Patents by Inventor Byeong-Seung Lee

Byeong-Seung Lee 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: 11835150
    Abstract: An air control valve for a fuel cell vehicle includes: a valve housing formed with air flow paths; valve members configured to selectively open or close the air flow paths; and a drive unit configured to rectilinearly operate the valve members so that the valve members rectilinearly move from a first position at which the air flow paths are closed to a second position at which the air flow paths are opened, such that it is possible to obtain an advantageous effect of improving sealing performance and improving stability and reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sang Woo Kim, Ju Yong Lee, Byeong Seung Lee
  • Patent number: 11764373
    Abstract: A stack ventilation system includes a supply line that supplies a supply gas to an air electrode of a fuel cell stack, a discharge line that discharges an exhaust gas released from the air electrode, and a stack supply line that branches off from a branching point of the supply line and that supplies the supply gas in the supply line to a stack enclosure in which the fuel cell stack is accommodated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Byeong Seung Lee, Kyoung Ku Ha
  • Patent number: 11605827
    Abstract: An apparatus for regulating pressure of exhaust gas of a fuel cell system includes porous foam mounted in an exhaust tube and having a plurality of pores therein and a regulator that compresses or expands the porous foam to regulate a differential pressure of the exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Kyoung Ku Ha, Byeong Seung Lee, Jeong Hee Park
  • Publication number: 20230024605
    Abstract: An air control valve apparatus for a fuel cell, which controls air that flows into or out of a fuel cell stack, includes a valve housing having an air flow path fluidically-communicating with the fuel cell stack; a valve member configured to selectively open or close the air flow path; a trapping portion provided in the valve housing, disposed adjacent to an internal surface of the valve member, and configured to trap foreign substances discharged from the fuel cell stack; and a siphon guide tube connected between the trapping portion and the outside of the valve member and configured to selectively discharge the foreign substances trapped by the trapping portion to the outside of the valve member, improving stability and reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation Seoul
    Inventors: Sang Woo KIM, Ju Yong LEE, Byeong seung LEE
  • Patent number: 11365812
    Abstract: An air control valve for a fuel cell vehicle includes: a valve housing having a first port and a second port; a first rotary shaft rotatably mounted in the valve housing and configured to be rotated by a driving source; a first valve member connected to the first rotary shaft and configured to selectively open or close the first port by rotating about the first rotary shaft; a second rotary shaft mounted in the valve housing so as to be rotatable relative to the first rotary shaft; a second valve member connected to the second rotary shaft and configured to selectively open or close the second port by rotating about the second rotary shaft; and a spring member connected, at one end thereof, to the first rotary shaft and connected, at the other end thereof, to the second rotary shaft, thereby improving stability and reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Byeong Seung Lee, Sang Woo Kim, Jeong Hee Park
  • Publication number: 20220190362
    Abstract: A stack ventilation system includes a supply line that supplies a supply gas to an air electrode of a fuel cell stack, a discharge line that discharges an exhaust gas released from the air electrode, and a stack supply line that branches off from a branching point of the supply line and that supplies the supply gas in the supply line to a stack enclosure in which the fuel cell stack is accommodated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Byeong Seung Lee, Kyoung Ku Ha
  • Publication number: 20220128168
    Abstract: An air control valve for a fuel cell vehicle includes: a valve housing formed with air flow paths; valve members configured to selectively open or close the air flow paths; and a drive unit configured to rectilinearly operate the valve members so that the valve members rectilinearly move from a first position at which the air flow paths are closed to a second position at which the air flow paths are opened, such that it is possible to obtain an advantageous effect of improving sealing performance and improving stability and reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sang Woo KIM, Ju Yong LEE, Byeong Seung LEE
  • Publication number: 20210301926
    Abstract: An air control valve for a fuel cell vehicle includes: a valve housing having a first port and a second port; a first rotary shaft rotatably mounted in the valve housing and configured to be rotated by a driving source; a first valve member connected to the first rotary shaft and configured to selectively open or close the first port by rotating about the first rotary shaft; a second rotary shaft mounted in the valve housing so as to be rotatable relative to the first rotary shaft; a second valve member connected to the second rotary shaft and configured to selectively open or close the second port by rotating about the second rotary shaft; and a spring member connected, at one end thereof, to the first rotary shaft and connected, at the other end thereof, to the second rotary shaft, thereby improving stability and reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Byeong Seung LEE, Sang Woo KIM, Jeong Hee PARK
