Patents Assigned to Kia Motors Corporation
  • Vehicle key and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 11845401
    Abstract: A vehicle key capable of generating electrical energy by itself through energy harvesting, and a method of manufacturing the vehicle key are provided. The vehicle key includes a power generator including an energy generation module configured to generate electrical energy using energy harvesting and an electric condenser configured to store the generated electrical energy; an inputter configured to receive a user input; a communicator configured to communicate with the vehicle; and a controller configured to control the communicator to transmit a control signal corresponding to the received user input to the vehicle. At least one of the inputter, the communicator, and the controller may be configured to receive power from the power generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Korea Polytechnic University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Ji Hyun Woo, Chang-Kyu Kim
  • Control methods for rear wheel steering apparatus of cars
    Patent number: 11845498
    Abstract: A control method for a rear wheel steering apparatus of a vehicle adjusts current applied to a rear wheel steering (RWS) actuator by determining a compensation current value based on the aging of devices installed in the RWS actuator installed in the rear wheel steering apparatus, and further adjusts the current applied to the RWS actuator with a compensation current value based on the friction of the devices installed in the RWS actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jong-Min Kim
  • Hybrid vehicle and stability control method for the same
    Patent number: 11845427
    Abstract: A stability control method of a vehicle includes: determining possibility of broadside collision; as a result of the determining, when the possibility of broadside collision is present, applying a standby hydraulic pressure to a hydraulic brake device; when broadside collision is detected, performing evasion steering using the hydraulic brake device in consideration of a direction of the broadside collision; and performing stability control after the evasion steering is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hui Un Son, Jea Mun Lee, Sung Bae Jeon, Ji Hoon Kang, Jin Kyeom Cho
  • Wearable muscular strength assisting apparatus
    Patent number: 11844737
    Abstract: A wearable muscular strength assisting apparatus includes a base configured to be positioned on a wearer and extending vertically, a link unit, which is configured to be positioned so as to be laterally spaced apart from the base and is configured to be connected to the wearer's upper arm, front arm or hand, a first connector, which is rotatably coupled at one end thereof to the base and extends laterally and which is rotatably coupled at a remaining end thereof to the link unit so as to connect the link unit to the base, and a second connector, which is rotatably coupled at one end thereof to the base, and extends laterally and which is rotatably coupled at a remaining end thereof to the link unit so as to connect the link unit to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Beom Su Kim, Seok Ryung Kwon, Kyu Jung Kim, Hyun Seop Lim, Ki Hyeon Bae
  • Method of balancing assembly of wheel and tire
    Patent number: 11846339
    Abstract: A method of balancing an assembly of a wheel and a tire, may include measuring a maximum-value position of RFV of a tire and marking the measured maximum-value position, as a tire reference position, measuring each of the internal runout and external runout of the wheel, extracting a primary component of a waveform of the measured internal runout and a primary component of a waveform of the measured external runout and setting the former and latter measured primary components to be internal and external runout waveforms, respectively, synthesizing the internal and external runout waveforms and marking a minimum-value position on a synthesis waveform resulting from the synthesizing, as a wheel reference position, and aligning the tire reference position on the tire and the wheel reference position on the wheel to have the same phase and assembling the wheel and the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Young Sam Yoon
  • Washer fluid distribution device and method of distributing washer fluid
    Patent number: 11845405
    Abstract: A washer fluid distribution device includes a plurality of nozzle units formed consecutively, a transfer conduit configured to pass through the plurality of nozzle units and having one end fluidly connected to an introduction part, the introduction part located at one end of the transfer conduit and configured to allow a washer fluid to be introduced from a washer pump, a plurality of discharge holes configured to correspond to the number of the nozzle units in the transfer conduit and having different angles based on a center of the transfer conduit, and a controller configured to control a rotation angle of the transfer conduit to allow the discharge holes to correspond to the nozzle units in response to a user's request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, DY Auto Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Min Park, Nak Kyoung Kong, Seung Sik Han, Ki Hong Lee, Min Wook Park
  • Exhaust system noise reduction device of vehicle
    Patent number: 11846216
