Patents by Inventor Hwa Song

Hwa Song 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).

  • NANO-DIAMOND, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND NANO-FLUID USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170057828
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nano-diamond, a method of manufacturing the same, and a nano-fluid using the same. The nano-diamond is prepared to comprise functional group represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 that is introduced onto a surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Kyong Hwa Song, Sung Wook Na, Jinhyeok Cha, Hunwoo Park, In Woong Lyo
  • LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE LIGHT GUIDE PLATE
    Publication number: 20170010405
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes a body and a light guide pattern. The body includes a glass doped with a dopant having photosensitivity and first regions spaced apart from each other are defined in the body. The light guide pattern includes a first pattern layer portion provided in plural inside the body to respectively correspond to the first regions. In addition, the first pattern layer has a higher refractive index than an intermediate portion of the body between two first pattern layer portions adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Hayoung LEE, Sangwon LEE, Hyun-hwa SONG, Seunghwan CHUNG
  • THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT OF VEHICLE EXHAUST SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160376971
    Abstract: A thermoelectric element of a vehicle exhaust system is provided, which achieves maximum generation efficiency without exceeding an endurance limit thereof. The thermoelectric element includes a thermoelectric module and a heat dissipation plate. Arrangement of the heat dissipation plate directly exposes one side to the exhaust system and the opposite side contacts the thermoelectric module. Furthermore, the thermoelectric element includes a cooling unit having interior cooling channels and disposed on the other side of the thermoelectric module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Seung Woo Lee, Kyong Hwa Song, Hong Kil Baek, Jin Woo Kwak, Su Jung Noh, Tae Won Lee, Han Saem Lee
  • Battery pack air cooling structure provided with thermoelectric element and control method thereof
    Patent number: 9515360
    Abstract: A battery pack air cooling structure and method having a thermoelectric element are provided. The structure includes a housing having a cooling passageway through which a refrigerant passes and a plurality of cell module assemblies that are disposed inside the housing and each include a pair of unit cells stacked parallel to each other. A heat transfer plate is interposed between the pair of unit cells. A heat pipe has a first portion disposed in the heat transfer plate and protrudes second portion that protrudes out of the heat transfer plate. A heat-exchanging member formed at the second portion of the heat pipe and is configured to perform heat-exchange with air that passes through the cooling passageway; and a thermoelectric element is formed at an upstream side into which air of the cooling passageway is injected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jin Woo Kwak, Kyung Hwa Song, Jeong Hun Seo
  • Water-spray residual heat removal system for nuclear power plant
    Patent number: 9478318
    Abstract: A residual heat removal system for a nuclear power plant. The residual heat removal system for a nuclear power plant may include an air duct provided on an outside of a reactor containment building, a heat exchanger disposed on an inside of the air duct, a first pipe to transfer, to the heat exchanger, steam generated in a steam generator disposed on an inside of the reactor containment building, and second pipe to transfer, to the steam generator, water condensation that is cooled and condensed in the heat exchanger, wherein the heat exchanger is air-cooled using outside air flowing inside of the air duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
    Inventors: Tae Soon Kwon, Chul Hwa Song, Joon Eon Yang, Won Pil Baek
  • RECHARGEABLE BATTERY
    Publication number: 20160268557
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly formed by repeatedly stacking first and second electrodes while interposing a separator therebetween, the first and second electrodes each having an uncoated region and a coated region; and a case having a flexible property and accommodating the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a fixing portion where the separator is attached and fixed to the uncoated regions of the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Ju-Hee Sohn, Jun-Won Suh, Jeong-Doo Yi, Ju-Hyeong Han, Hyun-Hwa Song, Seok-Hun Hong
  • RECHARGEABLE BATTERY
    Publication number: 20160268580
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery is disclosed. In one aspect, the battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a separator, and a second electrode stacked together, wherein the first electrode, the separator, and the second electrode are fixed at a fixing portion on a first side of the electrode assembly. A case accommodates the electrode assembly; and first and second electrode tabs are respectively connected to the first and second electrodes and extend from a first end portion of the case so as to form a tab gap therebetween. Each of the first and second electrode tabs includes first and second adhesive portions opposing each other, at least one wire having a bent portion interconnecting the first and second adhesive portions, and an insulating member covering the bent portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Jeong-Doo Yi, Jun-Won Suh, Ju-Hyeong Han, Ju-Hee Sohn, Hyun-Hwa Song, Seok-Hun Hong
