Patents by Inventor Yong-Nam Kim
Yong-Nam 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).
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Publication number: 20240154110Abstract: Cathodes and lithium secondary batteries including the cathodes are disclosed. In some implementations, a cathode may include a cathode current collector and a cathode active material layer disposed on the cathode current collector and including cathode active material particles such that the cathode active material layer satisfies a specific equation. The cathode active material particles may include lithium metal oxide particles that include nickel, and may have a mole fraction of cobalt of 0.02 or less with respect to all elements except for lithium and oxygen.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Yong Seok LEE, Jeong Hoon JEUN, Jae Ram KIM, Jae Yun MIN, Ki Joo EOM, Myung Ro LEE, Hyun Joong JANG, Je Nam CHOI
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Publication number: 20240130417Abstract: The disclosure relates to a tobacco material including a natural flavor material and a method of preparing the tobacco material. The tobacco material may have a core-shell structure in which a core includes a natural flavor material and is surrounded by a shell including a tobacco mixture, such that the aerosol generating article including the tobacco material generates a characteristic flavor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: Seok Su JANG, Dae Nam HAN, Yong Hwan KIM, Seung Won LEE
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Publication number: 20240122233Abstract: One or more embodiments relate to an aerosol generating article including: a first portion including an aerosol generating element; a second portion including a cooling element; a third portion including a tobacco element; and a fourth portion including a filter element, wherein the first through fourth portions are sequentially arranged in a longitudinal direction of the aerosol generating article.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: Seok Su JANG, Dae Nam HAN, Dong Sung KIM, Yong Hwan KIM, Seung Won LEE
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Publication number: 20240118182Abstract: A glass stress test method includes breaking a glass, analyzing a shape of a crack of a broken portion of the glass in a plan view, finding a breakage origin of the glass based on the shape of the crack in the plan view, analyzing a cross-section of the breakage origin, and calculating a stress of the glass based on a cross-sectional analysis result of the breakage origin. The stress of the glass is calculated as a value proportional to a floor constant defined by a condition of a floor surface disposed when the glass is broken.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Min Ki KIM, Ji Hyun KO, Yong Kyu KANG, Jinsu NAM, Hyun Seung SEO, JUN HO LEE
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Patent number: 11950632Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating apparatus including: a susceptor configured to heat an aerosol generating article inserted into an accommodation space of the aerosol generating apparatus; an induction coil arranged around the susceptor and configured to heat the susceptor by induction heating; a switching module configured to switch an electrical path of the induction coil; and a controller electrically connected to the switching module and configured to detect insertion of the aerosol generating article on the basis of a change in an inductance of the induction coil by setting a control mode for the induction coil to a reception mode, and when the insertion of the aerosol generating article is detected, switch the control mode to a transmission mode for activating the induction heating, via the switching module.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: KT & G CORPORATIONInventors: Yong Hwan Kim, Dae Nam Han, Dong Sung Kim, Seung Won Lee, Seok Su Jang
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Publication number: 20240108052Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure discloses tobacco material including: a center portion including a flavor material; and an outer portion including a tobacco mixture, wherein the outer portion surrounds the center portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: Seok Su JANG, Sun Hwan JUNG, Hyeon Tae KIM, Jun Won SHIN, Dae Nam HAN, Yong Hwan KIM, Sung Wook YOON, Seung Won LEE
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Publication number: 20240097125Abstract: A cathode for a lithium secondary battery includes a cathode current collector, and a cathode active material layer formed on the cathode current collector. The cathode active material layer includes cathode active material particles. The cathode active material particles include a lithium metal oxide particle containing nickel and having a mole fraction of cobalt of 0.02 or less among all elements except lithium and oxygen.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Yong Seok LEE, Jeong Hoon JEUN, Jae Ram KIM, Jae Yun MIN, Ki Joo EOM, Myung Ro LEE, Hyun Joong JANG, Je Nam CHOI
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Patent number: 11930840Abstract: An aerosol generating article includes an aerosol generator including a first aerosol generating material which does not include nicotine; a tobacco filler arranged adjacent to an end of the aerosol generator and including a second aerosol generating material including nicotine; a cooler arranged adjacent to an end of the tobacco filler and configured to cool aerosol; and a mouth piece arranged adjacent to an end of the cooler.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: Seung Won Lee, Sung Wook Yoon, Dae Nam Han, Yong Hwan Kim
