Patents by Inventor Won-Jong Kwon

Won-Jong 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: 20240088432
    Abstract: An embodiment sulfur dioxide-based inorganic electrolyte is provided in which the sulfur dioxide-based inorganic electrolyte is represented by a chemical formula M·(A1·Cl(4-x)Fx)z·ySO2. In this formula, M is a first element selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Ca, and Mg, A1 is a second element selected from the group consisting of Al, Fe, Ga, and Cu, x satisfies a first equation 0?x?4, y satisfies a second equation 0?y?6, and z satisfies a third equation 1?z?2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Kyu Ju Kwak, Won Keun Kim, Eun Ji Kwon, Samuel Seo, Yeon Jong Oh, Kyoung Han Ryu, Dong Hyun Lee, Han Su Kim, Ji Whan Lee, Seong Hoon Choi, Seung Do Mun
  • Patent number: 11820665
    Abstract: Provided a high-pressure homogenizer comprising a channel module comprising a microchannel through which an object for homogenization passes, wherein the microchannel is provided with a first flow channel and a second flow channel sequentially arranged along the direction through which the object passes, the first flow channel is provided with a plurality of first baffles disposed so as to partition the microchannel into a plurality of spaces, the second flow channel is provided with a plurality of second baffles disposed so as to partition the microchannel into a plurality of spaces, and at least one of the first baffles is provided to be positioned between two adjacent second baffles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventors: Eun Jeong Kim, Kwang Hyun Yoo, Ye Hoon Im, In Young Kim, Won Jong Kwon
  • Publication number: 20220344648
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a negative electrode active material including a silicon-based core particle and an outer carbon coating layer formed on the silicon-based core particle, wherein the outer carbon coating layer contains graphene having a D/G ratio of 0.35 or less in the Raman spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Hyuk KIM, Gwang Hoon JUN, Won Jong KWON, Yong Ju LEE
  • Patent number: 11465962
    Abstract: A composition for detecting an acidic compound and a method using the same are discloses herein. In some embodiments, the method includes contacting a composition comprising a metal-organic hybrid structure formed by coordinate bond between a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 or a salt thereof and a metal ion, with an acidic compound to be detected, wherein the composition is in the form of a metallogel prior to contact with the acidic compound, and detecting the acidic compound based on the transition of the composition from the form of a metallogel to a liquid phase. In some embodiments, detection of the acidic compound can be visually confirmed by phase transformation of the composition from a metallogel to a liquid phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventors: Won Jong Kwon, Dongwhan Lee, Junghwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11332375
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a peeling device of sheet material for peeling off graphite, and the peeling device of sheet material according to the present invention is characterized in that a specific microchannel is used to apply a shear force required to peel off graphite, and simultaneously, graphene itself is not ground and the discharge flow rate of the graphene dispersion increases to increase graphene preparation efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kwang Hyun Yoo, Eun Jeong Kim, In Young Kim, Pum Suk Park, Ye Hoon Im, Won Jong Kwon
  • Publication number: 20220144643
    Abstract: Provided a high-pressure homogenizer comprising a channel module comprising a microchannel through which an object for homogenization passes, wherein the microchannel is provided with a first flow channel and a second flow channel sequentially arranged along the direction through which the object passes, the first flow channel is provided with a plurality of first baffles disposed so as to partition the microchannel into a plurality of spaces, the second flow channel is provided with a plurality of second baffles disposed so as to partition the microchannel into a plurality of spaces, and at least one of the first baffles is provided to be positioned between two adjacent second baffles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Jeong Kim, Kwang Hyun Yoo, Ye Hoon Im, In Young Kim, Won Jong Kwon
  • Patent number: 11242251
    Abstract: Provided a high-pressure homogenizer comprising a channel module comprising a microchannel through which an object for homogenization passes, wherein the microchannel is provided with a first flow channel and a second flow channel sequentially arranged along the direction through which the object passes, the first flow channel is provided with a plurality of first baffles disposed so as to partition the microchannel into a plurality of spaces, the second flow channel is provided with a plurality of second baffles disposed so as to partition the microchannel into a plurality of spaces, and at least one of the first baffles is provided to be positioned between two adjacent second baffles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Inventors: Eun Jeong Kim, Kwang Hyun Yoo, Ye Hoon Im, In Young Kim, Won Jong Kwon
  • Patent number: 11198752
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer-graphene composite, in which a polymer has been introduced onto the surface of graphene while maintaining the structural features and mechanical properties of the graphene, thereby realizing an excellent dispersibility in an organic solvent, a method for preparing the same, and a polymer-graphene composite composition using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Inventors: Yong Wook Kim, Won Jong Kwon
  • Patent number: 11192085
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing graphene using a novel block copolymer. The present invention has features that, by using the block copolymer to mediate graphene that is hydrophobic and a solvent of a feed solution that is hydrophilic, the exfoliation efficiency of graphene as well as the dispersion stability thereof can be increased during high-pressure homogenization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Inventors: Mi Jin Lee, Byeong-Hyeok Sohn, Seung Yong Chae, Won Jong Kwon, Kwon Nam Sohn
  • Patent number: 11136711
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbon nanotube fiber and methods for preparing the same. In one embodiment, a method for preparing a carbon nanotube fiber comprises reacting a carbon source in the presence of a catalyst and a catalytic activator to form carbon nanotube aggregates, contacting the carbon nanotube aggregates with graphene oxide, and forming the carbon nanotube aggregates in contact with the graphene oxide into a carbon nanotube fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Inventors: Eu Gene Oh, Ji Eun Kim, Mi Jin Lee, Jae Hong Lee, Ju Han Kim, Won Jong Kwon, Won Jae Lee, Jin Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 11066304