  • STRUCTURE FOR DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160238837
    Abstract: Provided is a structure for a display apparatus. The structure for a display apparatus includes: a chassis having a plate shape and provided with a plurality of through holes; a reflection layer formed on one surface of the chassis: and at least one moisture barrier layer formed on the other surface of the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Hyun-Hwa SONG, Kang-Woo LEE, Seung Hwan CHUNG, Young Jun CHOI
  • DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160230951
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a backlight unit. The display panel receives a light to display an image and has a first radius of curvature. The backlight unit is disposed under the display panel to provide the light to the display panel and has a second radius of curvature. The backlight unit includes a plurality of light sources and a plurality of scattering units. The light sources emit the light and the scattering units scatter at least a portion of the light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Kang-woo LEE, Dawoon KIM, Yu-dong KIM, Hyun-hwa SONG, Myeong-ju SHIN, Seunghwan CHUNG
  • THERMOELECTRIC GENERATION APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160225974
    Abstract: A thermoelectric generation apparatus includes a heat absorbing surface configured to absorb heat from an internal combustion engine, a heat generating surface bonded to the heat absorbing surface by a semiconductor and configured to discharge the heat to the outside, and a conductive converting part interposed between the heat absorbing surface and the internal combustion engine. The conductive converting part is configured to allow the heat to be conducted from the internal combustion engine to the heat absorbing surface when a temperature of the internal combustion engine is equal to or greater than a specific value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jin Woo KWAK, In Woong LYO, Kyong Hwa SONG, Han Saem LEE, Hong Kil BAEK, In Chang CHU, Gyung Bok KIM, Su Jung NOH, Seung Woo LEE
  • Battery package filled with phase change material and battery using the same
    Patent number: 9401500
    Abstract: A battery and battery package is disclosed which improves a battery's heat dissipation capability by using an aluminum material and a phase change material capable of maintaining a suitable temperature through phase change according to a temperature in order to prevent a battery from being deteriorated in terms of performance. More specifically, battery package has a top case and a bottom case as a battery cell case for housing a battery cell. The top and bottom cases are adhered to each other, and either or both the top and bottom cases includes: a top sheet plate repeatedly undulated at predetermined intervals to form a plurality of unidirectionally extended convex parts to be filled with a phase change material; a bottom sheet plate formed in a flat shape and adhered to the top sheet plate; and a phase change material filled in between the convex parts and the bottom sheet plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jin Woo Kwak, Kyong Hwa Song, Han Saem Lee, Byung Sam Choi, Chi Hoon Choi
  • Mobile apparatus for executing sensing flow for mobile context monitoring, method of executing sensing flow using the same, method of context monitoring using the same and context monitoring system including the same
    Patent number: 9367664
    Abstract: A mobile apparatus includes a sensing handler and a processing handler. The sensing handler includes a plurality of sensing operators. The sensing operator senses data during a sensing time corresponding to a size of C-FRAME and stops sensing during a skip time. The C-FRAME is a sequence of the sensed data to produce a context monitoring result. The processing handler includes a plurality of processing operators. The processing operator executes the sensed data of the sensing operator in a unit of F-FRAME. The F-FRAME is a sequence of the sensed data to execute a feature extraction operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: June-Hwa Song, Young-Hyun Ju, Chul-Hong Min, Young-Ki Lee, Ji-Hyun Yu, In-Sik Shin
  • RECHARGEABLE BATTERY
    Publication number: 20160155997
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including first electrodes; separators; and second electrodes, wherein the first electrodes, separators, and second electrodes are laminated together and are fixed by a fixing portion at one side; a case, which is flexible, accommodating the electrode assembly, and pressure-adjusted after sealing; a marginal region between a free end of the electrode assembly and an inside surface of the case; and a spacing portion at the marginal region midway along the case, the spacing portion having a space that is narrower than a case thickness, the spacing portion accommodating changes in a length of the free end of the electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Jeong-Doo Yi, Jun-Won Suh, Ju-Hee Sohn, Hyun-Hwa Song, Ju-Hyeong Han, Seok-Hun Hong
  • THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR SYSTEM OF ENGINE
    Publication number: 20160155920
