Patents by Inventor Yongkyoung Kim

Yongkyoung 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: 20250149733
    Abstract: Provided is a battery substrate for separating positive electrode and negative electrode from each other in rechargeable battery including a substrate, and a coating layer disposed on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the coating layer comprises inorganic particles and a first binder, and a ratio of an average particle diameter (D50) of the inorganic particles to an average particle diameter (D50) of the first binder is about 1.5:1 to about 2.5:1. When using the battery substrate, the adhesion to an electrode may be improved, thus leading to improved safety and lifetime characteristics of a battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Gain KIM, Yongkyoung KIM, Jinwoo KIM, Hyungbae KIM
  • Publication number: 20250105450
    Abstract: A separator includes a substrate and a coating layer disposed on the substrate. The coating layer includes first and second organic particles, and inorganic particles. An average particle diameter of the first organic particles is larger than an average particle diameter of the second organic particles and the inorganic particles. The first organic particles protrude from a surface of the coating layer to a height of about 0.1 m to about 0.5 m and are distributed on the surface of the coating layer at an area ratio of about 5% to about 15% of a surface area of the coating layer. A weight ratio of the organic particles to the inorganic particles is about 20:80 to about 40:60. As a result, improved adhesion to electrodes, heat resistance, insulating properties, and air permeability may be achieved, and lifetime characteristics of a lithium battery including the separator may be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Yongkyoung Kim, Gain Kim, Jungyoon Lee
  • Patent number: 12237536
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator for a lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery including same. The separator includes a porous substrate, and a coating layer on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the coating layer includes a heat-resistant binder including a (meth)acrylic copolymer including a first structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamide, and a second structural unit including at least one of a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylic acid or (meth)acrylate, and a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamidosulfonic acid or a salt; an adhesive binder having a core-shell structure; and inorganic particles, wherein the adhesive binder has an average particle diameter of 0.2 ?m to 1.0 ?m, and the inorganic particles have an average particle diameter of 0.2 ?m to 1.0 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongkyoung Kim, Gain Kim, Jungyoon Lee, Yeonjoo Choi, Yangseob Kim
  • Patent number: 12230834
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator for a lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. The separator includes a porous substrate, and a coating layer on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the coating layer includes an acrylic copolymer including a first structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamide, and a second structural unit including at least one of a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylic acid or (meth)acrylate, and a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamidosulfonic acid or a salt thereof; an organic filler; and inorganic particles, wherein the organic filler is included in an amount of 0.1 to 50 wt % based on a total amount of the organic filler and the inorganic particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gain Kim, Yeonjoo Choi, Yangseob Kim, Yongkyoung Kim, Dongwan Seo, Jungyoon Lee, Hyeonsun Choi
  • Patent number: 12230837
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator for a lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. The separator includes a porous substrate, and a coating layer on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the coating layer includes a binder including a (meth)acrylic copolymer including a first structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamide, and a second structural unit including at least one of a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylic acid or (meth)acrylate, and a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamidosulfonic acid or a salt thereof; first inorganic particles; and second inorganic particles, wherein the first inorganic particles have an average particle diameter of 400 to 600 nm, the average particle diameter of the second inorganic particles is smaller than the average particle diameter of the first inorganic particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jungyoon Lee, Gain Kim, Yangseob Kim, Yongkyoung Kim, Yeonjoo Choi
  • Patent number: 12212017
    Abstract: Disclosed are a separator for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery comprising same. The separator for a lithium secondary battery comprises: a porous substrate; and a coating layer disposed on at least one side of the porous substrate, wherein the coating layer contains heat-resistant organic particles, an organic heat-resistant binder, and an organic adhesive binder, wherein the heat-resistant organic particles have a thermal decomposition temperature of 150° C. or higher and a particle diameter of 100 nm to 300 nm, the organic heat-resistant binder is a first organic material having a glass transition temperature of 130° C. to 200° C., the organic adhesive binder is a second organic material having a glass transition temperature of ?40° C. or lower, and the mixing weight ratio of the organic heat-resistant binder and the organic adhesive binder is 7:3 to 9:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jungyoon Lee, Gain Kim, Yongkyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 12136743
