Patents by Inventor Hochan An
Hochan An 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).
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Publication number: 20250020337Abstract: A mobile apparatus includes a mobile portion, a cabin housing that is mounted to the mobile portion and defines a first space and a second space, and an air-conditioning apparatus installed in the second space and configured to cool or heat the first space, where a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator are modularized in the air-conditioning apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2023Publication date: January 16, 2025Inventors: Yeong Jun Kim, Hochan An, Yeonho Kim, Jeawan Kim, Hoyoung Jeong, Man Hee Park, Jae Yeon Kim, Gwi Taek Kim, Jae Hoon Kim
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Publication number: 20240416722Abstract: A refrigerant circulating apparatus of a vehicle includes a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant, at least one heat-exchanger configured to exchange with the refrigerant, at least one valve configured to selectively provide the refrigerant to the at least one heat-exchanger, a bracket that supports the compressor, and a fluid line plate that is coupled to the bracket and disposed adjacent to the at least one heat-exchanger and the at least one valve. The fluid line plate includes a plurality of fluid lines defined inside the fluid line plate and configured to provide the refrigerant to the at least one heat-exchanger based on operation of the at least one valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Jeawan Kim, Dongwook LEE, Wan Je CHO, Yeonho KIM, Hoyoung JEONG, Man Hee PARK, Yeong Jun KIM, Jae Yeon KIM, Hochan AN, Hae Jun LEE, Sang Gu WOO, Moo Joong KIM, Won Suk LEE, Soon-Jong LEE, Tae Min PARK
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Publication number: 20240416727Abstract: A refrigerant circulating apparatus of a vehicle includes a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant, at least one heat-exchanger configured to heat-exchange the refrigerant, at least one valve configured to selectively flow the refrigerant to the at least one heat-exchanger, and a refrigerant fluid line unit mounted with the compressor, the at least one heat-exchanger, and the at least one valve, and interiorly formed with a plurality of fluid lines to flow the refrigerant to the compressor and the at least one heat-exchanger by a selective operation of the at least one valve, where the refrigerant fluid line unit includes a first fluid line mounting plate and a second fluid line mounting plate coupled to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Jeawan Kim, Dongwook LEE, Wan Je CHO, Yeonho KIM, Hoyoung JEONG, Man Hee PARK, Yeong Jun KIM, Jae Yeon KIM, Hochan AN, Hae Jun LEE, Sang Gu WOO, Moo Joong KIM, Won Suk LEE, Soon-Jong LEE, Tae Min PARK
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Patent number: 12145425Abstract: An embodiment heat pump system for a vehicle includes a cooling apparatus including a radiator and a multi-way valve connected by a first coolant line and configured to circulate a coolant in the first coolant line, a second coolant line including first and second ends connected to the multi-way valve and equipped with a first water pump and an electrical component, a third coolant line including first and second ends connected to the multi-way valve and equipped with a second water pump and a battery module, a chiller provided on the third coolant line, connected to a refrigerant line of an air conditioner device through a refrigerant connection line, and configured to adjust a temperature of the coolant circulated in the third coolant line, and a gas injection device configured to selectively expand a refrigerant and to selectively supply some of the refrigerant to a compressor.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2022Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Jeawan Kim, Hochan An, Wan Je Cho, Hoyoung Jeong, Man Hee Park, Yeong Jun Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Yeonho Kim
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Publication number: 20240375481Abstract: An embodiment heat pump system for a vehicle includes an air conditioner unit and a chiller. The air conditioner unit includes a compressor, first through third heat-exchangers, a first expansion valve, and an evaporator interconnected by a refrigerant line for circulating a refrigerant through the refrigerant line, and the chiller is connected to the refrigerant line through a first connection line for adjusting a temperature of a coolant by heat-exchanging the refrigerant with the coolant. The air conditioner unit further includes a second expansion valve on the first connection line upstream of the chiller, a first valve on the refrigerant line between the first and second heat-exchangers, a third expansion valve on the refrigerant line between the first valve and the second heat-exchanger, a second valve on the refrigerant line between the evaporator and the compressor, and a fourth expansion valve on a second connection line.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2023Publication date: November 14, 2024Inventors: Hoyoung Jeong, Hochan An, Yeonho Kim, Jeawan Kim, Man Hee Park, Jae Yeon Kim, Yeong Jun Kim, Hae Jun Lee, Seong Hun Kim, Beom Seok Joo, Yun Jin Kim