    Abstract: A thermoelectric generator system of an engine is provided and includes an insulating heat protective cover that is mounted within an engine. Additionally, a unit is disposed at an upper end of the heat protective cover to uniformly distribute heat energy to use the heat protective cover mounted at an upper end of an exhaust manifold of the engine to protect a wiring from exhaust heat. Accordingly, heat energy discarded from the exhaust manifold is absorbed to generate electricity using the waste heat discarded from the exhaust manifold without affecting the catalyst to improve the fuel efficiency of the internal combustion engine. Further, heat is transferred by conduction at a particular temperature or greater and heat is transferred by radiation and convection at a temperature less than the particular temperature to increase the efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Jin Woo Kwak, In Woong Lyo, Tae Won Lee, Hong Kil Baek, Han Saem Lee, Su Jung Noh, Seung Woo Lee, Kyong Hwa Song
  • Image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 9354827
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus to effectively reduce power consumption of an image forming apparatus in a sleep mode by reducing current consumed in an operating panel microcomputer by operating parts by constituting the parts so that a power voltage is continually supplied to the parts to indicate that the image forming apparatus is in a power-on state while stopping the operation of the operating panel microcomputer of an operating panel part in a sleep mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Young Hwa Song
  • RECHARGEABLE BATTERY
    Publication number: 20160149171
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery is provided which includes a stacked electrode assembly in a pouch where the electrode assembly changes in length due to an applied bending stress. According to an exemplary embodiment, a rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a separator, and a second electrode stacked together and the first electrode, the separator, and the second electrode being fixed with respect to each other by a fixed part at one side of the electrode assembly; and a flexible case accommodating the electrode assembly therein, wherein a gap between a free end of the electrode assembly and an inner surface of the case to accommodate a change in length of the electrode assembly at the free end when the electrode assembly is bent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Jun-Won Suh, Jeong-Doo Yi, Ju-Hyeong Han, Ju-Hee Sohn, Hyun-Hwa Song, Seok-Hun Hong
  • THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATION APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160146084
    Abstract: A thermoelectric power generation apparatus includes a heat transfer module configured to be attached to an exhaust manifold or an exhaust pipe; a thermoelectric module configured to be supplied with heat from the heat transfer module; and a cooling module configured to absorb heat from the thermoelectric module. Thus, it is possible to implement a thermoelectric power generation system in the vehicle without changing a shape of an exhaust system and a shape of the thermoelectric module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Jin Woo KWAK, In Woong LYO, Kyong Hwa SONG, Hong Kil BAEK, In Chang CHU, Su Jung NOH, Seung Woo LEE, Han Saem LEE
  • RECHARGEABLE BATTERY
    Publication number: 20160141587
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a rechargeable battery capable of maintaining alignment among a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator of an electrode assembly even in the case in which a form thereof is changed or bent. The rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly formed by stacking a first electrode, a separator, and a second electrode, and having an alignment groove formed therein; a case having flexibility and accommodating the electrode assembly therein; and an alignment guide protruding from the case and partially coupled to the alignment groove so as to accommodate and guide a change in a length of the electrode assembly depending on bending.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Jun-Won Suh, Jeong-Doo Yi, Ju-Hyeong Han, Ju-Hee Sohn, Hyun-Hwa Song, Seok-Hun Hong
  • THERMOELECTRIC GENERATION STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20160133818
    Abstract: A thermoelectric generation structure for a vehicle is provided. The structure includes an exhaust manifold into which exhaust gas is introduced and a cover that is disposed within the exhaust manifold and provided with a cooling water microchannel to perform cooling. A magnetic thermoelectric material is mounted between the cover and the exhaust manifold to generate electricity. Additionally, the magnetic thermoelectric material having an adjustable size and shape is used in the thermoelectric generation device by being mounted in the exhaust manifold of the vehicle to minimize the weight and volume to improve the marketability. The electricity is generated by the magnetic thermoelectric material using the spin seebeck phenomenon to improve the fuel efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Su Jung Noh, In Woong Lyo, Tae Won Lee, Kyong Hwa Song, Hong Kil Baek, Jin Woo Kwak, In Chang Chu, Gyung Bok Kim, Seung Woo Lee, Han Saem Lee
  • GENERATOR FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20160102592
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a generator for an internal combustion engine. The generator for an internal combustion engine includes: a heat protector configured to cover an exhaust manifold in which exhaust gas flows to absorb heat energy emitted from the exhaust manifold; and a thermoelectric module configured to be disposed on the heat protector to generate electric energy from heat energy absorbed by the heat protector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Jin Woo KWAK, In Woong LYO, Kyong Hwa SONG, Su Jung NOH, In Chang CHU, Gyung Bok KIM, Seung Woo LEE, Han Saem LEE