Patents by Inventor Jae Chang Kook

Jae Chang Kook 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: 20180163822
    Abstract: Ten or more forward speeds and two or more reverse speed are achieved by a planetary gear train of an automatic transmission that includes three planetary gear sets mounted on an input shaft, an output shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft and having an output gear. The transmission further includes six shafts respectively interconnecting corresponding elements among the input shaft and rotational elements of the three planetary gear sets, a first transfer gear selectively delivering torque between one of the six shafts and the output shaft; and a second transfer gear selectively delivering torque between the output shaft and one rotational element of the third planetary gear set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seong Wook HWANG, Hyun Sik KWON, Ki Tae KIM, Wonmin CHO, Jae Chang KOOK, Seongwook JI
  • Publication number: 20180163833
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus includes: a first input shaft; a second input shaft coaxially disposed with the first input shaft and selectively connected with the first input shaft; a third input shaft coaxially disposed with the second input shaft and selectively connected with the first input shaft; a first output shaft in parallel with the first input shaft; a second output shaft arranged in series to and selectively connected with the first output shaft; a first shift-stage shifting section outputting two shifted torques from the second input shaft to the first output shaft; a second shift-stage shifting section outputting one shifted torque and one reverse torque from the third input shaft to the first output shaft; and a compound shifting section outputting a shifted output torque from a received torque selectively from the first input shaft or the first output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seong Wook HWANG, Hyun Sik KWON, Ki Tae KIM, Wonmin CHO, Jae Chang KOOK, Seongwook JI
  • Publication number: 20180163823
    Abstract: Ten or more forward speeds and one or more reverse speed are achieved by a planetary gear train of an automatic transmission including four planetary gear sets. In particular, an input shaft is connected with fourth and seventh rotational elements, an output shaft is connected with a twelfth rotational element, second and fifth rotational elements are fixedly interconnected, third and eighth rotational elements are interconnected, and ninth and eleventh rotational elements are interconnected, the second, fourth, and tenth rotational elements are selectively interconnected, and eighth and twelfth rotational elements are selectively interconnected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Chang KOOK, Hyun Sik KWON, Ki Tae KIM, Wonmin CHO, Seong Wook HWANG, Seongwook JI
  • Patent number: 9995368
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft from an engine, an output shaft, and first, second, third, and fourth planetary gear sets each including three rotation elements. The gear train also includes eight shafts for selectively connecting the planetary gear sets and the input and output shafts in various configurations to achieve at least ten forward speeds and at least four reverse speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jae Chang Kook, Seongwook Ji, Woo Jin Chang, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Seong Wook Hwang, Ki Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 9989126
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting torque, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a fourth planetary gear set, a first shaft, a second shaft, a third shaft, a fourth shaft, a fifth shaft selectively connectable to the second shaft, a sixth shaft connected to the input shaft, and selectively connectable to each of the third shaft and the fourth shaft, a seventh shaft connected to the output shaft, and an eighth shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jae Chang Kook, Hyun Sik Kwon, Seongwook Ji, Wonmin Cho, Wookjin Jang, Seong Wook Hwang
  • Patent number: 9982764
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle may include a first input shaft, a second input shaft, a third input shaft, an intermediate shaft disposed parallel to the first, second, and third input shafts, a transfer gear fixedly disposed on the intermediate shaft and outputting torque thereof, an first shifting member changing torque of an engine into first and second preliminarily shifted torques, and outputting the first and second preliminarily shifted torques, an second shifting member changing the torque of the engine into third and fourth preliminarily shifted torques, and outputting the third and fourth preliminarily shifted torques, and a third shifting member changing the torque of the engine transmitted from the first input shaft and the first preliminarily shifted torque to the fourth preliminarily shifted torque selectively transmitted from the first shifting member or the second shifting member into eight forward speed stages and one reverse speed stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seong Wook Hwang, Yong Uk Shin, Seongwook Ji, Woochurl Son, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Ki Been Lim, Woo Jin Chang, Jae Chang Kook, Ki Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 9982755
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle. The planetary gear train may include: an input shaft receiving torque of an engine; an output shaft outputting torque; a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements; a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements; a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements; and a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements. The planetary gear train provides advantages of improving power delivery performance and fuel economy by achieving at least ten forward speed stages and one reverse speed stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Seongwook Ji, Seong Wook Hwang, Hyun Sik Kwon, Ki Tae Kim, Wonmin Cho, Jae Chang Kook
  • Publication number: 20180141429
    Abstract: A power transmission system of a vehicle may include a first input shaft selectively connected to an engine, a second input shaft as a hollow shaft, enclosing the first input shaft without rotational interference with the first input shaft, and selectively connected to the engine, a speed change portion including first and second planetary gear sets, each planetary gear set including three rotation elements, and four rotation shafts directly connected to at least one rotation element among the rotation elements of the first and second planetary gear sets, a motor/generator, an output shaft, and control elements including two clutches disposed at positions where the first and second input shafts are selectively connected to an output shaft of the engine, and two brakes disposed at positions where two rotation shafts among the four rotation shafts are selectively connected to a transmission housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Wonmin CHO, Seong Wook HWANG, Woochurl SON, Hyun Sik KWON, Jae Chang KOOK, Seongwook JI
  • Patent number: 9976633
