Patents by Inventor Yong-Jun Kim

Yong-Jun Kim 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: 20250140576
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of processing a substrate, the method including: a coating operation of supplying a coating liquid containing a volatile component to a top surface of the substrate to form a cleaning film; and a cleaning film processing operation of processing the cleaning film, in which the cleaning film processing operation includes: a crack formation operation of generating a crack in the cleaning film formed on the substrate to form film flakes; and a delamination operation of delaminating the film flakes from the top surface of the substrate by volatilizing the volatile component contained in the film flake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: SEMES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Hee CHOI, Tae Keun KIM, Kang Sul KIM, Kyeong Min LEE, Yong Jun KIM, Hyeong Soo PARK
  • Publication number: 20250118730
    Abstract: An electrode for an electrochemical device has a lower layer zone and an upper layer zone, wherein different types of granules are contained in the lower layer zone and the upper layer zone. In addition, the electrode includes an intermediate layer zone disposed between the lower layer zone and the upper layer zone and having an interface formed by undulating concave and convex portions having a quadrangular shape. The electrode shows an increased ion diffusion rate and electrode capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeon-Jeong Kang, Young-Sun Park, Yong-Jun Kim, Moon-Soo Park
  • Patent number: 12272803
    Abstract: A method and electrode assembly for evaluating performance of an electrode uses a negative electrode on which a negative electrode active material is applied to both surfaces of a negative electrode collector; a positive electrode on which a positive electrode active material is applied to both surfaces of a positive electrode collector and which is stacked with the negative electrode; two separators stacked between the negative electrode and the positive electrode; a reference electrode stacked between the two separators; and a second negative electrode stacked between the separator, which is relatively close to the negative electrode, of the two separators and the negative electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Hye Bin Kim, Yong Jun Kim
  • Publication number: 20250112485
    Abstract: Systems and methods for charging protocols for secondary batteries are provided including: measuring an open-circuit voltage (Vref) according to a state-of-charge (SOCx) for a two-electrode cell, charged with a reference current; measuring second open-circuit voltages (Vc) according to the state-of-charge when charging the cell with a plurality of different charging currents; calculating an internal resistance value (RSOCx) according to the state-of-charge using an equation (RSOCx)=(Vc?Vref)/Ic for the different charging currents, wherein Ic is a value for the different charging currents, and computing a charging current-specific internal resistance profile mapping the internal resistance value according to the state-of-charge for the different charging currents; and identifying, for the charging current-specific internal resistance profiles, each inflection point, determining a lowest resistance value among the inflection points as a reference value, and determining, for the computed charging current-specifi
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Yeo Kyung Yoon, Jeong In Yu, Yong Jun Kim
  • Publication number: 20250093389
    Abstract: Disclosed is the electronic seal device comprising a seal bolt unit for electronic sealing; and a seal fastening unit coupled to the seal bolt unit using a screw thread. Wherein the seal bolt unit comprises a seal open/close unit coupled to the seal fastening unit using the screw thread; a seal communication unit located inside the upper part of the seal open/close unit; and a sealed antenna unit located inside the lower part of the seal open/close unit. Wherein the seal antenna unit comprises a first conductor part connected to the seal communication unit; a first contact part connected to the first conductor part; a second conductor part connected to a seal battery unit; a second contact part connected to the second conductor part; and an insulating part located between the first contact part and the second contact part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Yong Jun KIM, Moon Su CHOI
  • Publication number: 20250076397
    Abstract: A battery depth-of-charge calculation apparatus includes a processor and memory having programmed thereon instructions that, when executed, are configured cause the processor to receive a measured open circuit voltage (OCV) value with respect to a state of charge (SoC) of a battery cell and information about a voltage value with respect to the SoC of the battery cell during charge, compute an inner resistance value with respect to the SoC of the battery cell during charge, based on the information about the voltage value with respect to the SoC of the battery cell during charge and the open circuit voltage value with respect to the SoC of the battery cell, compute a negative electrode depth-of-charge of the battery cell based on the inner resistance value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong In Yu, Yeo Kyung Yoon, Yong Jun Kim
  • Publication number: 20250060356
    Abstract: Artificial blood for reproducing an expectorated blood spatter according to an embodiment includes maple syrup, water, and food coloring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Yong Jun KIM, Young Il SEO, Jong Taek PARK, Kyu Young LIM
  • Patent number: 12171815
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing botulinum toxin in various fragments to then be reassembled, for safely producing same. In the present invention, devised is a method in which: botulinum toxin is produced in fragments by cleaving light and heavy chains thereof into two or three pieces, respectively, and then combined as a full-length toxin, thereby allowing high complexity in production, due to toxicity, as well as low safety and economic feasibility, to be overcome; production of water-soluble botulinum toxin is enabled by using bacteria, thereby markedly shortening the production time as compared to existing production methods; and conjugation of the produced fragments with other proteins and nanoparticles is also enabled, thereby increasing the pharmaceutical extensibility of the toxin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: MVRIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae-Hyuk Kweon, Joon-Bum Park, Yong-Jun Kim, Min-Ju Kim, Won-beom Park
  • Patent number: 12165198
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, a group account service providing server capable of converting a private account into a group account in real time through a terminal of the host of a comprises: an account management unit configured to convert a first account into a group account when a group account conversion request for the first account of a host of a group is generated; a transaction ledger management unit configured to record change information in a transaction ledger for the group account when the change information including at least one of a transaction occurrence event and an information occurrence event is generated for the group account; a virtual ledger management unit configured to generate a virtual ledger to be mapped to the transaction ledger when the first account is changed to the group account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: KAKAOBANK CORP.
