Patents by Inventor Jin Won SEOK

Jin Won SEOK 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: 11448290
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus may include a planetary gear set including three rotation elements, a dog clutch provided to selectively fix one rotation element of the planetary gear set, input and output shafts connected to two remaining rotation elements, a friction clutch provided to vary frictional force between two arbitrary rotation elements, a linear actuator provided to form linear displacement, a push member provided to receive the linear displacement and to apply pressure to the friction clutch to increase frictional force thereof, a return spring elastically supporting the push member in a direction of releasing the frictional force of the friction clutch, a one-way interlocking structure provided between a sleeve and the push member, and a release spring provided to elastically support the sleeve with respect to the push member in a direction of releasing the dog clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Kang Hoon Lee, Yeong Hoon Kim, Dong Hwan Hwang, Jin Won Seok
  • Patent number: 10415674
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle provides at least ten forward speed stages and one reverse speed stage by combination of: first to fourth planetary gear sets respectively having first to third rotation elements, fourth to sixth rotation elements, seventh to ninth rotation elements, or tenth to twelfth rotation elements; first to eighth shafts; at least four clutches and two brakes. In particular, the first shaft is fixedly connected to the first and fourth rotation elements and selectively connected to a transmission housing, the second shaft is fixedly connected to the second rotation element and an input shaft, the third shaft is fixedly connected to the fifth, eighth and twelfth rotation elements, the fourth shaft is fixedly connected to the ninth and tenth rotation elements and selectively connected to the input shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Ho Kim, Woo Jin Chang, Jinseok Kim, Jae Chang Kook, Dong Hwan Hwang, Seong Wook Hwang, Jong Soo Kim, Tae Whan Kim, Seongwook Ji, Jin Won Seok, Yong Beom Kim, Hyun Sik Kwon, Jong Sool Park, Hyeonjin Kim, Kyeong Hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20180363735
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle provides at least ten forward speed stages and one reverse speed stage by combination of: first to fourth planetary gear sets respectively having first to third rotation elements, fourth to sixth rotation elements, seventh to ninth rotation elements, or tenth to twelfth rotation elements; first to eighth shafts; at least four clutches and two brakes. In particular, the first shaft is fixedly connected to the first and fourth rotation elements and selectively connected to a transmission housing, the second shaft is fixedly connected to the second rotation element and an input shaft, the third shaft is fixedly connected to the fifth, eighth and twelfth rotation elements, the fourth shaft is fixedly connected to the ninth and tenth rotation elements and selectively connected to the input shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Ho KIM, Woo Jin CHANG, Jinseok KIM, Jae Chang KOOK, Dong Hwan HWANG, Seong Wook HWANG, Jong Soo KIM, Tae Whan KIM, Seongwook JI, Jin Won SEOK, Yong Beom KIM, Hyun Sik KWON, Jong Sool PARK, Hyeonjin KIM, Kyeong Hun LEE