Patents Assigned to Kia Motors Corporation
  • Patent number: 11794547
    Abstract: An integrated thermal management module for a vehicle may include a chiller; a first reservoir portion through which electric part-cooling water passes, and a second reservoir portion through which high-voltage battery-cooling water passes; a first pump that circulates the electric part-cooling water through an electric portion, and a first valve that controls cooling water that has passed through the chiller or cooling water of the first reservoir portion to be selectively circulated through the electric portion by the first pump; and a second pump that circulates the high-voltage battery-cooling water through a high-voltage battery, and a second valve that controls the cooling water that has passed through the chiller or cooling water of the second reservoir portion to be selectively circulated through the high-voltage battery by the second pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Man Ju Oh, So La Chung, Jae Woong Kim, Sang Shin Lee
  • Patent number: 11794729
    Abstract: Methods and systems address a situation in which an autonomous vehicle encounters an object while driving. A system may include determining a vehicle trajectory of a subject vehicle passing over the object detected in front of the subject vehicle, and in response to determining the vehicle trajectory, generating a vehicle deceleration plan for approaching the object and traveling over the object. The system may include executing the vehicle deceleration plan as the subject vehicle travels over the object, where the vehicle deceleration plan is based on a preceding vehicle located behind the subject vehicle and a reaction time of the preceding vehicle as it reacts to deceleration of the subject vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Bilal Javaid
  • Patent number: 11793689
    Abstract: A mobility carrier apparatus for vehicles includes: a carrier to store a mobility, and the carrier is not exposed at ordinary times and withdrawn when it is desired to use the mobility, thereby improving the external design of a vehicle and convenience of the vehicle. In particular, the carrier slides along a pair of sliding rails so as to be withdrawn from or stored in a case of the mobility carrier apparatus, and the carrier is provided with a storage unit in which the mobility is loaded. The mobility is lifted upwards at the time of withdrawal of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Ki Hong Lee
  • Patent number: 11787262
    Abstract: An air conditioning apparatus may include an evaporator; a temperature sensor configured for detecting a temperature of the evaporator; a compressor compressing a refrigerant transmitted to the evaporator; a clutch selectively allowing power transmission from a vehicle power source to a compressor; and a controller connected to the clutch and configured for controlling the clutch to selectively allow the power transmission according to a result of comparison between a target temperature of the evaporator and a temperature detected by the temperature sensor, in which the controller sets the target temperature based on a vehicle driving state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Seong Bin Jeong
  • Patent number: 11787430
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing an accelerator pedal mis-operation of a driver: includes a vehicle information obtaining device that obtains vehicle information corresponding to an operation of the driver; and a processor that detects an accelerator pedal monitoring situation based on the vehicle information and determine the accelerator pedal mis-operation of the driver based on an opening degree of an accelerator pedal corresponding to the operation of the driver in the accelerator pedal monitoring situation to switch a vehicle mode to enter a safe mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyeon Jun Kim, Young Chan Byun, Jin Geun Bae, Gi Bum Kim, Ki Bum La, Kyung Su Kim
  • Patent number: 11788853
    Abstract: A navigation system and a route search method thereof are provided. The navigation system includes a vehicle controller that performs platoon driving and a service server. The service server includes a communicator that communicates with the vehicle and receives traffic information, a database that stores platoon driving information received from the communicator, and a processor that generates a driving route based on the traffic information and the platoon driving information according to a route search request from the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Chi Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11787466
    Abstract: A vehicle and a method of controlling turning thereof are provided. The turning control method of a vehicle includes calculating first compensation torque based on a lateral acceleration variation during turning, determining first compensated demanded torque by applying the first compensation torque to demanded torque, determining second compensation torque for preventing wheel slip of a driving wheel based on the first compensated demanded torque and an actual vehicle behavior, and determining second compensated demanded torque input to a driving source controller by applying the second compensation torque to the first compensated demanded torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Joon Kim, Young Eun Kim, Hui Un Son, Jea Mun Lee, Sung Hoon Yu
  • Patent number: 11791474
