Patents by Inventor Kwang-Kun PARK

Kwang-Kun PARK 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: 20240140623
    Abstract: A launch pad system includes a fuel vent port provided in a launch vehicle, a launch pad fuel tank provided outside the launch vehicle to store fuel, a fuel recovery line connecting the fuel vent port and the launch pad fuel tank such that the fuel is transferred therethrough, and a fuel transfer unit provided on the fuel recovery line to transfer the fuel, wherein the fuel may be recovered from the launch vehicle to the launch pad fuel tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kwang Kun PARK, I Sang YU, Seung Whan BAEK, Young Suk JUNG, Kie Joo CHO
  • Patent number: 11927974
    Abstract: The flow rate control device includes a main plate corresponding to an inner diameter and including a through hole which is formed at the center thereof and through which a fluid flows, a sub-plate corresponding to a size of the through hole, disposed in front of the main plate, and applied with a pressure of the flowing fluid, and an expansion and contraction flow path formed to connect the through hole and a circumference of the sub-plate to each other and expanded and contracted by the pressure applied to the sub-plate. The expansion and contraction flow path includes a plurality of holes which are formed in a side surface thereof and through which the flow flows, and has a cross-sectional area changed by the pressure to control a flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
    Inventors: Kwang Kun Park, Jun Seong Lee, Kee Joo Lee
  • Publication number: 20220163982
    Abstract: The flow rate control device includes a main plate corresponding to an inner diameter and including a through hole which is formed at the center thereof and through which a fluid flows, a sub-plate corresponding to a size of the through hole, disposed in front of the main plate, and applied with a pressure of the flowing fluid, and an expansion and contraction flow path formed to connect the through hole and a circumference of the sub-plate to each other and expanded and contracted by the pressure applied to the sub-plate. The expansion and contraction flow path includes a plurality of holes which are formed in a side surface thereof and through which the flow flows, and has a cross-sectional area changed by the pressure to control a flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Kwang Kun Park, Jun Seong Lee, Kee Joo Lee
  • Patent number: 10703513
    Abstract: Disclosed is support equipment for collecting a reusable rocket, the support equipment including a plurality of supports located on a landing platform and spaced apart from one another, a contact support pad having a contacting face to contact a reusable rocket when the reusable rocket is landing, and connected to each of the supports to secure the reusable rocket, and a distance sensor configured to sense a position of the reusable rocket or the contact support pad, wherein each of the supports is configured to move the contact support pad based on information on a distance measured by the distance sensor, and the contact support pad is configured to secure the reusable rocket when the reusable rocket has landed, in order to prevent damage of the reusable rocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kwang Kun Park, Young Suk Jung, Kie Joo Cho
  • Publication number: 20180022477
    Abstract: Disclosed is support equipment for collecting a reusable rocket, the support equipment including a plurality of supports located on a landing platform and spaced apart from one another, a contact support pad having a contacting face to contact a reusable rocket when the reusable rocket is landing, and connected to each of the supports to secure the reusable rocket, and a distance sensor configured to sense a position of the reusable rocket or the contact support pad, wherein each of the supports is configured to move the contact support pad based on information on a distance measured by the distance sensor, and the contact support pad is configured to secure the reusable rocket when the reusable rocket has landed, in order to prevent a damage of the reusable rocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Kwang Kun Park, Young Suk Jung, Kie Joo Cho
  • Patent number: 9862460
