Patents by Inventor Hyeong Joon Ahn

Hyeong Joon Ahn 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).

  • Patent number: 11835118
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a harmonic gear device in which a first similarity curve obtained by similarly transforming a reference curve representing a moving locus of an external tooth with respect to an internal tooth in a non-deflected state and a second similarity curve generated by similarly transforming the first similarity curve are used as a criterion for generating a tooth profile, wherein the present invention may provide the harmonic gear device that enlarges a first curve represented by a moving locus of positive deflection located above the apex of the reference curve among the moving loci of positive deflection of the external teeth on the basis of the reference curve to approximate an approximate reference point arranged on the second similarity curve to create a second curve, and uses the second curve as the top of the tooth profile of the external tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Foundation of Soongsil University-Industry Cooperation
    Inventor: Hyeong Joon Ahn
  • Publication number: 20230265891
    Abstract: A magnetic bearing having a colocated eddy-current displacement sensor, comprising an electromagnet unit including a circular casing having a hollow portion therein, and a plurality of electromagnets disposed along an inner periphery of the casing, an amplifier unit coupled to one side of the electromagnet unit, a coil wiring unit coupled to the other side of the electromagnet unit, and a plurality of sensor units disposed along an inner periphery of the electromagnet unit and each having two opposite ends respectively coupled to the coil wiring unit and the amplifier unit, the plurality of sensor units being provided between the coil wiring unit and the amplifier unit, in which the sensor unit is disposed colocatedly with a suspended body supported by the electromagnet unit and configured to measure a displacement of the suspended body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventor: Hyeong Joon AHN
  • Publication number: 20220333674
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a harmonic gear device in which a first similarity curve obtained by similarly transforming a reference curve representing a moving locus of an external tooth with respect to an internal tooth in a non-deflected state and a second similarity curve generated by similarly transforming the first similarity curve are used as a criterion for generating a tooth profile, wherein the present invention may provide the harmonic gear device that enlarges a first curve represented by a moving locus of positive deflection located above the apex of the reference curve among the moving loci of positive deflection of the external teeth on the basis of the reference curve to approximate an approximate reference point arranged on the second similarity curve to create a second curve, and uses the second curve as the top of the tooth profile of the external tooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Foundation of Soongsil University-Industry Cooperation
    Inventor: Hyeong Joon AHN
  • Patent number: 11393707
    Abstract: Provided is a contactless vertical transfer device using a linear motor. The contactless vertical transfer device using a linear motor includes: a transfer unit for picking up an article; and a linear motor located on a side portion of the transfer unit to move the transfer unit, wherein the linear motor comprises at least one driving unit that is located on a side portion of the transfer unit and provided with a mover which a coil is wound; and a rail unit that is located apart from the mover by a predetermined distance in a lateral direction and provided with a plurality of magnet portions disposed in a transfer direction of the transfer unit. The transfer unit is moved along the rail unit by a thrust force of the mover and the magnet portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: FOUNDATION OF SOONGSIL UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION
    Inventor: Hyeong Joon Ahn
  • Publication number: 20220134501
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vibration damping system and a method for estimating a cutting force of a machine tool using the same, and according to the present disclosure, disclosed is technology including a housing; a stator rotatably positioned at an arbitrary angle in an internal space of the housing; a rotor positioned in a space inside the stator and rotating around an axis of rotation; a spindle rotating with the rotor; a first expander applying an attractive force that pulls the stator when the stator rotates; a second expander applying an attractive force in an opposite direction to the attractive force of the first expander; a first compressor applying a repulsive force that pushes the stator; and a second compressor; to suppress the generation of vibrations of the machine tool, thereby improving machining quality and machining accuracy of a structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventor: Hyeong Joon Ahn
  • Publication number: 20210398833
    Abstract: Provided is a contactless vertical transfer device using a linear motor. The contactless vertical transfer device using a linear motor includes: a transfer unit for picking up an article; and a linear motor located on a side portion of the transfer unit to move the transfer unit, wherein the linear motor comprises at least one driving unit that is located on a side portion of the transfer unit and provided with a mover which a coil is wound; and a rail unit that is located apart from the mover by a predetermined distance in a lateral direction and provided with a plurality of magnet portions disposed in a transfer direction of the transfer unit. The transfer unit is moved along the rail unit by a thrust force of the mover and the magnet portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventor: Hyeong Joon AHN
