Patents by Inventor Jae Kyu An

Jae Kyu 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).

  • Robot for inspecting pipelines
    Patent number: 9400263
    Abstract: Provided herein is a robot for inspecting pipelines as it moves along an outer surface of a pipeline, the robot comprising: a plurality of body parts detachably provided along a longitudinal direction of the pipeline; a connector configured to connect adjacent body parts, and to distance one of the connected body parts away from the pipeline so that the plurality of body parts may cross an obstacle; and a controller configured to control the connector to lift one of the body parts to cross an obstacle, with another body part secured to the pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Research & Business Foundation SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jae Kyu An, Sang Chul Han, Hyungpil Moon
  • ROBOT FOR INSPECTING PIPELINES
    Publication number: 20140156067
    Abstract: Provided herein is a robot for inspecting pipelines as it moves along an outer surface of a pipeline, the robot comprising: a plurality of body parts detachably provided along a longitudinal direction of the pipeline; a connector configured to connect adjacent body parts, and to distance one of the connected body parts away from the pipeline so that the plurality of body parts may cross an obstacle; and a controller configured to control the connector to lift one of the body parts to cross an obstacle, with another body part secured to the pipeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
    Inventors: Jae Kyu An, Sang-Chul Han, Hyungpil Moon