Patents by Inventor Heonyong Kang

Heonyong Kang 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).

  • Method and apparatus for wave energy conversion
    Patent number: 10352290
    Abstract: A wave energy conversion cylinder includes an outer cylinder and a center rod disposed along an axis of the outer cylinder. A plurality of electrically-conductive windings are disposed about an inner circumference of the outer cylinder. A magnet is slidably disposed on the center rod. A buoyancy cylinder is disposed outwardly of the outer cylinder. A first moveable ring weight may be slidably disposed along the axis of the center rod and a second moveable ring weight may be slidably disposed along the axis of the center rod. The first moveable ring weight and the second moveable ring weight facilitate control to tune a mass moment of inertia of the wave energy conversion cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Heonyong Kang, Moohyun Kim
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION
    Publication number: 20180230961
    Abstract: A wave energy conversion cylinder includes an outer cylinder and a center rod disposed along an axis of the outer cylinder. A plurality of electrically-conductive windings are disposed about an inner circumference of the outer cylinder. A magnet is slidably disposed on the center rod. A buoyancy cylinder is disposed outwardly of the outer cylinder. A first moveable ring weight may be slidably disposed along the axis of the center rod and a second moveable ring weight may be slidably disposed along the axis of the center rod. The first moveable ring weight and the second moveable ring weight facilitate control to tune a mass moment of inertia of the wave energy conversion cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Heonyong Kang, Moohyun Kim