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrolyte membrane for fuel cells including a hydrogen peroxide generating catalyst and a hydrogen peroxide decomposing catalyst, the electrolyte membrane exhibiting highly improved durability, and a method of manufacturing the same. Specifically, the electrolyte membrane includes a support and a catalyst particle including a catalyst metal supported by the support, the catalyst metal including one selected from the group consisting of a first metal having catalyst activity to generate hydrogen peroxide, a second metal having catalyst activity to decompose hydrogen peroxide, and a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Byoungsu Kim, Bo Ki Hong
  • Patent number: 11787469
    Abstract: A vehicle is capable of compensating for steering control based on vehicle's intrinsic factors and environmental influence factors, thereby performing steering compensation control accurately. The vehicle includes: a storage unit; a driving unit to drive a steering device; a sensor to acquire detection signals including a steering angle and a steering torque; and a controller to determine whether the vehicle is in a predetermined stable running state based on the detection signals, wherein, when the vehicle is in the predetermined stable running state, the controller extracts reference information including a relationship between the steering angle and the steering torque at one or more past time points, stores the reference information in the storage unit, and controls the driving unit based on a difference between the reference information and the steering angle and the steering torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Hongbum Kim
  • Patent number: 11788617
    Abstract: A shift lever apparatus is normally hidden, and provides traveling sensitivity according to a driver's preference when deployed for a specific mode. The shift lever apparatus includes a shift lever that is deployed or undeployed in a housing according to a rotating location; an operating mechanism installed on the shift lever to be rotated together with the shift lever, and provided with a stopper drawn out or drawn into the operating mechanism depending on whether an operation is performed; a guide installed in the housing to guide movement of the stopper and having a first fixing hole and a second fixing hole spaced apart from each other within a rotating radius of the stopper; and a sensing sensor sensing the rotating location of the shift lever when the stopper is located in the second fixing hole to transfer a shift signal according to the rotating location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Min Han Kim, Yong Lee, Chang Jin Ji
  • Patent number: 11786852
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for predicting physical properties of an amorphous porous material which may predict an acoustic physical property value and an absorption coefficient from parameters of an amorphous porous material, and may estimate the acoustic characteristics with the amorphous porous material which is an amorphous specimen even without separately producing a formalized specimen such as a cylindrical specimen or a flat specimen. Further, the method for predicting physical properties of the amorphous porous material may estimate the acoustic physical properties through the analysis of a three-dimensional pore connection structure, which is a microstructure of an amorphous specimen, even without acoustic impedance, thereby estimating the acoustic physical properties which accurately reflect the characteristics of the actual specimen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Jung Wook Lee, Seong Je Kim, Hyeong Rae Lee, Yeon June Kang, Sung Soo Yang
  • Patent number: 11789141
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an omnidirectional sensor fusion system and method and a vehicle including the same. The omnidirectional sensor fusion system includes a sensor track processing unit configured to receive recognition information from one or more sensors to generate a sensor track, a sensor track association determination unit configured to determine, based on the generated sensor track being located at an overlapping point of sensing regions of the one or more sensors, an association between a previous sensor fusion track and the sensor track, the sensor track association determination unit further configured to change sensor track information in response to the determined association and output a sensor fusion track, a sensor fusion track tracing unit configured to trace the output sensor fusion track, and a sensor fusion track maintenance unit configured to maintain the traced sensor fusion track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hoon Lee, Sang Bok Won, Hyung Sun Jang, Bo Young Yun, Seul Ki Han, Ji Eun Won, Uk Il Yang
  • Patent number: 11787389
    Abstract: A system for controlling vehicle power using big data is provided. The system includes a big data server that receives vehicle driving related data, processes and analyzes the received data to generate a driving power pattern of the vehicle, and stores the driving power pattern. A vehicle controller determines whether to limit charging/discharging power of a battery based on continuous charging/discharging time or an accumulation amount of continuous charging/discharging power of the battery and calculates battery charging/discharging power to be limited based on the driving power pattern received from the big data server when the charging/discharging power of the battery is limited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Hyun Soo Park
  • Patent number: 11791491
