Patents by Inventor Yong Nam Jo

Yong Nam Jo 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: 8932763
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an anode active material, a non-aqueous lithium secondary battery, and a manufacturing method thereof. The anode active material of this disclosure comprises a carbon-based material, and a coating film formed on the surface of the carbon-based material by performing heat treatment using an ammonia-based compound. The coating film may be formed on the surface of the carbon-based material through a thermal decomposition method using 10% or less by weight of the ammonia-based compound with respect to the carbon-based material. Since the surface of the carbon-based material is thermally treated using the ammonia-based compound, side reaction of the carbon-based material with an electrolyte at the surface thereof can be suppressed and structural stability can be enhanced, thereby improving battery lifespan and high-rate capability of a non-aqueous lithium secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Korea Electronics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Young Jun Kim, Yong Nam Jo, Min Sik Park
  • Publication number: 20130177815
    Abstract: Disclosed are an anode active material, a non-aqueous lithium secondary battery, and a preparation method thereof. The surface of a carbonaceous material is modified without using an electrolyte additive, and the reactivity and structural stability of the surface is improved, thereby obtaining long lifetime characteristics without deteriorating charge/discharge efficiency and rate characteristics when applied as an anode active material of a non-aqueous lithium secondary battery. The anode active material comprises a carbonaceous material, and a coating layer formed on the surface of the carbonaceous material through hetero atom substitution, wherein the hetero atom can be phosphorus (P) or sulfur (S). A side reaction with an electrolyte on the surface of the carbonaceous material is inhibited and the structural stability of the surface is enhanced by forming a coating layer on the surface of the carbonaceous material with a hetero atom such as phosphorus (P) or sulfur (S).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: KOREA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Young Jun Kim, Yong Nam Jo, Min Sik Park
  • Publication number: 20130157139
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an anode active material, a non-aqueous lithium secondary battery, and a manufacturing method thereof. The anode active material of this disclosure comprises a carbon-based material, and a coating film formed on the surface of the carbon-based material by performing heat treatment using an ammonia-based compound. The coating film may be formed on the surface of the carbon-based material through a thermal decomposition method using 10% or less by weight of the ammonia-based compound with respect to the carbon-based material. Since the surface of the carbon-based material is thermally treated using the ammonia-based compound, side reaction of the carbon-based material with an electrolyte at the surface thereof can be suppressed and structural stability can be enhanced, thereby improving battery lifespan and high-rate capability of a non-aqueous lithium secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: KOREA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Young Jun Kim, Yong Nam Jo, Min Sik Park