Patents by Inventor Pyoung Sik Shin
Pyoung Sik Shin 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: 11673487Abstract: A passenger identification apparatus for vehicles is provided to identify a passenger through integration of a sensor that senses change in permittivity and a sensor that senses change in pressure. The apparatus includes a permittivity change sensing unit that is installed in the seat and senses change in capacitance generated by permittivity of the passenger seated on the seat and a pressure change sensing unit that is installed in the seat and senses change in pressure generated by a load of the passenger seated on the seat. A controller adjusts power supplied to the permittivity change sensing unit and the pressure change sensing unit and determines whether the passenger is seated on the seat and the type of passenger using permittivity and pressure change values sensed by the permittivity change sensing unit and the pressure change sensing unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Pyoung Sik Shin, Chun Seok Park
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Publication number: 20200361342Abstract: A passenger identification apparatus for vehicles is provided to identify a passenger through integration of a sensor that senses change in permittivity and a sensor that senses change in pressure. The apparatus includes a permittivity change sensing unit that is installed in the seat and senses change in capacitance generated by permittivity of the passenger seated on the seat and a pressure change sensing unit that is installed in the seat and senses change in pressure generated by a load of the passenger seated on the seat. A controller adjusts power supplied to the permittivity change sensing unit and the pressure change sensing unit and determines whether the passenger is seated on the seat and the type of passenger using permittivity and pressure change values sensed by the permittivity change sensing unit and the pressure change sensing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2019Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Pyoung Sik Shin, Chun Seok Park
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Patent number: 10688955Abstract: A center curtain airbag for a vehicle may include an upper cushion device configured to be deployed from a roof device of the vehicle into a space between a front seat and a rear seat when an inflator operates; a lower cushion device connecting and communicating with the upper cushion device and configured to extend downwardly from the upper cushion device; and a guide tether including a first end portion coupled to the upper cushion device or the roof device, and a second end portion coupled to a lower end portion of the lower cushion device, the guide tether being configured to provide, when the lower cushion device along with the upper cushion device is deployed, a pulling force to the lower cushion device so that the lower cushion device may be deformed to protrude toward the front and rear seats.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Pyoung Sik Shin, Jae Ho Choi
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Publication number: 20190241148Abstract: A center curtain airbag for a vehicle may include an upper cushion device configured to be deployed from a roof device of the vehicle into a space between a front seat and a rear seat when an inflator operates; a lower cushion device connecting and communicating with the upper cushion device and configured to extend downwardly from the upper cushion device; and a guide tether including a first end portion coupled to the upper cushion device or the roof device, and a second end portion coupled to a lower end portion of the lower cushion device, the guide tether being configured to provide, when the lower cushion device along with the upper cushion device is deployed, a pulling force to the lower cushion device so that the lower cushion device may be deformed to protrude toward the front and rear seats.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2018Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Pyoung Sik SHIN, Jae Ho Choi
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Patent number: 9694714Abstract: An apparatus for classifying a passenger in a vehicle includes a seat cushion for a seat in the vehicle, the seat cushion having an adult detection area and a child detection area. A first chamber is disposed in the adult detection area and a second chamber is disposed in the child detection area. A margin improvement unit includes a pressure sensor configured to measure a first pressure based on a first weight applied to the first chamber and a second pressure based on a second weight applied to the second chamber. The margin improvement unit is configured to output a first adjusted pressure value based on the first pressure and a second adjusted pressure value based on the second pressure. The first adjusted pressure value is greater than the second adjusted pressure value when the first weight is substantially equal to the second weight.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Pyoung Sik Shin, Jong Young Yoon, Nam Gyun Kim
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Publication number: 20160144741Abstract: An apparatus for classifying a passenger in a vehicle includes a seat cushion for a seat in the vehicle, the seat cushion having an adult detection area and a child detection area. A first chamber is disposed in the adult detection area and a second chamber is disposed in the child detection area. A margin improvement unit includes a pressure sensor configured to measure a first pressure based on a first weight applied to the first chamber and a second pressure based on a second weight applied to the second chamber. The margin improvement unit is configured to output a first adjusted pressure value based on the first pressure and a second adjusted pressure value based on the second pressure. The first adjusted pressure value is greater than the second adjusted pressure value when the first weight is substantially equal to the second weight.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2015Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: Pyoung Sik SHIN, Jong Young YOON, Nam Gyun KIM
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Patent number: 8417422Abstract: A system and method are provided for vehicle passenger classification. The system may include a plurality of weight sensors installed under a seat frame to support a load of a vehicle seat, a single dummy sensor installed under the seat frame to support the load of the vehicle seat along with the plurality of weight sensors, and a passenger classification logic unit for classifying a passenger value obtained by summing sensor values of the plurality of weight sensors as either class 1 or class 2 by comparing the passenger value with a first reference and a second reference.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2009Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.Inventors: Hyeong Ho Choi, Pyoung Sik Shin, Tae In Kim, Sang Gyu Yoon, Kyu Jong Kim, Jae Haeng Yoo
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Publication number: 20100138078Abstract: A system and method are provided for vehicle passenger classification. The system may include a plurality of weight sensors installed under a seat frame to support a load of a vehicle seat, a single dummy sensor installed under the seat frame to support the load of the vehicle seat along with the plurality of weight sensors, and a passenger classification logic unit for classifying a passenger value obtained by summing sensor values of the plurality of weight sensors as either class 1 or class 2 by comparing the passenger value with a first reference and a second reference.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Hyeong Ho Choi, Pyoung Sik Shin, Tae In Kim, Sang Gyu Yoon, Kyu Jong Kim, Jae Haeng Yoo