Patents by Inventor Yong Jic KIM

Yong Jic 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).

  • UNDERWATER TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION METHOD USING TUNNEL MODULES, AND UNDERWATER TUNNEL CONSTRUCTED THEREBY
    Publication number: 20230383493
    Abstract: The present invention relates to: an underwater tunnel construction method for constructing an underwater tunnel by successively coupling new tunnel modules to the end of an already-constructed body part while moving a launching girder forward, wherein the new tunnel modules are sunk up to the opening of the launching girder and then introduced into the launching girder by using guide cables; and an underwater tunnel constructed by the construction method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Byeong Moo JIN, Je Chun KIM, Youseok KIM, Woongku KIM, Kyung Tae BAE, Kyoungo KIM, Kyoungwon SEO, Yong Jic KIM
  • Flexible joint connecting device of precast body segment, precast body segment joining-type underwater tunnel construction method using same, and underwater tunnel constructed thereby
    Patent number: 11313099
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to: a flexible joint connecting device used for sequentially coupling precast concrete segments so as to construct an underwater tunnel; an underwater tunnel construction method using the flexible joint connecting device so as to join, in a watertight manner, tunnel modules and integrally connect same, thereby constructing the underwater tunnel; and the underwater tunnel constructed by the construction method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: DAEWOO ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD
    Inventors: Byeong Moo Jin, Je Chun Kim, Kyoungo Kim, Kyung Tae Bae, Kyoungwon Seo, Youseok Kim, Yong Jic Kim, Hyun Su Park
  • FLEXIBLE JOINT CONNECTING DEVICE OF PRECAST BODY SEGMENT, PRECAST BODY SEGMENT JOINING-TYPE UNDERWATER TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION METHOD USING SAME, AND UNDERWATER TUNNEL CONSTRUCTED THEREBY
    Publication number: 20220098818
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to: a flexible joint connecting device used for sequentially coupling precast concrete segments so as to construct an underwater tunnel; an underwater tunnel construction method using the flexible joint connecting device so as to join, in a watertight manner, tunnel modules and integrally connect same, thereby constructing the underwater tunnel; and the underwater tunnel constructed by the construction method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Byeong Moo JIN, Je Chun KIM, Kyoungo KIM, Kyung Tae BAE, Kyoungwon SEO, Youseok KIM, Yong Jic KIM, Hyun Su PARK