Patents by Inventor Wang Mo Jung

Wang Mo Jung 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).

  • Patent number: 12655033
    Abstract: Provided are a sacrificial positive electrode material with a reduced gas generation amount and a method of preparing the same. The method includes calcinating a raw material mixture of lithium oxide (Li2O) and cobalt oxide (CoO) to prepare a lithium cobalt metal oxide, wherein the lithium oxide (Li2O) has an average particle size (D50) of 50 ?m or less, and the resulting sacrificial positive electrode material has an electrical conductivity of 1×10?4 S/cm or more. The method of preparing a sacrificial positive electrode material can reduce the generation of gas, particularly, oxygen (O2) gas, in an electrode assembly during charging of a battery by adjusting the electrical conductivity of the sacrificial positive electrode material within a specific range using lithium oxide that satisfies a specific size, and thus the stability and lifespan of the battery including the same can be effectively enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Gu Yoo, Wang Mo Jung, Chi Ho Jo, Ji Hye Kim, Hae Jung Jung, Jong Wook Heo
  • Patent number: 12658434
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a lithium transition metal oxide, which is in the form of a secondary particle formed by aggregation of primary particles and is represented by Formula 1, wherein the lithium transition metal oxide has a crystalline size of 160 nm or less and an average particle diameter of the primary particle of 0.6 ?m or more. A preparation method thereof is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: So Ra Baek, Gi Beom Han, Sang Wook Lee, Hak Yoon Kim, Jung Min Han, Wang Mo Jung
  • Patent number: 12646712
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery is provided, which includes a lithium composite transition metal oxide including nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and manganese (Mn), wherein a particle of the lithium composite transition metal oxide includes a core portion and a resistance portion formed on a surface of the core portion, and is composed of a single particle, wherein the core portion has a layered crystal structure of space group R-3m, and the resistance portion has a cubic rock-salt structure of space group Fm-3m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Gi Beom Han, Sang Min Park, Ji Hye Kim, Tae Gu Yoo, Wang Mo Jung
  • Publication number: 20260121046
    Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery, which is a lithium composite transition metal oxide containing nickel, cobalt, and manganese and having a nickel content accounting for 60 mol % or more of metals excluding lithium and is in the form of a single particle having an average particle diameter (D50) of 1 to 10 ?m, wherein a 100-nm region from the surface toward the center of a particle of the lithium composite transition metal oxide has crystal structures of a Fd3M space group and a Fm3m space group, and a phase ratio (Fd3M/Fm3m), which is a ratio of the maximum straight length of portions occupied by the crystal structure of the Fd3M space group and the crystal structure of the Fm3m space group, is 0.2 to 0.7, as determined in a cross-sectional image file of the particle surface part of the lithium composite transition metal oxide particle, which is obtained using transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2025
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Inventors: Sang Min Park, Eun Sol Lho, Sung Bin Park, Seul Ki Kim, Wen Xiu Wang, Wang Mo Jung
  • Patent number: 12597605
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode material for a secondary battery, the positive electrode material including a first positive electrode active material and a second positive electrode active material, the first positive electrode active material and the second positive electrode active material being single particle types and lithium composite transition metal oxides including nickel, cobalt, and manganese and having a nickel content accounting for 60 mol % or more of total metals except for lithium, wherein the first positive electrode active material has a mean particle diameter (D50) of 3 ?m or less and a molar ratio (Li/M) of lithium to the metals (M) except for lithium of 1.10 to 1.20, and the second positive electrode active material has a mean particle diameter (D50) of greater than 3 ?m and a molar ratio (Li/M) of lithium to the metals (M) except for lithium of 1.00 to 1.13.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sol Lho, Sang Min Park, Sung Bin Park, Seul Ki Kim, Wen Xiu Wang, Wang Mo Jung
  • Patent number: 12580188
    Abstract: A positive electrode material powder including a lithium nickel-based oxide represented by Chemical Formula 1 (LiaNibCocM1dM2eO2) and having a degree of single-particle formation, represented by the following Equation (1), of 0.3 to 0.8: ? i = 1 n 4 ? ? 3 ? R i 3 n × 1 D 50 . In Equation (1), Ri is a radius of the ith grain as measured by subjecting an electrode manufactured using the positive electrode material powder to ion milling and then analyzing the cross section of the electrode by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), n is the total number of grains as measured by the EBSD analysis and ranges from 350 to 450, and D50 is a volume-cumulative average particle diameter of the positive electrode material powder as measured using a laser diffraction particle size analyzer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Wook Heo, Wang Mo Jung, Chi Ho Jo, Jin Tae Hwang, Hae Jung Jung, Byung Joon Chae, Tae Gu Yoo, Suk Bae Yoon, Hyeon Jin Cho
  • Publication number: 20260051513
    Abstract: A disclosure sacrificial positive electrode material with reduced gas generation and a method of preparing the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method includes calcining a mixture of lithium oxide (Li2O) and cobalt oxide (CoO) in an atmosphere containing an inert gas and oxygen gas and having a relative humidity of 20% or less, wherein the oxygen gas is at a partial pressure of 1% or less, to prepare a lithium cobalt metal oxide represented by Chemical Formula (1): Li x ? Co ( 1 - y ) ? M y ? O 4 - z ? A z [ Chemical ? Formula ? 1 ] M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Al, Zn, Zr, Mn and Ni, A is a halogen, x, y and z are 5?x?7, 0?y?0.4, and 0?z?0.001. A battery having the sacrificial positive electrode material can have reduced gas generation in the electrode assembly at the time of charging the battery, and thus the stability and life of the battery are improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2025