    Abstract: Disclosed are a propulsion system for a ship, a method of assembling the same, and a method of disassembling the same. The propulsion system for the ship includes: a rear propeller fixed to a rotary shaft; a front propeller that is rotatably supported on the rotary shaft in front of the rear propeller; a contra-rotating device that is mounted in an installation space at a rear end of a hull so as to reverse the rotation of the rotary shaft and transmit the reversed rotation to the front propeller; a propeller connecting member that connects the contra-rotating device and the front propeller to transmit a rotational force; and a thrust supporting device that is provided between the contra-rotating device and the propeller connection member to support thrust of the front propeller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG HEAVY IND. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang-Jun Paik, Hyun-Sang Park, Jin-Suk Lee, Tae-Goo Lee, Ji-Nam Kim, Jin-Ho Kim, Jae-Ouk Roh, Tae-Sam Choi, Kwang-Kun Park, Hyoung-Gil Park, Chi-Su Song, Se-Myun Oh, Dong-Hyun Lee, Jeung-Hoon Lee, Jae-Kwon Jung, Tae-Sik Lee
  • Patent number: 9751603
    Abstract: Disclosed are a propulsion device for a ship and a ship having the same. The propulsion device may include a rotational shaft, a rear propeller fixed to the rotational shaft, a front propeller rotatably supported by the drive shaft in front of the rear propeller, a counter rotation unit disposed in an installation space of a stern of a ship body and including a plurality of gears configured to reverse rotation of the rotational shaft and transmit the reversed rotation to the front propeller and a gear box configured to receive the plurality of gears, a coupling unit configured to separably connect the rotational shaft with the counter rotation unit and cut off power transmission from the rotational shaft to the counter rotation unit upon disconnection therebetween, and a rotation preventing unit configured to prevent rotation of the front propeller when the coupling unit is separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Heavy Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Hyun Lee, Jong-Soo Seo, Tae-Goo Lee, Kwang-Jun Paik, Kwang-Kun Park, Seung-Myun Hwangbo, Ji Nam Kim, Hyuk Kwun
  • Publication number: 20160194066
    Abstract: Disclosed are a propulsion device for a ship and a ship having the same. The propulsion device, according to an embodiment of the present invention, includes a rotational shaft, a rear propeller fixed to the rotational shaft, a front propeller rotatably supported by the drive shaft in front of the rear propeller, a counter rotation unit disposed in an installation space of a stern of a ship body and including a plurality of gears configured to reverse rotation of the rotational shaft and transmit the reversed rotation to the front propeller and a gear box configured to receive the plurality of gears, a coupling unit configured to separably connect the rotational shaft with the counter rotation unit and cut off power transmission from the rotational shaft to the counter rotation unit upon disconnection therebetween, and a rotation preventing unit configured to prevent rotation of the front propeller when the coupling unit is separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG HEAVY IND. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-Hyun Lee, Jong-Soo Seo, Tae-Goo Lee, Kwang-Jun Palik, Kwang-Kun Park, Seung-Myun Hwangbo, Ji Nam Kim, Hyuk Kwun
  • Publication number: 20160113315
    Abstract: The present invention relates to salt products coated with the natural amino acid extracts effective in reducing sodium intake. Precisely, the salt products of the invention are able to maintain taste of food with 30˜50% reduced salt, suggesting that they can effectively reduce daily intake of salt consumed with food. It is also expected that the salt products of the present invention can also be effectively used for the preparation of meal for a patient who needs sodium limited diet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: MAEIL FOODS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Moo OH, Sang Ho OH, Hoo Mo GOO, Kwang Kun PARK
  • Publication number: 20150314846
    Abstract: Disclosed are a propulsion system for a ship, a method of assembling the same, and a method of disassembling the same. The propulsion system for the ship includes: a rear propeller fixed to a rotary shaft; a front propeller that is rotatably supported on the rotary shaft in front of the rear propeller; a contra-rotating device that is mounted in an installation space at a rear end of a hull so as to reverse the rotation of the rotary shaft and transmit the reversed rotation to the front propeller; a propeller connecting member that connects the contra-rotating device and the front propeller to transmit a rotational force; and a thrust supporting device that is provided between the contra-rotating device and the propeller connection member to support thrust of the front propeller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG HEAVY IND. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang-Jun PAIK, Hyun-Sang PARK, Jin-Suk LEE, Tae-Goo LEE, Ji-Nam KIM, Jin-Ho KIM, Jae-Ouk ROH, Tae-Sam CHOI, Kwang-Kun PARK, Hyoung-Gil PARK, Chi-Si SONG, Se-Myun OH, Dong-Hyun LEE, Jeung-Hoon LEE, Jae-Kwon JUNG, Tae-Sik LEE