Patents by Inventor Ye-Hoon Im

Ye-Hoon Im 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: 11845662
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a carbon nanotube fiber which is a continuous array of carbon nanotube. The present invention enables minimization of rotational flow inside a tube reactor and thus can facilitate enhanced tensile strength of the prepared carbon nanotube fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Eugene Oh, Youngjin Yi, Juhan Kim, Ji Eun Kim, Jun Won Choi, Won Jae Lee, Ye Hoon Im
  • Publication number: 20230397782
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an foreign matter removal device, and more particularly, to an foreign matter removal device, in which a length of a main body portion is increased to correspond to a size of a large-scale cell for a vehicle, and a plurality of suction channels each having a swoosh shape is provided, thereby efficiently removing foreign substances produced during a process of manufacturing a cell for a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyutae Park, Youngsoo Song, Sungdong Kim, Sangkee Seo, Ye Hoon Im, Sung Tae Hwang
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11813552
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dispersion device and a defoamation device comprising the same, which provides a dispersion device comprising a dispersion plate equipped with an inclined surface extended downwards obliquely and raw material inflow nozzles formed on the inclined surface to introduce a raw material into the inclined surface; and a band spaced apart from the inclined surface of the dispersion plate to form a gap from the inclined surface, thereby being configured so that the raw material flows through the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventors: Jung Kee Jang, Jeong Hun Cho, Joon Hee Cho, Ye Hoon Im, Young Soo Song
  • Patent number: 11760658
    Abstract: Provided is a water-treatment filter module, an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a helical strand for a water-treatment filter module, and a method for manufacturing a spacer. Also provided is a water-treatment filter module comprising a membrane for filtering raw water, and a spacer laminated to the membrane and providing a plurality of passages for passing the raw water through to the membrane, wherein the spacer includes a first member extending in a first direction and a second member extending in a second direction that is different from the first direction and disposed so as to form spacer cells by intersecting with the first member, and at least one of the first member and the second member is wound in a spiral shape having a predetermined pitch of a predetermined radius around a central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Won Choi, Ye Hoon Im
  • Publication number: 20230183070
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a carbon nanotube fiber which is a continuous array of carbon nanotube. The present invention enables minimization of rotational flow inside a tube reactor and thus can facilitate enhanced tensile strength of the prepared carbon nanotube fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Eugene OH, Youngjin Yl, Juhan KIM, Ji Eun KIM, Jun Won CHOI, Won Jae LEE, Ye Hoon IM
  • Patent number: 11577209
    Abstract: A reactor for nanoparticle production comprising a main chamber including a first nozzle to which raw material gas is supplied, a lens housing connected to the main chamber in a fluidly movable manner and including a second nozzle for supplying flushing gas to the lens housing, a lens mounted on the lens housing, a light source for irradiating a laser, which passes through the lens to reach the raw material gas in the main chamber, and a hood for discharging nanoparticles generated in the main chamber. A cross-sectional area of at least a part of the lens housing decreases along a direction facing the main chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Jeong Kim, Jun Won Choi, Jin Mi Jung, Ye Hoon Im, Bu Gon Shin
  • Patent number: 11478750
    Abstract: Provided is a feed spacer, in which angles of strands are differently formed in one feed spacer according to a flow direction of raw water, so that a differential pressure decrease region and a recovery increase region are separated to perform multiple functions, and a reverse osmosis filter module including the feed spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Hun Kim, Ayoung Lee, Kyunghoon Min, Bumjoo Kim, Ye Hoon Im
  • Patent number: 11406911
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dispersion plate for a purification column including a support plate, at least one first fluid tube penetrating through the support plate, and a plurality of second fluid tubes arranged to be spaced apart from the first fluid tube and surround the first fluid tube, wherein a length of at least one of the second fluid tubes is longer than lengths of another second fluid tubes, and is shorter than or equal to a length of the first fluid tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Junyoung Lee, Youngsoo Song, Gyu Chul Do, Ye Hoon Im, Dong Rak Son
  • Publication number: 20220241896
    Abstract: Provided is a welding apparatus having a fume elimination function. The welding apparatus efficiently eliminates fume generated while a welding object is being welded using a laser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Soo Kim, Young Soo Song, Chun Hong Park, Ye Hoon Im, Sung Tae Hwang
  • 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: 11260319