  • Patent number: 10900717
    Abstract: A heat exchanger module unit that provides heat exchange between a fluid and a heat medium by indirect heat exchange through a phase-change material disposed between movement paths of the fluid and the heat medium movement paths, includes: a multiple number of plates having a partition, which is formed with a through-hole through which the fluid and the heat medium move, are stacked with a spacing gap, through which the fluid and the heat medium move, at one side of the partition; the spacing gaps are selectively connected through a connector connecting the respective through-holes so as to form a fluid passage and a heat medium passage through which the fluid and the heat medium move independently respectively; the spacing gap, in which the phase-change material is received, is located and disposed between the spacing gaps forming the fluid passage and the heat medium passage through which the fluid and the heat medium move respectively such that heat exchange is made between the fluid and the heat medium th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SPX Flow Technology Korea Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Byeong-Seung Lee
  • Patent number: 10873095
    Abstract: A valve device includes: a valve housing having a valve passage connected with an air flow passage; a valve disk rotatably disposed inside the valve housing through a valve driver and changing air flow cross-section of the valve passage; and a porous member installed at the valve disk and positioned in an open section between the valve disk and the valve passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeong Hee Park, Byeong Seung Lee, Kyoung Ku Ha, Hyunyoo Kim
  • Patent number: 10756362
    Abstract: An air shut-off valve apparatus for a fuel cell system is provided. The apparatus includes a valve body having an inlet-side air passage through which supply air flows and an outlet-side air passage through which exhaust air flows. A valve flap is installed in the valve body to open or close the inlet-side air passage and the outlet-side air passage. An inlet-side check valve is opened when pressure of the supply air is greater than or equal to a predetermined pressure, to guide the supply air into the fuel cell stack through the inlet-side air passage even while the valve flap is closed. An outlet-side check valve is opened when pressure of the exhaust air is greater than or equal to a predetermined pressure, to guide the exhaust air released from the fuel cell stack to flow through the outlet-side air passage even while the valve flap is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Byeong Seung Lee, Kyoung Ku Ha, Hyun Yoo Kim, Jeong Hee Park
  • Publication number: 20200212460
    Abstract: An air shut-off valve apparatus for a fuel cell system is provided. The apparatus includes a valve body having an inlet-side air passage through which supply air flows and an outlet-side air passage through which exhaust air flows. A valve flap is installed in the valve body to open or close the inlet-side air passage and the outlet-side air passage. An inlet-side check valve is opened when pressure of the supply air is greater than or equal to a predetermined pressure, to guide the supply air into the fuel cell stack through the inlet-side air passage even while the valve flap is closed. An outlet-side check valve is opened when pressure of the exhaust air is greater than or equal to a predetermined pressure, to guide the exhaust air released from the fuel cell stack to flow through the outlet-side air passage even while the valve flap is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Byeong Seung Lee, Kyoung Ku Ha, Hyun Yoo Kim, Jeong Hee Park
  • Publication number: 20200185745
    Abstract: An apparatus for regulating pressure of exhaust gas of a fuel cell system includes porous foam mounted in an exhaust tube and having a plurality of pores therein and a regulator that compresses or expands the porous foam to regulate a differential pressure of the exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Kyoung Ku Ha, Byeong Seung Lee, Jeong Hee Park
  • Patent number: 10658687
    Abstract: An air shut-off valve apparatus for a fuel cell system and a method of controlling the same are provided. In particular, hydrogen injected into a fuel cell stack is discharged by being diluted with external air when starting the fuel cell system. The apparatus includes a valve body that has an inlet air path connected to a cathode of the fuel cell stack and through which air injected into the fuel cell stack flows, and an outlet air path through which air discharged from the fuel cell stack flows. A bypass body is provided and includes a bypass air path that connects the inlet air path and the outlet air path and a valve flap is disposed at the valve body and opens and closes the inlet and outlet air paths at a first side thereof, and the bypass air path at a second side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jeong Hee Park, Byeong Seung Lee, Duck Whan Kim
  • Publication number: 20190326617
    Abstract: A valve device includes: a valve housing having a valve passage connected with an air flow passage; a valve disk rotatably disposed inside the valve housing through a valve driver and changing air flow cross-section of the valve passage; and a porous member installed at the valve disk and positioned in an open section between the valve disk and the valve passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Jeong Hee PARK, Byeong Seung LEE, Kyoung Ku HA, Hyunyoo KIM