  • Patent number: 10833555
    Abstract: A rotary motor capable of reducing repulsive force is disclosed. The rotary motor comprises a housing, a stator located in the housing and configured to have a shape of a cylinder on which a central part is penetrated, and a rotator configured to rotate in the stator. Here, the stator rotates clockwise or counterclockwise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: FOUNDATION OF SOONGSIL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY COOPERATION
    Inventor: Hyeong Joon Ahn
  • Patent number: 10232734
    Abstract: Provided is a linear motor motion stage having a passive reaction force compensation function. The linear motor motion stage includes: a base; a magnet track moving on the base; a mover which is moved on a surface of the magnet track by an electromagnetic force generated in a gap with the magnet track; first and second horizontal springs arranged between one side and the other side, respectively, of the magnet track and the base and configured to attenuate a reaction force applied to the base by movement of the mover; and a cross spring arranged between a lower side of the magnet track and the base and configured to attenuate the reaction force. Herein, the linear motor motion stage controls reaction force compensation applied to the linear motor motion stage by controlling the stiffness of the cross spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: FOUNDATION OF SOONGSIL UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION
    Inventor: Hyeong Joon Ahn
  • Publication number: 20180186249
    Abstract: Provided is a linear motor motion stage having a passive reaction force compensation function. The linear motor motion stage includes: a base; a magnet track moving on the base; a mover which is moved on a surface of the magnet track by an electromagnetic force generated in a gap with the magnet track; first and second horizontal springs arranged between one side and the other side, respectively, of the magnet track and the base and configured to attenuate a reaction force applied to the base by movement of the mover; and a cross spring arranged between a lower side of the magnet track and the base and configured to attenuate the reaction force. Herein, the linear motor motion stage controls reaction force compensation applied to the linear motor motion stage by controlling the stiffness of the cross spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventor: Hyeong Joon Ahn
  • Publication number: 20170155303
    Abstract: A rotary motor capable of reducing repulsive force is disclosed. The rotary motor comprises a housing, a stator located in the housing and configured to have a shape of a cylinder on which a central part is penetrated, and a rotator configured to rotate in the stator. Here, the stator rotates clockwise or counterclockwise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventor: Hyeong Joon AHN
  • Patent number: 9608496
    Abstract: Provided is a reaction force compensation device capable of compensating for a reaction force caused by a motor that is continuously rotating. The reaction force compensation device is configured to compensate for a reaction force generated when a motor including a stator and a rotor, which is combined with the stator to be rotatable, is driven, and includes a housing disposed below the motor, and a rotation support member disposed between the housing and the rotor and configured to support the stator to be rotatable with respect to the housing. The stator rotates by a reaction force generated when the rotor rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Foundation of Soongsil University-Industry Cooperation
    Inventors: Hyeong-Joon Ahn, Kyoung-Rock Kim, Dong-Jun Kim
  • Patent number: 9553498
    Abstract: A planar motor includes a base provided with at least one stator, a mover provided on a top portion of a planar object to be placed on a top portion of the base, and moving according to a magnetic field generated by the stator, a mover support connected to the mover, supporting the mover from the planar object, and moving the mover according to a force of the magnetic field, and a controller supplying a control current to the stator to control location of the mover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: SOONGSIL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CONSORTIUM TECHNO-PARK
    Inventors: Hyeong Joon Ahn, Kyoung Rock Kim
  • Patent number: 9194689
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring displacement is disclosed. The disclosed displacement measurement apparatus may include a magnet unit having magnet sub-units arranged repeatedly in a particular pitch (p) to generate a sine-wave magnetic flux density; a sensor unit including a sensor array for measuring the sine-wave magnetic flux density; and a measurement part configured to measure a displacement of the magnet unit and the sensor unit displaced relatively to each other, based on the measured value of the sine-wave magnetic flux density, where the sensor array comprises two or more sensors arranged separated by a gap of p/k in-between (where k is 2n, n is an integer greater than or equal to 1) along an arrangement direction of the magnet sub-units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Foundation of Soongsil University-Industry Cooperation