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Publication number: 20240367487Abstract: An embodiment heat pump system for a vehicle includes a compressor that compresses a refrigerant, a condenser connected to the compressor through a refrigerant line that condenses the refrigerant by heat-exchanging the refrigerant with a coolant, an evaporator connected to the condenser through the refrigerant line that evaporates the refrigerant, a gas injection device that selectively expands and flows the refrigerant and selectively supplies a portion of the supplied refrigerant to the compressor, a first refrigerant connection line having a first end connected to the refrigerant line and a second end connected to the gas injection device, a chiller that adjusts a temperature of the coolant by heat-exchanging the refrigerant introduced through the first refrigerant connection line with the coolant, and a second refrigerant connection line having a first end connected to the refrigerant line and a second end connected to the gas injection device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: November 7, 2024Inventors: Jeawan Kim, Hochan An, Yeonho Kim, Man Hee Park, Yeong Jun Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Hoyoung Jeong
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Publication number: 20240332053Abstract: A rotational interface includes a base column extending in a first direction, a rotary unit, and a carrier plate extending from the base column in a second direction and connected to the rotary unit, the carrier plate includes a plate body extending in the second direction and coupled to the base column, and a storage pot disposed on the plate body and having an upper surface, and the storage pot includes a fixing pin located on the upper surface of the storage pot and that fixes a semiconductor carrier to the plate body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2023Publication date: October 3, 2024Inventors: HOCHAN LEE, Youngon Oh, Sanghyuk Park
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Publication number: 20240270053Abstract: A thermal energy module includes a housing having an open first surface and is filled with a refrigerant. Partition walls partition an interior of the housing into a compressing part, a condensing part, and an evaporating part. A compressor is provided in the compressing part. A first heat-exchanger is provided in the condensing part and configured to condense a compressed refrigerant supplied from the compressor by heat-exchange with a coolant. An expansion valve is configured to expand a refrigerant supplied from the condensing part to be supplied to the evaporating part. A second heat-exchanger is provided in the evaporating part and configured to heat-exchange a refrigerant supplied from the expansion valve with the coolant drawn into the interior of the housing to evaporate. A cover mounted on the open first surface of the housing closes and seals the interior of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2023Publication date: August 15, 2024Inventors: Hochan An, Yeonho Kim, Jeawan Kim, Gwi Taek Kim, Man Hee Park, Yeong Jun Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Hoyoung Jeong, Tea Jin Lee
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Patent number: 12030367Abstract: A heat pump system includes a cooling apparatus in which a coolant is circulated, a compressor to compress a refrigerant, a condenser connected to the compressor through a refrigerant line and configured to condense the refrigerant by heat-exchanging with the refrigerant and the coolant, an evaporator connected to the condenser through the refrigerant line and configured to evaporate the refrigerant by heat-exchanging with the refrigerant and the coolant, a gas injection device provided in the refrigerant line between the condenser and the evaporator and configured to selectively expand and flow the refrigerant and selectively supply some of the refrigerant to the compressor, a refrigerant connection line including a first end connected to the refrigerant line and a second end connected to the gas injection device between the compressor and the evaporator, and a chiller in the refrigerant connection line for adjusting a temperature of the coolant by heat-exchange.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2023Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Jeawan Kim, Hochan An, Wan Je Cho, Hoyoung Jeong, Man Hee Park, Yeong Jun Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Yeonho Kim
