Patents Assigned to SL Corporation
  • Patent number: 12710151
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes at least one light source; and at least one optical member disposed in front of the light source to allow light emitted from the light source to be irradiated therethrough in a forward direction to form a beam pattern. The optical member includes a plurality of facets arranged in a predetermined direction to constitute a light emission surface of the optical member, and the light is emitted from the light emission surface in the forward direction. A center line vertically extends in a perpendicular manner to an optical axis of the optical member. Positions of facets belonging to at least one of both opposing areas with respect to the center line among the plurality of facets shift rearward as they go away from the center line to a side, such that a step formed between adjacent facets is directed rearward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2025
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Young Jung, Jun Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 12710150
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a plurality of light sources arranged along an up-down direction to generate light; and a plurality of light guiding lenses disposed in front of the plurality of light sources and integrally formed along an arrangement direction of the plurality of light sources. In particular, each of the plurality of light guiding lenses includes: an incident portion onto which light emitted from a corresponding light source among the plurality of light sources is incident; an exit portion disposed in front of the incident portion to output the incident light; and a transmission portion that transmits at least a portion of the light incident on the incident portion to the exit portion. The exit portion is formed to be convex forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Young Jung, Jun Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 12704005
    Abstract: A door handle for a door of a vehicle includes a handle unit; and an opening/closing unit that pushes the handle unit to an exterior of a door panel or pull the handle unit to an interior of the door panel. In response to the handle unit being pressed toward the interior of the door panel while being laid flush with the door panel, the handle unit protrudes to the exterior of the door panel and switches to an open mode. In response to the handle unit being pressed while in the open mode, the handle unit retracts to the interior of the door panel and switches to a storage mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Jinkeun Kim, Shenghuan Quan
  • Patent number: 12687268
    Abstract: A lamp module includes a light source that generates light; and a light guide for guiding the light incident thereto from the light source to be emitted. The light guide includes: a light-receiving portion to which the light is incident from the light source; and a guiding member at allows at least a portion of the light incident on the light-receiving portion to be transmitted to a light-emission portion and emitted from the light-emission portion to form a predetermined beam pattern. The guiding member includes: a lower reflective portion that is disposed under an optical axis of the light-emission portion and reflects a portion of the light incident on the light-receiving portion upwardly of the optical axis; and an upper reflective portion that is disposed above the optical axis and reflects the light reflected from the lower reflective portion toward the light-emission portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Hyo Jin HAN, Jun Yeong Park
  • Patent number: 12662864
    Abstract: A door handle assembly for a vehicle includes a housing having an opening formed therein; a handle cover configured to be rotated inside the housing in a first direction to uncover the opening, or rotates in a second direction to cover the opening; a switch provided adjacent to the opening of the housing to allow a door of the vehicle to be opened in a state where the handle cover uncovers the opening; and a driving member that rotates the handle cover to uncover or cover the opening. In particular, the driving member allows the handle cover to be rotated with respect to a first rotation axis, and at the same time, a second rotation axis, which is spaced apart from the first rotation axis and revolves around the first rotation axis, such that the handle cover is moved by both a translational motion and a rotational motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Duk Hyun Kim, Boo Seob Kim, Do Heoun Park, Dong Hwan Lee, Eun Hee Park
  • Publication number: 20260169133
    Abstract: A lamp assembly includes a light source, a light guide through which light from the light source passes, and a LiDAR sensor. A light-emitting portion and a cover portion spaced apart from the light-emitting portion are positioned on the light guide, the LiDAR sensor is positioned behind the cover portion, and an edge region of the cover portion is a corrosion-treated corrosion surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2025
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyeong Seon Kim, Tae Wan Kim
  • Patent number: 12649420