    Publication date: February 19, 2026
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Gu Yoo, Wang Mo Jung, Chi Ho Jo, Ji Hye Kim, Hae Jung Jung, Jong Wook Heo
  • Patent number: 12555770
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte film for sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries, and more particularly a composition of a solid electrolyte, a binder, and a solvent used to manufacture a solid electrolyte film for sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries that is thin and has high ion conductivity. In particular, a solid electrolyte film composition for sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries including a solvent having a dielectric constant of x (1.5<x<3.0). The thickness of a solid electrolyte film for sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries manufactured using the solid electrolyte film composition is 60 ?m or less, and the solid electrolyte film is capable of being stably used for at least 1000 hours or more, and up to 2000 hours, based on the evaluation of Li plating and stripping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignees: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Darren H.S. Tan, Zheng Chen, Ying Shirley Meng, Chi Ho Jo, Wang Mo Jung
  • Patent number: 12555785
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery, comprising: a lithium nickel-based oxide doped with a doping element (M?), wherein the doping element (M?) is at least one selected from the group consisting of titanium (Ti) and magnesium (Mg), wherein when the doping element (M?) is Ti, the doping content of Ti is 3000 ppm to 5000 ppm based on the total amount of the lithium nickel-based oxide excluding the doping element, wherein when the doping element (M?) is Mg, the doping content of Mg is 500 ppm to 5000 ppm based on the total amount of the lithium nickel-based oxide excluding the doping element, and wherein when the doping element (M?) is Ti and Mg, the total doping content of Ti and Mg is 3500 ppm to 5000 ppm based on the total amount of the lithium nickel oxide excluding the doping elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jungmin Han, Gi Beom Han, Sang Wook Lee, Hakyoon Kim, Sora Baek, Wang Mo Jung
  • Patent number: 12537196
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material, and a positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a positive electrode active material includes a lithium composite transition metal oxide containing nickel, cobalt, and manganese and having a nickel content for 60 mol % or more, based on metals (M) excluding lithium, and is in the form of single particles having an average particle diameter (D50) of 1 to 10 ?m, wherein a 100-nm region extending from the surface toward the center of a single particle has crystal structures of a Fd3M and a Fm3m space group, and a phase ratio is 0.2 to 0.7, which is a ratio of a first portion of a maximum straight length of the 100-nm region occupied by the crystal structure of the Fd3M space group to a second portion occupied by the crystal structure of the Fm3m space group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Min Park, Eun Sol Lho, Sung Bin Park, Seul Ki Kim, Wen Xiu Wang, Wang Mo Jung
  • Patent number: 12528713
    Abstract: A method of preparing a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery and a positive electrode active material prepared thereby. T the preparation method includes a first step of preparing a lithium transition metal oxide by mixing a lithium raw material and a transition metal precursor containing 70 mol % or more of nickel based on the total number of moles of transition metals and sintering the mixture; and a second step of washing the lithium transition metal oxide with hot water of more than 90° C., wherein, after the second step, a result of EELS analysis of a particle surface of the lithium transition metal oxide satisfies Equation 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sol Lho, Gi Beom Han, Jong Woo Kim, Wang Mo Jung, Sang Min Park, Sang Wook Lee, Seul Ki Kim, Hyeong Il Kim
  • Patent number: 12519104
    Abstract: A method of preparing a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery, is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method includes mixing a positive electrode active material precursor, a lithium source material, a first firing additive, a second firing additive, and a third firing additive a to form a mixture, wherein the positive electrode active material precursor contains nickel, cobalt, and manganese and has a nickel content of 60 mol % or more relative to a total molar amount of metals in the positive electrode active material precursor, and performing primary firing of the mixture to form a lithium transition metal oxide, wherein the first firing additive is a lithium-containing compound, the second firing additive is a carbonate ion-containing compound, and the third firing additive is a boron-containing compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sol Lho, Sang Min Park, Wang Mo Jung, Sung Bin Park, Seul Ki Kim, Wen Xiu Wang
  • Publication number: 20250391845
    Abstract: A positive electrode material for a lithium secondary battery includes a first positive electrode active material and a second positive electrode active material, both of which are lithium composite transition metal oxides containing transition metals. The first positive electrode active material has a larger average particle size (D50) than the second positive electrode active material, wherein a ratio (Li/Me)1 of the mole number of lithium with respect to the total mole number of transition metals of the first positive electrode active material is more than 1 to 1.5 or less, and a ratio (Li/Me)2 of the mole number of lithium (Li) with respect to the total mole number of transition metals of the second positive electrode active material is 0.9 to 1. The second positive electrode active material has a crystallite size of 180 nm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2025
