Patents by Inventor Changmoon Shin

Changmoon Shin 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).

  • Engine cooling system having a coolant control valve unit
    Patent number: 11396840
    Abstract: An engine cooling system has a coolant control valve unit and includes a cylinder head disposed on a cylinder block. The coolant control valve unit is configured to receive coolant from a coolant outlet side of the cylinder head to control coolant distributed to a heater and a radiator and to control coolant exhausted from the cylinder block. A control unit is configured to determine a heating priority mode according to operation conditions and to substantially open a first coolant passage corresponding to the heater by controlling the coolant control valve unit in the heating priority mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Su Ho Lee, Min Kyun Kim, Jin Pyo Kim, Changmoon Shin, Min Young Kwon, Junho Lee, Dong Ki Park
  • ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM HAVING A COOLANT CONTROL VALVE UNIT
    Publication number: 20190128173
    Abstract: An engine cooling system has a coolant control valve unit and includes a cylinder head disposed on a cylinder block. The coolant control valve unit is configured to receive coolant from a coolant outlet side of the cylinder head to control coolant distributed to a heater and a radiator and to control coolant exhausted from the cylinder block. A control unit is configured to determine a heating priority mode according to operation conditions and to substantially open a first coolant passage corresponding to the heater by controlling the coolant control valve unit in the heating priority mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Su Ho Lee, Min Kyun Kim, Jin Pyo Kim, Changmoon Shin, Min Young Kwon, Junho Lee, Dong Ki Park