    Abstract: A vehicle side-view mirror system includes: a side-view camera disposed on the exterior of a vehicle; and a display assembly mounted on an interior trim of a vehicle door. In particular, the display assembly includes a lamp module configured to be turned on as another vehicle approaching the vehicle is detected, and a display module configured to display an image captured by the side-view camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SL Mirrortech Corporation, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Tae Hyung Kwon, Hyuk Jekal, Ik Soo Jang, Young Su Nam, Yong Hwan Kim, Young Kuk Jo, Eun Jun Song, Byoung Ki Ji
  • Publication number: 20260145513
    Abstract: An electronic shift operation apparatus includes a shift position light guide having a structure integrated into a single component. The shift position light guide is provided between a light source of a gear shifter and an indicator configured to indicate a shift position. A P-shift position guide, an R-shift position guide, an N-shift position guide, and a D-shift position guide of the shift position light guide are connected to one another by a bridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2025
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Jeong Seon Min, Ki Young Song, Kyeong Hwan Choi, Sang Eun Bae
  • Publication number: 20260139823
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a lamp assembly including a light emitting sheet portion and a lens portion, the method includes mounting the light emitting sheet portion, generating light, on an upper mold, mounting the lens portion, transmitting light generated by the light emitting sheet portion, on a lower mold, coupling the upper mold and the lower mold to each other, and forming a clear layer having light transmissive properties, the clear layer provided between the light emitting sheet portion and the lens portion. The forming the clear layer is performed at room temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2025
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Joon Bo Shim, Sung Ho Park, Soon Kyu Jung, Jin Ho Jo, Seung Gyu Nam, Hye Jin Han, Young Jun Jeon
  • Patent number: 12631306
    Abstract: A lamp for the vehicle includes a plurality of light sources arranged in a vertical direction; and a plurality of light guiding lenses respectively disposed in front of the plurality of light sources and arranged in an arrangement direction of the plurality of light sources. Each of the plurality of light guiding lenses includes: a light receiving portion to which light emitted from a corresponding light source is incident; a light emission portion disposed in front of the light receiving portion to emit the light incident from the light receiving portion; and a shield portion including an edge portion disposed at a rear focus of the light emission portion. The edge portion is configured to obstruct a portion of the light from being directed to the light emission portion, and edge portions of at least two of the plurality of light guiding lenses have different orientation angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Young Jung, Jun Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 12631307
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a light source unit that includes at least one light source and generates light; an optical path adjustment unit that adjusts a path of the light incident from the light source unit to allow the light to become substantially parallel with an optical axis of the optical path adjustment unit; and an optical unit that transmits at least some of the light emitted by the optical path adjustment unit to form a predetermined beam pattern. The optical unit includes a plurality of incident lenses and a plurality of exit lenses corresponding to the plurality of incident lenses. In particular, a ratio of at least one lens parameter between a first pair of incident and exit lenses is different from a ratio of the at least one lens parameter between a second pair of incident and exit lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Hyeongdo Kim, Minseop Lee
  • Patent number: 12631309
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a light source unit generating light; a first lens unit including an emission surface to emit the light and at least one reflective surface to reflect the light toward the emission surface; and a deposit layer provided on the at least one reflective surface to reflect the light from the light source unit. A vehicle lamp includes a light source unit generating light; a first lens unit including an outer lens unit that includes an emission surface formed as a closed-loop structure to emit the light, and a reflective surface to reflect the light toward the emission surface, and an inner lens unit along an inner periphery of the emission surface to face the reflective surface; and a deposit layer provided on the reflective surface and/or the inner lens unit to reflect the light from the light source unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Gyu Lee, Jong Ryoul Park, Andrew P. Evans
  • Patent number: 12590686
    Abstract: A lighting system is capable of forming pattern images at various locations while having a simplified structure. The lighting system includes a lighting device that emits light for forming a pattern image at at least one location; and a control device configured to control a target direction to which the irradiation light is emitted based on at least one of vehicle state information or vehicle surrounding information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Ki Hae Shin, Jong Woon Kim, Jong Min Lee
  • Patent number: 12589392
