Patents by Inventor Kang-Soo Seo

Kang-Soo Seo 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: 20160363194
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission for vehicle includes an input shaft, an output shafts, first to fourth planetary gear devices each having three rotary elements and transmitting rotary forces between the input and output shafts, and at least six shifting elements connected to the rotary elements of the planetary gear devices. Of the first planetary gear device, the first rotary element is permanently connected to the input shaft and the second rotary element of the third planetary gear device, the second rotary element is installed to be fixable by any one of the shifting elements and variably connected to the first rotary element and third rotary element of the second planetary gear device, and the third rotary element is permanently connected to the second rotary element of the second planetary gear device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Won Min CHO, Jae Chang KOOK, Seong Wook HWANG, Hyun Sik KWON, Seong Wook JI, Kang Soo SEO, Myeong Hoon NOH
  • Publication number: 20160363195
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission for a vehicle includes an input shaft, an output shaft, first to fourth planetary gear devices disposed between the input shaft and the output shaft to transmit rotary forces and each of them having three rotary elements, and at least six shifting elements connected to the rotary elements of the planetary gear devices. Of the first planetary gear device, the first rotary element is permanently connected to the input shaft and a second rotary element of the third planetary gear device, a second rotary element is installed to be fixable by any one of the shifting elements and variably connected to a first rotary element of the second planetary gear device, and a third rotary element of the first planetary gear device is permanently connected to a second rotary element and variably connected to a first rotary element of the fourth planetary gear device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Won Min CHO, Jae Chang KOOK, Seong Wook HWANG, Hyun Sik KWON, Seong Wook JI, Kang Soo SEO, Myeong Hoon NOH
  • Publication number: 20160356346
    Abstract: A transmission for a vehicle may include a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third, planetary gear set, and a fourth planetary gear set each including three rotary elements, and a plurality of friction members, wherein the friction members are connected to at least one of the rotary elements of the planetary gear sets and control rotation of the rotary elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seong Wook Ji, Kang Soo Seo, Jae Chang Kook, Won Min Cho, Myeong Hoon NOH, Wook Jin Jang, Seong Wook Hwang
  • Publication number: 20160356361
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft; an output shaft; first to fourth planetary gear devices transmitting rotary force between the input and output shafts, each of them having three rotary elements, and at least six shifting elements connected to the rotary elements of the planetary gear devices; wherein a first rotary element of the first planetary gear device is variably connected to a first rotary element and a third rotary element of the second planetary gear device, a second rotary element is continuously connected to the input shaft and variably connected to the first rotary element of the second planetary gear device, and a third rotary element is installed to be fixable by any one of the shifting elements and continuously connected to a third rotary element of the third planetary gear device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seong Wook JI, Jae Chang KOOK, Seong Wook HWANG, Hyun Sik KWON, Won Min CHO, Kang Soo SEO, Myeong Hoon NOH
  • Publication number: 20160356363
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission for a vehicle includes an input shaft, an output shaft, first to fourth planetary gear devices each having three rotary elements and transmitting rotary forces between the input and output shafts, and at least six shifting elements connected to the rotary elements of the planetary gear devices. Of the first planetary gear device, the first rotary element is installed to be fixable by any one of the shifting elements and permanently connected to the second rotary element of the third planetary gear device and the third rotary element of the fourth planetary gear device, the second rotary element is variably connected to the third rotary element of the second planetary gear device and the third rotary element of the third planetary gear device, and the third rotary element is variably connected to the first and second rotary elements of the second planetary gear device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seong Wook JI, Kang Soo SEO, Jae Chang KOOK, Hyu Tae SHIM, Myeong Hoon NOH, Won Min CHO, Wook Jin JANG, Seong Wook HWANG
  • Publication number: 20160356355
