Patents by Inventor Edward Choi

Edward Choi 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: 20240106337
    Abstract: A system includes: an inverter configured to convert DC power from a battery to AC power to drive a motor, wherein the inverter includes: a power module for an inverter for an electric vehicle, the power module comprising: a first substrate having an outer layer and an inner layer; a first electrically conductive spacer coupled to the inner layer of the first substrate; a first semiconductor die coupled to the first electrically conductive spacer; and a second substrate having an outer layer and an inner layer, the first semiconductor die coupled to the inner layer of the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Delphi Technologies IP Limited
    Inventor: Edward Choi
  • Publication number: 20240103301
    Abstract: A head-mounted display may include a display system and an optical system in a housing. The display system may have displays that produce images. Positioners may be used to move the displays relative to the eye positions of a user's eyes. An adjustable optical system may include tunable lenses such as tunable cylindrical liquid crystal lenses. The displays may be viewed through the lenses when the user's eyes are at the eye positions. A sensor may be incorporated into the head-mounted display to measure refractive errors in the user's eyes. The sensor may include waveguides and volume holograms, and a camera for gathering light that has reflected from the retinas of the user's eyes. Viewing comfort may be enhanced by adjusting display positions relative to the eye positions and/or by adjusting lens settings based on the content being presented on the display and/or measured refractive errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Victoria C. Chan, Christina G. Gambacorta, Graham B. Myhre, Hyungryul Choi, Nan Zhu, Phil M. Hobson, William W. Sprague, Edward A. Valko, Qiong Huang, Branko Petljanski, Paul V. Johnson, Brandon E. Clarke, Elijah H. Kleeman
  • Publication number: 20240105547
    Abstract: A system includes a power module, wherein the power module includes a first interlocking feature on a first surface of the power module; and at least one heat sink, wherein the at least one heat sink includes a second interlocking feature on a surface of the at least one heat sink, wherein the surface of the at least one heat sink includes a layer of thermal interface material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Delphi Technologies IP Limited
    Inventor: Edward Choi
  • Publication number: 20240107718
    Abstract: A system includes a power module, wherein the power module includes an interlocking feature on a first surface of the power module; and at least one heat sink, wherein the surface of the at least one heat sink includes a layer of thermal interface material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Delphi Technologies IP Limited
    Inventor: Edward Choi
  • Publication number: 20240107719
    Abstract: A subassembly for an electrical component includes: a first plate including: a wall, stepped walls extending from opposite sides of the wall, flange elements extending outwardly from the stepped walls, each flange element defining an engagement slot; a first heatsink positioned on the wall between the stepped walls; a second heatsink; a power module between the first heatsink and the second heatsink; and a second plate including: a plate wall extending across the second heatsink, transition walls extending from opposite sides of the plate wall, and prongs extending from the transition walls toward the first plate and substantially perpendicular to an inner surface of the plate wall in contact with the second heatsink, wherein the prongs are aligned with and configured to engage the engagement slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Delphi Technologies IP Limited
    Inventors: Bryan Rohl, Chris Fruth, Edward Choi, Todd Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 11502349
    Abstract: A cooling manifold assembly that is configured to cool power modules in a vehicle includes a planar cooling chamber with a supply inlet and a return outlet; a supply chamber in an upper portion of the planar cooling chamber that is in fluid communication with the supply inlet and configured to couple to adjacent planar cooling chambers at the supply inlet; a return chamber in a lower portion of the planar cooling chamber that is in fluid communication with the return outlet and configured to couple to adjacent planar cooling chambers at the return outlet; and an opening at a distal end of the planar cooling chamber fluidly connecting the supply chamber with the return chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: BORGWARNER, INC.
