Patents by Inventor Woo-Sung Choi
Woo-Sung 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).
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Patent number: 12355098Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a length direction; a plurality of insulation spacers; a cover member including an internal receiving space; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member, the top plate including ducts respectively corresponding to vents of the battery cells and having opening holes respectively corresponding to the insulation spacers; a top cover coupled to a top of the top plate and having discharge holes respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and the top plate, the extinguisher sheet being configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a temperature exceeding a reference temperature, the top cover including protrusion parts on a bottom surface thereof, the protrusion parts covering an exhaust region and being coupled to an exterior of each of the ducts.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2021Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Taek Kim, Eun Ok Kwak, Jang Hoon Kim, Jin Bhum Yun, Jong Yeol Woo, Kwang Deuk Lee, Woo Sung Choi
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Publication number: 20250169209Abstract: An image sensor has a gate that is electrically connected to a wiring layer and is formed at a side that overlaps a photodiode or storage diode in a semiconductor layer, so that an electrical charge can be easily transferred to a floating diode. The image sensor comprises: a semiconductor layer having a front surface and a back surface; a photodiode and a floating diode disposed apart from each other in the semiconductor layer; a first gate disposed on the front surface of the semiconductor layer and in an insulating layer; a second gate disposed on the front surface of the semiconductor layer and in the insulating layer, the second gate being configured to serve as a transfer transistor; the insulating layer disposed on the front surface of the semiconductor layer; and a wiring layer disposed in the insulating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2024Publication date: May 22, 2025Inventors: Woo Sung CHOI, Man Lyun HA, Ju Hwan JUNG
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Patent number: 12300848Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a cover member including an internal receiving space configured to accommodate battery cells each including a vent; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member and including ducts respectively corresponding to the vents of the battery cells; a top cover coupled to a top portion of the top plate and including discharge holes located in an exhaust area and respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet located between the top cover and the top plate, and configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a temperature exceeding a reference temperature, and the top cover includes protrusion parts located on a bottom surface of the top cover, covering the exhaust area, and coupled to an exterior of the ducts.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: May 13, 2025Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Taek Kim, Eun Ok Kwak, Jin Bhum Yun, Jang Hoon Kim, Jong Yeol Woo, Kwang Deuk Lee, Woo Sung Choi
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Patent number: 12288895Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a cover member accommodating a plurality of battery cells in an internal receiving space, each of the battery cells including a vent; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member and including a duct corresponding to the vent of at least one of the battery cells; a top cover coupled to a top of the top plate and having an exhaust area corresponding to the duct, the exhaust area having a plurality of discharge openings, the top cover including a protrusion protruding from a bottom surface of the top cover, the protrusion extending around a periphery of the exhaust area and around a distal end of the duct; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and the top plate, the extinguisher sheet being configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a reference temperature.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Taek Kim, Eun Ok Kwak, Jang Hoon Kim, Jin Bhum Yun, Jong Yeol Woo, Kwang Deuk Lee, Woo Sung Choi
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Patent number: 12266819Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a cover member including an internal receiving space configured to accommodate battery cells each including a vent; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member and including ducts respectively corresponding to the vents of the battery cells; a top cover coupled to a top portion of the top plate and including discharge holes located in an exhaust area and respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet located between the top cover and the top plate, and configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a temperature exceeding a reference temperature, and the top cover includes protrusion parts located on a bottom surface of the top cover, covering the exhaust area, and coupled to an exterior of the ducts.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Taek Kim, Eun Ok Kwak, Jin Bhum Yun, Jang Hoon Kim, Jong Yeol Woo, Kwang Deuk Lee, Woo Sung Choi
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Publication number: 20250096410Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a cover member including an internal receiving space configured to accommodate battery cells each including a vent; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member and including ducts respectively corresponding to the vents of the battery cells; a top cover coupled to a top portion of the top plate and including discharge holes located in an exhaust area and respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet located between the top cover and the top plate, and configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a temperature exceeding a reference temperature, and the top cover includes protrusion parts located on a bottom surface of the top cover, covering the exhaust area, and coupled to an exterior of the ducts.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Inventors: Jin Taek KIM, Eun Ok KWAK, Jin Bhum YUN, Jang Hoon KIM, Jong Yeol WOO, Kwang Deuk LEE, Woo Sung CHOI