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft, an output shaft, a first to fourth planetary gear devices disposed between the input shaft and the output shaft to transmit rotary force, each of the first to fourth planetary gear devices having three rotary elements, and at least six shifting elements connected to the rotary elements of the planetary gear devices, wherein a first rotary element of the first planetary gear device is continuously connected to the input shaft, a second rotary element of the first planetary gear device is installed to be fixable by one shifting element of the at least six shifting elements, and a third rotary element of the first planetary gear device is continuously connected to a second rotary element of the second planetary gear device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jae Chang Kook, Seong Wook HWANG, Hyun Sik KWON, Seong Wook JI, Won Min CHO, Kang Soo SEO, Myeong Hoon NOH
  • Publication number: 20160356354
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission for vehicle may include an input shaft; and an output shafts; first to fourth planetary gear devices transmitting rotary force between the input and output shafts, each of them having three rotary elements; and at least six shifting elements connected to the rotary elements of the planetary gear devices; wherein first rotary element of the first planetary gear device is permanently connected to the input shaft and second rotary element of the third planetary gear device, second rotary element is installed to be fixable by any one of the shifting elements and variably connected to first rotary element of the third planetary gear device and first rotary element of the fourth planetary gear device, and third rotary element is variably connected to first rotary element of the second planetary gear device and permanently connected to second rotary element of the second planetary gear device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jae Chang KOOK, Kang Soo SEO, Won Min CHO, Myeong Hoon NOH, Seong Wook JI, Wook Jin JANG, Seong Wook Hwang
  • Publication number: 20160356352
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission for vehicle may an input shaft, an output shafts, first to fourth planetary gear devices transmitting rotary force between the input and output shafts, each of them having three rotary elements, and at least six shifting elements connected to the rotary elements of the planetary gear devices, wherein first rotary element of the first planetary gear device is permanently connected to the input shaft, second rotary element is installed to be fixable by any one of the shifting elements, and third rotary element is permanently connected to second rotary element of the second planetary gear device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jae Chang Kook, Seong Wook HWANG, Hyun Sik KWON, Seong Wook JI, Won Min CHO, Kang Soo SEO, Myeong Hoon NOH
  • Publication number: 20160356357
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft, an output shaft, first to fourth planetary gear devices disposed between the input shaft and the output shaft to transmit rotary force, each of them having three rotary elements, and at least six shifting elements connected to the rotary elements of the planetary gear devices, wherein a first rotary element of the first planetary gear device is continuously connected to the input shaft and variably connected to a second rotary element of the first planetary gear device, the second rotary element is installed to be fixable by one shifting element of the at least six shifting elements, and a third rotary element of the first planetary gear device is continuously connected to a second rotary element of the second planetary gear device and variably connected to a third rotary element of the third planetary gear device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jae Chang KOOK, Kang Soo SEO, Won Min CHO, Myeong Hoon NOH, Seong Wook JI, Wook Jin JANG, Seong Wook HWANG
  • Publication number: 20160356344
    Abstract: A transmission for a vehicle may include a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third, planetary gear set, and a fourth planetary gear set each including three rotary elements, and a plurality of friction members, in which the friction members are connected to at least one or more of the rotary elements of the planetary gear sets and control rotation of the rotary elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seong Wook Ji, Kang Soo SEO, Jae Chang KOOK, Won Min CHO, Myeong Hoon NOH, Wook Jin JANG, Seong Wook HWANG
  • Publication number: 20160356362
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft; an output shaft; first to fourth planetary gear devices transmitting rotary force between the input and output shafts, each of them having three rotary elements; and at least six shifting elements connected to the rotary elements of the planetary gear devices; wherein first rotary element of the first planetary gear device is installed to be fixable by any one of the shifting elements and variably connected to second rotary element of the second planetary gear device, second rotary element is continuously connected to the input shaft and variably connected to third rotary element of the second planetary gear device, and third rotary element is variably connected to the second rotary element of the second planetary gear device and continuously connected to first rotary element of the third planetary gear device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seong Wook Ji, Jae Chang Kook, Seong Wook Hwang, Hyu Tae Shim, Won Min Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Kang Soo Seo, Myeong Hoon Noh
  • Publication number: 20160356345
