Patents Assigned to Kia Motors Corporation
  • Patent number: 11760152
    Abstract: A Coupled Torsion Beam Axle (CTBA) bush may include an axial stiffness control portion which forms a cross section of a bush pipe 3 in a cross-sectional structure of additionally securing a gap, the bush pipe generating a rotation against an external load so that lateral stiffness performance and lateral steer performance are enhanced together; and a front and rear stiffness control portion which forms a bush mass in an X-shaped asymmetric bridge structure, the bush mass forming the bush pipe as an external diameter and forming a bush core as an internal diameter so that handling performance and ride comfort performance are enhanced together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Shin-Ah Nam, Young-Kyoon Shin, Min-Soo Kang, Back-Gon Ko, Sung-Il Kim, Chi-Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 11760234
    Abstract: A sliding unit for a vehicle includes: a rail having a bottom surface, both side surfaces and a top surface, the rail configured to extend in a front-rear direction, be bent, and then extend in a left-right direction; a moving part slidably disposed on the rail to slide along the rail to move in the front-rear direction or in the left-right direction; a magnetic force part disposed in the moving part and configured to be locked to or unlocked from the rail through a magnetic force; and ground parts disposed on the moving part, electrically connected to the magnetic force part, and grounded with the rail to supply power from the rail to the magnetic force part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Ho Hwang, Dong Eun Cha, Sang Heon Lee
  • Patent number: 11760231
    Abstract: A device and a method for detecting a passenger within a vehicle are provided. The device includes a sensor mounted inside the vehicle and a vehicle network connection device that receives a position and a backrest angle of each seat in the vehicle and transmits a control signal for adjusting the position and the backrest angle of each seat in the vehicle. A controller performs primary detection using the sensor in a precise detection mode determined based on the received position and backrest angle of each seat in the vehicle, and performs final detection using the sensor in a general detection mode while adjusting the position and backrest angle of each seat in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Seung Su Han
  • Patent number: 11761713
    Abstract: Disclosed is a solid state hydrogen storage device, capable of providing a weight reduction of a hydrogen storage system while inhibiting heat conduction performance from being degraded, and also of increasing hydrogen storage capacity. The present disclosure provides a heat conduction fin including multiple tube passing holes through which the heat exchange tube passes and linear-shaped connecting portions connecting the tube passing holes to each other, and a solid state hydrogen storage device having the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ji Hye Park, Kyung Moon Lee, Jun Seok Seo, Hoon Mo Park, Dong Hoon Nam
  • Patent number: 11756915
    Abstract: In a soldering structure, a power module having the same, and a method for manufacturing the power module configured for constantly determining a height of a power module when the power module is manufactured, the soldering structure may include a soldering target portion; a metal layer including a bonding surface having a bonding region in which the soldering target portion is bonded by solder; and at least one wire located in the solder within the bonding region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: Huyndai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Tae Hwa Kim, Myung Ill You
  • Patent number: 11753004
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling autonomous driving includes: a processor to determine a travelling situation and a lane position, and determine an autonomous driving control maneuver of a vehicle depending on the determination result, and a non-transitory storage medium to store a result calculated by the processor and a set of instructions executed by the processor. The processor determines a safety of each lane of a road on which the vehicle is travelling to control the vehicle to stop on a lane representing a highest safety, after starting a minimum risk maneuver of the autonomous driving control maneuver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Soo Kim, Jin Su Jeong, Jae Yong Jeon
  • Patent number: 11752972
    Abstract: A method of operating a personal mobility is provided. The method includes receiving, by a processor in the personal mobility, user identification information for a user authentication and transmitting the received user identification information to a server. A use approval message is received from the server when the user is a user registered in the server and the personal mobility is operated by the user according to the received use approval message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Anjou University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Jae Jun Ha, Ilsoo Yun, Sangmin Park, Sungho Park, Harim Jeong, Cheolwoo Kwon, Jiwon Kim, Kiyeon Park
  • Patent number: 11757298
    Abstract: A charging system and method using a motor driving system which can charge a vehicle battery using charging equipment providing various voltages using a motor driving system provided in a vehicle and improve charging efficiency by selectively determining a charging mode in response to an actual voltage state of the vehicle battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Su Hyun Bae, Jung Mo Yu, Jae Ho Hwang, Joo Young Park, Yong Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 11752935
    Abstract: An integrated guidance system of a vehicle, may include a sensor configured to collect vehicle information of the vehicle; a lamp configured to selectively light a point including a door or a seat in an internal space of the vehicle when emitting the light; a projector configured to display guidance information on a projection surface of the internal space of the vehicle; and a controller connected to the sensor, the lamp and the projector and configured to control whether the lamp emits the light and the lighting point according to the vehicle information, generate the guidance information for guiding a passenger of the vehicle, and provide the guidance information to the projector, and a method for controlling the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Ho Park, Dong Eun Cha, Seung Sik Han, Jung Wook Lim, Ki Hong Lee, Byoung Suk Ahn
  • Patent number: 11752876
    Abstract: A method for controlling regenerative braking of a hybrid commercial vehicle that includes a main brake and an auxiliary brake is provided. The method includes determining whether a braking request condition of the vehicle is satisfied based on a state data and generating a request braking amount based on the state data when the braking request condition is satisfied. When an operation switch of the auxiliary brake is on an auxiliary braking amount of the auxiliary brake is generated. A final braking amount is generated based on the request braking amount and the auxiliary braking amount. A regenerative braking amount is generated based on the final braking amount and braking of the vehicle is performed based on the final braking amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Do Sun Choi
