Patents by Inventor Young-Gon Kim
Young-Gon 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: 20250112264Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes a carbon-based negative electrode active material and a silicon-based negative electrode active material together as a negative electrode active material. The negative electrode exhibits excellent characteristics of charge and discharge capacity and energy density. Furthermore, the negative electrode has the advantage of exhibiting high charge characteristics and life characteristics during long-term charge and discharge by realizing the alignment (O.Ia) of the carbon-based negative electrode active material after activation in a predetermined range that is lower than the alignment (O.Ir) of the carbon-based negative electrode active material before activation. A lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode is also provided. Further, methods of manufacturing the negative electrode and the lithium secondary battery are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2023Publication date: April 3, 2025Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Jong Su Yoon, Taek Soo Lee, Jin Ho Cho, Shin Wook Jeon, Young Gon Kim
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Publication number: 20250112263Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes a negative electrode active layer divided into a center region, an edge region, and a sliding region on a negative electrode current collector. The lithium precipitation at the end of the negative electrode active layer can be suppressed by the alignment (O.I) of each carbon-based negative electrode active material contained in the center region, the edge region, and the sliding region satisfying Equation 1 and Equation 2. A secondary battery including the same has the advantage of excellent rapid charging performance. A method of manufacturing the negative electrode is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2023Publication date: April 3, 2025Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Jong Su Yoon, Taek Soo Lee, Jin Ho Cho, Shin Wook Jeon, Young Gon Kim
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Publication number: 20250112262Abstract: Disclosed herein relates to a negative electrode for lithium secondary battery and a method for manufacturing the same. The negative electrode has a structure in which a first negative electrode active layer and a second negative electrode active layer are sequentially stacked on a negative electrode current collector. By controlling alignment (O.I) of the carbon-based active material to be lower in the second negative electrode active layer than in the first negative electrode active layer, and by preparing a low percentage of pores in the second negative electrode active layer, it is possible to have a flow path for the electrolyte to move inside the negative electrode active layer even after the rolling process of the negative electrode active layer. The negative electrode also has a high wetting ability to the electrolyte and high energy density.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: April 3, 2025Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Jong Su Yoon, Taek Soo Lee, Jin Ho Cho, Shin Wook Jeon, Young Gon Kim
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Publication number: 20250108404Abstract: A magnetic alignment device includes a first magnet part and a second magnet part, a thickness measuring part, and a control part. The first and second magnet parts accommodate an electrode sheet therebetween and the thickness measuring part measures a thickness of a negative electrode slurry disposed on the electrode sheet. The control part adjusts the separation distance of the first and second magnet parts. The magnetic alignment device measures the thickness of the negative electrode slurry applied on the negative electrode current collector in real time and controls the intensity of the magnetic field by adjusting the separation distance of the magnet part according to the measured negative electrode slurry thickness, and has an advantage of uniformly high alignment degree of the crystal faces of the carbon-based negative electrode active material contained in prepared negative electrode active layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2023Publication date: April 3, 2025Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Jong Su Yoon, Taek Soo Lee, Jin Ho Cho, Shin Wook Jeon, Young Gon Kim
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Publication number: 20250105253Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery in which lithium precipitation is suppressed. The negative electrode has a form in which a high degree of alignment of a carbon-based active material contained in a sliding portion of the negative electrode active layer is realized. Accordingly, the negative electrode has an excellent effect of suppressing lithium precipitation at the end of the negative electrode active layer during charging and discharging of the secondary battery, so that a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode has high safety and can be charged and discharged for a long time under high rate conditions. A lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2023Publication date: March 27, 2025Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Taek Soo Lee, Jin Ho Cho, Jong Su Yoon, Shin Wook Jeon, Young Gon Kim
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Publication number: 20250105240Abstract: A magnetic alignment device includes a first magnet part and a second magnet part, an alignment measuring part, and a control part. The first and second magnet parts accommodate an electrode sheet therebetween and the alignment measuring part measures an alignment of the carbon-based negative electrode active material with respect to the negative electrode current collector. The control part adjusts the separation distance of the first and second magnet parts based on a degree of the alignment of a carbon-based negative electrode active material. The alignment of the negative electrode active layer dried with the magnetically aligned carbon-based negative electrode active material is measured in real time, and the strength of the magnetic field can be controlled by individually adjusting the spacing distance of the unit magnets according to the alignment of the carbon-based negative electrode active material measured. A method of manufacturing the same is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2023Publication date: March 27, 2025Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Jong Su Yoon, Taek Soo Lee, Jin Ho Cho, Shin Wook Jeon, Young Gon Kim
