Patents by Inventor Wook Hee JANG

Wook Hee JANG 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: 11916207
    Abstract: A battery cell having an electrode main body, in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode, each having an electrode mixture is coated on at least one surface of a metallic current collector, and a separation film interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode are wound together, a metal can, which accommodates the electrode main body together with an electrolyte solution; and a sealing tape attached to an exterior surface of the electrode main body so as to fix a distal end portion of the electrode main body, the sealing tape including a heat conductive material to provide heat conduction between the electrode main body and the metal can is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Wook Hee Jang, Sang Sok Jung, Sangjoon Park, Roun Kim, Gilyoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20230299413
    Abstract: A secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an electrode assembly, a battery case that houses the electrode assembly and has an opened upper party, and a cap assembly that is coupled to the opened upper part of the battery case.The cap assembly comprises a safety vent formed with a notch portion, and a gap formed by the notch portion is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wook Hee Jang, Do Gyun Kim, Jin Uk Do, Chan Bae Kim
  • Publication number: 20230231262
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery. The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly in which electrodes and separators are alternately stacked to be wound, a cylindrical can comprising an accommodation part, in which the electrode assembly is accommodated, the can having an opening, and a cap assembly configured to cover the opening. The cap assembly includes a safety vent comprising a notching part that is ruptured when an internal pressure of the battery increases, the notching part has a circular shape in a plan view, the electrode assembly comprises an electrode tab connected to each of the electrodes, the safety vent is connected to the electrode tab and an external terminal, wherein the electrode tab and the external terminal are connected to different sides of an inner side and an outer side with respect to the notching part in the safety vent in the plane view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sun Choi, Kwan Soo Lee, Wook Hee Jang, Jong Pil Jegal
  • Publication number: 20210126311
    Abstract: A battery cell having an electrode main body, in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode, each having an electrode mixture is coated on at least one surface of a metallic current collector, and a separation film interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode are wound together, a metal can, which accommodates the electrode main body together with an electrolyte solution; and a sealing tape attached to an exterior surface of the electrode main body so as to fix a distal end portion of the electrode main body, the sealing tape including a heat conductive material to provide heat conduction between the electrode main body and the metal can is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Wook Hee JANG, Sang Sok JUNG, Sangjoon PARK, Roun KIM, Gilyoung LEE
  • Patent number: 10347897
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a secondary battery configured to have a structure in which an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure is mounted in a battery case in a state in which the electrode assembly is impregnated with an electrolyte, wherein electrode tabs are attached to active material uncoated portions of electrode plates of the electrode assembly and an anode tab, which is one of the electrode tabs and one end of which is attached to a battery case, is made of a Cu—Ni alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Wook Hee Jang, Yong Ro Lee, Hyung Seok Han, Hyang Mok Lee, Sang Sok Jung
  • Publication number: 20160248071
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a secondary battery configured to have a structure in which an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure is mounted in a battery case in a state in which the electrode assembly is impregnated with an electrolyte, wherein electrode tabs are attached to active material uncoated portions of electrode plates of the electrode assembly and an anode tab, which is one of the electrode tabs and one end of which is attached to a battery case, is made of a Cu—Ni alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Wook Hee JANG, Yong Ro LEE, Hyung Seok HAN, Hyang Mok LEE, Sang Sok JUNG
  • Publication number: 20150093630
    Abstract: Provided are extruding a raw material into a prismatic hollow material having both open ends (Step (a)), drawing the hollow material a plurality of times so as to have a desired thickness (Step (b)), manufacturing a main body by cutting the drawn hollow material to a predetermined length (Step (c)), forming a sealing cover having a shape corresponding to an open end of the main body (Step (d)), and adhering the sealing cover to the open end of the main body (Step (e)).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Hyung Seok HAN, Sang Bong NAM, Hyang Mok LEE, Wook Hee JANG, Sang Sok JUNG