochemical device including the separator with the separator including: a porous substrate; and an inorganic particle layer provided on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the inorganic particle layer includes inorganic particles and a hydrolytic condensate of a silane compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Chang Hee LEE, Won Sub KWACK, Tae Wook KWON, Heung Taek BAE
  • Patent number: 12126046
    Abstract: A separator, a method of manufacturing the separator, and an electrochemical device including the separator with the separator including: a porous substrate; and an inorganic particle layer provided on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the inorganic particle layer includes inorganic particles and a hydrolytic condensate of a silane compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignees: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD., SK IE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Hee Lee, Won Sub Kwack, Tae Wook Kwon, Heung Taek Bae
  • Patent number: 12113239
    Abstract: Provided are a separator, a method of manufacturing the separator, and an electrochemical device including the separator. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a separator including a porous substrate and an inorganic particle layer provided on at least one surface of the porous substrate, the inorganic particle layer including inorganic particles, a hydrolytic condensate binder of a polar silane compound, and an aqueous polymer binder, wherein an amount of change in peel strength, ?P is 1.1 or more may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignees: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD., SK IE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heung Taek Bae, Chang Hee Lee, Won Sub Kwack, Tae Wook Kwon
  • Patent number: 12113238
    Abstract: Provided is a separator for a lithium secondary battery including a porous substrate and a coating layer including a binder and inorganic particles formed on one surface or both surfaces of the porous substrate. The binder is a binder including: (a) a (meth)acrylamide-based monomer polymerization unit, (b) a (meth)acryl-based monomer polymerization unit containing a hydroxyl group, and (c) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylamide-based monomer polymerization unit. The separator according to the present invention provides a separator for a lithium secondary battery having improved adhesive strength between the inorganic particles and the separator, showing a decreased interfacial resistance characteristic, and showing an improved air permeability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignees: SK Innovation Co., Ltd., SK ie technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Wook Kwon, Heung Taek Bae, Dong Yeon Lee, Yun Bong Kim
  • Publication number: 20240297407
    Abstract: A separator, a method of manufacturing the separator, and an electrochemical device including the separator. The separator includes: a porous substrate; and an inorganic particle layer formed on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein a release rate of the inorganic particle layer is 70% or more when measured by immersing the separator in a water tank at room temperature and then subjecting the separator to sonication under conditions of a frequency of 40 kHz, an output of 1,000 W, and an application time of 60 seconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Yun Bong KIM, Kyu Young CHO, Tae Wook KWON, Heung Taek BAE
  • Publication number: 20240297406
    Abstract: Provided are a separator, a method of manufacturing the separator, and an electrochemical device including the separator. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a separator including: a porous substrate and an inorganic particle layer provided on at least one surface of the porous substrate may be provided, wherein a value of the following Formula (1) is 0.135 or more: (1) BDV/t, wherein BDV is a voltage (kV) when a leakage current value is 5 mA, and t is an overall average thickness (?m) of the separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Tae Wook KWON, Heung Taek BAE
  • Patent number: 12021257
    Abstract: Provided are a separator, a method of manufacturing the separator, and an electrochemical device including the separator. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a separator including: a porous substrate and an inorganic particle layer provided on at least one surface of the porous substrate may be provided, wherein a value of the following Formula (1) is 0.135 or more: (1) BDV/t, wherein BDV is a voltage (kV) when a leakage current value is 5 mA, and t is an overall average thickness (?m) of the separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignees: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD., SK IE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Wook Kwon, Heung Taek Bae
  • Patent number: 12015170
    Abstract: A separator, a method of manufacturing the separator, and an electrochemical device including the separator. The separator includes: a porous substrate; and an inorganic particle layer formed on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein a release rate of the inorganic particle layer is 70% or more when measured by immersing the separator in a water tank at room temperature and then subjecting the separator to sonication under conditions of a frequency of 40 kHz, an output of 1,000 W, and an application time of 60 seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignees: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD., SK IE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Bong Kim, Kyu Young Cho, Tae Wook Kwon, Heung Taek Bae
  • Publication number: 20240195012
    Abstract: Provided are a separator, a method of manufacturing the separator, and an electrochemical device including the separator. According to an embodiment, a separator including: a porous substrate; and an inorganic particle layer including a binder and inorganic particles on at least one surface of the porous substrate may be provided, wherein the binder is a water-soluble binder including a (meth)acrylamide-based monomer polymerization unit and the separator has a value of the following Formula (1) satisfying 0.15 or more: BDV/t ??(1) wherein ‘BDV’ is a voltage (kV) measured in accordance with ASTM D 3755, when a leakage current value is 5 mA, measured under conditions of raising an applied voltage at 5 kV/10 sec after placing the separator between electrodes of a withstand voltage tester (Hipot Tester), and ‘t’ is an overall average thickness (?m) of the separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Tae Wook KWON, Heung Taek BAE
  • Publication number: 20240106073
    Abstract: Provided are a separator coating composition for a secondary battery including inorganic particles and a silane salt compound having a specific structure, a separator using the same, and an electrochemical device including the same. Specifically, a separator coating composition for a secondary battery which implements adhesion between an inorganic material layer and a porous substrate without including an acid/polymer-based organic binder in a coating composition for forming the inorganic material layer on one or both surfaces of the porous substrate and does not need a separate dispersing agent for dispersing the inorganic particles, a separator manufactured using the same, and an electrochemical device including the separator are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Tae Wook KWON, Sang Ick LEE, Won Sub KWACK, Cheol Woo KIM, Hyo Shin KWAK, Heung Taek BAE
  • Publication number: 20240021955
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator, a method of manufacturing the separator, and an electrochemical device including the separator. An embodiment of the present invention may provide a separator including: a porous substrate; an inorganic particle layer provided on at least one surface of the porous substrate; and a heat fusion layer provided on at least one surface of the inorganic particle layer, wherein a surface gloss value at 60° C. of a surface of the heat fusion layer is 10 GU or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Won Sub KWACK, Tae Wook KWON, Heung Taek BAE, Chang Hee LEE
  • Publication number: 20230402712
    Abstract: A separator for a secondary battery, a method of manufacturing the separator, and a secondary battery including the separator, where these separator includes: a porous substrate and an inorganic particle layer formed on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein a heat shrinkage rate S of the separator is 8% or less may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Tae Wook KWON, Won Sub KWACK, Heung Taek BAE, Chang Hee LEE
  • Publication number: 20230402715
    Abstract: A separator, a method of manufacturing the separator, and an electrochemical device including the separator with the separator including: a porous substrate; and an inorganic particle layer provided on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the inorganic particle layer includes inorganic particles and a hydrolytic condensate of a silane compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Chang Hee LEE, Won Sub KWACK, Tae Wook KWON, Heung Taek BAE
  • Publication number: 20230402716
    Abstract: Provided are a separator, a method of manufacturing the separator, and an electrochemical device including the separator. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a separator including a porous substrate and an inorganic particle layer provided on at least one surface of the porous substrate, the inorganic particle layer including inorganic particles, a hydrolytic condensate binder of a polar silane compound, and an aqueous polymer binder, wherein an amount of change in peel strength, ?P is 1.1 or more may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Heung Taek BAE, Chang Hee LEE, Won Sub KWACK, Tae Wook KWON