Patents by Inventor An Sung KWON

An Sung KWON 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: 20200178565
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel Lactobacillus curvatus WIKIM55 isolated from kimchi, and a composition containing the same. The Lactobacillus curvatus WIKIM55 according to the present disclosure is a probiotic having activities of promoting hair growth and can be diversely applied for intestinal regulation and promotion of hair growth in humans or animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hak Jong CHOI, Min Sung KWON, Seul Ki LIM, Young Joon OH, Ja Young JANG, Ji Eun LEE
  • Patent number: 10670115
    Abstract: A powertrain for a vehicle may include a compound planetary gear set configured such that, of four rotation elements, a first rotation element is connected to an input shaft and a second rotation element is connected to an output element; a brake provided to connect a rotating body to a transmission housing to be locked thereto; a first clutch device provided to switch a connection state of the rotating body between a third rotation element and a fourth rotation element of the compound planetary gear set; and a second clutch device provided to switch a connection state of the second rotation element of the compound planetary gear set to the input shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Min Ho Chae, Yong Uk Shin, Soon Ki Eo, Sun Sung Kwon, Chon Ok Kim
  • Patent number: 10668915
    Abstract: A transmission for an electric vehicle, may include a concentric deceleration device for receiving power from a motor shaft and for decelerating; an output shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft; a hollow shaft rotatably provided on the input shaft; a clutch device provided to switch the transmission state of power from the input shaft to the hollow shaft; a first synchronizer having a hub fixed to the input shaft; a second synchronizer having a hub fixed to the hollow shaft; a plurality of driving gears having different sizes and provided on the input shaft and the hollow shaft to be engaged with at least one of the first synchronizer and the second synchronizer; and a plurality of driven gears provided on the output shaft to be engaged with the plurality of driving gears to form different shift ratios, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Ma Ru Kang, Sun Sung Kwon, Yong Uk Shin, Seong Wook Ji, Soon Ki Eo, Chon Ok Kim, Il Han Yoo, Min Ho Chae, Yong Sug Choi, Ki Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 10668797
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle may include a first input shaft directly connected with a motor/generator, second and third input shafts and torque mediating shaft coaxial and selectively connected with the first input shaft, a first intermediate shaft and first and second idle shafts in parallel with the first input shaft, a second intermediate shaft in parallel with the first input shaft, and selectively connected with a transmission housing, an output shaft in parallel with the first input shaft, and coaxial and selectively connected with the second intermediate shaft, a first shifting section including six gear sets, selectively receiving torque through the first and third input shafts, and outputting intermediate shift-stages, and a second shifting section including a planetary gear set, forming an output torque by combination torques from the first shifting section and the second input shaft, and outputting the output torque to the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Minho Chae, Woochurl Son, Sun Sung Kwon, Seong Wook Hwang, Kijong Park, Yong Uk Shin, Seongwook Ji, Ki Tae Kim, Chon Ok Kim, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Ilhan Yoo, Juhyeon Park, Cheol Ho Jang, Dongwoo Kim, Hye Jin Lim, Soonki Eo, Ki Dong Kim, Woo Jin Chang, Yong Sug Choi, Young Chan Gweon
  • Publication number: 20200166132
    Abstract: A gear shifting apparatus for a multi-speed transmission includes a shifting unit controlling gear shifting by a torque of an actuator and a parking unit controlling a parking state by the torque of the actuator. The actuator includes a control motor transmitting a driving torque to driven gears of the shifting and parking units through a drive gear externally gear-meshed with the driven gears. The shifting unit includes a cam block connected to a first driven gear engaged with the drive gear and having a cam surface on an exterior circumference for shift-stages for controlling gear shifting. In addition, the parking unit includes a parking gear and a parking sprag having an engagement end for controlling engagement and disengagement of a parking state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sun Sung Kwon, Soonki Eo, Ma Ru Kang, Minho Chae, Yong Uk Shin, Chon Ok Kim
  • Publication number: 20200166127
    Abstract: A gear shifting apparatus for a multi-speed transmission includes: a shifting unit controlling gear shifting by a torque of an actuator; and a parking unit controlling a parking state by the torque of the actuator. In particular, the actuator includes a control motor transmitting a driving torque to driven gears of the shifting and parking units through a drive gear, and the shifting unit includes: a fork slider slidably mounted on a fork rail; a shift fork integrally formed with the fork slider; a finger drum connected to a first driven gear engaged with the drive gear, and having a finger end; and a shift lug that rotates about a lug shaft and includes two lug ends having a different length from each other. The shift lug interacts with the finger end, and has a coupler end coupled with a pocket portion formed at the fork slider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sun Sung KWON, Soonki EO, Ma Ru KANG, Minho CHAE, Yong Uk SHIN, Chon Ok KIM
  • Publication number: 20200166130
    Abstract: A gear shifting apparatus for a multi-speed transmission includes: a shifting unit controlling gear shifting by an actuator, and a parking unit controlling parking by the actuator. In particular, the actuator includes a control motor driving a driven gear through a drive gear externally gear-meshed with the driven gear, and the shifting and parking units are operated by a force received from a cam block fixed to the driven gear. The shifting unit includes a fork slider slidably mounted on a fork rail, a shift fork integrally formed with the fork slider, and a cam contact pin integrally formed with the fork slider and contacting the cam block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sun Sung KWON, Soonki EO, Ma Ru KANG, Minho CHAE, Yong Uk SHIN, Chon Ok KIM