    Abstract: A fuel cell includes a cell stack including a plurality of unit cells stacked in a first direction, a first end plate and a second end plate disposed at respective side ends of the cell stack, and an enclosure coupled to at least one of the first end plate or the second end plate to envelop a side portion of the cell stack, wherein an end portion of the enclosure comprises at least one protruding portion protruding toward the end plate to which the enclosure is coupled, among the first end plate and the second end plate, and wherein the end plate coupled to the enclosure comprises at least one receiving recess formed therein to receive the at least one protruding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Suk Min Baeck, Yong Suk Heo
  • Patent number: 11787231
    Abstract: A hub built-in type constant velocity joint may include a plurality of wheel guide coupling portions to which wheel guides are configured to be coupled, and a hub housing which is formed between the wheel guide coupling portions and in which a discharge portion is formed to be stepped with each of the wheel guide coupling portions and configured to discharge foreign materials to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, HYUNDAI WIA Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Su Yoo, Won Jun Choi, Hee Il Kim, Soo Kyoung Lee, Bum Jae Lee, Chang Hee Jeong
  • Patent number: 11780314
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle having an improved arrangement structure is provided. The hybrid vehicle includes a fuel tank which provides fuel to an engine, and is disposed in a first area which is recessed upward from the under surface of the exterior of a vehicle body. A battery provides an electric driving force to a vehicle, and is disposed in a second area which is recessed downward between the bottom of the interior of the vehicle body and a rear seat. The first area is disposed further forward than the second area in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hyun Do Jeon, Tac Koon Kim, Bu Yeol Ryu
  • Patent number: 11784391
    Abstract: The heating wire structure for glass includes a sheet of glass in a vehicle having a battery located within the vehicle and configured to apply power to heating wires located on the glass according to a user request, the heating wires located in one direction on the glass and connected to terminals of the battery in series, vertical bars located at both ends of the glass so that the heating wires are connected to the vertical bars, antenna lines connected to the antenna, at least some of the antenna lines including intersection points formed by intersecting the heating wires, and a ceramic layer formed at intersecting areas between the heating wire lines and the antenna lines to be located between the heating wire lines and the antenna lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, KCC GLASS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nak Kyoung Kong, Jong Min Park, Kang Sun Lee, Ki Hong Lee, Chan Joo Moon, Seung Hyeok Chang, Kuk Bum Lee, Eun Ho Lee, Chan Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 11779504
    Abstract: A wearable apparatus for increasing muscular force includes: a mount body coupled to an upper body of a wearer; a shoulder frame coupled at one end thereof to the mount body at the dorsal surface of the wearer and which is rotatable in up and down direction; a mounting frame coupled at one end thereof to the other end of the shoulder frame to be torsionally rotated; a supporter, which surrounds part of an upper arm of the wearer to support the upper arm of the wearer; and a compensation frame, which is integrally coupled to the supporter to be rotated together with the supporter about a shoulder joint of the wearer. The compensation frame capable of generating supporting force that varies depending on the angle to which the compensation frame is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyu Jung Kim, Ju Young Yoon, Hyun Seop Lim, Ki Hyeon Bae
  • Patent number: 11781646
    Abstract: A sphere-type shift control apparatus for an electronic transmission system includes a shift operation unit configured to be operated by a driver of a vehicle for gear shifting on a first hemisphere of a spherical mechanism and a design unit for indirect illumination and image transmission on a second hemisphere of the spherical mechanism. By rotating the spherical mechanism, only the shift operation unit is exposed to a vehicle interior through an opening of a housing when a shift operation is required, while only the design unit is exposed to the vehicle interior through the opening of the housing when the shift operation is not required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ki Young Song, Jae Hyeong Cho, Yeon Ji Kang, Pill Yoon Kim, Jae Min Park
  • Patent number: 11779786
    Abstract: An apparatus of supplying a fire extinguishing agent to a high voltage battery pack of a vehicle when a fire occurs in a battery case installing a high voltage battery pack includes a fire detection device that is configured to detect an occurrence of the fire in the battery pack, an inflow plug which is formed at the battery case and is configured to allow the fire extinguishing agent to flow into the battery case when open, a fire extinguishing agent supply pipe connected to the inflow plug and guiding the fire extinguishing agent to the inflow plug, and an inflow plug opening device that is configured to open the inflow plug when the fire is detected in the fire detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Huitae Yang