Patents by Inventor Sueng Ho Lee

Sueng Ho 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: 10330176
    Abstract: Ten forward speeds and one reverse speed are achieved by a power transmission apparatus for a vehicle including a double clutch, a plurality of input, output, and idle shafts, a plurality of gears fixed to or rotatable on the shafts, a plurality of synchronizers selectively synchronizing gears to the shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sueng Ho Lee, Dongwon Kim, Seongwook Ji, Ki Dong Kim, Jihun Lee, Ma Ru Kang, Hyun Sik Kwon, Sun Sung Kwon, Ki Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 10330175
    Abstract: Nine forward speeds and one reverse speed are achieved by a power transmission apparatus for a vehicle including a double clutch, a plurality of input, output, and idle shafts, a plurality of gears fixed to or rotatable on the shafts, a plurality of synchronizers selectively synchronizing gears to the shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sueng Ho Lee, Seongwook Ji, Woochurl Son, Jihun Lee, Ma Ru Kang, Ki Dong Kim, Dongwon Kim, Chon Ok Kim
  • Patent number: 10266046
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus may include: an electric supplementary drive unit; a torque converting device having first, second, and third rotation elements, wherein the first rotation element is connected to the electric supplementary drive unit, the second rotation element is connected to an engine, and the third rotation element is operated as an output element; a first input shaft directly connected to the second rotation element, and a second input shaft directly connected to the third rotation element; a direct coupling device selectively connecting two rotation elements among the first, second, and third rotation elements, a first speed output unit having first and second synchronizer modules, and a second speed output unit having third and fourth synchronizer modules; and a reverse speed device having an idle gear and engaging to any one input gear on the first and second input shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sueng Ho Lee, JongSool Park, Hyung Wook Cho
  • Patent number: 10234000
    Abstract: Ten forward speeds and one reverse speed are achieved by a power transmission apparatus for a vehicle including a double clutch, a plurality of input, output, and idle shafts, a plurality of gears fixed to or rotatable on the shafts, a plurality of synchronizers selectively synchronizing gears to the shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sueng Ho Lee, Ki Tae Kim, Woo Jin Chang, Jihun Lee, Ma Ru Kang, Ki Dong Kim, Seongwook Ji, Chon Ok Kim
  • Patent number: 10160304
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus may include: an electric supplementary drive unit; a torque converting device having first, second, and third rotation elements, wherein the first rotation element is connected to the electric supplementary drive unit, the second rotation element is connected to an engine, and the third rotation element is operated as an output element; a first input shaft directly connected to the second rotation element, and a second input shaft directly connected to the third rotation element; a direct coupling device selectively connecting two rotation elements among the first, second, and third rotation elements, a first speed output unit having first and second synchronizer modules, and a second speed output unit having third and fourth synchronizer modules; and a reverse speed device having an idle gear and engaging to any one input gear on the first and second input shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sueng Ho Lee, JongSool Park, Hyung Wook Cho
  • Patent number: 10156282
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle may include a first input shaft on which at least one input gear is disposed, a second input shaft on which at least one other input gear is disposed, a first shifting output device including at least one shifting gear and a first output shaft, the at least one shifting gear being selectively synchronized with the first output shaft such that torque input from the first and second input shafts is output to a final drive gear, a second shifting output device including at least one other shifting gear and a second output shaft, the at least one other shifting gear being selectively synchronized with the second output shaft such that the torque input from the first and second input shafts is output to the final drive gear, and an idle device including an idle shaft and at least three idle gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sueng Ho Lee, Ki Tae Kim, Ki Dong Kim, Jihun Lee, Ma Ru Kang, Seongwook Ji, Chon Ok Kim
  • Patent number: 10088017
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft to receive an engine torque, an output shaft to output a shifted torque, a first planetary gear set including a first rotation element, a second rotation element, and a third rotation element, a second planetary gear set including a fourth rotation element, a fifth rotation element, and a sixth rotation element, a third planetary gear set including a seventh rotation element, an eighth rotation element, and a ninth rotation element, a fourth planetary gear set including a tenth rotation element, an eleventh rotation element, and a twelfth rotation element, and six control elements for selectively interconnecting the rotation elements and a transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jong Sool Park, Sueng Ho Lee, Dong Hwan Hwang, Seong Wook Hwang, Seongwook Ji, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Kyeong Hun Lee, Jong Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 10018250