  • Patent number: 10663056
    Abstract: An oil pressure supply system distributes lubrication for a dual clutch transmission and an includes a mechanical oil pump pumping oil stored in a sump while being driven by an engine; a line regulator valve directly supplying a lubrication flow rate to an input shaft and a counter shaft by controlling the oil pressure supplied from the mechanical oil pump and simultaneously supplying the lubrication flow rate to a gear train and clutch through another path; a line pressure control valve variably exhausting the lubrication oil pressure when the lubrication oil pressure supplied to the input shaft and the counter shaft is a predetermined value or more; an electric oil pump pumping the oil depending on a control of a transmission control unit; a first lubrication switch valve selectively blocking oil pressure supplied from the electric oil pump to the gear train and the clutch; and a second lubrication switch valve switching a flow path so that oil pressure supplied from the line regulator valve and the first l
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong Uk Shin, Ki Dong Kim, Wonmin Cho, Sun Sung Kwon
  • Publication number: 20200158234
    Abstract: A gear shifting apparatus for a multi-speed transmission includes: a shifting unit controlling gear shifting by a torque of an actuator; and a parking unit controlling a parking state by the torque of the actuator. In particular, the actuator includes a control motor transmitting a driving torque to a first driven gear of the shifting unit and a second driven gear of the parking unit through a drive gear externally gear-meshed with the driven gears, and the shifting unit includes: a fork slider slidably mounted on a fork rail, a shift fork integrally formed with the fork slider, a cam block connected to the first driven gear engaged with the drive gear and having a cam surface on an exterior circumference for shift-stages, a cam contact pin integrally formed with the fork slider and contacting the cam surface, and a return spring mounted around the fork rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sun Sung Kwon, Soonki Eo, Ma Ru Kang, Minho Chae, Yong Uk Shin, Chon Ok Kim
  • Publication number: 20200158238
    Abstract: A gear shifting apparatus for a multi-speed transmission for an electric vehicle includes a shifting unit controlling gear shifting by a torque of an actuator, and a parking unit controlling a parking state by the torque of the actuator. In particular, the actuator includes a control motor transmitting a driving torque to a first driven gear and a second driven gear through a drive gear externally gear-meshed with the driven gears, and the shifting unit includes: a shift fork slidably mounted on a fork rail and activating the gear shifting; a profile drum connected to the first driven gear externally engaged with the drive gear, and having a profile groove formed along an exterior circumference of the profile drum; and a shift lug integrally formed with the shift fork and coupled with the profile groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sun Sung KWON, Soonki EO, Ma Ru KANG, Minho CHAE, Yong Uk SHIN, Chon Ok KIM
  • Patent number: 10656113
    Abstract: A biosensor system determines analyte concentration from an output signal generated from a light-identifiable species or a redox reaction of the analyte. The biosensor system adjusts a correlation for determining analyte concentrations from output signals or determined analyte concentrations with one or more complex index function extracted from the output signals or from other sources. The complex index functions determine at least one slope deviation value, ?S, or normalized slope deviation from one or more error parameters. The slope-adjusted correlation between analyte concentrations and output signals may be used to determine analyte concentrations having improved accuracy and/or precision from output signals including components attributable to bias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Ascensia Diabetes Care Holdings AG
    Inventors: Huan-Ping Wu, Sung-Kwon Jung
  • Publication number: 20200136857
    Abstract: An operation method of a first end node in a vehicle network supporting a PLCA function is provided. The method includes performing a monitoring operation in a first time interval configured for communication of the first end node and detecting a transmission request signal transmitted from a second end node by the monitoring operation. In response to detecting the transmission request signal, a transmission operation of the first end node in the first time interval is stopped. The first time interval is used for communication of a second end node instead of the first end node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jin Hwa Yun, Dong Ok Kim, Byung Joo Kim, Sung Kwon Park
  • Publication number: 20200136993
    Abstract: An operation method of a first end node constituting an Ethernet-based vehicle network includes receiving a first beacon from a second end node, the beacon including first configuration information of a first main-cycle including a plurality of sub-cycles each of which includes N time slots; transmitting a signal in a time slot corresponding to an identifier of the first end node among the N time slots within a sub-cycle # k of the plurality of sub-cycles; and transmitting a signal in a time slot corresponding to the identifier of the first end node among the N time slots in a sub-cycle # (k+1) consecutive with the sub-cycle # k of the plurality of sub-cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jin Hwa Yun, Dong Ok Kim, Byung Joo Kim, Sung Kwon Park
  • Patent number: 10626982
