Patents by Inventor Tae Yong Kim

Tae Yong 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).

  • BATTERY MODULE
    Publication number: 20150295214
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells aligned along one direction, each of the plurality of battery cells including terminals at first surfaces of the battery cells. A holder is on the first surfaces of the battery cells and has a groove. A frame surrounds side surfaces adjacent to the first surfaces of the battery cells and includes a first bent portion that is at least partially inserted into the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Jun-Woo Cho, Tae-Yong Kim, Jong-Han Rhee, Shi-Dong Park, Seong-Joon Park
  • Cell barrier for secondary battery module and secondary battery module
    Patent number: 9123956
    Abstract: The cell barrier for a rechargeable battery module of the present invention includes a metal body and an insulating layer disposed on the surface of the metal body. The cell barrier is interposed between unit cells to electrically insulate between the unit cells. The insulating layer is selected from the group consisting of a resin layer, an inorganic oxide layer, an anodized layer, and a composite layer thereof. The cell barrier also has channels to provide for additional cooling by a heat transfer medium. A single unit cell can also be used with a cell barrier disposed along the unit cell for insulation and cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Yong Kim, Yoon-Cheol Jeon, Gun-Goo Lee, Soo-Seok Choi
  • Method of Cloth Simulation using Constrainable Multigrid
    Publication number: 20150242546
    Abstract: A method of cloth simulation using a constrainable multigrid is provided. The method includes steps of: calculating a change of geometry of the mesh of nodes at a plurality of time steps using a multigrid method by solving a time-varying partial differential equation at multiple resolutions or levels; providing a hierarchical mesh through restriction or coarsening by down-sampling from level m to m?1 or prolongation or interpolation by up-sampling from level m to m+1; transferring soft constraints between different hierarchical levels using a damper-based constraint method; updating the position vector x and the velocity vector v of the mesh nodes; and displaying an updated state of the mesh of nodes using updated position vector x and velocity vector v on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Inyong JEON, Kwang-Jin Choi, Tae-Yong Kim, Bong-Ouk Choi, Hyeong-Seok Ko
  • CASE FOR BATTERY PACK
    Publication number: 20150236314
    Abstract: A case for a battery pack includes a case member configured to accommodate a plurality of battery cells therein and a heat exchange member on any one surface of the case member, the heat exchange member being integrally formed with the case member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Jeong-Joo LEE, Tae-Yong KIM, Young-Deok KIM
  • Mobile terminal and control method
    Patent number: 9113312
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and control method to share content with a device and control the device are provide. The mobile terminal includes a communication unit to communicate with a host and the device; a search unit to receive content information and device information; an input unit to receive a content selection signal and a device selection signal; and a control unit to control the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal receives content information from a host and selects content to be outputted to a device selected from device information from the host. The mobile terminal controls the selected device using control commands transmitted to the selected device based on a control mode. If the control mode is not stored in the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal may receive the control mode from the host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Pantech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Young Lee, Tae Yong Kim
  • Battery module including a relay installed to a case
    Patent number: 9093851
    Abstract: A battery module including: a battery assembly including a plurality of rechargeable batteries; a case receiving the battery assembly; a battery management system (BMS) managing unit batteries of the battery assembly; and a relay installed to the case on an output line of the battery assembly and including a relay body configured to selectively block a current according to a signal of the BMS; a connection bar connected to the relay body; and an output terminal connected to the relay body via the connection bar and fastened to the case at a location spaced apart from the relay body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Shi-Dong Park, Tae-Yong Kim
  • HEAT EXCHANGE MEMBER OF BATTERY PACK
    Publication number: 20150207189
    Abstract: A heat exchange member for a battery pack, the heat exchange member including an upper plate; and a lower plate beneath the upper plate, wherein the upper plate and the lower plate include guide portions on sides thereof that face each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Jeong-Joo LEE, Tae-Yong KIM, Young-Deok KIM
  • Battery module
    Patent number: 9083030
    Abstract: There is provided a battery module including a first housing and a second housing, the first housing and the second housing each retaining a plurality of rechargeable batteries electrically connected to each other, the second housing being stacked on the first housing, and at least one of the rechargeable batteries retained by the second housing being coupled with at least one of the rechargeable batteries retained by the first housing; and a connecting member electrically connecting electrode terminals of the at least one rechargeable battery retained by the first housing and the at least one rechargeable battery retained by the second housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignees: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD., ROBERT BOSCH GmbH
    Inventors: Shi-Dong Park, Tae-Yong Kim
  • Battery pack
    Patent number: 9083029
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules stacked together, at least one of the plurality of battery modules having a plurality of unit battery cells stacked together; and a housing including at least one side support comprising a first support having a longitudinal axis extending in a first direction and a second support having a longitudinal axis extending in a second direction crossing the first direction; and a pair of end plates coupled to respective longitudinal ends of the first support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hyun-Ye Lee, Tae-Yong Kim, Myung-Chul Kim, Shi-Dong Park
  • Method of simulating clothing using long range attachments
    Patent number: 9070220
