Patents by Inventor Kwan-Sup Lee

Kwan-Sup Lee 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: 11787448
    Abstract: Provided is a hypertube transport system. Specifically, provided are a magnetically-levitated train and an infrastructure-system in which same travels, comprising: refrigerant for cooling compressed air of a hypertube train, and a compressed air cooling system utilizing the refrigerant; an apparatus and method for controlling trains operating in a vacuum tube; superconducting switches for superconducting magnets for magnetic levitation; a driving stability apparatus for the hypertube transport system; a control apparatus for trains of the hypertube transport system; and an energy harvester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: KRRI
    Inventors: Kwan Sup Lee, Young Jun Jang, Jae Hoon Kim, Chang Young Lee, Lee Hyeon Kim, Min Hwan Ok, Jeong Min Jo, Jin Ho Lee, Jung Youl Lim, Jae Heon Choe, Su Yong Choi
  • Patent number: 11320070
    Abstract: A tube infrastructure includes a first tube; a second tube that is coupled to the first tube; and a fluid tank that is disposed to surround a coupling region of the first tube and the second tube and is filled with a fluid to seal the coupling region, wherein the fluid tank allows negative pressure to be maintained inside the first tube and the second tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: KOREA RAILROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jae Heon Choe, Kwan Sup Lee, Su Yong Choi, Chang Young Lee, Jung Youl Lim, Jin Ho Lee, Yong Jun Jang, Jeong Min Jo, Min Hwan Ok, Jae Hoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20200362995
    Abstract: A tube infrastructure includes a first tube; a second tube that is coupled to the first tube; and a fluid tank that is disposed to surround a coupling region of the first tube and the second tube and is filled with a fluid to seal the coupling region, wherein the fluid tank allows negative pressure to be maintained inside the first tube and the second tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Jae Heon CHOE, Kwan Sup LEE, Su Yong CHOI, Chang Young LEE, Jung Youl LIM, Jin Ho LEE, Yong Jun JANG, Jeong Min JO, Min Hwan OK, Jae Hoon KIM
  • Publication number: 20200241137
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hypertube system for detecting a position of a hypertube vehicle, including a hypertube vehicle, a tube configured to surround a travel path of the hypertube vehicle, At least one LiDAR sensor each mounted on an inner wall of the tube and including a laser transmitter configured to irradiate a laser beam toward the hypertube vehicle and a laser receiver configured to detect a laser, and a reflector configured to reflect the laser irradiated from the LiDAR sensor, wherein the reflector may be disposed in the hypertube vehicle, and wherein the laser beam reflected from the reflector reaches the laser receiver of the LiDAR sensor to be used in detecting the position of the hypertube vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Korea Railroad Research Institute
    Inventors: SuYong CHOI, Jae Heon CHOI, Jung Youl LIM, Chang Young LEE, Kwan Sup LEE, Yong Jun JANG, Jeong Min JO, Jin Ho LEE, Min Hwan OK, Jae Hoon KIM, Lee Hyeon KIM
  • Publication number: 20200239036
    Abstract: Provided is a hypertube transport system. Specifically, provided are a magnetically-levitated train and an infrastructure-system in which same travels, comprising: refrigerant for cooling compressed air of a hypertube train, and a compressed air cooling system utilizing the refrigerant; an apparatus and method for controlling trains operating in a vacuum tube; superconducting switches for superconducting magnets for magnetic levitation; a driving stability apparatus for the hypertube transport system; a control apparatus for trains of the hypertube transport system; and an energy harvester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Kwan Sup LEE, Young Jun JANG, Jae Hoon KIM, Chang Young LEE, Lee Hyeon KIM, Min Hwan OK, Jeong Min JO, Jin Ho LEE, Jung Youl LIM, Jae Heon CHOE, Su Yong CHOI
  • Patent number: 9701325
    Abstract: A railroad vehicle monitoring system installed on a railroad vehicle includes: wireless sensor devices installed at attached equipment of the railroad vehicle, including a sensor that senses statuses of the attached equipment, configured to wirelessly transmit a sensing value sensed by the sensor in real time, and including an energy harvester configured to convert energy generated by running of the railroad vehicle into electric energy, and supply the electric energy as a power source for the sensor, a signal process in the sensing value, and wireless communication of the sensing value; sink node devices configured to wirelessly receive the sensing value and output, in real time, railroad vehicle status information obtained by integrating the received sensing value; and a vehicle status monitoring device configured to receive the railroad vehicle status information, integrate and manage the railroad vehicle status information, and output the integrated railroad vehicle status information in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA RAILROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jaehoon Kim, Jae Yun Lee, Kwan Sup Lee, Young Il Kim, Kun Min Yeo
  • Publication number: 20170151964
    Abstract: A wireless sensor device includes: an energy harvester configured to convert vibration generated from a broadband vibration source into electricity, an elastic member arranged to receive the vibration and a communication unit fixed by the elastic member, supplied with the converted electricity from the energy harvester, and configured to transmit sensing information obtained by sensing a measurement target. The elastic member operates as a mechanical filter configured to limit a frequency range and an acceleration magnitude of the vibration to be transferred to the communication unit for stabilizing the performance of the communication unit, and the communication unit is arranged to receive vibration passing through the elastic member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Jaehoon Kim, Jae Yun Lee, Kwan Sup Lee, Young Il Kim, Kun Min Yeo
  • Publication number: 20160152252
    Abstract: A railroad vehicle monitoring system installed on a railroad vehicle includes: wireless sensor devices installed at attached equipment of the railroad vehicle, including a sensor that senses statuses of the attached equipment, configured to wirelessly transmit a sensing value sensed by the sensor in real time, and including an energy harvester configured to convert energy generated by running of the railroad vehicle into electric energy, and supply the electric energy as a power source for the sensor, a signal process in the sensing value, and wireless communication of the sensing value; sink node devices configured to wirelessly receive the sensing value and output, in real time, railroad vehicle status information obtained by integrating the received sensing value; and a vehicle status monitoring device configured to receive the railroad vehicle status information, integrate and manage the railroad vehicle status information, and output the integrated railroad vehicle status information in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Jaehoon Kim, Jae Yun Lee, Kwan Sup Lee, Young Il Kim, Kun Min Yeo
  • Patent number: 6073490
    Abstract: The present invention is a compensation accelerometer comprising a separable housing, a sensitive element mounted in the housing on an elastic suspension element, an angle sensor, a servo amplifier and a momentum sensor. In the proposed accelerometer, the blade of the sensitive element, the elastic suspension element and the frame for securing the sensitive element in the housing (support frame) are all made from a single block of monocrystalline silicon. In addition, the two halves of the separable housing, between which is situated the support frame for the sensitive element, each take the form of a block and a cup-shaped magnetic circuit for the momentum sensor. The block is formed from silicon monocrystal of the same orientation as the sensitive element block. The coils of the momentum sensor are secured on the blade of the sensitive element via intermediate plates formed from a silicon monocrystal of the same orientation as the sensitive element block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: Sergy Feodosievich Konovalov
    Inventors: Sergey Feodosievich Konovalov, Gennady Mikhaylovich Novosyolov, Chung-Oh Lee, Jun Ho Oh, Alexey Viktorovich Polynkov, Kwan-Sup Lee