    Inventors: Edward Choi, Gary Peter Squire, Lidia María Fontán Martínez, Iago González Tabarés
  • Patent number: 11448280
    Abstract: A device (1) comprises: a cylindrical shell (4); a first spring (5) encased inside the cylindrical shell (4); a second spring (6) encased inside the cylindrical shell (4); a separator (13) in the cylindrical shell (4) separating the first and second springs (5, 6); a first end plate (12) on a first side (13a) of the separator (13) and a second end plate (11) on a second side (13b) of the separator (13); a first rod (2) and a second rod (3) passing openings (20a, 20b) provided at each end of the cylindrical shell (4), with the first rod (2) connected to the first end plate (12) and the second rod (3) connected to the second end plate (11); and a spacer (14) inserted between the first end plate (12) and the first spring (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Charles Wang Wai Ng, Clarence Edward Choi, Dongri Song
  • Publication number: 20220069384
    Abstract: A cooling manifold assembly that is configured to cool power modules in a vehicle includes a planar cooling chamber with a supply inlet and a return outlet; a supply chamber in an upper portion of the planar cooling chamber that is in fluid communication with the supply inlet and configured to couple to adjacent planar cooling chambers at the supply inlet; a return chamber in a lower portion of the planar cooling chamber that is in fluid communication with the return outlet and configured to couple to adjacent planar cooling chambers at the return outlet; and an opening at a distal end of the planar cooling chamber fluidly connecting the supply chamber with the return chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Edward Choi, Gary Peter Squire, Lidia MarÍa Fontán MartÍnez, Iago González Tabarés
  • Publication number: 20180274618
    Abstract: A device (1) comprises: a cylindrical shell (4); a first spring (5) encased inside the cylindrical shell (4); a second spring (6) encased inside the cylindrical shell (4); a separator (13) in the cylindrical shell (4) separating the first and second springs (5, 6); a first end plate (12) on a first side (13a) of the separator (13) and a second end plate (11) on a second side (13b) of the separator (13); a first rod (2) and a second rod (3) passing openings (20a, 20b) provided at each end of the cylindrical shell (4), with the first rod (2) connected to the first end plate (12) and the second rod (3) connected to the second end plate (11); and a spacer (14) inserted between the first end plate (12) and the first spring (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Charles Wang Wai Ng, Clarence Edward Choi, Dongri Song
  • Patent number: 9693487
    Abstract: This patent disclosure describes heat management and removal assemblies for electronic devices that generate heat during use. The disclosed assemblies are particularly useful for cooling insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs). The disclosed assemblies provide a low-resistance parallel cooling circuit for efficiently delivering coolant to one or more electronic devices. The disclosed parallel cooling circuits and assembly designs reduce the pump power required to deliver coolant to one or more electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Choi, Chris J. Scolton, Jacob Wyss
  • Publication number: 20170164516
    Abstract: A cooling device for an electric component may include a manifold with a coolant section having a coolant inlet trough and a coolant outlet trough. The device may further include a fluid turbulator having a turbulator plate with turbulator fins extending upwardly therefrom, and turbulator inlet openings and outlet openings through the turbulator plate, and a turbulator carrier surrounding the turbulator plate. The fluid turbulator may be installed between the coolant section and the electric component so that a heat exchange reservoir is defined by bottom surface of the electric component, the turbulator plate top surface and the turbulator carrier. Coolant from a coolant source may flow into the coolant inlet trough, through the turbulator inlet opening into the heat exchange reservoir, and out of the heat exchange reservoir through the turbulator outlet opening into the coolant outlet trough to remove heat from the electric component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Chris J. Scolton, Edward Choi, Jacob C. Wyss
  • Patent number: 9638477
    Abstract: A cooling device configured to be connected to an object having a surface is disclosed. The cooling device may include a manifold configured to be deposited directly onto the surface of the object, wherein the manifold includes a first side configured to be deposited directly onto the surface of the object, a cavity formed in the first side, an inlet channel fluidly connected to the cavity, and an outlet channel fluidly connected to the cavity. The cooling device may further include a turbulator configured to be deposited directly onto the surface of the object, wherein the turbulator extends into the cavity of the manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Choi, Chris J. Scolton, John Walter Winkler
  • Publication number: 20170102194
    Abstract: A cooling device configured to be connected to an object having a surface is disclosed. The cooling device may include a manifold configured to be deposited directly onto the surface of the object, wherein the manifold includes a first side configured to be deposited directly onto the surface of the object, a cavity formed in the first side, an inlet channel fluidly connected to the cavity, and an outlet channel fluidly connected to the cavity. The cooling device may further include a turbulator configured to be deposited directly onto the surface of the object, wherein the turbulator extends into the cavity of the manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Edward CHOI, Chris J. Scolton, John Walter Winkler
  • Publication number: 20160234967
    Abstract: This patent disclosure describes heat management and removal assemblies for electronic devices that generate heat during use. The disclosed assemblies are particularly useful for cooling insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs). The disclosed assemblies provide a low-resistance parallel cooling circuit for efficiently delivering coolant to one or more electronic devices. The disclosed parallel cooling circuits and assembly designs reduce the pump power required to deliver coolant to one or more electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Choi, Chris J. Scolton, Jacob Wyss
  • Publication number: 20160021784
    Abstract: A cooling module for an electrical component is provided. The cooling module includes a housing defining an interior space for receiving a coolant. A flow directing member is arranged in the interior space of the housing. The flow directing member includes a plate that is divided into a plurality of discrete cells arranged parallel to each other with adjacent cells being separated from each other by a dividing wall. Each cell has an inlet opening in the plate through which coolant is directed onto a surface of the plate and an outlet opening in the plate through which coolant is directed off the surface of the plate. Each cell has a plurality of fins arranged on the surface of the plate in a herringbone pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Edward Choi, Chris J. Scolton