    Abstract: An exhaust system noise reduction device of a vehicle enables an exhaust system to contribute to an increase in engine output while reducing engine exhaust noise. The exhaust system noise reduction device includes a muffler housing formed to airtightly surround a rear end section of an exhaust pipe; a branch pipe branched from a front end section of the exhaust pipe while having a rear end section of the branch pipe extend through the muffler housing; a barrier wall disposed at a peripheral surface of the rear end section of the exhaust pipe to divide an inner space of the muffler housing into a first chamber and a second chamber; and a punched portion formed at the rear end section of the branch pipe and disposed in the first chamber. A resonance chamber structure for reducing exhaust noise is formed in the first chamber, thereby reducing exhaust noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Hyeon Gyun Ahn
  • Method of controlling engine and transmission of hybrid vehicle
    Patent number: 11845418
    Abstract: A method of controlling an engine and a transmission of a vehicle, which is a hybrid vehicle, includes the following steps that are carried out by a controller: determining whether the vehicle is under NCC (Neutral Coasting Control), determining whether an engine RPM reaches an engine RPM control point if it is determined that the NCC is in effect, determining an RPM and a gear stage of a vehicle transmission if it is determined that the engine RPM has reached the engine RPM control point, determining an engine target RPM of the vehicle, determining whether the engine RPM has reached a mild hybrid starter & generator (MHSG) control point, and controlling the MHSG according to a condition if it is determined that the engine RPM has reached the MHSG control point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Sung Park, Jaebin Lee, Tae Won Hwang
  • 3D-printed (lattice structured) metal-plastic matrix compound material
    Patent number: 11845208
    Abstract: A method of producing a compound material including at least one metal and at least one polymer includes: 3D-printing a 3D lattice of the at least one metal; and introducing the at least one polymer into the 3D-lattice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Bahman Moarefi
  • Vehicle and method of controlling the same
    Patent number: 11847830
    Abstract: When a main power from a main battery of a vehicle is interrupted (or cut off), an auxiliary power supplied from an auxiliary battery may be used to drive electrical components of the vehicle. The vehicle includes: a main battery to supply the main power; the auxiliary battery to supply an auxiliary power; and an image recording controller to operate with the main power, capture and record an image of surroundings of the vehicle. In particular, when the supply of the main power is interrupted, the image recording controller performs capturing and recording the image by receiving the auxiliary power, controls a supply path of the auxiliary power so that the auxiliary power is supplied to a predetermined electrical component of the vehicle to continuously operate the predetermined electrical component using the auxiliary power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Myoung Soo Park, Woo Kuen Kim, Jin Gu Kwon
  • Apparatus and method of virtualizing characteristics of internal-combustion-engine vehicle in electric vehicle
    Patent number: 11845460
    Abstract: A method of virtualizing the characteristics of an internal-combustion-engine vehicle in an electric vehicle includes: receiving vehicle driving information of the electric vehicle at a controller, determining a current vehicle driving mode based on the input vehicle driving information by the controller, determining a virtual engine speed in the determined vehicle driving mode using the vehicle driving information by the controller, outputting a control signal for virtualizing characteristics of an internal-combustion-engine (ICE) driving system corresponding to a current vehicle driving mode based on the determined virtual engine speed by the controller, and virtualizing the characteristics of the ICE driving system corresponding to the current vehicle driving mode by controlling an operation of a virtualization device according to the output control signal by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji Won Oh, Jong Kil Baek, Jin Sung Lee, Se Hoon Park, Jeong Soo Eo, Dong Chul Park, Tae Kun Yun, Dong Pil Yoon
  • Regenerative braking control method of vehicle
    Patent number: 11845434
    Abstract: A regenerative braking control method of a vehicle, may include a first operation of determining a driving risk of a road surface on the basis of a status of the road surface while driving; a second operation of determining whether an accelerator pedal is released while driving; a third operation of determining whether a brake pedal is operated while driving; and a fourth operation of performing no regenerative braking when the accelerator pedal is determined as being released, the driving risk of the road surface is determined as being high, and when the brake pedal is determined as not being operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Jong Kyu Jeong
  • Apparatus for detecting slurry spread volume using terahertz wave, spread system and detecting method using the same
    Patent number: 11846584
    Abstract: A measurement apparatus for measuring a coating amount of a slurry according to the present disclosure includes a light emitter configured to irradiate terahertz wave onto a release paper coated with the slurry, a light receiver configured to receive the terahertz wave, which is irradiated from the light emitter and passes through the release paper coated with the slurry, to obtain a power of the terahertz wave, and a calculating part configured to calculate a thickness of an electrode, formed from the slurry applied to the release paper, based on the power of the terahertz wave received by the light receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ha Seung Seong, Ho Jin Lee, Il Min Lee, Ki Won Moon, Eui Su Lee, Dong Woo Park, Jeong Woo Park, Kyung Hyun Park, Hyun Soo Kim