    Abstract: A transmission for a vehicle may include a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third, planetary gear set, and a fourth planetary gear set each including three rotary elements, and a plurality of friction members, in which the friction members are connected to at least one or more of the rotary elements of the planetary gear sets and control rotation of the rotary elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seong Wook Ji, Kang Soo Seo, Jae Chang Kook, Seong Wook Hwang, Hyu Tae Shim, Won Min Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Wook Jin Jang, Myeong Hoon Noh
  • Patent number: 9512902
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft and an output shaft, a first planetary gear device, a second planetary gear device, a third planetary gear device, and a fourth planetary gear device provided between the input shaft and the output shaft so as to transfer a torque and each including three rotating elements, and at least six shifting elements connected to the rotating elements of the first to fourth planetary gear devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Won Min Cho, Jae Chang Kook, Myeong Hoon Noh, Seong Wook Ji, Kang Soo Seo, Seong Wook Hwang
  • Publication number: 20160348763
    Abstract: A transmission for vehicles may include a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, and a fourth planetary gear set each of the first, second and third planetary gear sets including three rotary elements; and a plurality of friction members, wherein the friction members are connected to at least one of the rotary elements of the planetary gear sets and control rotation of the rotary elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jae Chang Kook, Kang Soo Seo, Won Min Cho, Myeong Hoon Noh, Seong Wook Ji, Wook Jin Jang, Seong Wook Hwang
  • Patent number: 9488250
    Abstract: The present disclosure is a multi-stage transmission for a vehicle that has at least ten forward shifting stages and one reverse shifting stage. The multi-stage transmission has a relatively small number of parts and a simple configuration such that an engine may be operated at desired operation, thereby providing an improvement in the fuel efficiency of the vehicle, and the engine may be operated more quietly, thereby improving the quietness of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Won Min Cho, Jae Chang Kook, Myeong Hoon Noh, Seong Wook Ji, Kang Soo Seo, Seong Wook Hwang
  • Patent number: 9482319
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft and an output shaft, a first planetary gear device, a second planetary gear device, a third planetary gear device, and a fourth planetary gear device provided between the input shaft and the output shaft to transfer a torque and each including three rotating elements, and at least six shifting elements connected to the rotating elements of the first to fourth planetary gear devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Won Min Cho, Jae Chang Kook, Myeong Hoon Noh, Seong Wook Ji, Kang Soo Seo, Seong Wook Hwang
  • Patent number: 9476483
    Abstract: A multi stage transmission for the vehicle may include an input shaft and an output shaft, a first planetary gear device, a second planetary gear device, a third planetary gear device, and a fourth planetary gear device configured to transfer a rotating force between the input shaft and the output shaft and each including three rotating elements, and at least six shift elements connected to the rotating elements of the planetary gear devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Won Min Cho, Jae Chang Kook, Myeong Hoon Noh, Seong Wook Ji, Kang Soo Seo, Seong Wook Hwang
  • Patent number: 9458912
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multi-stage transmission for a vehicle that includes four planetary gear devices and six shifting elements, and each of the planetary gear devices include three rotary elements selectively connected to the six shifting elements, preferably so that the multi-stage transmission provides at least ten forward shifting stages and at least one reverse shifting stage with a relatively small number of parts and a simple configuration. In this configuration, an engine may be operated at desired operation points, to improve the fuel efficiency of the vehicle and improve the quietness of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Won Min Cho, Jae Chang Kook, Myeong Hoon Noh, Seong Wook Ji, Kang Soo Seo, Seong Wook Hwang
  • Patent number: 9453560
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft, an output shaft, first to fourth planetary gear devices disposed between the input shaft and the output shaft to transmit rotary force, each of the first to fourth planetary gear devices having three rotary elements, and at least six shifting elements connected to the rotary elements of the planetary gear devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Won Min Cho, Jae Chang Kook, Myeong Hoon Noh, Seong Wook Ji, Kang Soo Seo, Seong Wook Hwang
  • Patent number: 9453559
    Abstract: A multi-stages automatic transmission for a vehicle includes a first, second, third and fourth planetary gear sets, each including a first, second and third rotation elements, respectively, and friction members including first, second, third and fourth clutches and first and second brakes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seong-Wook Ji, Jae-Chang Kook, Won-Min Cho, Myeong-Hoon Noh, Kang-Soo Seo, Seong-Wook Hwang