Patents by Inventor Un Hyuck KIM

Un Hyuck 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: 20230047820
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, the positive electrode active material having a layered structure and containing lithium, transition metals, fluorine (F), and oxygen, wherein the layered structure includes a lithium layer consisting solely of lithium and a transition metal layer consisting solely of transition metals including nickel, the nickel includes Ni3+ and Ni2+ in terms of oxidation number, and the ratio (Ni2+/Ni3+) of Ni2+ to Ni3+ increases as the fluorine content increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Yang-Kook SUN, Un-Hyuck KIM
  • Publication number: 20220166016
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material comprising a secondary particle formed of agglomerates of a plurality of primary particles, wherein each primary particle comprises a first primary particle constituting a core portion of the secondary particle, and a second primary particle provided so as to surround the first primary particle and constituting a shell portion of the secondary particle. In particular, the first primary particle consists of a1 and a2, wherein the a1 is the average length of the major axis of the first primary particle, and the a2 is the average length of the minor axis perpendicular to the a1, wherein the a1 is equal to or greater than the a2. In addition, the second primary particle consists of b1 and b2, wherein the b1 is an average length of the major axis of the second primary particle, and b2 is an average length of the minor axis perpendicular to the b1, wherein the b1 is greater than b2, and the ratio (b1/b2) of the b1 to b2 is 1 to 25.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: BATTERY SOLUTION
    Inventors: Yang-Kook SUN, Un-Hyuck KIM
  • Patent number: 11258064
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a positive active material is provided. The method includes forming a positive active material precursor including nickel, mixing and firing the positive active material precursor and lithium salt to form a preliminary positive active material particle, forming a coating material including fluorine on the preliminary positive active material particle by dry-mixing the preliminary positive active material particle with a coating source including fluorine, and manufacturing a positive active material particle by thermally treating the preliminary positive active material particle on which the coating material is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Yang-Kook Sun, Un Hyuck Kim
  • Patent number: 10879532
    Abstract: A positive active material is provided. The positive active material may include lithium, an additive metal, and at least one of nickel, cobalt, manganese, or aluminum. The additive metal may include an element different from nickel, cobalt, manganese, and aluminum. An average content of the additive metal may be less than 2 mol %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Yang-Kook Sun, Do Wook Jun, Un Hyuck Kim
  • Publication number: 20200358097
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a positive active material is provided. The method includes forming a positive active material precursor including nickel, mixing and firing the positive active material precursor and lithium salt to form a preliminary positive active material particle, forming a coating material including fluorine on the preliminary positive active material particle by dry-mixing the preliminary positive active material particle with a coating source including fluorine, and manufacturing a positive active material particle by thermally treating the preliminary positive active material particle on which the coating material is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Yang-Kook SUN, Un Hyuck KIM
  • Patent number: 10797318
    Abstract: A positive active material is provided. The positive active material may include lithium, an additive metal, and at least one of nickel, cobalt, manganese, or aluminum. The additive metal may include an element different from nickel, cobalt, manganese, and aluminum, and an average content of the additive metal may be less than 2 mol %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Yang-Kook Sun, Gang-Jun Park, Un Hyuck Kim
  • Patent number: 10763505
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a positive active material is provided. The method includes forming a positive active material precursor including nickel, mixing and firing the positive active material precursor and lithium salt to form a preliminary positive active material particle, forming a coating material including fluorine on the preliminary positive active material particle by dry-mixing the preliminary positive active material particle with a coating source including fluorine, and manufacturing a positive active material particle by thermally treating the preliminary positive active material particle on which the coating material is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Yang-Kook Sun, Un Hyuck Kim
  • Publication number: 20200161651
    Abstract: Provided is a cathode active material. The cathode active material has a nickel content of 60 mol % or more, comprises lithium and an addition metal, and has a first crystal structure having an intrinsic lattice constant in a c-axis direction. In the charging and discharging process, a second crystal structure, having a longer lattice constant in the c-axis direction than the first crystal structure, and a third crystal structure, having a shorter lattice constant in the c-axis direction than the first crystal structure, are generated. By the addition metal, the amount of change in the production ratio of the second crystal structure and the third crystal structure generated in the charging and the discharging process is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Yang-Kook SUN, Un Hyuck KIM
  • Publication number: 20190067694
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a positive active material is provided. The method includes forming a positive active material precursor including nickel, mixing and firing the positive active material precursor and lithium salt to form a preliminary positive active material particle, forming a coating material including fluorine on the preliminary positive active material particle by dry-mixing the preliminary positive active material particle with a coating source including fluorine, and manufacturing a positive active material particle by thermally treating the preliminary positive active material particle on which the coating material is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Yang-Kook SUN, Un Hyuck KIM
  • Publication number: 20190044140
    Abstract: A positive active material is provided. The positive active material may include a first portion in which a ratio of a first crystal structure is higher than a ratio of a second crystal structure having a different crystal system from that of the first crystal structure, and a second portion in which a ratio of the second crystal structure is higher than a ratio of the first crystal structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Yang-Kook SUN, Chong Seung YOON, Un Hyuck KIM
  • Publication number: 20190044142
    Abstract: A positive active material is provided. The positive active material may include lithium, an additive metal, and at least one of nickel, cobalt, manganese, or aluminum. The additive metal may include an element different from nickel, cobalt, manganese, and aluminum, and an average content of the additive metal may be less than 2 mol %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Yang-Kook SUN, Gang-Jun PARK, Un Hyuck KIM
  • Publication number: 20190044141
    Abstract: A positive active material is provided. The positive active material may include lithium, an additive metal, and at least one of nickel, cobalt, manganese, or aluminum. The additive metal may include an element different from nickel, cobalt, manganese, and aluminum. An average content of the additive metal may be less than 2 mol %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: IUCF-HYU(INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Yang-Kook SUN, Do Wook JUN, Un Hyuck KIM