Patents by Inventor Woo Hyuk Choi

Woo Hyuk Choi 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: 20250015454
    Abstract: Provided is a battery. The battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a separator, and a second electrode plate, a first current collector plate contacting a bottom surface of the electrode assembly, and electrically connected to the first electrode plate, a second current collector plate contacting a top surface of the electrode assembly, and electrically connected to the second electrode plate, a case for accommodating the electrode assembly, the first current collector plate, and the second current collector plate, and electrically connected to the second current collector plate, and a cap plate for sealing an upper portion of the case, wherein the second current collector plate includes a body part coupled to the second electrode plate, and a wing part fixed to the body part and the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Hyun Suk PARK, Jun Hwan KWON, Jun Ho YANG, Tae Yoon LEE, Woo Hyuk CHOI, Young Ho KIM, Seung Man LIM, Bong Geun KANG
  • Publication number: 20240356150
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a cylindrical secondary battery that facilitates gas discharge by causing a bent shape of a cap plate to be deformed and broken if a temperature of a cell increases, such as due to an event. In one or more embodiments, a secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly; a case including a top end open to accommodate the electrode assembly; and a cap plate coupled to the top end of the case, and the cap plate includes a central region, an edge region, a bent portion between the central region and the edge region, and a vent portion including a notch configured to be broken by a certain pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Woo Hyuk CHOI, Joung Ku KIM, Jun Ho YANG, Jun Hwan KWON, Hyun Suk PARK, Tae Yoon LEE
  • Publication number: 20240356181
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly; a can having a lower surface and a side surface and accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate coupled to an upper end of the can; a terminal on the lower surface of the can; and an insulator having a plate-shaped portion and an extending portion extending upwardly from a circumference of the plate-shaped portion. The plate-shaped portion is between the electrode assembly and the lower surface of the can, and the extending portion has an upper end contacting a lower portion of the electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Woo Hyuk CHOI, Jun Ho YANG, Jun Hwan KWON, Hyun Suk PARK, Tae Yoon LEE, Young Ho KIM
  • Patent number: 12122895
    Abstract: Provided is a plasticizer composition, comprising: two or more kinds of terephthalates of the same carbon number type, wherein the carbon number of alkyl groups bonded to two ester groups is the same; and one or more kinds of terephthalates of a different carbon number type, wherein the carbon number of alkyl groups bonded to two ester groups is different, the different carbon number type comprises a higher alkyl and a lower alkyl, the higher alkyl is selected from alkyl groups having a carbon number of 8 or less, and the lower alkyl is selected from alkyl groups having a carbon number of 5 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Kyu Kim, Jeong Ju Moon, Woo Hyuk Choi, Yun Ki Cho, Joo Ho Kim, Seok Ho Jeong
  • Publication number: 20240274933
    Abstract: A cylindrical secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a positive electrode plate, a separator, and a negative electrode plate; a cylindrical can accommodating the electrode assembly and being electrically connected to the negative electrode plate, a lower end of the cylindrical can being open; a rivet terminal passing through an upper surface of the cylindrical can and electrically connected to the positive electrode plate; and a cap plate sealing the lower end of the cylindrical can, the cap plate having no electrical polarity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Jin Young MOON, Gun Gue PARK, Gwan Hyeon YU, Hyun Ki JUNG, Myung Seob KIM, Sung Gwi KO, Woo Hyuk CHOI
  • Patent number: 12012499
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plasticizer composition characterized in having alkyl groups derived from an isomer mixture of hexyl alcohol with the degree of branching of less than 2.0 as a cyclohexane triester. When the plasticizer composition is applied to a resin, stress resistance and mechanical properties may be maintained to equal or better levels, migration and loss properties and plasticization efficiency may keep balance, and light resistance and heat resistance may be markedly improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Kyu Kim, Jeong Ju Moon, Woo Hyuk Choi, Joo Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20240120584