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Publication number: 20250096228Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery in which lithium precipitation is suppressed. The negative electrode implements a high degree of orientation of a carbon-based active material contained in a first region of the negative electrode active layer, so that the effect of suppressing lithium precipitation at an end of the negative electrode active layer during charging and discharging of a secondary battery is excellent. Accordingly, a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode active layer has high safety, and has the advantage of being able to charge and discharge for a long time under high rate conditions. A lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2023Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Taek Soo Lee, Jin Ho Cho, Jong Su Yoon, Shin Wook Jeon, Young Gon Kim
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Publication number: 20250087690Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery in which lithium precipitation is suppressed. The negative electrode has a form in which a high degree of alignment of a carbon-based active material contained in a region apart from the negative electrode tab of the negative electrode is realized. Accordingly, the negative electrode has an excellent effect of suppressing lithium precipitation at the end of the negative electrode active layer during charging and discharging of the secondary battery, so that a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode has high safety and can be charged and discharged for a long time under high rate conditions. A lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2023Publication date: March 13, 2025Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Taek Soo Lee, Jin Ho Cho, Jong Su Yoon, Shin Wppk Jeon, Young Gon Kim
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Publication number: 20250076996Abstract: A labeling method and system for estimating six degrees of freedom (6DoF) of an object are provided. The method includes identifying a center coordinate of an object included in an image, converting the center coordinate into object location information in a real space, and visualizing 6DoF of the object by labeling the 6DoF based on the object location information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Inventors: Eun-ju JEONG, Young-Gon KIM, Seungjae CHOI, Seyeon PARK, Jongho SHIN
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Publication number: 20250070109Abstract: A magnetic alignment device includes a first magnet part and a second magnet part, a thickness measuring part, and a control part. The first and second magnet parts accommodate an electrode sheet therebetween and the thickness measuring part measures a thickness of a negative electrode slurry disposed on the electrode sheet. The control part adjusts the separation distance of the first and second magnet parts. The magnetic alignment device measures the thickness of the negative electrode slurry applied on the negative electrode current collector in real time and controls the intensity of the magnetic field by adjusting the separation distance of the magnet part according to the measured negative electrode slurry thickness, and has an advantage of uniformly high alignment degree of the crystal faces of the carbon-based negative electrode active material contained in prepared negative electrode active layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2023Publication date: February 27, 2025Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTDInventors: Jong Su Yoon, Taek Soo Lee, Jin Ho Cho, Shin Wook Jeon, Young Gon Kim
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Publication number: 20250062058Abstract: A magnetic alignment device includes a first magnet part and a second magnet part, a loading amount measuring part, and a control part. The first and second magnet parts accommodate an electrode sheet therebetween and the loading amount measuring part measures a loading amount of a negative electrode slurry disposed on the electrode sheet. The control part adjusts the separation distance of the first and second magnet parts, The magnetic alignment device measures the loading amount of the negative electrode slurry applied on the negative electrode collector in real time and controls the intensity of the magnetic field by adjusting the separation distance of the magnet part according to the measured negative electrode slurry loading amount. A method using the same is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2023Publication date: February 20, 2025Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Jong Su Yoon, Taek Soo Lee, Jin Ho Cho, Shin Wook Jeon, Young Gon Kim
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Patent number: 12224425Abstract: A magnetic alignment device for negative electrode and method for manufacturing negative electrode using the same. The magnetic alignment device can measure the loading amount of the negative electrode slurry applied on the negative electrode collector in real time and can easily control the intensity of the magnetic field by adjusting the separation distance of the magnet portion according to the measured negative electrode slurry loading amount, and has an advantage of uniformly high alignment degree of the crystal faces of the carbon-based negative electrode active material contained in prepared negative electrode active layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Jong Su Yoon, Taek Soo Lee, Jin Ho Cho, Shin Wook Jeon, Young Gon Kim
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Publication number: 20250041894Abstract: There is provided a multi-slot die coater in which a step is formed between rear surfaces of die blocks through a fixing block having a step portion. The fixing block has the step portion of a preset height, and any one die block is coupled to the step portion and the other die block is coupled to the other portion than the step portion, and thus the step is naturally formed between the rear surfaces of the die blocks by the coupling of the die blocks to the fixing block. Thus, it is possible to always maintain the distance of the front ends of the die blocks and the substrate, since the fixing block is fixed between the die blocks, once it is set, the coating gap does not change and is maintained during the process, thereby suppressing the widthwise coating gap deviation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Taek-Soo Lee, Shin-Wook Jeon, Sang-Hoon Choy, Young-Gon Kim
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Patent number: 12209371Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a low-profile barrier including a plurality of segments continuously arranged in the longitudinal direction and a connecting member installed in a connection portion, the connection portion between the segments configured to bend in the horizontal direction in order to effectively absorb impacts in the event of a vehicle collision, thereby ensuring safety of vehicles and vehicle occupants, and a method for constructing the same.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building TechnologyInventors: Jung-Gon Sung, Min Hyung No, Duk-Geun Yun, Young Rok Kim, Chunjoo Yoon, Jaehong Park