  • Patent number: 11752491
    Abstract: Disclosed are a catalyst used for converting carbon dioxide to methanol by hydrogenation and a method preparing the sane. The caratlys may include: a mesoporous indium oxide; and a catalyst supported on the mesoporous indium oxide. Preferably, a porous structure of the mesoporous indium oxide may have Ia3d symmetry and may include mesopores and micropores interconnecting the mesopores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
    Inventors: Chae Hwan Hong, Jin Woo Choung, Jong Wook Bae, Tae Yeol Goag
  • Patent number: 11753542
    Abstract: Disclosed are a thermoplastic polyamide resin composition, a method for preparing the same and a molded article produced thereby. The molded article may have improved impact strength and heat resistance, produced from the thermoplastic polyamide resin composition including a nucleating agent containing an aromatic polyamide and a heat-dissipation filler, polyamide 66 and polyamide 6, thereby improving the speed of process and realize uniform crystallization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Seung Woo Choi
  • Patent number: 11757151
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cathode material for a lithium-air battery and a method of manufacturing a cathode using the same. The cathode material of the present invention includes a solvent component and thus includes an electrolyte in a small amount compared to a conventional cathode material, thereby reducing the weight of a cathode manufactured using the cathode material, ultimately increasing the energy density of a lithium-air battery including the cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Sam Ick Son, Young Joon Bae, Hyeok Jun Park, Ki Suk Kang, Young Min Ko, Sung Kwan Park
  • Patent number: 11745751
    Abstract: A vehicle and a method of managing a user setting menu (USM) enables the vehicle to add a new function after production of the vehicle so as to effectively manage the USM. The method includes: acquiring, by a conversion controller, first setting information about at least one existing function from a system controller through a first network using a first protocol; converting, by the conversion controller, the first setting information into second setting information using a second protocol; transmitting the converted second setting information to a head unit controller to manage the USM through a second network; transmitting third setting information about a one new function from a connectivity controller to the head unit controller through the second network, and updating, by the head unit controller, the USM based on the second and third setting information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seok Min Hwang, Yong Jin Shin
  • Patent number: 11746430
    Abstract: Disclosed are a water electrolysis system and a control method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Se Yeong Lee
  • Patent number: 11745680
    Abstract: A vehicle body member includes a first cell portion including a first negative pole portion and a first positive pole portion disposed to be in contact with a surface of the first negative pole portion, a second cell portion including a second negative pole portion and a second positive pole portion disposed to be in contact with a surface of the second negative pole portion, an insulating layer disposed between the first cell portion and the second cell portion, a positive pole current collector connecting the first positive pole portion of the first cell portion and the second positive pole portion of the second cell portion in parallel, and a negative pole current collector connecting the first negative pole portion of the first cell portion and the second negative pole portion of the second cell portion in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Won Ki Song
  • Patent number: 11746203
    Abstract: Disclosed are a polyurethane foam composition for sound-absorbing materials, a method for manufacturing a polyurethane foam and a polyurethane foam manufactured using the method. Particularly, disclosed are a composition containing a polyol mixture including a polyol and an additive, and isocyanate, and the manufacture of a low-density polyurethane foam for sound-absorbing materials, which is imparted with improved appearance formability, reduced smell and enhanced sound absorption performance by controlling the content of the composition and the conditions for foaming the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, PIUSYS Co., Ltd., NVH Korea, Inc.
    Inventors: Jung Wook Lee, Se Hoon Kim, Ji Wan Kim, Jin Hyung Lee, Seong Je Kim, Dae Yong Kim, Jong Hyun Ryu, Myung Sik Lee, Min Seo Wu
  • Patent number: 11745898
    Abstract: A docking system for drones and a method for operating the same include: a seat part configured to land a drone thereon; a wire provided on the seat part and configured to allow the landing drone to be hung on the wire so that the drone may land on the seat part; and tension adjusters configured to adjust tension of the wire so as to allow the drone to land at a target position of the seat part when the drone is hung on the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Ho Hwang, Dong Eun Cha, Sang Heon Lee
  • Patent number: 11745580
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cooling system and method of a HEV for cooling an engine clutch and a motor in a HEV, and includes an EOP for pumping oil from an oil pan, a flow regulating valve for adjusting a coolant amount supplied to an engine clutch and a motor in the EOP, and a controller that determines whether to adjust a coolant amount based on a temperature of the engine clutch and a temperature of the motor, accelerates a motor of the EOP based on at least one of an ATF temperature, an engine clutch temperature, a motor temperature, or a TMM control mode, and controls the flow regulating valve depending on a motor speed of the EOP to adjust the coolant amount supplied to from the EOP the engine clutch and the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Young Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 11745813
    Abstract: An automated vehicle inspection system includes a diagnostic terminal mounted in a vehicle and connected to an engine control unit (ECU) of the vehicle, sequentially operating individual electric components through the ECU based on stored electric component inspection items while the vehicle passes through a watertight booth and receiving individual operating currents measured to determine whether the electric components normally operate, a transceiver connecting to the diagnostic terminal and a wireless diagnostic communication network through an antenna disposed in the watertight booth process line, and an inspector recognizing a vehicle ID of a vehicle that enters the watertight booth, transmitting inspection items according to a vehicle type and specification of the vehicle ID to the diagnostic terminal through the diagnostic communication network, and recognizing a vehicle ID of a vehicle that leaves the watertight booth to collect inspection results determined in the diagnostic terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tae Sung Kwon, Gun Son, Kyungbae Yoon, Yeon Ji Choi