Patents by Inventor Kwan Hui Kang
Kwan Hui Kang 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).
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Patent number: 11725449Abstract: A vehicle door opening and closing control system may include an antenna provided at a vehicle, the antenna being configured to wirelessly communicate with a user's mobile device to recognize the location of the user's mobile device, a door opening and closing device configured to open or close a door of the vehicle, a rain sensor configured to detect a rainy weather state outside the vehicle, and a controller configured to control the operation of the door opening and closing device based on the location of the mobile device recognized by the antenna or the rainy weather state outside the vehicle detected by the rain sensor.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Kwan Hui Kang, Chang Woo Sohn
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Publication number: 20220316257Abstract: A vehicle door opening and closing control system may include an antenna provided at a vehicle, the antenna being configured to wirelessly communicate with a user's mobile device to recognize the location of the user's mobile device, a door opening and closing device configured to open or close a door of the vehicle, a rain sensor configured to detect a rainy weather state outside the vehicle, and a controller configured to control the operation of the door opening and closing device based on the location of the mobile device recognized by the antenna or the rainy weather state outside the vehicle detected by the rain sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2021Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Kwan Hui KANG, Chang Woo Sohn
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Patent number: 11028629Abstract: A door glass assembly is configured to reduce an impact noise generated when a door glass is moved upward/downward and may include a carrier plate coupled to a glass holder to which a door glass of a vehicle is secured. The carrier plate is installed inside a door of the vehicle so as to be movable upward/downward. A module plate, on which the carrier plate is installed so as to be movable upward/downward, is installed inside the door of the vehicle. A driving motor is provided to move the carrier plate upward/downward. The module plate and the carrier plate are provided with an impact noise preventing means for gradually decelerating and stopping the carrier plate when the door glass is being maximally moved upward or downward.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Seok-Hyun Hong, Kwan-Hui Kang, Kuk-Hoon Lee, Soo-Bok Kim, Hee-Won Kang, Hoon-Ju Jo, Jun-Hee An, Ki-Su Kim, Nam-Hee Yun
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Patent number: 10946729Abstract: An apparatus for varying the transparency of a window glass can include: a window glass having a film with variable transparency; a pair of electrodes connected to the film; a controller mounted on a vehicle door of a vehicle, the controller controlling a wireless transfer of power for adjusting the transparency of the film; and a wireless power receiver mounted on the window glass, the wireless power receiver wirelessly receiving the power from the controller. The wireless power receiver can apply the power wirelessly received from the controller to the pair of electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventor: Kwan Hui Kang
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Patent number: 10899298Abstract: A wireless power transfer system for a vehicle door glass includes: a door glass having an electric load, and a pair of electrodes connected to the electric load; a power transmitter mounted in a vehicle door, and wirelessly transmitting power of a battery; and a power receiver embedded in the door glass, and wirelessly receiving the power from the power transmitter, wherein the power receiver applies the power received from the power transmitter to the pair of electrodes of the door glass.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventor: Kwan Hui Kang
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Publication number: 20200298773Abstract: A wireless power transfer system for a vehicle door glass includes: a door glass having an electric load, and a pair of electrodes connected to the electric load; a power transmitter mounted in a vehicle door, and wirelessly transmitting power of a battery; and a power receiver embedded in the door glass, and wirelessly receiving the power from the power transmitter, wherein the power receiver applies the power received from the power transmitter to the pair of electrodes of the door glass.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2019Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventor: Kwan Hui KANG
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Publication number: 20200181965Abstract: A door glass assembly is configured to reduce an impact noise generated when a door glass is moved upward/downward and may include a carrier plate coupled to a glass holder to which a door glass of a vehicle is secured. The carrier plate is installed inside a door of the vehicle so as to be movable upward/downward. A module plate, on which the carrier plate is installed so as to be movable upward/downward, is installed inside the door of the vehicle. A driving motor is provided to move the carrier plate upward/downward. The module plate and the carrier plate are provided with an impact noise preventing means for gradually decelerating and stopping the carrier plate when the door glass is being maximally moved upward or downward.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Seok-Hyun Hong, Kwan-Hui Kang, Kuk-Hoon Lee, Soo-Bok Kim, Hee-Won Kang, Hoon-Ju Jo, Jun-Hee An, Ki-Su Kim, Nam-Hee Yun
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Patent number: 10654343Abstract: A wireless power transfer system for a vehicle door glass may include a power transmitter including a first converter converting DC power from a battery into AC power, a transmitting coil wirelessly transmitting the AC power received from the first converter, and a transmitter controller controlling a power level to be output from the first converter; and a power receiver including a receiving coil wirelessly receiving the AC power from the transmitting coil, a second converter and a third converter connected to the receiving coil, and a receiver controller controlling a power level to be output from the second converter and the third converter, wherein the power transmitter is mounted on a vehicle door, and the power receiver is mounted on a door glass.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Omron Automotive Electronic Korea Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kwan Hui Kang, Sang Hoon Gweon, Joon Koo Hwang, Dong Hee Lee
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Publication number: 20200079190Abstract: A wireless power transfer system for a vehicle door glass may include a power transmitter including a first converter converting DC power from a battery into AC power, a transmitting coil wirelessly transmitting the AC power received from the first converter, and a transmitter controller controlling a power level to be output from the first converter; and a power receiver including a receiving coil wirelessly receiving the AC power from the transmitting coil, a second converter and a third converter connected to the receiving coil, and a receiver controller controlling a power level to be output from the second converter and the third converter, wherein the power transmitter is mounted on a vehicle door, and the power receiver is mounted on a door glass.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2018Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Omron Automotive Electronic Korea Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kwan Hui Kang, Sang Hoon Gweon, Joon Koo Hwang, Dong Hee Lee
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Publication number: 20190176582Abstract: An apparatus for varying the transparency of a window glass can include: a window glass having a film with variable transparency; a pair of electrodes connected to the film; a controller mounted on a vehicle door of a vehicle, the controller controlling a wireless transfer of power for adjusting the transparency of the film; and a wireless power receiver mounted on the window glass, the wireless power receiver wirelessly receiving the power from the controller. The wireless power receiver can apply the power wirelessly received from the controller to the pair of electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventor: Kwan Hui Kang
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Patent number: 9617759Abstract: A door holding device for a vehicle, may include a door handle having a first side disposed on a door base turnably and a second side in which a holder extending inwardly of the door base may be formed, a door lever hinged to the door base and having a guide that may be locked to the holder of the door handle so as to turn with the door handle, and a blocking lever disposed on the door base turnably by a hinge shaft and having a stopper formed to correspond to turning tracks of the holder of the door handle and the guide of the door lever.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Kwan Hui Kang, Chang Dong Kim
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Publication number: 20160343522Abstract: An emblem integrated trunk switch module, wherein a trunk lock and a trunk switch are integrated with an emblem by mounting a push type push button for switching on and off a tact switch of a trunk switch for opening a trunk on an upper end of the emblem, and a push and rotation type push cover for finishing a front surface of the trunk lock on a lower end of the emblem.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2015Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Kwan Hui KANG, Joong Un PARK
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Publication number: 20150123410Abstract: A door holding device for a vehicle, may include a door handle having a first side disposed on a door base turnably and a second side in which a holder extending inwardly of the door base may be formed, a door lever hinged to the door base and having a guide that may be locked to the holder of the door handle so as to turn with the door handle, and a blocking lever disposed on the door base turnably by a hinge shaft and having a stopper formed to correspond to turning tracks of the holder of the door handle and the guide of the door lever.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Kwan Hui Kang, Chang Dong Kim