    Publication date: December 25, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Hwi Kim, Dong Hun Lee, Wang Mo Jung, Sung Bin Park, Gi Beom Han
  • Patent number: 12500237
    Abstract: A lithium composite transition metal oxide includes nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and manganese (Mn), wherein the lithium composite transition metal oxide includes two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Zr, Al, V, Co, and Mg and additional two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, Y, Sr, Nb, Ba, and Ca, and the lithium composite transition metal oxide is in a form of a particle having a crystallite size of 170-300 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Min Park, Ji Hye Kim, Tae Gu Yoo, Wang Mo Jung, Gi Beom Han
  • Publication number: 20250349846
    Abstract: A lithium composite transition metal oxide includes nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and manganese (Mn), wherein the lithium composite transition metal oxide includes two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Zr, Al, V, Co, and Mg and additional two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, Y, Sr, Nb, Ba, and Ca, and the lithium composite transition metal oxide is in a form of a particle having a crystallite size of 170-300 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2025
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Min Park, Ji Hye Kim, Tae Gu Yoo, Wang Mo Jung, Gi Beom Han
  • Patent number: 12469853
    Abstract: A disclosure sacrificial positive electrode material with reduced gas generation and a method of preparing the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method includes calcining a mixture of lithium oxide (Li2O) and cobalt oxide (CoO) in an atmosphere containing an inert gas and oxygen gas and having a relative humidity of 20% or less, wherein the oxygen gas is at a partial pressure of 1% or less, to prepare a lithium cobalt metal oxide represented by Chemical Formula (1): LixCo(1?y)MyO4?zAz??[Chemical Formula 1] M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Al, Zn, Zr, Mn and Ni, A is a halogen, x, y and z are 5?x?7, 0?y?0.4, and 0?z?0.001. A battery having the sacrificial positive electrode material can have reduced gas generation in the electrode assembly at the time of charging the battery, and thus the stability and life of the battery are improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Gu Yoo, Wang Mo Jung, Chi Ho Jo, Ji Hye Kim, Hae Jung Jung, Jong Wook Heo
  • Patent number: 12418026
    Abstract: A surface of a LiCoO2-based positive electrode active material to have a rock salt crystal structure is provided. Specifically, a positive electrode active material for a lithium rechargeable battery is provided, including: a core particle containing lithium cobalt oxide doped with aluminum (Al); and a coating layer positioned on a surface of the core particle and containing a cobalt (Co)-based compound having a rock salt crystal structure. A method of producing the positive electrode active material is also provided using a solid-phase method. The positive electrode active material can be applied to a positive electrode, lithium rechargeable battery, battery module, battery pack, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2025
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi Ho Jo, Hyuck Hur, Seul Ki Kim, Wang Mo Jung, Gi Beom Han
  • Publication number: 20250260000
    Abstract: A positive electrode material includes a positive electrode active material comprising-including a lithium nickel-based oxide having a mole fraction of nickel of 50 mol % to 90 mol % among metallic elements excluding lithium, and a coating layer including boron (B), which is formed on the surface of the lithium nickel-based oxide, wherein the positive electrode material has a BET specific surface area of 0.2 m2/g to 0.4 m2/g, and the boron (B) is included in an amount of 500 ppm to 1,000 ppm based on the total weight of the positive electrode material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Gi Beom Han, Jong Woo Kim, Sang Wook Lee, Hak Yoon Kim, So Ra Baek, Eun Sol Lho, Jung Min Han, Hae Jung Jung, Wang Mo Jung, Young Hwan Lee, Dae Sik Chung, Su Han Park
  • Publication number: 20250223192
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a lithium composite metal oxide including nickel, cobalt, manganese, and aluminum. The positive electrode active material includes 85 mol % to 97 mol % of nickel, and 2 mol % to 5 mol % of cobalt, with respect to the total number of moles of metals other than lithium, and satisfies Expression (1): 0.25?I550/I700?0.4. In Expression (1), I700 and I550 are respectively a maximum value of a peak intensity appearing in a range of 600 ppm to 800 ppm and a maximum value of a peak intensity appearing in a range of 450 ppm to 650 ppm when a spectral analysis (peak deconvolution) is performed on a 1D NMR center band spectrum extracted from a 2D 7Li Magic Angle Turning Phase Adjusted Spinning Sideband (MATPASS) NMR spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Gun Woo Kim, Cheol Hee Park, Hyuck Hur, So Ra Baek, Dong Hwi Kim, Kang joon Park, Wang Mo Jung, Sin Young Park
  • Publication number: 20250210653
    Abstract: A surface of a LiCoO2-based positive electrode active material to have a rock salt crystal structure is provided. Specifically, a positive electrode active material for a lithium rechargeable battery is provided, including: a core particle containing lithium cobalt oxide doped with aluminum (Al); and a coating layer positioned on a surface of the core particle and containing a cobalt (Co)-based compound having a rock salt crystal structure. A method of producing the positive electrode active material is also provided using a solid-phase method. The positive electrode active material can be applied to a positive electrode, lithium rechargeable battery, battery module, battery pack, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2025
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi Ho Jo, Hyuck Hur, Seul Ki Kim, Wang Mo Jung, Gi Beom Han