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Patent number: 12090354Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a length direction, each of the battery cells including a vent; a plurality of insulation spacers, at least one of the insulation spacers being located between long side surfaces of an adjacent pair of the battery cells; a cover member; a top plate coupled to a top portion of the cover member and including ducts respectively corresponding to the vents of the battery cells and including opening holes respectively corresponding to the insulation spacers; a top cover coupled to a top portion of the top plate and including discharge holes located in an exhaust area and respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet located between the top cover and the top plate, configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a temperature exceeding a certain temperature and including opening holes located to correspond to the ducts.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Taek Kim, Eun Ok Kwak, Jin Bhum Yun, Jang Hoon Kim, Jong Yeol Woo, Kwang Deuk Lee, Woo Sung Choi
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Publication number: 20240290817Abstract: Disclosed are an image sensor and a method of manufacturing the same. More particularly, an image sensor and a method of manufacturing the same including a passivation layer on or at a boundary, but not in a light guide, and a separate liner is in the light guide, to control the light receiving efficiency of the image sensor according to the thickness of the liner.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventor: Woo Sung CHOI
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Publication number: 20240269496Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a length direction, each of the battery cells including a vent; a plurality of insulation spacers, at least one of the insulation spacers being located between long side surfaces of an adjacent pair of the battery cells; a cover member; a top plate coupled to a top portion of the cover member and including ducts respectively corresponding to the vents of the battery cells and including opening holes respectively corresponding to the insulation spacers; a top cover coupled to a top portion of the top plate and including discharge holes located in an exhaust area and respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet located between the top cover and the top plate, configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a temperature exceeding a certain temperature and including opening holes located to correspond to the ducts.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2024Publication date: August 15, 2024Inventors: Jin Taek KIM, Eun Ok KWAK, Jin Bhum YUN, Jang Hoon KIM, Jong Yeol WOO, Kwang Deuk LEE, Woo Sung CHOI
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Patent number: 12057598Abstract: An energy storage module includes a plurality of battery cells, each including a vent; a plurality of insulation spacers, at least one of the insulation spacers being located between long side surfaces of each adjacent pair of the battery cells; a cover member including an internal receiving space; a top plate coupled to a top portion of the cover member and including ducts respectively corresponding to the vents of the battery cells, and opening holes respectively corresponding to the insulation spacers; a top cover coupled to a top portion of the top plate and including discharge holes respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet located between the top cover and the top plate, configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a temperature exceeding a reference temperature, and including opening holes positioned to correspond to the ducts.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Taek Kim, Eun Ok Kwak, Jang Hoon Kim, Jin Bhum Yun, Jong Yeol Woo, Kwang Deuk Lee, Woo Sung Choi
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Publication number: 20240234970Abstract: Embodiments relate to a cylindrical secondary battery including a can having a cylindrical shape and an open one end portion, an electrode assembly which is wound in a cylindrical shape by stacking a first electrode plate including a first electrode uncoated portion, a separator, and a second electrode plate including a second electrode uncoated portion disposed in a direction opposite to the first electrode uncoated portion and accommodated in the can, and a cap assembly to close the open one end portion of the can in a state in which the electrode assembly is accommodated in the can, wherein the first electrode uncoated portion includes a first substrate tab which is partially cut and folded to protrude outward from the first electrode uncoated portion, and the second electrode uncoated portion includes a second substrate tab which is partially cut and folded to protrude outward from the second electrode uncoated portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: July 11, 2024Inventors: Seung Young PARK, Gwi Jae KIM, Hae Ju KIM, Woo Sung CHOI
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Publication number: 20240211634Abstract: A method for managing an image according to an aspect of the present disclosure may include determining a de-identification target among all regions in an image; performing de-identification processing for the de-identification target; and storing an image file including both data corresponding to an original image of the de-identification target and data corresponding to a de-identified image.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2023Publication date: June 27, 2024Inventors: Chang Jin KOO, Woo Sung CHOI
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Publication number: 20240128557Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction such that long side surfaces of adjacent ones of the battery cells face one another; a plurality of insulation spacers, at least one of the insulation spacers being between each adjacent pair of the battery cells, each of the insulation spacers including a heat-insulating first sheet and a plurality of flame-retardant second sheets respectively adhered to opposite surfaces of the first sheet by an adhesion member; a cover member including an internal receiving space configured to accommodate the battery cells and the insulation spacers; a top plate coupled to the cover member, the top plate including ducts respectively corresponding to vents of the battery cells and having fire extinguishing agent openings respectively corresponding to the insulation spacers; a top cover coupled to the top plate and having discharge openings respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover andType: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Jin Taek KIM, Eun Ok KWAK, Jang Hoon KIM, Jin Bhum YUN, Jong Yeol WOO, Kwang Deuk LEE, Woo Sung CHOI