    Inventor: Hyeong-Joon Ahn
  • Publication number: 20150022029
    Abstract: A planar motor includes a base provided with at least one stator, a mover provided on a top portion of a planar object to be placed on a top portion of the base, and moving according to a magnetic field generated by the stator, a mover support connected to the mover, supporting the mover from the planar object, and moving the mover according to a force of the magnetic field, and a controller supplying a control current to the stator to control location of the mover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Hyeong Joon Ahn, Kyoung Rock Kim
  • Publication number: 20140285184
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring displacement is disclosed. The disclosed displacement measurement apparatus may include a magnet unit having magnet sub-units arranged repeatedly in a particular pitch (p) to generate a sine-wave magnetic flux density; a sensor unit including a sensor array for measuring the sine-wave magnetic flux density; and a measurement part configured to measure a displacement of the magnet unit and the sensor unit displaced relatively to each other, based on the measured value of the sine-wave magnetic flux density, where the sensor array comprises two or more sensors arranged separated by a gap of p/k in-between (where k is 2n, n is an integer greater than or equal to 1) along an arrangement direction of the magnet sub-units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Foundation of Soongsil University-Industry Cooperation
    Inventor: Hyeong-Joon AHN
  • Publication number: 20140197706
    Abstract: Provided is a reaction force compensation device capable of compensating for a reaction force caused by a motor that is continuously rotating. The reaction force compensation device is configured to compensate for a reaction force generated when a motor including a stator and a rotor, which is combined with the stator to be rotatable, is driven, and includes a housing disposed below the motor, and a rotation support member disposed between the housing and the rotor and configured to support the stator to be rotatable with respect to the housing. The stator rotates by a reaction force generated when the rotor rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Foundation of Soongsil University-Industry Cooperation
    Inventors: Hyeong-Joon Ahn, Kyoung-Rock Kim, Dong-Jun Kim
  • Patent number: 7302762
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a plate type capacitive sensor for five-dimensional displacement measurement that is capable of simultaneously measuring five-dimensional movement of an object, which includes the horizontal movement, the vertical movement, and the tilt of the object. The plate type capacitive sensor for five-dimensional displacement measurement comprises a plate located adjacent to an object to be measured, and a ground part, a first guard part, a displacement measuring sensor, and a second guard part, which are stacked on the plate in consecutive order. The plate may be made by machining or made of a printed circuit board (PCB).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Seoul National University Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Hyeong-Joon Ahn, Chi-Hyoung Shim, Dong-Chul Han
  • Publication number: 20070261258
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a plate type capacitive sensor for five-dimensional displacement measurement that is capable of simultaneously measuring five-dimensional movement of an object, which includes the horizontal movement, the vertical movement, and the tilt of the object. The plate type capacitive sensor for five-dimensional displacement measurement comprises a plate located adjacent to an object to be measured, and a ground part, a first guard part, a displacement measuring sensor, and a second guard part, which are stacked on the plate in consecutive order. The plate may be made by machining or made of a printed circuit board (PCB).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Hyeong-Joon Ahn, Chi-Hyoung Shim, Dong-Chul Han
  • Patent number: 7255074
    Abstract: A linear EMV actuator uses a permanent magnet and an electromagnet in which EMV operation for opening/closing an exhaust valve and an intake valve makes valve operations linear. As a result, the valve undergoes a soft landing and active control of an amount of opening of the valve. The linear EMV actuator includes an upper core and a lower core, an armature, an actuator spring and a valve spring. Also included are a permanent magnet, an upper coil and a lower coil connected to each other in series thereby forming one electromagnet, a displacement sensor, and a position controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Dong Chul Han, Hyeong Joon Ahn, Jee Uk Chang, Sang Yong Kwak
  • Publication number: 20060176063
    Abstract: A capacitive sensor for simultaneously sensing radial movement and axial movement of a rotary body. The capacitive sensor includes a sensor housing having a pocket disposed in a radial direction and provided with one side surface opened in an axial direction; a plurality of sensor electrodes inserted into the pocket; and an insulator inserted into the pocket to fill a space between the sensor housing and the sensor electrodes. Each of the sensor electrodes includes a radial sensor plane and an axial sensor plane, and the capacitive sensor further includes a guard formed between the sensor electrodes and the sensor housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Hyeong-Joon Ahn, Dong-Chul Han