Patents by Inventor Gwang Ok KO

Gwang Ok KO 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: 20250223919
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reservoir tank for storing coolant and a coolant module including the same and relates to a reservoir tank and a coolant module, which have a baffle inside the reservoir tank to improve noise performance and coolant circulation performance and are formed to restrict the upward movement of a floating member using the baffle to improve manufacturing convenience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Seong Woo JEONG, Jungbum CHOI, Gwang Ok KO
  • Publication number: 20250153558
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coolant module including a coolant manifold applied to a vehicle, and more particularly, to a coolant module including a coolant manifold, in which the coolant manifold is configured by integrating a reservoir tank and a coolant flow path, and the coolant module is configured by mounting heat exchange components in the coolant manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Seong Woo Jeong, Jungbum Choi, Gwang Ok Ko
  • Publication number: 20250093114
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite heat exchanger for an electric vehicle. The objective of the present invention is to provide an integrated composite heat exchanger that allows a plurality of heat exchange media to be distributed in each area, and to provide a composite heat exchanger for an electric vehicle that obtains effects, by means of integration, such as reducing the number of components and the number of processes, improving refrigerant flow characteristics, and improving cooling efficiency, and in addition, the problem of concentration of thermal stress caused by the integration of the heat exchanger is resolved by means of improving the shape of the area boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Sang Ouk LEE, Hyunkeun SHIN, Hong-Young LIM, Gwang Ok KO, Sung Hong SHIN, Jong Chan LEE, Ji Hun HAN
  • Patent number: 12235048
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising: a header tank having a plurality of flow paths in which a heat exchange medium flows; multiple rows of tubes connected to the header tank; and heat radiation fins interposed between the tubes, wherein the tubes include a heat exchange part coupled to the heat radiation fins and a coupling part that is formed on a longitudinal end of the heat exchange part and coupled to the header tank, the width of the coupling part is formed to be less than the width of the heat exchange part so that the overall package size of the heat exchanger may be reduced, thus enabling a compact configuration, and the space between neighboring rows of the tubes may be reduced, thus making it possible to reduce the material of the heat radiation fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Ji Hun Han, Gwang Ok Ko
  • Patent number: 12234763
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an integrated housing capable of integrally connecting several components of a water supply module, and the water supply module including same. According to the present disclosure, hoses or pipes are removed or a pipe length is reduced through the integration of components constituting a cooling system, and thus a reduction in size and weight can be promoted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Jungbum Choi, Ho Sung Kang, Gwang Ok Ko, Wontaek Lee, Seong Woo Jeong
  • Patent number: 12092407
    Abstract: An integrated heat exchanger in which a flow path, in which a first heat exchange medium flows, and a flow path, in which a second heat exchange medium flues, are separated by a baffle, and includes a support surface having a slope of which the height lowers toward the outside, and formed at a header portion coming in contact with a gasket baffle sealing part, and the gasket baffle sealing part formed in a shape corresponding to the support surface of a header such that the deformation of a gasket is prevented during coupling; and problems in which the gasket of a coupling part, at which the baffle is positioned, is non-uniformly compressed or the gasket is broken or separated from a designated position by means of force of the other direction is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Jungbum Choi, Gwang Ok Ko, Byoung Sun Cho, Ji Hun Han
  • Patent number: 11976584
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchanger for a motor vehicle provided on the front surface of an engine room of the vehicle, and, more particularly, to a heat exchanger for a motor vehicle including a sealing member provided on the circumference of the heat exchanger in order to prevent driving-induced wind from leaking to the outside of the heat exchanger without passing through the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Gwang Ok Ko, Seong Woo Jeong, Young Kook Hwang, Hyuk Kim, Dong Mi Jeong
  • Patent number: 11945296
