Patents by Inventor Je-Hoon Kim

Je-Hoon Kim 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).

  • ELECTRIC HEATER
    Publication number: 20100193502
    Abstract: Disclosed is the electric heater including a base, and a heating unit having a plurality of unit heating elements disposed on a plate surface of the base and at least one of heating connection portions configured to heat and conductively connecting the unit heating elements to each other and non-heating connection portions configured not to heat and conductively connecting the unit heating elements to each other, thereby preventing a thermal stress concentration, thus to prevent damage to the heating unit and to enhance its output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Je-Hoon Kim, Hyoung-Jun Kim, Byeong-Wook Park
  • Variable pressure-controlled cooling scheme and thrust control arrangements for a steam turbine
    Patent number: 7195443
    Abstract: A method and system for actively controlling thrust pressure in a steam turbine is disclosed. The method may comprise monitoring a thrust pressure affecting a thrust fitting in a steam turbine, and adjusting the thrust pressure to maintain a desired thrust pressure on the thrust fitting in the steam turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Christian Lee Vandervort, Je-Hoon Kim
  • VARIABLE PRESSURE-CONTROLLED COOLING SCHEME AND THRUST CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS FOR A STEAM TURBINE
    Publication number: 20060140747
    Abstract: A method and system for actively controlling thrust pressure in a steam turbine is disclosed. The method may comprise monitoring a thrust pressure affecting a thrust fitting in a steam turbine, and adjusting the thrust pressure to maintain a desired thrust pressure on the thrust fitting in the steam turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Christian Vandervort, Je-Hoon Kim