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes: a can having an accommodation space therein; an electrode assembly accommodated in the accommodation space in the can; and a cap assembly sealed with the can. The can has a beading part recessed into a side wall of the can at a region below where the cap assembly is accommodated, and the beading part has an acute angle with respect to the side wall of the can.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Jun Ho YANG, Woo Hyuk CHOI, Tae Yoon LEE, Jun Hwan KWON, Joung Ku KIM, Hyun Suk PARK, Dong Sub LEE
  • Patent number: 11939453
    Abstract: A plasticizer composition including a citrate-based material and an epoxidized oil, and the plasticizer composition capable of maintaining an excellent plasticization efficiency and providing an improved mechanical properties and stress resistance when compared with conventional phthalate-based plasticizer products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Kyu Kim, Seok Ho Jeong, Jeong Ju Moon, Woo Hyuk Choi
  • Publication number: 20240097251
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a cylindrical secondary battery in which a positive electrode terminal is adhered and fixed to a cylindrical can by an insulating sheet, and thus sealing between the cylindrical can and the positive electrode terminal can be facilitated due to an increased contact area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Hyun Ki JUNG, Byung Chul PARK, Gun Gue PARK, Gwan Hyeon YU, Jin Young MOON, Kyung Rok LEE, Myung Seob KIM, Sung Gwi KO, Woo Hyuk CHOI
  • Publication number: 20240002634
    Abstract: A plasticizer composition including isophthalate derived from a mixture of hexyl alcohol isomers and di(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate, and a resin composition comprising the same are provided. The plasticizer composition used in the resin composition provides the same level of or improved plasticization efficiency, migration loss and volatile loss, and improved tensile strength and elongation rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Hyun Kyu KIM, Jeong Ju MOON, Joo Ho KIM, Seok Ho JEONG, Eun Suk KIM, Seung Taek WOO, Woo Hyuk CHOI
  • Patent number: 11851547
    Abstract: A plasticizer composition which includes a lower non-hybrid-type cyclohexane triester, a lower hybrid-type cyclohexane triester, a higher hybrid-type cyclohexane triester, and a higher non-hybrid-type cyclohexane triester, wherein the alkyl groups of the cyclohexane triesters are a combination of C3-C6 alkyl groups and C7-C10 alkyl groups. When the plasticizer composition is applied to a resin, stress resistance and mechanical properties are maintained at an equivalent level or improved, migration properties, volatile loss characteristics, and plasticization efficiency are balanced, and light resistance and heat resistance are significantly improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Kyu Kim, Yun Ki Cho, Jeong Ju Moon, Joo Ho Kim, Seok Ho Jeong, Woo Hyuk Choi
  • Publication number: 20230407049
    Abstract: The present disclosure is characterized in comprising an isophthalate-based composition and a citrate-based composition, wherein the isophthalate-based composition comprises di(2-ethylhexyl) isophthalate, hexyl(2-ethylhexyl) isophthalate and dihexyl isophthalate, the citrate-based composition comprises trihexyl citrate, and the hexyl group of the isophthalate and the hexyl group of the citrate are derived from an isomer mixture of hexyl alcohols. If the composition is applied to a resin, migration resistance and stress resistance may be improved, and on the other hand, mechanical properties may be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Kyu KIM, Jeong Ju MOON, Joo Ho KIM, Seok Ho JEONG, Eun Suk KIM, Seung Taek WOO, Woo Hyuk CHOI
  • Patent number: 11827767
    Abstract: Provided is a plasticizer composition comprising a cyclohexane polyester-based substance which is a compound of Chemical Formula 1 as a plasticizer: in combination with a perhydride comprising a compound of Chemical Formula 2 having a smaller number of ester groups than the cyclohexane polyester-based substance: Also provided are resin compositions containing the plasticizer composition and methods of preparing the plasticizer composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Kyu Kim, Jeong Ju Moon, Woo Hyuk Choi
  • Publication number: 20230374263
