Patents by Inventor Sun Je Kim

Sun Je 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: 9555796
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes: an engine; a driving motor/generator connected to an output shaft of the engine; a connection unit disposed between the engine and the driving motor/generator to separate the engine from the driving motor/generator when the engine is stopped and to connect the engine to the driving motor/generator when the engine is operated; a manual transmission connected to the driving motor/generator, for directly varying gear ratio without using an engine clutch according to a driving speed and a torque generated by the driving motor/generator and/or the engine; a position sensor for detecting a position of a manual gearshift lever; and a central control unit connected to the engine, the driving motor/generator, the connection unit, and the manual transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (KAIST)
    Inventors: Yong San Yoon, Sei Bum Choi, Kyung Soo Kim, Sun Je Kim, Chi Woong Song, Hee Woon Son
  • Publication number: 20160107638
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes: an engine; a driving motor/generator connected to an output shaft of the engine; a connection unit disposed between the engine and the driving motor/generator to separate the engine from the driving motor/generator when the engine is stopped and to connect the engine to the driving motor/generator when the engine is operated; a manual transmission connected to the driving motor/generator, for directly varying gear ratio without using an engine clutch according to a driving speed and a torque generated by the driving motor/generator and/or the engine; a position sensor for detecting a position of a manual gearshift lever; and a central control unit connected to the engine, the driving motor/generator, the connection unit, and the manual transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Yong San YOON, Sei Bum CHOI, Kyung Soo KIM, Sun Je KIM, Chi Woong SONG, Hee Woon SON
  • Publication number: 20120258830
    Abstract: A transmission device for application to a vehicle is disclosed. The transmission device includes a planetary gear including means for restricting degrees of freedom and a gearbox having two input axles. The root axle of the gearbox is functionally connected to the planetary shaft of carrier or to the planetary shaft of the ring gear. An end portion of the first axle of the gearbox is functionally connected to the root axle via a synchronizing device and the other end portion to the driving axle of the vehicle or to the internal combustion engine. An end portion of the second axle is a free end and the other end portion is connected to the root axle. The second axle has a direction of rotation opposite to that of the root axle and the third axle a direction of rotation opposite to that of the connected planetary shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yong San YOON, Sun Je Kim, Kyung Soo Kim