Patents by Inventor Wha Seop Lee

Wha Seop Lee 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: 8691325
    Abstract: A dye-sensitized solar cell comprising a semiconductor electrode comprising electrospun ultra-fine titanium dioxide fibers and fabrication method thereof are disclosed. The dye-sensitized solar cell comprises a semiconductor electrode comprising an electrospun ultra-fine fibrous titanium dioxide layer, a counter electrode and electrolyte interposed therebetween. A non-liquid electrolyte such as polymer gel electrolyte or the like having low fluidity, as well as the liquid electrolyte, can be easily infiltrated thereinto. In addition, electrons can be effectively transferred since titanium dioxide crystals are one-dimensionally arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Korean Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Dong-Young Kim, Seong-Mu Jo, Wha-Seop Lee, Mi-Yeon Song, Do-Kyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20100221863
    Abstract: A dye-sensitized solar cell comprising a semiconductor electrode comprising electrospun ultra-fine titanium dioxide fibers and fabrication method thereof are disclosed. The dye-sensitized solar cell comprises a semiconductor electrode comprising an electrospun ultra-fine fibrous titanium dioxide layer, a counter electrode and electrolyte interposed therebetween. A non-liquid electrolyte such as polymer gel electrolyte or the like having low fluidity, as well as the liquid electrolyte, can be easily infiltrated thereinto. In addition, electrons can be effectively transferred since titanium dioxide crystals are one-dimensionally arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Dong-Young KIM, Seong-Mu Jo, Wha-Seop Lee, Mi-Yeon Song, Do-Kyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20090026662
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel hybrid polymer electrolyte, a lithium secondary battery comprising the hybrid polymer electrolyte polymer and their fabrication methods. More particularly, the present invention provides the hybrid polymer electrolyte comprising superfine fibrous porous polymer matrix with particles having diameter of 1-3000 nm, polymers and lithium salt-dissolved organic electrolyte solutions incorporated into the porous polymer matrix. The hybrid polymer electrolyte has advantages of better adhesion with electrodes, good mechanical strength, better performance at low and high temperatures, better compatibility with organic electrolytes of a lithium secondary battery and it can be applied to the manufacture of lithium secondary batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kyung Suk Yun, Byung Won Cho, Seong-Mu Jo, Wha Seop Lee, Won Il Cho, Kun You Park, Hyung Sun Kim, Un Seok Kim, Seok Ku Ko, Suk Won Chun, Sung Won Choi
  • Patent number: 7279251
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lithium secondary battery and its fabrication method. More particularly, the present invention provides a lithium secondary battery comprising a super fine fibrous porous polymer separator film and its fabrication method, wherein the porous polymer separator film is fabricated by the following process: a) melting at least one polymer or dissolving at least one polymer with organic solvents to obtain at least one polymeric melt or at least one polymeric solution; b) adding the obtained polymeric melt or polymeric solution to barrels of an electrospinning machine; and c) discharging the polymeric melt or polymeric solution onto a substrate using a nozzle to form a porous separator film. The lithium secondary battery of the present invention has the advantages of better adhesion with electrodes, good mechanical strength, better performance at low and high temperatures, better compatibility with organic electrolyte solution of a lithium secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Kyung Suk Yun, Byung Won Cho, Seong Mu Jo, Wha Seop Lee, Won Il Cho, Kun You Park, Hyung Sun Kim, Un Seok Kim, Seok Ku Ko, Suk Won Chun, Sung Won Choi
  • Publication number: 20050109385
    Abstract: A dye-sensitized solar cell comprising a semiconductor electrode comprising electrospun ultra-fine titanium dioxide fibers and fabrication method thereof are disclosed. The dye-sensitized solar cell comprises a semiconductor electrode comprising an electrospun ultra-fine fibrous titanium dioxide layer, a counter electrode and electrolyte interposed therebetween. A non-liquid electrolyte such as polymer gel electrolyte or the like having low fluidity, as well as the liquid electrolyte, can be easily infiltrated thereinto. In addition, electrons can be effectively transferred since titanium dioxide crystals are one-dimensionally arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Dong-Young Kim, Seong-Mu Jo, Wha-Seop Lee, Mi-Yeon Song, Do-Kyun Kim
  • Patent number: 6677447
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing a homogeneous cellulose solution which is capable of, forming a mixture where a cellulose pulp powder is mixed and swollen with a liquid NMMO hydrate solvent supercooled under a melting point and subjecting the mixture to a dissolution treatment, thereby producing a homogeneous cellulose solution having a substantially low decomposition characteristic. The process produces a cellulose pulp mixing powder that is first swollen in a liquid NMMO solvent supercooled under a melting point by minimizing the dissolution of cellulose by the liquid NMMO solvent and maximizing the swelling thereof by the liquid NMMO solvent, thereby resulting in a maximum homogeneity of the solution and maintains the minimized decomposition states of the cellulose and the NMMO solvent, thereby resulting in the improvement of productivity and the simplicity of the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Wha Seop Lee, Seong Mu Jo, Seok Gu Ko, Dong Bok Kim
  • Patent number: 6616435
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus of polymer web by electrospinning process and manufacturing method thereof, which can manufacture porous polymer web using an electrospinning method. The method for manufacturing porous polymer web by electrospinning process includes the steps of: forming, pressurizing and supplying at least one or more kinds of polymer materials in a liquid state; and discharging and piling the polymer materials to a collector through one or more charged nozzles, the collector being located under the nozzles and charged to have a polarity opposed to the polarity of the charged nozzles, the collector moving in a prescribed speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Wha Seop Lee, Seong Mu Jo, Seok Gu Go, Suk Won Chun
  • Publication number: 20020122840
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus of polymer web by electrospinning process and manufacturing method thereof, which can manufacture porous polymer web using an electrospinning method. The method for manufacturing porous polymer web by electrospinning process includes the steps of: forming, pressurizing and supplying at least one or more kinds of polymer materials in a liquid state; and discharging and piling the polymer materials to a collector through one or more charged nozzles, the collector being located under the nozzles and charged to have a polarity opposed to the polarity of the charged nozzles, the collector moving in a prescribed speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: Wha Seop Lee, Seong Mu Jo, Seok Gu Go, Suk Won Chun
  • Publication number: 20020100725
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing a thin fiber-structured polymer web suitable for a high-speed and large-scale production using electrospinning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: Wha Seop Lee, Seong Mu Jo, Suk Won Chun, Sung Won Choi
  • Patent number: 6153003
    Abstract: A simple method of preparing a homogeneous cellulose solution is disclosed, which comprises the steps of (a) preparing fibrillar cellulose powder; (b) injecting a molten liquid tertiary amine oxide solvent into a twin screw extruder; (c) feeding the cellulose powder of step (a) into a section of the twin screw extruder where the molten liquid tertiary amine oxide solvent fed in step (b) produces a well swollen paste with the cellulose powder fed in step (c); (d) dissolving the well swollen cellulose paste in the following melting sections in the twin screw extruder; and (e) stabilizing the solution obtained in step (d) in a storage tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignees: Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hanil Synthetic Fiber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wha Seop Lee, Byoung Chul Kim, Seong Mu Jo, Jong Su Park, Seong Joo Lee, Young Geun Park, Seung Lak Lee, Young Se Oh