    Inventors: Byeoung Su Lee, Hyung Keun Song, Jin Woo Kim, Eun Hyi Kho, Jung Hee Ko, Jong Hwan Oh, Geun Won Mo, Sung Jun Kim, Jong Sun Yoo, Yong Jun Kim, Tae Wan Kim, Seon Beom Lee, Jin Han
  • Patent number: 12165199
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, a group account service providing server capable of converting a private account into a group account in real time through a terminal of the host of a comprises: an account management unit configured to convert a first account into a group account when a group account conversion request for the first account of a host of a group is generated; a transaction ledger management unit configured to record change information in a transaction ledger for the group account when the change information including at least one of a transaction occurrence event and an information occurrence event is generated for the group account; a virtual ledger management unit configured to generate a virtual ledger to be mapped to the transaction ledger when the first account is changed to the group account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: KAKAOBANK CORP.
    Inventors: Byeoung Su Lee, Hyung Keun Song, Jin Woo Kim, Eun Hyi Kho, Jung Hee Ko, Jong Hwan Oh, Geun Won Mo, Sung Jun Kim, Jong Sun Yoo, Yong Jun Kim, Tae Wan Kim, Seon Beom Lee, Jin Han
  • Publication number: 20240353497
    Abstract: A charge protocol inspection apparatus including an information obtaining unit is configured to obtain information about a charge protocol of a battery cell, an open circuit voltage (OCV) corresponding to a state of charge (SoC) of the battery cell, and a reference internal resistance of the battery cell, calculate an internal resistance of the battery cell during charge based on the information about the charge protocol and the OCV corresponding to the SoC of the battery cell, and compare the reference internal resistance of the battery cell with the internal resistance of the battery cell during charge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeo Kyung Yoon, Jeong In Yu, Yong Jun Kim
  • Patent number: 12095023
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrode assembly in which a negative electrode coated with a negative electrode active material on a surface of a negative electrode collector, a separator, and a positive electrode coated with a positive electrode active material on a surface of a positive electrode collector are repeatedly laminated, the electrode assembly comprising: monocells in which the positive electrode, the separator, the negative electrode, and the separator are laminated, wherein at least two or more monocells are laminated, wherein, in any one of the monocells, an expansion part extending lengthily to one side is formed on the separators, and the expansion part of the separator surrounds the monocells laminated to be disposed at the outermost layers to fix the laminated monocells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Jun Kim, Hee Seok Jeong, Ki Won Sung, Eun Ju Lee
  • Patent number: 12057546
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrode assembly in which a negative electrode coated with a negative electrode active material on a surface of a negative electrode collector, a separator, and a positive electrode coated with a positive electrode active material on a surface of a positive electrode collector are repeatedly laminated, the electrode assembly comprising: monocells in which the positive electrode, the separator, the negative electrode, and the separator are laminated, wherein at least two or more monocells are laminated, wherein, in any one of the monocells, an expansion part extending lengthily to one side is formed on the separators, and the expansion part of the separator surrounds the monocells laminated to be disposed at the outermost layers to fix the laminated monocells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Jun Kim, Hee Seok Jeong, Ki Won Sung, Eun Ju Lee
  • Publication number: 20240248140
    Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing a battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a storage unit configured to store bank information about voltage and capacity of each of a plurality of battery banks included in a battery module; and a control unit configured to generate a differential profile for each of the plurality of battery banks based on the bank information, determine a target peak in each of the generated plurality of differential profiles, and diagnose the state of the corresponding battery bank based on the determined target peak.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Jun Kim, Yoon-Jung Bae
  • Publication number: 20240186560