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooling module for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a cooling module for a vehicle including a condenser, a first radiator through which coolant for an engine flow, a second radiator through which coolant for electrical components flows, and an intercooler, and capable of evenly distributing air resistance of the front surface of the first radiator to secure an overall balance of an air volume distribution by disposing the condenser, the second radiator, and the first radiator in a flow direction of air or disposing the second radiator, the condenser, and the first radiator in this order, and disposing the intercooler on lower sides of the condenser and the second radiator, and capable of minimizing a gap of each heat exchange period by disposing the condenser C and the first radiator R to be in closely contact with the second radiator L.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Ji Hun Han, Gwang Ok Ko, Hyun Keun Shin, Seok Jong Yoo
  • Publication number: 20230366340
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a water supply module integrated with a reservoir tank, the module comprising: a reservoir tank in which a hollow portion is formed to accommodate cooling water therein, and which includes a first mounting part provided on one side thereof and a second mounting part provided on the other side thereof; a first component mounted on the first mounting part; and a second component mounted on the second mounting part, wherein the first component and the second component pass through the reservoir tank so as to be connected such that cooling water paths are directly connected to each other without bypassing the reservoir tank, and thus a cooling circuit of a vehicle cooling system can be simplified and formed to be integrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Seung Su BAEK, Seong Woo JEONG, Jungbum CHOI, Gwang Ok KO
  • Publication number: 20230258118
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an integrated housing capable of integrally connecting several components of a water supply module, and the water supply module including same. According to the present disclosure, hoses or pipes are removed or a pipe length is reduced through the integration of components constituting a cooling system, and thus a reduction in size and weight can be promoted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Jungbum CHOI, Ho Sung KANG, Gwang Ok KO, Wontaek LEE, Seong Woo JEONG
  • Publication number: 20230168039
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising: a header tank having a plurality of flow paths in which a heat exchange medium flows; multiple rows of tubes connected to the header tank; and heat radiation fins interposed between the tubes, wherein the tubes include a heat exchange part coupled to the heat radiation fins and a coupling part that is formed on a longitudinal end of the heat exchange part and coupled to the header tank, the width of the coupling part is formed to be less than the width of the heat exchange part so that the overall package size of the heat exchanger may be reduced, thus enabling a compact configuration, and the space between neighboring rows of the tubes may be reduced, thus making it possible to reduce the material of the heat radiation fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Ji Hun HAN, Gwang Ok KO
  • Publication number: 20220235693
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchanger for a motor vehicle provided on the front surface of an engine room of the vehicle, and, more particularly, to a heat exchanger for a motor vehicle including a sealing member provided on the circumference of the heat exchanger in order to prevent driving-induced wind from leaking to the outside of the heat exchanger without passing through the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Gwang Ok KO, Seong Woo JEONG, Young Kook HWANG, Hyuk KIM, Dong Mi JEONG
  • Publication number: 20210347248
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooling module for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a cooling module for a vehicle including a condenser, a first radiator through which coolant for an engine flow, a second radiator through which coolant for electrical components flows, and an intercooler, and capable of evenly distributing air resistance of the front surface of the first radiator to secure an overall balance of an air volume distribution by disposing the condenser, the second radiator, and the first radiator in a flow direction of air or disposing the second radiator, the condenser, and the first radiator in this order, and disposing the intercooler on lower sides of the condenser and the second radiator, and capable of minimizing a gap of each heat exchange period by disposing the condenser C and the first radiator R to be in closely contact with the second radiator L.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Ji Hun HAN, Gwang Ok KO, Hyun Keun SHIN, Seok Jong YOO
  • Patent number: 11097610
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooling module for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a cooling module for a vehicle including a condenser, a first radiator through which coolant for an engine flow, a second radiator through which coolant for electrical components flows, and an intercooler, and capable of evenly distributing air resistance of the front surface of the first radiator to secure an overall balance of an air volume distribution by disposing the condenser, the second radiator, and the first radiator in a flow direction of air or disposing the second radiator, the condenser, and the first radiator in this order, and disposing the intercooler on lower sides of the condenser and the second radiator, and capable of minimizing a gap of each heat exchange period by disposing the condenser C and the first radiator R to be in closely contact with the second radiator L.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Ji Hun Han, Gwang Ok Ko, Hyun Keun Shin, Seok Jong Yoo