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Patent number: 11921301Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a dual lens drive device that comprises: a housing; a first bobbin which is disposed to move in a first direction inside the housing; a second bobbin which is disposed to move in the first direction inside housing and is spaced apart from the first bobbin; a first coil which is disposed on the first bobbin; a second coil which is disposed on the second bobbin; a magnet which is disposed in the housing and faces the first coil and the second coil; a base which is disposed below the housing; a substrate which comprises a circuit member having a third coil disposed to face the magnet between the housing and the base; and a support member which movably supports the housing with respect to the substrate, wherein the housing is integrally formed.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Kap Jin Lee, Yong Nam Choi, Do Yoon Kim, Min Soo Kim, Jung Hwan Kim, Tae Young Kim
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Patent number: 11906176Abstract: An air management device may include three independently operated primary impellers 131, 131?, 131?, and drawn-in air is discharged through discharge ports 15?-1, 15?-2, 15?-3 provided in the front plate 15 of the housing 10. Louvers 141, 142, 143 installed downstream of the air flow and discharge ports 15?-1, 15?-2, 15?-3 may be independently opened or closed to provide discharge of the air to the surrounding environment. Further, at least one retractable or pop-up fan may be provided. The air management allows customization of air flow. The housing 10 of the furniture-type air management device may be installed on the floor of the livable space and may have a hexahedron shape that extends from side to side. A bottom inlet 11? may be formed on the bottom plate 11 of the housing 10 facing the floor of the living space above a predetermined distance. The replaceable filter 300 may be installed to filter the air sucked through the bottom inlet 11?, and may be drawn in and out of the housing 10.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yong Nam Kim, Min Kyu Oh, Yang Hwan No
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Publication number: 20240030505Abstract: An activation apparatus for a secondary battery includes a first chamber having a first conveyor for conveying a battery cell and being capable of adjusting a vacuum level in a space in which the first conveyor is located; a vacuum chamber having an activation unit in which the battery cell is disposed so that activation and degassing of the battery cell are performed, the vacuum chamber being capable of maintaining a vacuum state in a space in which the activation unit is located; a second chamber having a second conveyor for conveying the battery cell and being capable of adjusting a vacuum level in a space in which the second conveyor is located; a movement line crossing the first chamber, the vacuum chamber, and the second chamber; and a carrier connected to the movement line to move the battery cell along the movement line.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Ji Soo PARK, Yong Nam KIM, So Yeon NOH, Young Hyun LEE
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Patent number: 11852360Abstract: An air management device may include three independently operated primary impellers 131, 131?, 131?, and drawn-in air is discharged through discharge ports 15?-1, 15?-2, 15?-3 provided in the front plate 15 of the housing 10. Louvers 141, 142, 143 installed downstream of the air flow and discharge ports 15?-1, 15?-2, 15?-3 may be independently opened or closed to provide discharge of the air to the surrounding environment. Further, at least one retractable or pop-up fan may be provided. The air management allows customization of air flow. The housing 10 of the furniture-type air management device may be installed on the floor of the livable space and may have a hexahedron shape that extends from side to side. A bottom inlet 11? may be formed on the bottom plate 11 of the housing 10 facing the floor of the living space above a predetermined distance. The replaceable filter 300 may be installed to filter the air sucked through the bottom inlet 11?, and may be drawn in and out of the housing 10.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yong Nam Kim, Keun Ho Ju, Yang Hwan No, Jeong Guen Choi, Min Kyu Oh, Seo Yeon Lee, So Young Kim, Jea Seok Seong
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Publication number: 20230373152Abstract: A pouch shaping apparatus includes a support unit configured to allow a laminate sheet to be disposed on an upper surface thereof, a stripper located above the support unit, the stripper configured to be movable upwards and downwards and to press and fix an outer periphery of the laminate sheet disposed on the upper surface of the support unit when being moved downwards, and a punch located above the support unit, the punch configured to be movable upwards and downwards and to form an electrode assembly receiving portion in the laminate sheet while being inserted into a shaping portion located at the center of the support unit when being moved downwards. The support unit includes an upper support and a support plate, and the pouch shaping apparatus includes a core member located between the upper support and the support plate, the core member having a predetermined thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2022Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Sung Chul Park, Shin Chul Kim, Tae Won Kang, Yong Nam Kim, Byung Kwan Ko
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Patent number: 11796190Abstract: An air management device may include three independently operated primary impellers 131, 131?, 131?, and drawn-in air is discharged through discharge ports 15?-1, 15?-2, 15?-3 provided in the front plate 15 of the housing 10. Louvers 141, 142, 143 installed downstream of the air flow and discharge ports 15?-1, 15?-2, 15?-3 may be independently opened or closed to provide discharge of the air to the surrounding environment. Further, at least one retractable or pop-up fan may be provided. The air management allows customization of air flow. The housing 10 of the furniture-type air management device may be installed on the floor of the livable space and may have a hexahedron shape that extends from side to side. A bottom inlet 11? may be formed on the bottom plate 11 of the housing 10 facing the floor of the living space above a predetermined distance. The replaceable filter 300 may be installed to filter the air sucked through the bottom inlet 11?, and may be drawn in and out of the housing 10.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Min Kyu Oh, Yong Nam Kim, Yang Hwan No