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrode assembly in which a negative electrode coated with a negative electrode active material on a surface of a negative electrode collector, a separator, and a positive electrode coated with a positive electrode active material on a surface of a positive electrode collector are repeatedly laminated, the electrode assembly comprising: monocells in which the positive electrode, the separator, the negative electrode, and the separator are laminated, wherein at least two or more monocells are laminated, wherein, in any one of the monocells, an expansion part extending lengthily to one side is formed on the separators, and the expansion part of the separator surrounds the monocells laminated to be disposed at the outermost layers to fix the laminated monocells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Jun Kim, Hee Seok Jeong, Ki Won Sung, Eun Ju Lee
  • Publication number: 20240178255
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a first substrate having a photoelectric conversion element. A first gate electrode is on a first side of the first substrate. A floating diffusion region is in the first substrate. A first wiring structure is on the first side and includes a first wiring layer and a first bonding pad. A second substrate has a third side that includes second and third gate electrodes. An impurity region is in the second substrate. A second wiring structure is on the third side and includes a second wiring layer and a second bonding pad directly contacting the first bonding pad. A fourth gate electrode is on a fourth side of the second substrate. A third wiring structure is on the fourth side and includes a third wiring layer. The floating diffusion region is connected to the impurity region through the first wiring structure and the second wiring structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Dae Hoon KIM, Yong Jun KIM
  • Publication number: 20240173752
    Abstract: Disclosed are a substrate processing apparatus and a substrate processing method that allow a chemical liquid to penetrate deeply into a gap between patterns of a substrate. The substrate processing apparatus includes a chamber having a processing space defined therein in which a substrate is processed; a chuck installed in the processing space and configured to support the substrate thereon; a chemical liquid supply formed on top of the chuck and configured to supply a chemical liquid droplet toward an upper surface of the substrate supported on the chuck; and a pressurizer formed on top of the chuck and configured to pressurize the chemical liquid droplet supplied on the upper surface of the substrate so that the pressed chemical liquid droplet fills a gap between patterns formed on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: SEMES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junhee CHOI, Tae-keun KIM, Kang Sul KIM, Kyeong Min LEE, Yong Jun KIM
  • Publication number: 20240173738
    Abstract: Provided is a substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method capable of allowing a liquid chemical to penetrate deeply into patterns of a substrate, the substrate processing apparatus including a housing for forming a treatment space where a substrate is processed, a substrate supporter mounted in the treatment space to rotate about a rotational axis, and provided to support the substrate, a liquid chemical supplier provided above the substrate supporter to eject a liquid chemical toward an upper surface of the substrate supported by the substrate supporter, and an ejector provided at a side of the treatment space to eject a heat transfer medium with a temperature different from the temperature of the liquid chemical onto the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Yong Jun KIM, Tae-keun KIM, Junhee CHOI, Kang Sul KIM, Kyeong Min LEE
  • Publication number: 20240178009
    Abstract: Disclosed are a substrate processing apparatus that allow a chemical liquid to penetrate deeply into a gap between patterns of a substrate. The substrate processing apparatus includes a housing having a processing space defined therein in which a substrate is processed; a substrate support installed in the processing space so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis and configured to support the substrate; a chemical liquid supply disposed on top of the substrate support and configured to spray a chemical liquid toward an upper surface of the substrate supported on the substrate support; and a controller configured to repeatedly apply a first rotation control signal and a second rotation control signal indicating different rotation speeds to the substrate support so as to generate an inertial behavior of the chemical liquid coated on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: SEMES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kang Sul KIM, Tae-keun KIM, Junhee CHOI, Kyeong Min LEE, Yong Jun KIM
  • Publication number: 20240075060
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oral solid formulation for colon cleansing, wherein the oral solid formulation minimizes side effects, has excellent dosing convenience and medication compliance, enables a pharmaceutical effect to be exhibited quickly, and has excellent colon cleansing ability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: TAEJOON PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon Youb LEE, Wan GU, Woo Young JANG, Young Un KIM, Yong Jun KIM