  • Patent number: 10921068
    Abstract: Provided is an integrated heat exchanger including a header tank in which a gasket is interposed between the header and the tank to seal a portion that the header and the tank are coupled to each other, wherein an inner space of the header tank is partitioned such that a first space portion formed between regions in which the heat exchange medium flows is formed to be in communication with an external region of the header tank through a heat exchange medium discharging means formed at a portion that the header and the tank are coupled to each other, thereby preventing the heat exchange mediums from being leaked between two heat exchange portions and to detect a leakage of the heat exchange medium even when the leakage of the heat exchange medium occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Ji Hun Han, Gwang Ok Ko, Byoung Sun Cho, Jung bum Choi
  • Patent number: 10865693
    Abstract: Provided is a cooling module, and more particularly, a cooling module configured to include a condenser, an intercooler, and at least one radiator, and discharge a heat exchange medium by changing a shape of peripheral components without configuring separate components such as a separate hose when the heat exchange medium inside a radiator disposed on an upper part of the intercooler is discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Ji Hun Han, Gwang Ok Ko, Seok Jong Yoo
  • Publication number: 20200271398
    Abstract: An integrated heat exchanger in which a flow path, in which a first heat exchange medium flows, and a flow path, in which a second heat exchange medium flues, are separated by a baffle, and includes a support surface having a slope of which the height lowers toward the outside, and formed at a header portion coming in contact with a gasket baffle sealing part, and the gasket baffle sealing part formed in a shape corresponding to the support surface of a header such that the deformation of a gasket is prevented during coupling; and problems in which the gasket of a coupling part, at which the baffle is positioned, is non-uniformly compressed or the gasket is broken or separated from a designated position by means of force of the other direction is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Jungbum CHOI, Gwang Ok KO, Byoung Sun CHO, Ji Hun HAN
  • Publication number: 20200049151
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid pump included in a module in which a flow path is changed depending on an operation mode. The liquid pump may have a flow path change means and a liquid transfer means integrally formed with each other; may reduce a package size by forming an inner flow path which may change a flow of cooling water in the flow path change means and the liquid transfer means which are integrally formed with each other; may have a simplified assembling structure and a coupling structure preventing both cooling water leakage and assembly loosening; and may minimize the number of components, assembling tools and connected portions in the module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Ho Sung KANG, Gwang Ok KO, Hyuk KIM, Ok Ryul MIN, Sang Hyun LEE, Jong Du LEE
  • Publication number: 20190186848
    Abstract: Provided is an integrated heat exchanger including a header tank in which a gasket is interposed between the header and the tank to seal a portion that the header and the tank are coupled to each other, wherein an inner space of the header tank is partitioned such that a first space portion formed between regions in which the heat exchange medium flows is formed to be in communication with an external region of the header tank through a heat exchange medium discharging means formed at a portion that the header and the tank are coupled to each other, thereby preventing the heat exchange mediums from being leaked between two heat exchange portions and to detect a leakage of the heat exchange medium even when the leakage of the heat exchange medium occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Ji Hun HAN, Gwang Ok KO, Byoung Sun CHO, Jung bum CHOI
  • Publication number: 20190001807
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooling module for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a cooling module for a vehicle including a condenser, a first radiator through which coolant for an engine flow, a second radiator through which coolant for electrical components flows, and an intercooler, and capable of evenly distributing air resistance of the front surface of the first radiator to secure an overall balance of an air volume distribution by disposing the condenser, the second radiator, and the first radiator in a flow direction of air or disposing the second radiator, the condenser, and the first radiator in this order, and disposing the intercooler on lower sides of the condenser and the second radiator, and capable of minimizing a gap of each heat exchange period by disposing the condenser C and the first radiator R to be in closely contact with the second radiator L.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Ji Hun HAN, Gwang Ok KO, Hyun Keun SHIN, Seok Jong YOO