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator for a lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. The separator includes a porous substrate and a coating layer on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the coating layer includes a binder including a (meth)acrylic copolymer including a first structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamide, a second structural unit derived from (meth)acrylonitrile, and a third structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamidosulfonic acid, a (meth)acrylamidosulfonic acid salt or a combination thereof; first inorganic particles; and second inorganic particles, wherein the average diameter of the first inorganic particles is 400 nm to 600 nm, and the average diameter of the second inorganic particles is smaller than the average diameter of the first inorganic particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jungyoon Lee, Gain Kim, Yangseob Kim, Yongkyoung Kim, Dongwan Seo, Yeonjoo Choi, Hyeonsun Choi
  • Publication number: 20240347860
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rechargeable battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein the positive electrode comprises a positive electrode active material selected from a lithium cobalt oxide, a lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide, a lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide, or a combination thereof, wherein the separator including: a porous substrate; and a coating layer on at least one surface of the porous substrate. The porous substrate essentially consists of polyolefin and the thickness of the porous substrate is about 5 ?m to about 15 ?m. The coating layer faces the positive electrode and includes a (meth)acrylic copolymer including a first structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamide, a second structural unit derived from (meth)acrylonitrile, and a third structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamido sulfonic acid, (meth)acrylamido sulfonic acid salt, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Dongwan SEO, Gain KIM, Yangseob KIM, Yongkyoung KIM, Jungyoon LEE, Yeonjoo CHOI, Hyeonsun CHOI
  • Publication number: 20240097181
    Abstract: A separator for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the separator, the separator including a porous substrate; and a coating layer on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the coating layer includes organic filler particles, fluorine organic binder particles, and (meth)acryl organic binder particles, an average particle diameter of the organic filler particles is equal to or greater than an average particle diameter of the fluorine organic binder particles, and the fluorine organic binder particles are coated on the porous substrate as a part of the coating layer in an amount of less than about 0.1 g/m2 per surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Gain KIM, Yongkyoung KIM, Yangseob KIM, Jungyoon LEE
  • Patent number: 11901578
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator, a manufacturing method therefor, and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same, the separator comprising: a porous substrate; and a porous adhesive layer formed on one surface or both surfaces of the porous substrate, wherein the porous adhesive layer comprises a nitrogen-containing binder and polyvinylidene fluoride-based polymer microparticles having an average diameter of 200 nm to 700 nm, and the total thickness of the porous adhesive layer is 1 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seyeong Kang, Gain Kim, Byung-Soo Kim, Yongkyoung Kim
  • Publication number: 20240006717
    Abstract: A separator for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the separator, the separator including a porous substrate, and a coating layer on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the coating layer includes a heat resistant binder including a (meth)acryl copolymer including a first structural unit and a second structural unit, the first structural unit being a structural unit of a (meth)acrylamide and the second structural unit being a structural unit of a (meth)acrylic acid, a (meth)acrylate, a (meth)acrylonitrile, a (meth)acrylamido sulfonic acid, a (meth)acrylamido sulfonate salt, or a combination thereof; polyethylene particles; and first inorganic particles, and an average particle size (D50) of the first inorganic particles is larger than an average particle size (D50) of the polyethylene particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Hyeonsun CHOI, Yongkyoung KIM, Jungyoon LEE, Yangseob KIM
  • Patent number: 11843091
    Abstract: A separator for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the separator, the separator including a porous substrate; and a coating layer on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the coating layer includes organic filler particles, fluorine organic binder particles, and (meth)acryl organic binder particles, an average particle diameter of the organic filler particles is equal to or greater than an average particle diameter of the fluorine organic binder particles, and the fluorine organic binder particles are coated on the porous substrate as a part of the coating layer in an amount of less than about 0.1 g/m2 per surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gain Kim, Yongkyoung Kim, Yangseob Kim, Jungyoon Lee
  • Patent number: 11764441
    Abstract: A separator for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the separator, the separator including a porous substrate, and a coating layer on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the coating layer includes a heat resistant binder including a (meth)acryl copolymer including a first structural unit and a second structural unit, the first structural unit being a structural unit of a (meth)acrylamide and the second structural unit being a structural unit of a (meth)acrylic acid, a (meth)acrylate, a (meth)acrylonitrile, a (meth)acrylamido sulfonic acid, a (meth)acrylamido sulfonate salt, or a combination thereof; polyethylene particles; and first inorganic particles, and an average particle size (D50) of the first inorganic particles is larger than an average particle size (D50) of the polyethylene particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyeonsun Choi, Yongkyoung Kim, Jungyoon Lee, Yangseob Kim