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Publication number: 20240429366Abstract: A magnetic alignment device applies a magnetic field to a negative electrode slurry by introducing a magnet part to an upper and a lower portion of a negative electrode current collector to which the negative electrode slurry is applied, respectively, wherein a first region located upstream along a transfer direction of the negative electrode current collector is capable of applying a stronger magnetic force than a second region located downstream in the magnet part. Accordingly, in manufacturing the negative electrode, the alignment of the carbon-based negative electrode active material contained in the negative electrode slurry and the arithmetic mean height of the surface of the negative electrode active layer can be easily controlled to a certain range. Furthermore, the negative electrode prepared according to the method has the advantage of having excellent electrical properties and surface properties of the negative electrode active layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Jong Su Yoon, Young Gon Kim, Taek Soo Lee, Jin Ho Cho, Shin Wook Jeon
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Publication number: 20240420876Abstract: A magnetic alignment device applies a magnetic field to a negative electrode slurry by introducing a magnet part to an upper and a lower portion of a negative electrode current collector on which the negative electrode slurry is applied, respectively. By applying a stronger magnetic field in a second region of the magnet part located downstream along the transfer direction of the negative electrode current collector than in a first region of the magnet part located upstream, and by arranging a drying part adjacent to the end of the second region where the stronger magnetic field is applied, a negative electrode having a significantly higher alignment of the carbon-based negative electrode active material contained in the negative electrode slurry can be manufactured. A method for manufacturing a negative electrode using the magnetic alignment device is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: December 19, 2024Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Jong Su Yoon, Young Gon Kim, Taek Soo Lee, Jin Ho Cho, Shin Wook Jeon
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Patent number: 12157140Abstract: There is provided a multi-slot die coater in which a step is formed between rear surfaces of die blocks through a fixing block having a step portion. The fixing block has the step portion of a preset height, and any one die block is coupled to the step portion and the other die block is coupled to the other portion than the step portion, and thus the step is naturally formed between the rear surfaces of the die blocks by the coupling of the die blocks to the fixing block. Thus, it is possible to always maintain the distance of the front ends of the die blocks and the substrate, since the fixing block is fixed between the die blocks, once it is set, the coating gap does not change and is maintained during the process, thereby suppressing the widthwise coating gap deviation.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2021Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Taek-Soo Lee, Shin-Wook Jeon, Sang-Hoon Choy, Young-Gon Kim
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Publication number: 20240396014Abstract: A magnetic alignment device for negative electrode and method for manufacturing negative electrode using the same. The magnetic alignment device can measure the loading amount of the negative electrode slurry applied on the negative electrode collector in real time and can easily control the intensity of the magnetic field by adjusting the separation distance of the magnet portion according to the measured negative electrode slurry loading amount, and has an advantage of uniformly high alignment degree of the crystal faces of the carbon-based negative electrode active material contained in prepared negative electrode active layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2023Publication date: November 28, 2024Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Jong Su Yoon, Taek Soo Lee, Jin Ho Cho, Shin Wook Jeon, Young Gon Kim
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Patent number: 12145335Abstract: The present application relates to an optical film and a method for producing a polarizing plate. The present application can provide an optical film satisfying optical and mechanical durability required in a polarizing plate effectively and capable of forming a polarizing plate without causing bending when applied to a display device, and a method for producing a polarizing plate to which the optical film is applied. The present application can provide an optical film capable of realizing the required optical and mechanical durability without causing bending even in a polarizing plate applied to a thin display device and/or a thin polarizing plate, and a method for producing a polarizing plate to which the optical film is applied.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Shanjin Optoelectronics (NANJING) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyun Soo Lee, Gae Sung Kim, Young Gon Kim, Tae Woo Kim, Young Tae Kim, Jin Yong Park, Sang Hyun Nah
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Patent number: 12136540Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus may be utilized, for example, for a horizontally fixed organic material deposition equipment for manufacturing large-area displays. A substrate processing apparatus may include a titanium cooling plate having an upper surface and a lower surface; an electrostatic chuck including a first dielectric layer provided on the lower surface, an electrode layer provided on the first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer provided on the first dielectric layer and the electrode layer, and chucking a glass substrate using an electrostatic force; and a yoke plate positioned on the upper surface and chucking a mask using a magnetic force. The titanium cooling plate may further includes a first channel provided from the upper surface, a second channel provided from the first channel, and a titanium cover plate coupled to the first channel. The titanium cooling plate may provide a cooling flow path using the second channel.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2023Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignees: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD., ELECTRO STATIC TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Young Gon Kim, Jong Woo Lim, Nam Hui Lee, Min Choul Hyun, Dongwook Kim, Jewook Kim