    Abstract: A method is provided for depicting on a display, an object within a simulated environment having clothing. In this method, the clothing is represented as a series of vertices that include vertices that are attached to the object and vertices that are not attached to the object. The method improves upon position based dynamics algorithm by constraining unattached vertices to be a predefined distance away from attached vertices that are connected thereto to compensate for overstretching in the simulated clothing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: NVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tae-Yong Kim, Matthias Muller-Fischer, Nuttapong Chentanez
  • Battery module
    Patent number: 9059446
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of rechargeable batteries; a housing containing the rechargeable batteries; first heat dissipation ribs protruded from the housing and having a shape of a polygon or a closed curve; and second heat dissipation ribs protruded from the housing and linearly formed to couple the first heat dissipation ribs to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Shi-Dong Park, Tae-Yong Kim, In-Hwan Cha
  • BATTERY MODULE
    Publication number: 20150162578
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells, a holder, and a bus-bar. The plurality of battery cells are arranged along one direction, and each of the plurality of battery cells includes a terminal and a vent at an upper surface. The holder is on the plurality of battery cells and has an opening through which the terminal is exposed. The bus-bar is has a portion in the opening of the holder and electrically couples adjacent ones of the plurality of battery cells. The holder includes a bus-bar fastening portion at an area corresponding to the terminal and an exhaust portion at an area corresponding to the vent. The bus-bar fastening portion and the exhaust portion are integrally formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Tae-Yong Kim, Seong-Joon Park, Jong-Han Rhee, Jun-Woo Cho, Shi-Dong Park
  • BARRIER AND BATTERY MODULE HAVING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150155607
    Abstract: A battery module to accurately position a barrier between unit batteries and improve constructability of a battery module, including at least two unit batteries, and at least one barrier interposed between the unit batteries. The barrier includes a pair of panels facing each other and having protrusions on a surface of each panel that faces the other panel, at least one jointing hole formed in each panel, and a locking pin inserted into the jointing hole to combine the pair of panels with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: TAE-YONG KIM, HONG-SUP LIM
  • BATTERY MODULE
    Publication number: 20150140406
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells, an end plate, and bush members. The plurality of battery cells are arranged along a direction. The end plate is adjacent to an outermost battery cell among the plurality of battery cells. The bush members are at respective sides of the end plate. In the battery module, the end plate includes a first end plate adjacent to the outermost battery cell, the first end plate including a first material, and a second end plate at an outer side of the first end plate, the second end plate including a second material. The bush members are at respective sides of the first and second end plates and between the first and second end plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Tae-Yong Kim, Jong-Han Rhee, Shi-Dong Park, Jun-Woo Cho, Seong-Joon Park
  • METHOD FOR CUTTING SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20150108089
    Abstract: A method for cutting a substrate includes: radiating, as part of a first laser radiating process, a laser towards a surface of the substrate to form a first groove in a substrate. Radiating the laser towards the surface includes radiating, in sequence, the laser towards a first outer point (FOP), a second outer point (SOP), a first intermediate point (FIP), a second intermediate point (SIP), and a first cut point (FCP) of the surface, each of the points being spaced apart from one another by one or more distances. The FCP corresponds to a cut line of the substrate. The FOP and the SOP are respectively disposed at lateral sides of the FCP. The FIP is disposed between the FCP and the FOP. The SIP is disposed between the FCP and the SOP. The same kind and intensity of laser is radiated towards each of the points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Il Young JEONG, Tae Yong KIM, Cheol Lae ROH, Je Kil RYU, Jeong Hun WOO, Gyoo Wan HAN, Ki Su HAN, Tae Hyoung CHO, Jong Nam MOON
  • Battery module
    Patent number: 9005790
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of rechargeable batteries, and a module case housing the plurality of rechargeable batteries, wherein at least one part of one side of the module case includes reinforcing fiber. Accordingly, the strength of the module case is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Shi-Dong Park, Tae-Yong Kim
  • Battery module
    Patent number: 9005800
    Abstract: The described technology relates generally to a high capacity battery module. The battery module according to an exemplary embodiment includes a plurality of rechargeable batteries configured to comprise electrode terminals externally protruded and identification units disposed on the peripheries of the electrode terminals, a bus bar configured to electrically connect the electrode terminals of the plurality of neighboring rechargeable batteries, and a protection member disposed between the plurality of rechargeable batteries and the bus bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Shi-Dong Park, Tae-Yong Kim, Jang-Wook Lee
  • Battery pack with elastic frame
    Patent number: 8999557
    Abstract: A battery module including a plurality of unit battery cells stacked in a first direction; a pair of end plates spaced from each other in the first direction and accommodating the unit battery cells therebetween; an elastic frame below the unit battery cells, the elastic frame extending in the first direction and the elastic frame having the capability of being elastically biased in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Tae-Yong Kim
  • BATTERY MODULE
    Publication number: 20150079447
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells aligned in one direction, each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells including a terminal portion on a first surface of a respective battery cell, a bus-bar electrically connect between the terminal portions of the plurality of battery cells, and a bus-bar holder positioned on the first surfaces of the plurality of battery cells, the bus-bar holder including support portions configured to support two different surfaces of the bus-bar, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Shi-Dong PARK, Jong-Han RHEE, Tae-Yong KIM, Jun-Woo CHO, Seong-Joon PARK
  • BATTERY MODULE
    Publication number: 20150079452
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells aligned in one direction, and a side plate disposed adjacent to side surfaces of the plurality of battery cells, the side plate including a compression area protruding toward the battery cells and configured to compress the battery cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Shi-Dong PARK, Jong-Han RHEE, Tae-Yong KIM, Jun-Woo CHO, Seong-Joon PARK