Patents by Inventor Sung Tae Cho

Sung Tae Cho 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: 9321343
    Abstract: Disclosed is system for a hybrid vehicle in which a rotor in a motor is continuously and directly connected to a transmission and is rotatable with the transmission. A first stator mounted around an exterior side of the rotor is directly connected to a shaft of the engine to be rotatable with the shaft of the engine, and a second stator is fixedly mounted to the exterior side of the motor housing around the rotor. The system may further include a lock-up clutch configured to selectively connect a rotation shaft of the rotor with the shaft of the engine, a first inverter configured to control an operation of the first stator, and a second inverter configured to control an operation of the second stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seong Jae Song, Sung Tae Cho, Kyung Shin Lee, Sangjae Lee, Yeongil Choi
  • Patent number: 9221328
    Abstract: Disclosed is system for a hybrid vehicle that includes an engine, a transmission, and a battery. The system may further include a first clutch configured to connect the engine with the transmission and having a first part and a second part; a first motor/generator configured to be connected to the first part and directly connected to the transmission; a second motor/generator configured to be connected to the second part; and a second clutch configured to connected the second motor/generator with the transmission. In particular, the first part and the second part may be clutches that can operate independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seong Jae Song, Tal Chol Kim, Sung Tae Cho, Yong Gi Kim
  • Patent number: 8977486
    Abstract: Disclosed is a navigation system and displaying method thereof, which controls the level of protrusion for each piece of indication data displayed on a 3-D screen of the navigation system based on its criticality so as to maximize the legibility of the driver. More specifically, the navigation system includes a GPS receiving member which receives GPS location information, a map data storage member which stores map data including a plurality of indication data, a controlling member which requests a display scope of the map data, corresponding to the received GPS location information, and at least one set of indication data within the display scope, and 3-D data-processes said indication data so that it can be displayed so that the most important data is protruding the most to the driver, and a display member which displays the map data containing the 3-D data-processed indication data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Sung-Tae Cho
  • Publication number: 20150045167
    Abstract: A hydraulic power train for a hybrid vehicle is provided, which can selectively transmit power of a hydraulic driving unit or an engine to driving wheels using a double pinion planetary gear and a synchro sleeve in addition to the hydraulic driving unit. More specifically, a hydraulic power train for a hybrid vehicle is provided, which can achieve various driving modes and maximize the fuel efficiency, by combining a hydraulic driving unit, a double pinion planetary gear, and a synchro-type transmission to implement a continuously variable transmission for a hybrid vehicle that can selectively transmit power of an engine or a hydraulic driving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Kyung S. Lee, Tal Chol Kim, Sung Tae Cho, Sang J. Lee
  • Patent number: 8886454
    Abstract: A road guidance display method and system using a geo-tagging image are provided. More specifically, a street image is stored by capturing the street image at a specific point by a camera and storing the street image along with position information at a corresponding point. Subsequently, the street image stored in the storing process is output on a screen when a reproduction command is input by a user or when a vehicle is within a predetermined distance from a street image capturing point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Sung Tae Cho
  • Publication number: 20130154962
    Abstract: A method and apparatus configured to control the level of detailed information displayed for a selected area using a dynamic touch interaction in a mobile terminal including a touch screen, are provided. The apparatus include a memory that stores contents to be output through the touch screen as data, a touch interaction module that analyzes a user's touch input through the touch screen and recognizes a stipulated touch interaction, and a control unit that controls an overall operation of the apparatus according to the user's input through the touch screen. The control unit also controls the level of subordinate detailed information displayed in an area, which is designated by the user through a stipulated touch input, to be displayed when the stipulated touch input is recognized through the touch interaction module, based on the data stored in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Yeon Ji Kim, Sung Tae Cho
  • Publication number: 20130151144
    Abstract: A road guidance display method and system using a geo-tagging image are provided. More specifically, a street image is stored by capturing the street image at a specific point by a camera and storing the street image along with position information at a corresponding point. Subsequently, the street image stored in the storing process is output on a screen when a reproduction command is input by a user or when a vehicle is within a predetermined distance from a street image capturing point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Sung Tae Cho
  • Publication number: 20130145309
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of controlling a division screen interlocking display using dynamic touch interaction are provided. The method includes recognizing a screen scroll input of a first pattern input through a touch screen, moving contents for each screen section in a scroll direction when the screen scroll input of the first pattern is recognized, and controlling corresponding contents deviated from a corresponding screen section by scrolling to be automatically converted according to a display format of a screen section in which corresponding contents are moved and output to the screen section while moving the deviated contents to an adjacent screen section of the screen in the scroll direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sung Tae Cho, Yeon Ji Kim
  • Publication number: 20130124082
    Abstract: Disclosed is a navigation system and displaying method thereof, which controls the level of protrusion for each piece of indication data displayed on a 3-D screen of the navigation system based on its criticality so as to maximize the legibility of the driver. More specifically, the navigation system includes a GPS receiving member which receives GPS location information, a map data storage member which stores map data including a plurality of indication data, a controlling member which requests a display scope of the map data, corresponding to the received GPS location information, and at least one set of indication data within the display scope, and 3-D data-processes said indication data so that it can be displayed so that the most important data is protruding the most to the driver, and a display member which displays the map data containing the 3-D data-processed indication data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Sung-Tae Cho