    Abstract: The present invention provides a solid phase extraction method using a micro device having a dam forming portion including a dam, the solid phase extraction method comprising the steps of: (i) injecting a solvent and a filler into the micro device, moving the solvent to the dam forming portion, the dam allowing the solvent to flow therethrough and preventing the filler from passing therethrough, and adsorbing a material to be separated onto the filler in the dam forming portion; and (ii) extracting, from the filler, the adsorbed material, wherein the micro device is rotated with respect to a central axis during one of steps (i) and (ii), and the rotation of the micro device is performed at an angular velocity defined by equation 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventors: Junwon Choi, Dae Hun Kim, Seonyoung Jegal, Ye Hoon Im, Yeu Young Youn
  • 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: 11209213
    Abstract: A heat exchanger including: an inlet portion having a first flow path through which a fluid is introduced; a main body including a shell and a plurality of tubes. The shell has an internal space and one surface that has a plurality of penetration holes and a cross-sectional area larger than a cross-sectional area of the first flow path. Each of the plurality of tubes allows the fluid to flow therethrough, and is positioned in the internal space of the shell. An expanded tube portion connects the inlet portion and the one surface of the shell and has a second flow path. The heat exchanger also includes a fluid flow distributor disposed in the second flow path to distribute the flow of the fluid. No other member is disposed between the inlet portion and the multiple ring members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sun Young Kim, Jong Hyuk Park, Ye Hoon Im, Jeong Hyuk Won, Jun Won Choi, Min Su Kang
  • Patent number: 11169066
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method for quantitative analysis of a polymer structure. Specifically, the method may be carried out through steps of measuring rheological properties and/or molecular weight distribution of the arbitrarily selected polymer, setting a random value for the selected polymer and then predicting the rheological property and/or the molecular weight distribution of the polymer from the random value, and comparing the measured value with the predicted value to determine the value of the structural parameter of the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventors: Sung Hyun Park, Chae Gyu Lee, Ye Hoon Im, Yu Taek Sung, Myung Han Lee, Oh Joo Kwon, Heon Yong Kwon, Dae Sik Hong
  • Publication number: 20210339162
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dispersion plate for a purification column including a support plate, at least one first fluid tube penetrating through the support plate, and a plurality of second fluid tubes arranged to be spaced apart from the first fluid tube and surround the first fluid tube, wherein a length of at least one of the second fluid tubes is longer than lengths of another second fluid tubes, and is shorter than or equal to a length of the first fluid tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Junyoung LEE, Youngsoo SONG, Gyu Chul DO, Ye Hoon IM, Dong Rak SON
  • Patent number: 11108060
    Abstract: A fuel cell stack structure in which unit cells are stacked includes first window frames and second window frame. The second window frames each have an area larger than an area of a first window frame and are periodically disposed at a predetermined interval in a direction in which the unit cells are stacked. Heat movement is promoted, a temperature deviation in the fuel cell stack structure is mitigated, and a temperature distribution is uniformized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Tai Min Noh, Jaesung Kim, Sanghyeok Im, Kwangyeon Park, Ye Hoon Im, Kwangwook Choi, Junwon Choi
  • Publication number: 20210246233
    Abstract: A photopolymerization reaction system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include: a housing; a UV lamp disposed within the housing; a UV light-transmitting plate disposed below the UV lamp; a ventilation part configured to receive supply and discharge therethrough of a first flow of air for heat removal from the UV lamp; and an air injection module configured to inject a second flow of air into the housing between the UV light-transmitting plate and the reactant, the air injection module being configured to prevent the UV light-transmitting plate from being contaminated by by-products generated by a photopolymerization reaction in which a reactant is supplied below the UV light-transmitting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyo Jung Kim, Kyung Hoon Min, Eun Jung Joo, Ye Hoon Im
  • Publication number: 20210129100
    Abstract: A reactor for nanoparticle production comprising a main chamber including a first nozzle to which raw material gas is supplied, a lens housing connected to the main chamber in a fluidly movable manner and including a second nozzle for supplying flushing gas to the lens housing, a lens mounted on the lens housing, a light source for irradiating a laser, which passes through the lens to reach the raw material gas in the main chamber, and a hood for discharging nanoparticles generated in the main chamber. A cross-sectional area of at least a part of the lens housing decreases along a direction facing the main chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Eun Jeong KIM, Jun Won CHOI, Jin Mi JUNG, Ye Hoon IM, Bu Gon SHIN