Patents by Inventor Yeong-Saeng Kim

Yeong-Saeng 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: 8974181
    Abstract: A rope-conveyor structure for supporting plates of a wind or water power generator, in which plates are coupled to a rope at positions spaced apart from each other so that the force of flowing water or wind applied to the plates rotates the rope. The rope-conveyor structure includes couplings which are coupled to the rope between the plates, and connection wires each of which has a predetermined length. Each connection wire is connected at a first end thereof to the corresponding coupling and at a second end thereof to the corresponding plate. The positions of the connection wires can be selectively changed so that each connection wire can support the corresponding plate in either directions. Therefore, the plates can be prevented from being displaced from the correct positions or from twisting, regardless of the direction of flow of the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Inje Univ. Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Yeong-Saeng Kim, Dae-Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 8344540
    Abstract: A wind and water power generator ship. A waterpower generation unit generates electricity using a difference between the ebb and the flow of the tides, and is provided with a buoyant body that produces buoyancy, which enables the waterpower generation unit to float on water. A center shaft is mounted on a base on an upper end of the waterpower generation unit, and is rotatably supported by a bearing. A wind power generation unit generates electricity using wind power, is provided on an upper end of the center shaft, and is rotatable depending on a direction of wind. The distance from a front end of the wind power generation unit to the center shaft is shorter than the distance from the center shaft to a rear end of the wind power generation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: INJE Univ. Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Yeong-Saeng Kim, Dae-Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20120051910
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a rope-conveyor structure for supporting plates of a wind or water power generator. The plates are coupled to a rope at positions spaced apart from each other so that the force of flowing water or wind applied to the plates rotates the rope. The rope-conveyor structure includes couplings which are coupled to the rope between the plates, and connection wires each of which has a predetermined length. Each connection wire is connected at a first end thereof to the corresponding coupling and connected at a second end thereof to the corresponding plate. The positions of the connection wires can be selectively changed so that each connection wire can support the corresponding plate in either of both directions. Therefore, the plates can be prevented from being displaced from the correct positions or from twisting, regardless of the direction of flow of the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Yeong-Saeng KIM, Dae-Hee LEE
  • Publication number: 20120043764
    Abstract: A wind and water power generator ship. A waterpower generation unit generates electricity using a difference between the ebb and the flow of the tides, and is provided with a buoyant body that produces buoyancy, which enables the waterpower generation unit to float on water. A center shaft is mounted on a base on an upper end of the waterpower generation unit, and is rotatably supported by a bearing. A wind power generation unit generates electricity using wind power, is provided on an upper end of the center shaft, and is rotatable depending on a direction of wind. The distance from a front end of the wind power generation unit to the center shaft is shorter than the distance from the center shaft to a rear end of the wind power generation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Yeong-Saeng KIM, Dae-Hee LEE
  • Publication number: 20100193165
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an eco-friendly high-efficiency heat exchanger for exchanging indoor air with outdoor air. The heat exchanger includes a housing which defines a main body of the heat exchanger and has on both sides thereof an indoor air inlet for introducing the indoor air into the housing and an indoor air outlet for discharging the indoor air from the housing. A first plate is inserted into the housing, and has a thin sheet and a protrusion which is provided along an edge of the thin sheet in such a way as to protrude out and is open at predetermined positions on the protrusion to provide an entrance and an exit. A second plate is placed on the upper or lower portion of the first plate, and has a thin sheet and a plurality of protrusions which protrude along the length of the thin sheet in parallel. Here, a plurality of first and second plates is alternately layered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: INJE Univ. Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Yeong-Saeng Kim, Dae-Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 7765803
    Abstract: We present a high-efficiency crankless reciprocating steam engine that loses only a small amount of energy when the rectilinear motion of its piston is changed into the rotary motion of its driveshaft. The present invention continuously rotates a valve in one direction while alternately introducing steam into two piston housing chambers to generate the rotary force of the driveshaft. Therefore, engine efficiency is greatly increased because the inertial force losses in the valve are much smaller compared to the case when the valve rotation stops or changes direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Inje University Industy-Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Dae-Hee Lee, Yeong-Saeng Kim
  • Publication number: 20090217904
    Abstract: We present a high-efficiency crankless reciprocating steam engine that loses only a small amount of energy when the rectilinear motion of its piston is changed into the rotary motion of its driveshaft. The present invention continuously rotates a valve in one direction while alternately introducing steam into two piston housing chambers to generate the rotary force of the driveshaft. Therefore, engine efficiency is greatly increased because the inertial force losses in the valve are much smaller compared to the case when the valve rotation stops or changes direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Dae-Hee Lee, Yeong-Saeng Kim