  • Publication number: 20130123063
    Abstract: Disclosed is system for a hybrid vehicle that includes an engine, a transmission, and a battery. The system may further include a first clutch configured to connect the engine with the transmission and having a first part and a second part; a first motor/generator configured to be connected to the first part and directly connected to the transmission; a second motor/generator configured to be connected to the second part; and a second clutch configured to connected the second motor/generator with the transmission. In particular, the first part and the second part may be clutches that can operate independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Seong Jae Song, Tal Chol Kim, Sung Tae Cho, Yong Gi Kim
  • Publication number: 20130110333
    Abstract: Disclosed is system for a hybrid vehicle in which a rotor in a motor is continuously and directly connected to a transmission and is rotatable with the transmission. A first stator mounted around an exterior side of the rotor is directly connected to a shaft of the engine to be rotatable with the shaft of the engine, and a second stator is fixedly mounted to the exterior side of the motor housing around the rotor. The system may further include a lock-up clutch configured to selectively connect a rotation shaft of the rotor with the shaft of the engine, a first inverter configured to control an operation of the first stator, and a second inverter configured to control an operation of the second stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Seong Jae Song, Sung Tae Cho, Kyung Shin Lee, Sangjae Lee, Yeongil Choi
  • Patent number: 7905806
    Abstract: A power train for hybrid vehicles increases the range of the transmission gear ratio within which the efficiency of the power train is superior. Furthermore, the method of operating the power train varies depending on the transmission gear ratio, and thus the power train can be operated with superior efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Sung-Tae Cho
  • Patent number: 7830279
    Abstract: An apparatus for inputting characters and method thereof are disclosed, by which a character can be inputted at high speed in a manner of implementing a new character set and by which a character can be inputted at high speed using a new character set and a rotatable moving key. The present invention includes an input unit comprising a plurality of roller type keys, each generating a rotation-associated keying signal or a pressing-associated keying signal and a plurality of selection keys, each generating the pressing-associated keying signal and a controller performing a character set search by a character set unit according to the rotation-associated keying signal, the controller performing a character input according to the pressing-associated keying signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Sung Tae Cho
  • Patent number: 7794347
    Abstract: A power train for hybrid vehicles increases the range of the transmission gear ratio within which the efficiency of the power train is superior. Furthermore, the method of operating the power train is varied depending on the transmission gear ratio, so that the power train can be operated with superior efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sung-Tae Cho, Jang-Moo Lee, Nam-Wook Kim, Ho-Rim Yang
  • Patent number: 7691021
    Abstract: A power train having dual modes for hybrid vehicles increases the range of the transmission gear ratio within which the efficiency of the power train is superior. The method of operating the power train varies depending on the transmission gear ratio, and thus the power train can be operated with superior efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sung-Tae Cho, Jang-Moo Lee, Ho-Rim Yang
  • Patent number: 7481733
    Abstract: A power train for hybrid vehicles increases the range of the transmission gear ratio within which the efficiency of the power train is superior. Furthermore, the method of operating the power train varies depending on the transmission gear ratio, and thus the power train can be operated with superior efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sung-Tae Cho, Jang-Moo Lee, Kuk-Hyun Ahn
  • Publication number: 20080039261
    Abstract: A power delivery system of a hybrid vehicle includes: a planetary gear part disposed including a first planetary gear, a second planetary gear, and a third planetary gear; a driving motor/generator part including a first motor/generator connected to the third planetary gear such that a power delivery can be performed therebetween, and a second motor/generator configured to deliver power to a driving shaft via the second planetary gear and supporting an engine in a starting state so as to operate the driving shaft; a clutch part connected to the planetary gear part such that the hybrid vehicle can drive by changing the operation mode at at least a critical mechanical point wherein the mechanical power of the driving motor/generator part is zero; and a controller controlling operations of the driving motor/generator part and the clutch part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Sung Tae CHO, Jang Moo LEE, Nam Wook KIM
  • Publication number: 20070287565
    Abstract: A power train for hybrid vehicles increases the range of the transmission gear ratio within which the efficiency of the power train is superior. Furthermore, the method of operating the power train varies depending on the transmission gear ratio, and thus the power train can be operated with superior efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Sung-Tae Cho, Jang-Moo Lee, Kuk-Hyun Ahn
  • Publication number: 20070287564
    Abstract: A power train for hybrid vehicles increases the range of the transmission gear ratio within which the efficiency of the power train is superior. The method of operating the power train varies depending on the transmission gear ratio, and thus the power train can be operated with superior efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Sung-Tae Cho, Jang-Moo Lee, Ho-Rim Yang
  • Publication number: 20070225099
    Abstract: A power train for hybrid vehicles increases the range of the transmission gear ratio within which the efficiency of the power train is superior. Furthermore, the method of operating the power train is varied depending on the transmission gear ratio, so that the power train can be operated with superior efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Sung-Tae Cho, Jang-Moo Lee, Nam-Wook Kim, Ho-Rim Yang