  • Patent number: 11584861
    Abstract: A separator for a rechargeable battery includes a porous substrate and a heat resistance layer on at least one surface of the porous substrate. The heat resistance layer includes an acryl-based copolymer, an alkali metal, and a filler. The acryl-based copolymer includes a unit derived from (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylic acid, a cyano group-containing unit, and a sulfonate group-containing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongwan Seo, Changhong Ko, YangSeob Kim, Yongkyoung Kim, Sam-Jin Park, Jinkyu Park
  • Patent number: 11535763
    Abstract: A separator for a rechargeable battery includes a porous substrate and a heat resistance layer on at least one surface of the porous substrate. The heat resistance layer includes an acryl-based copolymer, an alkali metal, and a filler. The acryl-based copolymer includes a unit derived from (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylic acid, a cyano group-containing unit, and a sulfonate group-containing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongwan Seo, Changhong Ko, YangSeob Kim, Yongkyoung Kim, Sam-Jin Park, Jinkyu Park
  • Patent number: 11527801
    Abstract: A separator includes a substrate, a first layer on the substrate, the first layer including LiFePO4 (LFP) particles, and a second layer on the substrate, the second layer including organic particles having a melting point in a range of about 100° C. to about 130° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jungyoon Lee, Yongkyoung Kim, Yangseob Kim
  • Patent number: 11502373
    Abstract: A separator includes a substrate and a coating layer on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the coating layer includes first organic particles and second organic particles, and an average particle diameter of the first organic particles is larger than an average particle diameter of the second organic particles. The first organic particles protrude or extend to a height of about 0.1 ?m to about 0.5 ?m from a dented portion of a surface of the coating layer, and are distributed on the surface of the coating layer in an area ratio of about 5% or greater to less than 30% with respect to a total surface area of the coating layer. The separator may have improved adhesion to electrodes, insulation characteristics, and air permeability, and a battery including the separator may have improved lifespan characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gain Kim, Yongkyoung Kim, Jungyoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20220102810
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator for a lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery including the same, the separator including a porous substrate and a coating layer located on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the coating layer includes a heat-resistant binder including a (meth)acrylic copolymer including a first structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamide, a second structural unit derived from (meth)acrylonitrile, and a third structural unit derived from (meth)acrylaminosulfonic acid, a (meth)acrylaminosulfonate or a combination thereof; an adhesive binder having a core-shell structure; and inorganic particles, wherein the adhesive binder has an average particle diameter of 0.2 ?m to 1.0 ?m, and the inorganic particles have an average particle diameter of 0.2 ?m to 1.0 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Yongkyoung KIM, Gain KIM, Jungyoon LEE, Yeonjoo CHOI, Yangseob KIM
  • Publication number: 20220052419
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator for a lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. The separator includes a porous substrate, and a coating layer on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the coating layer includes an acrylic copolymer including a first structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamide, and a second structural unit including at least one of a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylic acid or (meth)acrylate, and a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamidosulfonic acid or a salt thereof; an organic filler; and inorganic particles, wherein the organic filler is included in an amount of 0.1 to 50 wt % based on a total amount of the organic filler and the inorganic particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Gain KIM, Yeonjoo CHOI, Yangseob KIM, Yongkyoung KIM, Dongwan SEO, Jungyoon LEE, Hyeonsun CHOI
  • Publication number: 20220037741
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator for a lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. The separator includes a porous substrate, and a coating layer on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the coating layer includes a binder including a (meth)acrylic copolymer including a first structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamide, and a second structural unit including at least one of a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylic acid or (meth)acrylate, and a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamidosulfonic acid or a salt thereof; first inorganic particles; and second inorganic particles, wherein the first inorganic particles have an average particle diameter of 400 to 600 nm, the average particle diameter of the second inorganic particles is smaller than the average particle diameter of the first inorganic particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jungyoon LEE, Gain KIM, Yangseob KIM, Yongkyoung KIM, Yeonjoo CHOI