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Patent number: 11774113Abstract: An air management device may include three independently operated primary impellers 131, 131?, 131?, and drawn-in air is discharged through discharge ports 15?-1, 15?-2, 15?-3 provided in the front plate 15 of the housing 10. Louvers 141, 142, 143 installed downstream of the air flow and discharge ports 15?-1, 15?-2, 15?-3 may be independently opened or closed to provide discharge of the air to the surrounding environment. Further, at least one retractable or pop-up fan may be provided. The air management allows customization of air flow. The housing 10 of the furniture-type air management device may be installed on the floor of the livable space and may have a hexahedron shape that extends from side to side. A bottom inlet 11? may be formed on the bottom plate 11 of the housing 10 facing the floor of the living space above a predetermined distance. The replaceable filter 300 may be installed to filter the air sucked through the bottom inlet 11?, and may be drawn in and out of the housing 10.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Min Kyu Oh, Yong Nam Kim, Yang Hwan No
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Publication number: 20230094795Abstract: Disclosed in a reel-to-reel surface press apparatus. The reel-to-reel surface press apparatus includes an uncoiler and a recoiler, both transferring a component in a reel-to-reel method, a press disposed between the uncoiler and the recoiler, comprising a press plate pressing the component, and having a plurality of reference holes at an equal pitch along an edge of the press plate, a feeder disposed at the rear of the uncoiler and moving the component, and a controller configured to control the component to be transferred based on at least any one of the plurality of reference holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Yong Nam Kim, Jae Hoon Jang
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Patent number: 11566796Abstract: An air management device may include three independently operated primary impellers 131, 131?, 131?, and drawn-in air is discharged through discharge ports 15?-1, 15?-2, 15?-3 provided in the front plate 15 of the housing 10. Louvers 141, 142, 143installed downstream of the air flow and discharge ports 15?-1, 15?-2, 15?-3 may be independently opened or closed to provide discharge of the air to the surrounding environment. Further, at least one retractable or pop-up fan may be provided. A bottom inlet 11? may be formed on the bottom plate 11 of the housing 10 facing the floor of the living space above a predetermined distance. The replaceable filter 300 may be installed to filter the air sucked through the bottom inlet 11?, and may be drawn in and out of the housing 10.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Min Kyu Oh, Yong Nam Kim, Yang Hwan No
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Publication number: 20230024389Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a plurality of electrodes arranged in a stack along a stacking axis with a respective separator portion of an elongated separator sheet positioned between and winding around each of the electrodes in the stack along a serpentine path. An intermediate one of the separator portions may be adhered to an intermediate one of the electrodes such that it would take a peel force in a range from 5 gf to 35 gf per 20 mm width applied to an edge of the intermediate separator portion in order to peel it away from the intermediate electrode at a speed of 100 mm/min along the stacking axis. Moreover, top and bottom ones of the separator portions may each have a value of air permeability from 70 sec/100 ml to sec/100 ml per square inch of the respective separator portion at a pressure of 0.05 MPa and at room temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Se Hyun Yoon, Beomsu Kim, Yong Nam Kim, Heeyong Kim, Dong Hyeuk Park, Dong Myung Kim, Jae Han Jung
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Publication number: 20230028439Abstract: An electrode assembly manufacturing apparatus includes a stack table, a separator supply unit, first and second electrode supply units, and a side sealing device. A stack of a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first and the second electrode are stackable on the stack table. The separator supply unit is configured for supplying the separator to the stack table. The first electrode supply unit is configured for stacking the first electrode on a section of the separator on the stack table. The second electrode supply unit stacks the second electrode on a further section of the separator on the first electrode. A side sealing device heats at least one side surface of the stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Se Hyun Yoon, Chun Ho Kwon, Beomsu Kim, Haksoo Lee, Hyeon Woo Jang, Yong Nam Kim, Dong Hyeuk Park
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Publication number: 20230027024Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a stack and a second separator. The stack includes first and second electrodes and a first separator folded in a zigzag configuration and including spacer sections and respective side sections between the spacer sections. The first and the second electrodes are alternately disposed between first separator spacer sections The second separator extends along an upper surface, a lower surface, and at least one pair of opposing side surfaces of the stack. The side sections of the first separator define portions of the side surfaces of the stack on which the first electrode and the second electrode are not disposed. The second separator is bonded to at least one of the side sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Beomsu Kim, Chun Ho Kwon, Se Hyun Yoon, Haksoo Lee, Hyeon Woo Jang, Yong Nam Kim, Dong Hyeuk Park