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Publication number: 20240113382Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a cover member accommodating a plurality of battery cells in an internal receiving space, each of the battery cells including a vent; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member and including a duct corresponding to the vent of at least one of the battery cells; a top cover coupled to a top of the top plate and having an exhaust area corresponding to the duct, the exhaust area having a plurality of discharge openings, the top cover including a protrusion protruding from a bottom surface of the top cover, the protrusion extending around a periphery of the exhaust area and around a distal end of the duct; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and the top plate, the extinguisher sheet being configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a reference temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Jin Taek KIM, Eun Ok KWAK, Jang Hoon KIM, Jin Bhum YUN, Jong Yeol WOO, Kwang Deuk LEE, Woo Sung CHOI
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Patent number: 11848461Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a plurality of battery cells such that long side surfaces of adjacent ones of the battery cells face one another; a plurality of insulation spacers, at least one of the insulation spacers being between adjacent battery cells, each of the insulation spacers including a heat-insulating first sheet and a plurality of flame-retardant second sheets respectively adhered to opposite surfaces of the first sheet by an adhesion member; a cover member including an internal receiving space configured to accommodate the battery cells and the insulation spacers; a top plate coupled to the cover member and including ducts respectively corresponding to vents of the battery cells and having fire extinguishing agent openings respectively corresponding to the insulation spacers; a top cover coupled to the top plate and having discharge openings respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and the top plate.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Taek Kim, Eun Ok Kwak, Jang Hoon Kim, Jin Bhum Yun, Jong Yeol Woo, Kwang Deuk Lee, Woo Sung Choi
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Publication number: 20230395934Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a cover member accommodating a plurality of battery cells in an internal receiving space, the battery cells being arranged in a first direction, each of the battery cells including a vent; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member and including a duct corresponding to the vent of each of the battery cells; a top cover coupled to a top of the top plate and having a discharge opening corresponding to the duct; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and the top plate, the extinguisher sheet being configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a reference temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Eun Ok KWAK, Jin Bhum YUN, Jang Hoon KIM, Jin Taek KIM, Jong Yeol WOO, Kwang Deuk LEE, Woo Sung CHOI
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Patent number: 11799167Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a cover member accommodating a plurality of battery cells in an internal receiving space, the battery cells being arranged in a first direction, each of the battery cells including a vent; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member and including a duct corresponding to the vent of each of the battery cells; a top cover coupled to a top of the top plate and having a discharge opening corresponding to the duct; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and the top plate, the extinguisher sheet being configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a reference temperature.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eun Ok Kwak, Jin Bhum Yun, Jang Hoon Kim, Jin Taek Kim, Jong Yeol Woo, Kwang Deuk Lee, Woo Sung Choi
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Patent number: 11771935Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a length direction; a plurality of insulation spacers; a cover member including an internal receiving space; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member, the top plate including ducts respectively corresponding to vents of the battery cells and having opening holes respectively corresponding to the insulation spacers; a top cover coupled to a top of the top plate and having discharge holes respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and the top plate, the extinguisher sheet being configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a temperature exceeding a reference temperature, the top cover including protrusion parts on a bottom surface thereof, the protrusion parts covering an exhaust region and being coupled to an exterior of each of the ducts.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Taek Kim, Eun Ok Kwak, Jang Hoon Kim, Jin Bhum Yun, Jong Yeol Woo, Kwang Deuk Lee, Woo Sung Choi
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Patent number: 11764430Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction such that long side surfaces of adjacent ones of the battery cells face one another; a plurality of insulation spacers, at least one of the insulation spacers being between each adjacent pair of the battery cells, each of the insulation spacers including a heat-insulating first sheet and a plurality of flame-retardant second sheets respectively adhered to opposite surfaces of the first sheet by an adhesion member; a cover member including an internal receiving space configured to accommodate the battery cells and the insulation spacers; a top plate coupled to the cover member, the top plate including ducts respectively corresponding to vents of the battery cells and having fire extinguishing agent openings respectively corresponding to the insulation spacers; a top cover coupled to the top plate and having discharge openings respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover andType: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Taek Kim, Eun Ok Kwak, Jang Hoon Kim, Jin Bhum Yun, Jong Yeol Woo, Kwang Deuk Lee, Woo Sung Choi
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Patent number: 11764438Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a cover member accommodating a plurality of battery cells in an internal receiving space, the battery cells being arranged in a first direction, each of the battery cells including a vent; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member and including a duct corresponding to the vent of each of the battery cells; a top cover coupled to a top of the top plate and having a discharge opening corresponding to the duct; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and the top plate, the extinguisher sheet being configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a reference temperature.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eun Ok Kwak, Jin Bhum Yun, Jang Hoon Kim, Jin Taek Kim, Jong Yeol Woo, Kwang Deuk Lee, Woo Sung Choi