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus may include first and second input shafts selectively receiving torque of a power source through first and second clutches, first and second output shafts disposed in parallel with the first and second input shafts, a plurality of input gears disposed on the first and second input shafts, and at least five speed gears selectively connected to the first and second output shafts through a plurality of synchronizer modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sueng Ho Lee, Chang Wook Lee, Jongsool Park
  • Patent number: 9958035
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle, the planetary gear train may include an input shaft receiving power from an engine, an output shaft outputting shifted power of the engine, a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotating elements, a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotating elements, a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotating elements, a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotating elements, and six control elements which are disposed at positions where at least one of the rotating elements is selectively connectable with another of the rotating elements or disposed at positions where rotating elements are selectively connectable to a transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seongwook Ji, Sueng Ho Lee, Jae Chang Kook, Dong Hwan Hwang, SeokJin Kim, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Jong Sool Park, Kyeong Hun Lee, Seong Wook Hwang
  • Publication number: 20180112742
    Abstract: Nine forward speeds and one reverse speed are achieved by a power transmission apparatus for a vehicle including a double clutch, a plurality of input, output, and idle shafts, a plurality of gears fixed to or rotatable on the shafts, a plurality of synchronizers selectively synchronizing gears to the shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sueng Ho LEE, Seongwook JI, Woochurl SON, Jihun LEE, Ma Ru KANG, Ki Dong KIM, Dongwon KIM, Chon Ok KIM
  • Publication number: 20180112743
    Abstract: Ten forward speeds and one reverse speed are achieved by a power transmission apparatus for a vehicle including a double clutch, a plurality of input, output, and idle shafts, a plurality of gears fixed to or rotatable on the shafts, a plurality of synchronizers selectively synchronizing gears to the shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sueng Ho LEE, Dongwon KIM, Seongwook JI, Ki Dong KIM, Jihun LEE, Ma Ru KANG, Hyun Sik KWON, Sun Sung KWON, Ki Tae KIM
  • Publication number: 20180112745
    Abstract: Ten forward speeds and one reverse speed are achieved by a power transmission apparatus for a vehicle including a double clutch, a plurality of input, output, and idle shafts, a plurality of gears fixed to or rotatable on the shafts, a plurality of synchronizers selectively synchronizing gears to the shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sueng Ho LEE, Ki Tae KIM, Woo Jin CHANG, Jihun LEE, Ma Ru KANG, Ki Dong KIM, Seongwook JI, Chon Ok KIM
  • Publication number: 20180106332
    Abstract: A six-speed includes first and second input shafts and on which drive gears are disposed, an idler shaft on which idler drive gears are disposed, and first and second output shafts on which driven gears are disposed. The whole length of the DCT is formed such that an upper whole length section is reduced by the length of a second output shaft that is reduced by disposing the sixth-speed and reverse driven gears on the second output shaft, or an intermediate whole length section formed between the upper and lower whole length sections is reduced by the length of the first input shaft that is reduced by disposing the fifth-, sixth- and reverse driven gears on the second output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sueng-Ho LEE, Kyeong-Hun LEE, Seong-Wook HWANG, Ki-Dong KIM, Ji-Hun LEE, Ma-Ru KANG, Il-Han YOO, Soon-Ki EO, Yong-Seok CHOI, Chon-Ok KIM
  • Patent number: 9909650
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting changed torque, a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements, a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements, a compound planetary gear set formed by combining third and fourth planetary gear sets and including seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth rotation elements, a fifth planetary gear set including eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth rotation elements, and six friction elements disposed between at least one rotation element among thirteen rotation elements and another rotation element or the input shaft, or between at least one rotation element among the thirteen rotation elements and a transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: JongSool Park, Sueng Ho Lee, Chang Wook Lee, KyeongHun Lee, Dong Hwan Hwang
  • Patent number: 9897177