    Abstract: The present invention provides graphene in which a polymer having a functional group capable of improving the dispersibility of graphene is bonded to the surface of the graphene. The present invention also provides a method for preparing the graphene described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Inventors: Won Jong Kwon, Yong-O Im, Mi Jin Lee, Gwang Hoon Jun
  • Patent number: 10981790
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a functionalized graphene. The method for preparing a functionalized graphene according to the present invention can functionalize graphene by a simple method and does not use any other substance other than graphene and a salt containing a double bond, thereby enabling functionalization of graphene while exhibiting characteristics inherent to graphene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Inventors: Mi Jin Lee, Won Jong Kwon, Gwang Hoon Jun, Ji Yeon Byeon, Yu Ra Lee
  • Publication number: 20200391171
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing graphene using a novel block copolymer. The present invention has features that, by using the block copolymer to mediate graphene that is hydrophobic and a solvent of a feed solution that is hydrophilic, the exfoliation efficiency of graphene as well as the dispersion stability thereof can be increased during high-pressure homogenization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicants: LG Chem, Ltd., Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Mi Jin Lee, Byeong-Hyeok Sohn, Seung Yong Chae, Won Jong Kwon, Kwon Nam Sohn
  • Patent number: 10862124
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a conducting material composition which is allowed to provide an electrode having a higher content of uniformly dispersed carbon nanotubes, thereby providing a lithium rechargeable batteryelectrode having more improved electrical characteristics and life characteristics, a slurry composition for forming a lithium rechargeable batteryelectrode using the same, and a lithium rechargeable battery. The conducting material composition includes carbon nanotube; and a dispersing agent including a plurality of polyaromatic hydrocarbon oxides, in which the dispersing agent contains the polyaromatic hydrocarbon oxides having a molecular weight of 300 to 1000 in an amount of 60% by weight or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventors: Kwon Nam Sohn, Kil Sun Lee, Won Jong Kwon, Byung Hun Oh, Su Jin Park, In Young Kim
  • Patent number: 10835886
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing graphene using a novel block copolymer. The present invention has features that, by using the block copolymer to mediate graphene that is hydrophobic and a solvent of a feed solution that is hydrophilic, the exfoliation efficiency of graphene as well as the dispersion stability thereof can be increased during high-pressure homogenization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Inventors: Mi Jin Lee, Byeong-Hyeok Sohn, Seung Yong Chae, Won Jong Kwon, Kwon Nam Sohn
  • Patent number: 10821687
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing hollow carbon capsules which can simply and effectively produce hollow carbon capsule by using polymer particles as soft templates and using a spray-drying method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: In Young Kim, Jin Yeong Lee, Kwon Nam Sohn, Eui Yong Hwang, Won Jong Kwon
  • Patent number: 10818915
    Abstract: Provided are a porous silicon-carbon composite, which includes a core including a plurality of active particles, a conductive material formed on at least a portion of surfaces of the active particles, first pores, and second pores, and a first shell layer which is coated on the core and includes graphene, wherein the active particles include a plurality of silicon particles, silicon oxide particles, or a combination thereof, the first pores are present in the core and are formed by agglomeration of the plurality of active particles, and the second pores are irregularly dispersed and present in the core, has an average particle diameter smaller than an average particle diameter of the active particles, and are spherical, a method of manufacturing the same, and a negative electrode and a lithium secondary battery including the porous silicon-carbon composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eui Yong Hwang, In Young Kim, Jin Yeong Lee, Won Jong Kwon, Kwon Nam Sohn, Seung Bo Yang
  • Patent number: 10807056
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high pressure homogenizer and a method for manufacturing graphene using the same, and according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a high pressure homogenizer comprising a channel module which comprises a microchannel through which an object for homogenization passes, wherein the channel module comprises at least one baffle disposed so as to partition the microchannel into a plurality of spaces and the baffle is provided so as to partition the microchannel into two spaces along the width direction or the height direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Jeong Kim, Kwang Hyun Yoo, Ye Hoon Im, Jin Yeong Lee, Won Jong Kwon
  • Publication number: 20200317607
    Abstract: A composition for detecting an acidic compound and a method using the same are discloses herein. In some embodiments, the method includes contacting a composition comprising a metal-organic hybrid structure formed by coordinate bond between a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 or a salt thereof and a metal ion, with an acidic compound to be detected, wherein the composition is in the form of a metallogel prior to contact with the acidic compound, and detecting the acidic compound based on the transition of the composition from the form of a metallogel to a liquid phase. In some embodiments, detection of the acidic compound can be visually confirmed by phase transformation of the composition from a metallogel to a liquid phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicants: LG Chem, Ltd., Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Won Jong Kwon, Dongwhan Lee, Junghwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20200290878
    Abstract: The present invention provides graphene in which a polymer having a functional group capable of improving the dispersibility of graphene is bonded to the surface of the graphene. The present invention also provides a method for preparing the graphene described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Jong Kwon, Yong-O Im, Mi Jin Lee, Gwang Hoon Jun