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Publication number: 20240191911Abstract: An embodiment thermal management system of a vehicle includes an air supply device that draws and supplies ambient air. An air cycle apparatus connected to the air supply device that compresses or expands the air to be changed to a high or low temperature air. An air distribution device is connected to the air cycle apparatus and a cabin room connected to the air distribution device that receives the high or low temperature air. A first heat-exchanger connected to the air cycle apparatus performs heat-exchange on the high temperature air and a second heat-exchanger connected to the first heat-exchanger and the air cycle apparatus performs heat-exchange on the air. The second heat-exchanger and the air distribution device are selectively connected and the air having heat-exchanged while passing through the second heat-exchanger is selectively supplied to the air distribution device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2023Publication date: June 13, 2024Inventors: Man Hee Park, Hochan An, Wan Je Cho, Yeonho Kim, Jeawan Kim, Hoyoung Jeong, Yeong Jun Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Gwi Taek Kim, Ki Cheol Park, Kyeong Su Kim, Tea Jin Lee
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Publication number: 20240131499Abstract: Organocatalysts can be engineered to mimic biological enzymes for use in a variety of industrially relevant chemical reactions. The organocatalyst comprises a chemical catalyst that is made by imidation of an amine-containing compound to form an N-substituted maleimide and appending the N-substituted maleimide on a furan-containing compound by Diels-Alder reaction and hydrogenation. The N-substituted maleimide may also be made by reacting a protected maleimide and compound containing a primary alkyl halide moiety. The organocatalysts are engineered to append chemical functionalities of amino acids such as glutamic acid for catalyzing hydrolysis of lactose. The organocatalyst further comprises a support to immobilize the chemical catalyst which plays the role of a scaffold to stabilize catalytic active sites and bind the reactants nearby the active sites, similar to a protein scaffold in biological catalysts.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Hochan Chang, George Huber, James Dumesic
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Publication number: 20240100911Abstract: A heat pump system includes a cooling apparatus in which a coolant is circulated, a compressor to compress a refrigerant, a condenser connected to the compressor through a refrigerant line and configured to condense the refrigerant by heat-exchanging with the refrigerant and the coolant, an evaporator connected to the condenser through the refrigerant line and configured to evaporate the refrigerant by heat-exchanging with the refrigerant and the coolant, a gas injection device provided in the refrigerant line between the condenser and the evaporator and configured to selectively expand and flow the refrigerant and selectively supply some of the refrigerant to the compressor, a refrigerant connection line including a first end connected to the refrigerant line and a second end connected to the gas injection device between the compressor and the evaporator, and a chiller in the refrigerant connection line for adjusting a temperature of the coolant by heat-exchange.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Jeawan Kim, Hochan An, Wan Je Cho, Hoyoung Jeong, Man Hee Park, Yeong Jun Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Yeonho Kim
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Publication number: 20240048704Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for performing encoding and decoding using a variably-sized quantization coefficient group, in quantization coefficient group encoding and decoding of video compression technology.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Yongjo Ahn, Donggyu Sim, Hochan Ryu, Seanae Park, Woong Lim
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Publication number: 20240034129Abstract: An embodiment heat pump system for a vehicle includes a first circuit including a radiator and a first valve in a first line, a second circuit including a first water pump, a second valve, and a third valve provided in a second line, a third circuit including electrical equipment provided in a third line, a fourth circuit including second water pump and a fourth valve provided in a fourth line, a fifth circuit including a battery module provided in a fifth line, a sixth circuit including a third water pump and a cooler provided in a sixth line, a seventh circuit including a fourth water pump and a heater provided in a seventh line, and a centralized energy module including a condenser, a chiller, and an evaporator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Wan Je Cho, Seong-Bin Jeong, Yeonho Kim, Jeawan Kim, Hoyoung Jeong, Man Hee Park, Hochan An, Tae Hee Kim
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Publication number: 20240010046Abstract: An embodiment heat pump system for a vehicle includes a cooling apparatus including a radiator and a multi-way valve connected by a first coolant line and configured to circulate a coolant in the first coolant line, a second coolant line including first and second ends connected to the multi-way valve and equipped with a first water pump and an electrical component, a third coolant line including first and second ends connected to the multi-way valve and equipped with a second water pump and a battery module, a chiller provided on the third coolant line, connected to a refrigerant line of an air conditioner device through a refrigerant connection line, and configured to adjust a temperature of the coolant circulated in the third coolant line, and a gas injection device configured to selectively expand a refrigerant and to selectively supply some of the refrigerant to a compressor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2022Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Jeawan Kim, Hochan An, Wan Je Cho, Hoyoung Jeong, Man Hee Park, Yeong Jun Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Yeonho Kim