    Abstract: A pattern electrode structure for an electrowetting device is laminated between a base material and a dielectric layer of the electrowetting device, and the pattern electrode structure includes first branch electrodes formed in a direction perpendicular to any plane perpendicular to a plane defined by the pattern electrode structure, and a basal pattern electrode formed in an area below lower ends of the first branch electrodes and connected to an electrode connection portion configured to receive a voltage, in which a sum of an interval between the first branch electrode and the basal pattern electrode and a width of the basal pattern electrode is larger than a diameter of a droplet to be removed, thereby preventing the droplet from stagnating without falling at the terminal end of the pattern in a structure that uses the vertical pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kwang-Joon Han, Yu-Bin Jeon, Byung-Kyu Cho, Sung-Hun Han, Hong-Jun Cha, Young-Ern Jung
  • Patent number: 12571512
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp is capable of forming a predetermined beam pattern with at least one lamp module. The at least one lamp module includes a light source unit, which includes at least one light source, and an optical unit, which transmits at least some of light emitted from the light source unit to form the beam pattern. The optical unit includes an incident part, which includes a plurality of incident lenses, and an exit part, which includes a plurality of exit lenses respectively corresponding to the plurality of incident lenses. The plurality of exit lenses are formed with a vertical length greater than a horizontal length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventor: Hyeongdo Kim
  • Patent number: 12570209
    Abstract: A transparent luminescent sheet and a lamp apparatus using the same are disclosed. The transparent luminescent sheet realizes a lamp function through emission of light from a sheet thereof configured to be transparent and secures a desired luminous efficacy and a desired freedom of design. In the transparent luminescent sheet, transparency is enhanced in a turn-off state and, as such, visibility is secured at the inside and the outside. A lit image is realized through light during a light emission operation. In addition, light emitted toward the inside is shielded or reduced, thereby preventing indoor dazzling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Joon Bo Shim, Hye Jin Han, Young Jun Jeon, Cheol Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20260059692
    Abstract: A wireless charger for a vehicle includes a housing, a blower fan disposed in a lower portion of the housing and configured to draw in air from below, a printed circuit board disposed in the housing, a coil bracket disposed above the printed circuit board, and a coil seated on an upper surface of the coil bracket and configured to generate a magnetic field when a current flows. In particular, a cooling channel may be formed in the upper surface of the coil bracket, and air may pass through the cooling channel and cool a lower portion of the coil while the coil is seated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2024
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Dae Joong Kim, Jung Hyun Kim, Young Bae Ji
  • Patent number: 12560001
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a charging door assembly of a vehicle, which improves operability when opened and reduces a protruding amount. The charging door assembly of a vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a charging door configured to open and close a charging port formed on a panel of a vehicle body, a main link hinge-coupled to the vehicle body and an inner surface of the charging door, and a sub-link hinge-coupled to the vehicle body and the inner surface of the charging door at a position spaced apart from the main link. After the charging door is moved to the outside of the panel, the inner surface of the charging door is opened while maintaining a state in which the inner surface of the charging door is located within a predetermined distance from the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Yong-Won Jeong, Jeong-Ho Byeon, Chan Joo Moon, Hyung-Jin Park, Ji-Hun Kim, Dong-Ho Ha
  • Patent number: 12546452
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp that reflects or obstructs light using a film filled with metal flakes, thereby emitting light in a preset pattern includes a light source that emits light, a main film disposed in a light emission path of the light source, and a magnetic field generating unit that generates a magnetic field that influences the main film. The main film includes a functional layer that selectively transmits the light depending on the magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventor: Michael J. Luketich
  • Patent number: 12533974
    Abstract: A door for a charging port of a vehicle includes a switch that transmits a control signal, a housing rim that is fixed to the vehicle and accommodates the switch, a door panel configured to open or close the housing rim based on the control signal, a spring that applies a pushing force to the door panel with respect to the housing rim, and a spring cover configured to be seated on the housing rim, accommodating the spring. When the door panel is moved toward the housing rim by an external pressure, the switch is operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventor: Minha Park