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving power from an engine, an output shaft configured to output power, a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotating elements, a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotating elements, a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotating elements, a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotating elements, and six control elements, each of which is disposed at a position where one rotating element among twelve rotating elements including the first to twelfth rotating elements is selectively connected with another rotating element among the twelve rotating elements or disposed at a position where one rotating element among the twelve rotating elements is selectively connected to a transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Wonmin Cho, Sueng Ho Lee, Jae Chang Kook, Dong Hwan Hwang, SeokJin Kim, Seongwook Ji, Hyun Sik Kwon, JongSool Park, KyeongHun Lee, Seong Wook Hwang
  • Patent number: 9890834
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for vehicle may include an input shaft receiving power of an engine, an output shaft outputting shifted power of the engine, a first planetary gear set including a first rotation element, a second rotation element, and a third rotation element, a second planetary gear set including a fourth rotation element, a fifth rotation element, and a sixth rotation element, a third planetary gear set including a seventh rotation element, an eighth rotation element, and a ninth rotation element, a fourth planetary gear set including a tenth rotation element, an eleventh rotation element, and a twelfth rotation element, and six control elements disposed at positions selectively connecting the rotation elements to each other or at positions selectively connecting the rotation elements and a transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jong Sool Park, Sueng Ho Lee, Dong Hwan Hwang, Seong Wook Hwang, Seongwook Ji, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Kyeong Hun Lee, Jong Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 9890833
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft, an output shaft, first to fourth planetary gear sets and seven friction elements disposed to selectively connect the rotation elements with the rotation element and selectively connect the rotation elements with a transmission housing, and wherein the input shaft is continuously connected to the second rotation element, the output shaft is continuously connected to the eleventh rotation element, the first rotation element is continuously connected to the sixth rotation element, the first rotation element is continuously connected to the eighth rotation element, the third rotation element is continuously connected to the seventh rotation element, the ninth rotation element is continuously connected to the tenth rotation element, and the output shaft is selectively connected with the third rotation element, and wherein three friction elements among seven friction elements are operated at each speed stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: KyeongHun Lee, Chang Wook Lee, JongSool Park, Sueng Ho Lee, Dong Hwan Hwang
  • Publication number: 20180031082
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transmission may include a first input shaft and a second input shaft receiving power from an engine continuously or through a clutch; a sub-shifting mechanism and a main shifting mechanism including a plurality of sub-shifting gear pairs and main shifting gear pairs, which have different gear ratios and are respectively engaged with two shafts of the first and second input shafts, first and second countershafts, and first and second output shafts to select the sub-shifting gear pairs and the main shifting gear pairs, a one-way clutch that transmits power from the engine only from the first countershaft to the first output shaft; a second one-way clutch that transmits power from the engine only from the second countershaft to the second output shaft; and a power transmission gear set engaged between the first output shaft and the second output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Soon Ki EO, Woo Churl SON, Sueng Ho LEE, Ma Ru KANG
  • Patent number: 9856949
    Abstract: A planetary gear train for an automatic transmission may include input shaft, output shaft, first to fourth planetary gear sets and seven friction elements disposed to selectively connect the rotation elements with the rotation element and selectively connect the rotation elements with a transmission housing, and wherein the input shaft is/are continuously connected to the second rotation element, the output shaft is/are continuously connected to the eleventh rotation element, the third rotation element is/are continuously connected to the fifth rotation element, the third rotation element is/are continuously connected to the tenth rotation element, the fourth rotation element is/are continuously connected to the ninth rotation element, the sixth rotation element is/are continuously connected to the seventh rotation element, the input shaft is/are selectively connected to the sixth rotation element, wherein three friction elements among seven friction elements is/are operated at each speed stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Dong Hwan Hwang, Sueng Ho Lee, Chang Wook Lee, JongSool Park, KyeongHun Lee
  • Patent number: 9841083
    Abstract: Nine or more forward speeds and at least one reverse speed are achieved by a planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle including an input shaft, an output shaft, four planetary gear sets respectively having three rotation elements, and six control elements for selectively interconnecting the rotation elements and a transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seongwook Ji, Sueng Ho Lee, Jae Chang Kook, Dong Hwan Hwang, SeokJin Kim, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Jong Sool Park, Kyeong Hun Lee, Seong Wook Hwang