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Publication number: 20230415539Abstract: An embodiment is a heat pump system for a vehicle, including a first cooling device including a first radiator, a first water pump, and a first valve connected by a first coolant line, a second cooling device including a second radiator and a second water pump connected by a second coolant line, a third cooling device including a third coolant line connected to the second cooling device through a first valve, a third water pump provided on the third coolant line, and a battery module and, a chiller provided on the third coolant line, and a gas injection device configured to selectively expand a refrigerant supplied from an internal condenser included in an air conditioner and supply the expanded refrigerant to a heat exchanger of the air conditioner, and selectively supply a portion of the refrigerant to a compressor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2022Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Jeawan Kim, Hochan An, Yeonho Kim, Man Hee Park, Yeong Jun Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Hoyoung Jeong
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Patent number: 11838509Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for performing encoding and decoding using a variably-sized quantization coefficient group, in quantization coefficient group encoding and decoding of video compression technology.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignees: DIGITALINSIGHTS INC., KWANGWOON UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COLLABORATION FOUNDATIONInventors: Yongjo Ahn, Donggyu Sim, Hochan Ryu, Seanae Park, Woong Lim
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Patent number: 11831510Abstract: A service function chaining system is provided. The service function chaining system includes a PDP management module implementing SFC entities in consideration of an order of a service function chain (SFC) on a programmable data plane (PDP) and an SFC management module that transmits a first SFC entity information, which is information on SFC entities to be implemented on the PDP, to the PDP management module or transmits an SFC rule to a node included on the PDP, and the PDP management module includes a receiving unit for receiving the first SFC entity information, a processing unit for generating a second SFC entity information by processing the first SFC entity information to enable the SFC entities to be implemented on the PDP and to be processed according to an SFC order, and implementing unit for implementing the SFC entities on the PDP using the second SFC entity information.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Korea University Research and Business FoundationInventors: Sangheon Pack, Jaewook Lee, Haneul Ko, Hochan Lee
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Publication number: 20230363108Abstract: An embodiment water supply module includes a reservoir tank partitioned to accommodate a first coolant and a second coolant having different temperatures. A heat exchanger is coupled to the reservoir tank and includes a first coolant passage and a second coolant passage through which the first coolant and the second coolant flow and a refrigerant passage capable of exchanging heat with the first coolant passage and the second coolant passage. A controller is coupled to the reservoir tank and includes a directional control valve configured to control a flow of the first coolant and the second coolant in a plurality of directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2021Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Yeonho Kim, Hochan An, Jeawan Kim, Hoyoung Jeong, Jae Yeon Kim, Man Hee Park, Jeong Wan Han, Ho Sung Kang, Hyuk Kim, Ji Hoon Choi
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Patent number: 11807076Abstract: A dual compressor for a vehicle comprises a first motor, a first shaft connected to the first motor to transmit a torque of the first motor, a first compressing unit connected to the first shaft to compress a refrigerant according to the operation of the first motor, a second motor, a second shaft connected to the second motor to transmit a torque of the second motor, a second compressing unit connected to the second shaft to compress a refrigerant according to the operation of the second motor, and an inverter electrically connected to the first and second motors to drive the first and second motors by converting DC power supplied from a vehicle into AC power, and controlling the output of the first compressing unit or the second compressing unit by controlling the power applied to the first motor or the second motor.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DOOWON HEAVY INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Yeonho Kim, Hochan An, Jeawan Kim, Seung Bin Jung, Sang Soo Kim, Dong Lim Nam