Patents by Inventor Wong-Chul CHOI

Wong-Chul CHOI 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).

  • Electric vehicle, battery charging station, battery exchanging reservation system comprising the same and method thereof
    Patent number: 8970341
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electric vehicle, a battery charging station, and an electric vehicle battery exchange reservation system including the same. The electric vehicle includes a power level detection unit adapted to detect a power level of a battery mounted on the electric vehicle; a communication unit adapted to communicate with a battery charging station; and a control unit adapted to determine a battery charging station, in which the battery of the electric vehicle is to be exchanged, based on the power level of the battery and a route of travel of the electric vehicle and transmit a battery exchange reservation command to the determined battery charging station. Based on the battery power level of the electric vehicle, a battery charging station existing along the route of travel is requested to provide battery information, and battery exchange is reserved accordingly, so that batteries can be exchanged more efficiently and conveniently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Kookmin University Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Jun-Seok Park, Won-Kyu Kim, Hee-Jeing Park, Hee-Seok Moon, Wong-Chul Choi, Jay-Il Jeong, Chi-Man Yu, Do-Yang Jung, Yong-Hark Shin, Jae-Hong Park
  • ELECTRIC VEHICLE, BATTERY CHARGING STATION, BATTERY EXCHANGING RESERVATION SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130342310
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electric vehicle, a battery charging station, and an electric vehicle battery exchange reservation system including the same. The electric vehicle includes a power level detection unit adapted to detect a power level of a battery mounted on the electric vehicle; a communication unit adapted to communicate with a battery charging station; and a control unit adapted to determine a battery charging station, in which the battery of the electric vehicle is to be exchanged, based on the power level of the battery and a route of travel of the electric vehicle and transmit a battery exchange reservation command to the determined battery charging station. Based on the battery power level of the electric vehicle, a battery charging station existing along the route of travel is requested to provide battery information, and battery exchange is reserved accordingly, so that batteries can be exchanged more efficiently and conveniently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Kookmin Universty Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Jun-Seok PARK, Won-Kyu KIM, Hee-Jeing PARK, Hee-Seok MOON, Wong-Chul CHOI, Jay-Il JEONG, Chi-Man YU, Do-Yang JUNG, Yong-Hark SHIN, Yae-Hong PARK