Patents by Inventor Byoung Jik Lim

Byoung Jik Lim 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: 11629670
    Abstract: An injection device for injecting an oxidizer for a liquid rocket includes a housing, a plate disposed inside the housing and having an injection hole to eject an oxidizer, a duct disposed above the plate to guide the oxidizer, and a manifold with one end connected to the injection hole of the plate and the other end connected to the duct, wherein the oxidizer may be distributed to the injection hole at an equal flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Keum Oh Lee, Byoung Jik Lim, Kee Joo Lee
  • Patent number: 11598290
    Abstract: A combustor of a liquid rocket engine includes a nozzle unit including a regenerative cooling channel, in which the nozzle unit includes a fuel manifold outer shell, a combustor inner shell, and a combustor outer shell having a downward channel inlet, and the combustor includes a fuel inlet connected to a nozzle neck of the nozzle unit, a fuel manifold formed between the fuel manifold outer shell and the combustor outer shell, and in which fuel introduced from the fuel inlet flows, a downward channel connected in communication with the fuel manifold through the downward channel inlet, and extending in a downward direction from an upper portion of the combustor, a diverting manifold provided at a distal end of the nozzle unit and connected in communication with the downward channel, and an upward channel connected in communication with the diverting manifold and extending in an upward direction of the combustor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Keum Oh Lee, Byoung Jik Lim, Jun Sung Lee, Kee Joo Lee, Jae Sung Park
  • Publication number: 20230003178
    Abstract: A combustor of a liquid rocket engine includes a nozzle unit including a regenerative cooling channel, in which the nozzle unit includes a fuel manifold outer shell, a combustor inner shell, and a combustor outer shell having a downward channel inlet, and the combustor includes a fuel inlet connected to a nozzle neck of the nozzle unit, a fuel manifold formed between the fuel manifold outer shell and the combustor outer shell, and in which fuel introduced from the fuel inlet flows, a downward channel connected in communication with the fuel manifold through the downward channel inlet, and extending in a downward direction from an upper portion of the combustor, a diverting manifold provided at a distal end of the nozzle unit and connected in communication with the downward channel, and an upward channel connected in communication with the diverting manifold and extending in an upward direction of the combustor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Keum Oh LEE, Byoung Jik LIM, Jun Sung LEE, Kee Joo LEE, Jae Sung PARK
  • Publication number: 20220145832
    Abstract: An injection device for injecting an oxidizer for a liquid rocket includes a housing, a plate disposed inside the housing and having an injection hole to eject an oxidizer, a duct disposed above the plate to guide the oxidizer, and a manifold with one end connected to the injection hole of the plate and the other end connected to the duct, wherein the oxidizer may be distributed to the injection hole at an equal flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Keum Oh LEE, Byoung Jik LIM, Kee Joo LEE
  • Publication number: 20220120242
    Abstract: Provided are an igniter-integrated thrust chamber for a rocket engine using a cryogenic fuel and liquid oxygen and a rocket including the thrust chamber. The thrust chamber includes a combustion chamber and a mixing head assembly, which is disposed at one side of the combustion chamber and is integrated with the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Byoung Jik LIM
  • Publication number: 20140007412
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an inner structure of a regenerative cooling type combustion chamber, and more specifically to a method for manufacturing the inner structure of the regenerative cooling type combustion chamber, including the steps of: manufacturing a cylinder structure by performing a vacuum casting process or an air casting process for a copper alloy; manufacturing a circular plate having a constant thickness by forging and rolling the cylinder structure; thermally and mechanically processing the circular plate; spinning the circular plate to manufacture the shape of the regenerative cooling type combustion chamber; and thermally processing the shape of the regenerative cooling type combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chul Sung Ryu, Hwan Seok Choi, Keum Oh Lee, Jong Gyu Kim, Byoung Jik Lim, Kyu Bok Ahn, Mun Ki Kim