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission includes an input shaft for receiving an engine torque, an output shaft outputting changed torque, a first planetary gear set including a first, second, and third rotation elements, a second planetary gear set including a fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements, a third planetary gear set including a seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements, a fourth planetary gear set including a tenth, eleventh and twelfth rotation elements, a first shaft connected with the first rotational element, a second shaft interconnecting the second rotational element and the fourth rotational element and connected with the input shaft, a third shaft interconnecting the third rotational element and the tenth rotational element, a fourth shaft interconnecting the fifth rotational element and the eighth element, a fifth shaft connected with the sixth rotational element, and a sixth shaft connected with the seventh rotational element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jin Ho Kim, Jinseok Kim, Jae Chang Kook, Dong Hwan Hwang, Seong Wook Hwang, Woo Jin Chang, Tae Whan Kim, Seongwook Ji, Chon Ok Kim, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Jong Sool Park, Kyeong Hun Lee, Jong Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 9970513
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle is provided. In particular, nine or more forward speeds and one or more reverse speed are achieved by the planetary gear train of the automatic transmission including an input shaft, an output shaft, four planetary gear sets respectively having three rotational elements, and six control elements for selectively interconnecting the rotational elements and a transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jae Chang Kook, Hyun Sik Kwon, Wonmin Cho, Seong Wook Hwang, Seongwook Ji
  • Patent number: 9970514
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle including an input shaft, an output shaft, four planetary gear sets respectively having three rotational elements, and six control elements for selectively interconnecting the rotational elements and a transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Seongwook Jl, Seong Wook Hwang, Hyun Sik Kwon, Ki Tae Kim, Wonmin Cho, Jae Chang Kook
  • Patent number: 9970512
    Abstract: Nine or more forward speeds and one or more reverse speed are achieved by a planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle. The planetary gear train includes: an input shaft, an output shaft, four planetary gear sets, and six control components. In particular, each of the four planetary gear sets includes a sun gear, a planet carrier, and a ring gear. Selective connections between the sun gears, planet carriers, ring gears, and a transmission housing are performed by the the six control components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Wonmin Cho, Seong Wook Hwang, Hyun Sik Kwon, Jae Chang Kook, Seongwook Ji
  • Patent number: 9970511
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle is provided that realizes at least ten forward speeds to improve power delivery performance and fuel consumption due to multi-stages. In particular, the planetary gear train includes an input shaft, an output shaft, four planetary gear sets respectively having three rotational elements, and six control elements for selectively interconnecting the rotational elements and a transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seongwook Ji, Seong Wook Hwang, Hyun Sik Kwon, Wonmin Cho, Jae Chang Kook
  • Patent number: 9958036
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle includes: an input shaft receiving torque of an engine; an output shaft outputting the torque; a first planetary gear set including a first, a second, and a third rotation element; a second planetary gear set including a fourth, a fifth, and a sixth rotation element; a third planetary gear set including a seventh, an eighth, and a ninth rotation element; and a fourth planetary gear set including a tenth, an eleventh, and a twelfth rotation element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Hyun Sik Kwon, Seong Wook Hwang, Wonmin Cho, Jae Chang Kook, Seongwook Ji
  • Patent number: 9958034
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission for a vehicle is provided that has at least nine forward shifting stages and one reverse shifting stage with a relatively small number of parts and a configuration such that an engine may be operated at desired operation points, thereby increasing fuel efficiency of the vehicle, and the engine may be operated more quietly, thereby improving the quietness of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Seong Wook Hwang, Jae Chang Kook, Hyu Tae Shim, Seong Wook Ji, Won Min Cho, Kang Soo Seo, Myeong Hoon Noh
  • Patent number: 9958035
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle, the planetary gear train may include an input shaft receiving power from an engine, an output shaft outputting shifted power of the engine, a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotating elements, a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotating elements, a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotating elements, a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotating elements, and six control elements which are disposed at positions where at least one of the rotating elements is selectively connectable with another of the rotating elements or disposed at positions where rotating elements are selectively connectable to a transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seongwook Ji, Sueng Ho Lee, Jae Chang Kook, Dong Hwan Hwang, SeokJin Kim, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Jong Sool Park, Kyeong Hun Lee, Seong Wook Hwang
  • Patent number: 9945452
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle is provided. The planetary gear train includes an input shaft receiving power of an engine and an output shaft outputting the power. Additionally, four planetary gear sets are provided. Various shafts the connect the elements of the gear sets either selectively or directly. The planetary gear set maximizes driving efficiency of the engine and improves power delivery performance and fuel consumption through the achievement of the more shift-stages of the automatic transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jae Chang Kook, Hyun Sik Kwon, Wonmin Cho, Seong Wook Hwang, Seongwook Ji
  • Patent number: 9945451
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting changed torque of the engine, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a first rotation shaft selectively connectable to the input shaft, a second rotation shaft, a third rotation shaft selectively connectable to at least one of the input shaft and a transmission housing, a fourth rotation shaft selectively connectable to the first rotation shaft, a fifth rotation shaft directly connected to the transmission housing, a sixth rotation shaft selectively connectable to the fourth rotation shaft, and directly connected to the output shaft, and a seventh rotation shaft selectively connectable to the first rotation shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Hyun Sik Kwon, Seong Wook Hwang, Wonmin Cho, Jae Chang Kook, Seongwook Ji
  • Patent number: 9939048
    Abstract: At least nine forward speeds and at least one reverse speed are achieved by a planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle including an input shaft, an output shaft, four planetary gear sets respectively having three rotational elements, and six control elements for selectively interconnecting the rotational elements and a transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Hyun Sik Kwon, Jae Chang Kook, Seongwook Ji, Wonmin Cho, Wookjin Jang, Seong Wook Hwang
  • Patent number: 9939047
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle is provided. Nine or more forward speeds and one or more reverse speed are achieved by a planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle including an input shaft, an output shaft, four planetary gear sets respectively having three rotational elements, and six control elements to selectively connect the rotational elements and a transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Hyun Sik Kwon, Seong Wook Hwang, Wonmin Cho, Jae Chang Kook, Seongwook Ji