  • Publication number: 20180224213
    Abstract: A heat exchanger module unit that provides heat exchange between a fluid and a heat medium by indirect heat exchange through a phase-change material disposed between movement paths of the fluid and the heat medium movement paths, includes: a multiple number of plates having a partition, which is formed with a through-hole through which the fluid and the heat medium move, are stacked with a spacing gap, through which the fluid and the heat medium move, at one side of the partition; the spacing gaps are selectively connected through a connector connecting the respective through-holes so as to form a fluid passage and a heat medium passage through which the fluid and the heat medium move independently respectively; the spacing gap, in which the phase-change material is received, is located and disposed between the spacing gaps forming the fluid passage and the heat medium passage through which the fluid and the heat medium move respectively such that heat exchange is made between the fluid and the heat medium th
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: SPX FLOW TECHNOLOGY KOREA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Byeong-Seung LEE
  • Publication number: 20180166712
    Abstract: An air shut-off valve apparatus for a fuel cell system and a method of controlling the same are provided. In particular, hydrogen injected into a fuel cell stack is discharged by being diluted with external air when starting the fuel cell system. The apparatus includes a valve body that has an inlet air path connected to a cathode of the fuel cell stack and through which air injected into the fuel cell stack flows, and an outlet air path through which air discharged from the fuel cell stack flows. A bypass body is provided and includes a bypass air path that connects the inlet air path and the outlet air path and a valve flap is disposed at the valve body and opens and closes the inlet and outlet air paths at a first side thereof, and the bypass air path at a second side thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Jeong Hee Park, Byeong Seung Lee, Duck Whan Kim
  • Patent number: 9045827
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for supplying a light-emitting diode (LED) wafer that may quickly and accurately transfer LED wafers by acquiring position information of pockets in a carrier in which the LED wafers are to be seated. The apparatus may include a cassette in which a plurality of LED wafers are loaded, a carrier including a plurality of pockets in which the LED wafers are seated, an aligning unit to align the LED wafers that are to be seated in the carrier, a transfer robot to transfer the LED wafers from the cassette to the aligning unit, a picker to hold, in an adsorbed state, the LED wafers transferred to the aligning unit, or to release the adsorbed state, a capturing unit to fix the picker, and to acquire position information of the pockets, and an LED wafer loading robot to transfer the picker and the capturing unit from the aligning unit to the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignees: LG CNS CO., LTD., Robostar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: in hwan Ryu, hak pyo Lee, il Chan Yang, Sung Kyu Choi, Byeong Seung Lee
  • Publication number: 20130236275
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for supplying a light-emitting diode (LED) wafer that may quickly and accurately transfer LED wafers by acquiring position information of pockets in a carrier in which the LED wafers are to be seated. The apparatus may include a cassette in which a plurality of LED wafers are loaded, a carrier including a plurality of pockets in which the LED wafers are seated, an aligning unit to align the LED wafers that are to be seated in the carrier, a transfer robot to transfer the LED wafers from the cassette to the aligning unit, a picker to hold, in an adsorbed state, the LED wafers transferred to the aligning unit, or to release the adsorbed state, a capturing unit to fix the picker, and to acquire position information of the pockets, and an LED wafer loading robot to transfer the picker and the capturing unit from the aligning unit to the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicants: ROBOSTAR CO., LTD., LG CNS CO., LTD
    Inventors: In Hwan RYU, Hak Pyo LEE, Il Chan Yang, Sung Kyu CHOI, Byeong Seung LEE
  • Patent number: 7762090
    Abstract: A plate heat exchanger with a condensed fluid separating function, which includes a reheater having plural laminated wrinkled plates and introduction and discharge holes connected to different compressed air channels therein; a chiller having plural laminated wrinkled plates, working fluid inlet and outlet holes connected to a working fluid channel therein, and compressed air channels formed therein; and a wall-shaped pipe configured for partitioning the reheater and the chiller with providing a flow line to communicate a compressed air with he reheater and the chiller. An adiabatic expansion chamber is formed in a lower portion of the chiller on a flow line for the compressed air cooled in the chiller to move toward the reheater. A condensation chamber is formed in a lower portion of the reheater connected to the adiabatic expansion chamber. A condensation mesh sieve and a drainage hole are formed in the condensation hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Inventor: Byeong-Seung Lee