  • Hood mounting structure
    Patent number: 11845495
    Abstract: A hood mounting structure includes: a fender apron upper member provided along a length direction of a vehicle body; a hood disposed on a front portion of the vehicle body; and a hood hinge including a hinge upper arm connected to a lower part of the hood and a hinge lower arm mounted on a side of the fender apron upper member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eonpyo Kim
  • Vehicle body structure
    Patent number: 11845492
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure for safely protecting a high-voltage, the vehicle body structure including: a battery mounted on bottom portions of a center floor and a rear floor; and a protective structure having a bottom portion on which a peripheral portion of the battery is mounted and including panels fitted to each other into a shape covering a peripheral portion of the center floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seung Woo Han, Chang Sup Hwang, Yu Jeong Kim, Kyung Hoon Son, Dae Myoung Park
  • Method and apparatus for managing a moving object for fleet system
    Patent number: 11847588
    Abstract: A method of managing a moving object in a fleet system includes: transmitting, by a user device, a moving object request message including a departure point and use time information to a server; receiving, by the user device, a list of available moving objects based on the moving object request message from the server: selecting, by the user device, a moving object from the list of available moving objects; transmitting, by the user device, reservation information based on the moving object selection information and the use time information to the server; and allocating the moving object to the user device based on the reservation information. The server may update allocation and placement information of a plurality of moving objects based on reservation information of a plurality of user devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jae Jun Ha, Young Jun Moon
  • Apparatus for reducing exhaust hydrogen concentration in a fuel cell system and a method thereof
    Patent number: 11843145
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for reducing an exhaust hydrogen concentration in a fuel cell system includes a first air cut-off valve (ACV) blocking ambient air supplied to a cathode, a second ACV blocking exhaust hydrogen discharged from the cathode, and an air suction valve (ASV) operating in a first mode connecting the cathode and an intake port of an air compressor and in a second mode blocking connection between the cathode and the intake port of the air compressor. The apparatus also includes a controller for operating the ASV in the first mode to store air of the cathode while the first ACV is opened and the second ACV is closed when hydrogen is supplied to an anode, and for operating the ASV in the second mode to discharge ambient air through an exhaust line while the first ACV is opened and the second ACV is opened when ambient air is supplied to the cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Won Uk Lee, Nam Woo Lee
  • Movable object with attitude control
    Patent number: 11840119
    Abstract: A movable object such as a mobile robot is designed to be driven indoors or outdoors with improved stability. Stability is enhanced by an attitude control mechanism to improve attitude stability of the movable object in a direction perpendicular to a driving direction thereof. The movable object includes an attitude control motor including a connecting shaft having a first end connected to a body part and a second end connected to a wheel, wherein the second end of the connecting shaft is located higher or lower than the first end of the connecting shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hun Keon Ko, Geun Sang Yu, Joo Young Chun, Eun Ho Seo
  • Lubricant composition having improved high-temperature durability
    Patent number: 11840677
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lubricant composition including a base oil, a thickener and a thickener supplement, and a method of manufacturing the same. The lubricant composition of the present disclosure is effective at improving performance at high-temperature by maintaining the evaporation amount and friction characteristics even at high temperatures, thus inhibiting oil contamination of powertrain parts and the like and maintaining sticking phenomenon even in a high-temperature environment, thereby increasing the durability of parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Jae Hyeon Kim
  • Method for alerting danger situations of moving object and apparatus for the same
    Patent number: 11840221
    Abstract: A method of detecting a collision in a moving object includes: detecting, by the moving object, an object and an event; determining a situation as at least one of an emergency situation, a manageable situation, or a general situation in response to the detected object and the detected event; determining whether or not it is possible to transmit a warning message for the detected event to the detected object upon determining that situation is the manageable situation; and transmitting collision possibility information to the detected object based on a warning alarm system upon determining that it is impossible to transmit the warning message for the detected event to the detected object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jae Jun Ha, Ilsoo Yun, Sangmin Park, Sungho Park, Harim Jeong, Cheolwoo Kwon, Jiwon Kim, Kiyeon Park