Patents by Inventor Hyungan Sean Oh

Hyungan Sean Oh 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).

  • Automated recharging system and method for an electric vehicle using RFID tags
    Patent number: 9327607
    Abstract: An automated recharging system includes an electric vehicle and a charging apparatus. The electric vehicle includes a rechargeable energy storage system (RESS), a charging receptacle, and a first controller configured to monitor the status of the electric vehicle and the charge level of the RESS. The charging apparatus includes a charging plug configured to mate with the charging receptacle to recharge the RESS, and a movement mechanism to substantially align the charging plug with and insert it into the charging receptacle. The charging apparatus also includes a second controller to control the movement mechanism and to communicate with the first controller. The electric vehicle further includes an array of radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags arranged around the charging receptacle, and the charging apparatus further includes a RFID reader configured to read the RFID tags to determine the location of the charging plug in relation to the charging receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignees: GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Hyungan Sean Oh, Byungchul An, Anthony L. Smith, Chongwoo Park
  • AUTOMATED RECHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20140333261
    Abstract: An automated recharging system includes an electric vehicle and a charging apparatus. The electric vehicle includes a rechargeable energy storage system (RESS), a charging receptacle, and a first controller configured to monitor the status of the electric vehicle and the charge level of the RESS. The charging apparatus includes a charging plug configured to mate with the charging receptacle to recharge the RESS, and a movement mechanism to substantially align the charging plug with and insert it into the charging receptacle. The charging apparatus also includes a second controller to control the movement mechanism and to communicate with the first controller. The electric vehicle further includes an array of radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags arranged around the charging receptacle, and the charging apparatus further includes a RFID reader configured to read the RFID tags to determine the location of the charging plug in relation to the charging receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicants: Seoul National University R & DB Foundation, GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC,
    Inventors: Hyungan Sean Oh, Byungchul An, Anthony L. Smith, Chongwoo Park