    Abstract: An automotive transmission may include a first planetary gear set having first to third rotation elements, an input shaft engaged with the first rotation element of the first planetary gear set, an output shaft engaged with the second rotation element of the first planetary gear set, and a sleeve section sliding linearly along an axial direction of the first planetary gear set to selectively switch to a first state in which the third rotation element is secured to a transmission housing, a second state in which the third rotation element is engaged with a further rotation element, or a neutral state in which the third rotation element is not secured to or engaged with the transmission housing or the further rotation element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Min Ho Chae, Yong Uk Shin, Soon Ki Eo, Sun Sung Kwon, Chon Ok Kim
  • Patent number: 10627130
    Abstract: An indoor unit of an air conditioning system is provided. The indoor unit according to an exemplary embodiment includes a blower fan, a plurality of micro-holes configured to discharge cool air flowed in from the blower fan, a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature, and a processor configured to control a speed of the blower fan, wherein the processor, in a first mode, controls the speed of the blower fan according to a temperature sensed by the temperature sensor, and in a second mode, corrects the sensed temperature by applying a temperature correction coefficient and controls the speed of the blower fan according to the corrected temperature, and wherein the temperature correction coefficient is a coefficient set for compensating a difference between the sensed temperature and a temperature of a target height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-min Cho, Yeon-a Hwang, Jae-sung Kwon, Sung-min Yoo, Ki-sup Lee, Il-yong Cho
  • Publication number: 20200116235
    Abstract: A powertrain for a vehicle may include a first planetary gear set configured such that a first rotation element of three rotation elements thereof is connected to an input shaft; and a first clutch device and a second clutch device provided in series between a second rotation element and a third rotation element of the first planetary gear set to directly connect the second rotation element and the third rotation element, wherein the second clutch device is configured to selectively lock the third rotation element; and the second rotation element of the first planetary gear set functions as an output element of the first planetary gear set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Min Ho CHAE, Yong Uk SHIN, Soon Ki EO, Sun Sung KWON, Chon Ok KIM
  • Publication number: 20200116237
    Abstract: A powertrain for a vehicle may include a compound planetary gear set configured such that, of four rotation elements, a first rotation element is connected to an input shaft and a second rotation element is connected to an output element; a brake provided to connect a rotating body to a transmission housing to be locked thereto; a first clutch device provided to switch a connection state of the rotating body between a third rotation element and a fourth rotation element of the compound planetary gear set; and a second clutch device provided to switch a connection state of the second rotation element of the compound planetary gear set to the input shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Min Ho CHAE, Yong Uk SHIN, Soon Ki EO, Sun Sung KWON, Chon Ok KIM
  • Patent number: 10612647
    Abstract: An oil supply system of an automatic transmission for vehicle may include low-pressure oil pump discharging the oil to low-pressure passage; torque converter control valve controlling flow of the low-pressure passage while recirculating some of surplus flow rate and supplying the controlled flow rate to an operating-side chamber of torque converter and downstream valve; torque converter lock-up clutch switch valve supplying the flow rate of the torque converter control valve and circulation flow rate of the operating-side chamber of the torque converter to lubrication passage; torque converter pressure control valve supplying the flow rate to non-operating side chamber of the torque converter; high-pressure oil pump boosting some of the flow rate of the low-pressure passage and discharging the boosted flow rate to high-pressure passage; and line regulator valve supplying the surplus flow rate during control process to the low-pressure passage and supplying the controlled flow rate to high-pressure portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Uk Shin, Minho Chae, Chon Ok Kim, Sun Sung Kwon
  • Patent number: 10598257
    Abstract: A transmission for electric vehicle may include first input shaft connected to motor, first planetary gear set including first rotation element selectively connectable to the first input shaft and third rotation element which is fixed, second planetary gear set including first rotation element directly connected to the first input shaft and third rotation element directly connected to second rotation element of the first planetary gear set, first clutch selectively connecting the first input shaft and second rotation element of the second planetary gear set, output shaft, driving gear rotating with the second rotation element of the second planetary gear set, driven gear engaged with the driving gear, second clutch selectively connecting the first rotation element of the first planetary gear set to the first input shaft, and third clutch disposed to fix or engage the third rotation element of the second planetary gear set with the driving gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Soon Ki Eo, Min Ho Chae, Sun Sung Kwon, Ma Ru Kang
  • Patent number: 10596904
    Abstract: A powertrain for a vehicle, may include a first planetary gear set having three rotation elements, with an input shaft connected to a first rotation element of the three rotation elements; an output shaft connected to a second rotation element of the first planetary gear set; a differential connected to the output shaft; a brake configured to lock or release a third rotation element of the first planetary gear set; a hub connected to the second rotation element through a clutch; and a sleeve unit restricted in rotation with respect to the hub and configured to be linearly slidable along an axial direction of the first planetary gear set to change a restriction state of relative rotation between a selected driveshaft of two driveshafts receiving power from the differential, the second rotation element, the third rotation element, and the hub by linear sliding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Min Ho Chae, Yong Uk Shin, Soon Ki Eo, Sun Sung Kwon, Chon Ok Kim