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a triester-based plasticizer composition characterized in comprising a product derived from the esterification of a hexanoic acid isomer mixture and a trihydric alcohol, wherein the degree of branching of the hexanoic acid isomer mixture is 2.0 or less. If the plasticizer composition is applied to a resin, migration resistance and volatile loss may be maintained to equal levels, and mechanical properties, absorption rate, stress migration and plasticization efficiency may be markedly improved in contrast to a case applying the conventional plasticizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Hyun Kyu Kim, Joo Ho Kim, Woo Hyuk Choi, Jeong Ju Moon, Seok Ho Jeong
  • Publication number: 20230365780
    Abstract: The present disclosure is characterized in comprising a terephthalate-based composition and a citrate-based composition, wherein the terephthalate-based composition comprises di(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate, hexyl(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate and dihexyl terephthalate, the citrate-based composition comprises trihexyl citrate, and the hexyl group of the terephthalate and the hexyl group of the citrate are derived from an isomer mixture of hexyl alcohols. If the composition is applied to a resin, migration resistance and stress resistance may be improved, and on the other hand, mechanical properties may be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Kyu KIM, Joo Ho KIM, Seok Ho JEONG, Eun Suk KIM, Woo Hyuk CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230340228
    Abstract: The present invention is characterized in including a dihexyl benzene dicarboxylate having an alkyl group derived from an isomer mixture of hexyl alcohol, in the case of applying to a resin, stress resistance and mechanical properties may be maintained to the same or higher levels, and plasticization efficiency may be markedly improved while maintaining the balance among tensile strength, elongation rate and migration resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Kyu KIM, Joo Ho KIM, Woo Hyuk CHOI, Jeong Ju MOON, Seok Ho JEONG
  • Patent number: 11795299
    Abstract: Provided is a plasticizer composition including a cyclohexane-1,2-diester-based material of Formula 1 and a trimellitate-based material of Formula 2: wherein in Formula 1 and Formula 2, R1 to R5 are each independently an alkyl group of 8 to 10 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Kyu Kim, Yun Ki Cho, Woo Hyuk Choi, Jeong Ju Moon, Joo Ho Kim, Seok Ho Jeong
  • Publication number: 20230331955
    Abstract: A plasticizer composition including isophthalate derived from a mixture of hexyl alcohol isomers and di(2-ethylhexyl) isophthalate, and a resin composition comprising the same are provided. The plasticizer composition used in the resin composition provides the same level of or improved plasticization efficiency, migration loss and volatile loss, and improved tensile strength and elongation rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Hyun Kyu KIM, Jeong Ju MOON, Joo Ho KIM, Seok Ho JEONG, Eun Suk KIM, Seung Taek Woo, Woo Hyuk CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230242737
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a plasticizer composition including a lower alkyl-based citrate and a higher alkyl-based citrate simultaneously as citrates, wherein effects are achieved through controlling the ratio of hybrid and nonhybrid types, and the ratio of lower alkyl and higher alkyl, and if the plasticizer composition is applied in a resin, stress resistance and mechanical properties may be maintained to the equal or better levels, balance between migration and loss properties, and plasticization efficiency may be achieved, and light resistance and heat resistance may be markedly improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Kyu KIM, Joo Ho KIM, Woo Hyuk CHOI, Jeong Ju MOON, Seok Ho JEONG
  • Publication number: 20230238616
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes: a cylindrical case; an electrode assembly accommodated in the cylindrical case and including a positive electrode and a negative electrode; and a cap assembly sealing the cylindrical case. The cap assembly includes: a cap-up electrically connected to the positive electrode; a terminal plate coupled to an upper portion of the cap-up and electrically connected to the negative electrode; and a first insulating gasket between the cap-up and the terminal plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Woo Hyuk CHOI, Sung Gwi KO, Myung Seob KIM, Hyun Ki JUNG, Gwan Hyeon YU