Patents by Inventor Lee Hyeon KIM

Lee Hyeon 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).

  • 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
  • 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