Patents by Inventor Byoung Suk Ahn

Byoung Suk Ahn 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).

  • Patent number: 11441751
    Abstract: A vehicle grille includes: a grille panel; a lens panel disposed at a rear side of the grille panel, formed in a same shape as some or entire area of the grille panel, and, when a light is incident, configured to allow some of the light to propagate in the lens panel and emit some of the light to an outside of the lens panel; and a housing disposed on a rear surface of the lens panel, formed in a same shape as the lens panel, and including a coupling provision end portion configured to allow a front surface of the lens panel to be coupled to a rear surface of the grille panel at a front side of the lens panel, wherein the rear surface of the lens panel and a front surface of the housing are coupled at the front side of the lens panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Jung Wook Lim, Ki Hong Lee, Seung Sik Han, Dong Hyun Go, Jung Hee Seo, Kyeong Jin Ahn
  • Patent number: 11441752
    Abstract: A light device is configured to generate a plurality of beam pattern images in which various images of light emitted from a plurality of fine light emitters are projected through fine lenses and shields, whereby various images of light are projected in accordance with whether the fine light emitters are turned on. Further, a light source array, a shield array, and a lens array are each formed in a plate shape, so the size decreases and the structure is simplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jung Wook Lim, Byoung Suk Ahn, Seung Sik Han, Sung Ho Park, Ki Hong Lee
  • Patent number: 11440469
    Abstract: A pedestrian around a vehicle is detected and communication is performed between the pedestrian and the vehicle via lighting which is sequentially lit, whereby the vehicle and the pedestrian recognize each other and thus safety is secured. That is, provided is a communication lighting system for a vehicle in which the vehicle transmits a signal that the vehicle has recognized the pedestrian by projecting light following the movement path of the pedestrian, and the pedestrian identifies that the vehicle has recognized the pedestrian.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Jung Wook Lim
  • Patent number: 11442212
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical fiber illumination apparatus configured for ensuring high light efficiency and uniform luminosity when displaying an illumination pattern with flexible optical fibers in fiber optic lighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Ki Hong Lee, Jung Wook Lim, Seung Sik Han, Ji Yeon Kim, Jin Hee Yu
  • Publication number: 20220268415
    Abstract: A vehicle grille includes: a grille panel; a lens panel disposed at a rear side of the grille panel, formed in a same shape as some or entire area of the grille panel, and, when a light is incident, configured to allow some of the light to propagate in the lens panel and emit some of the light to an outside of the lens panel; and a housing disposed on a rear surface of the lens panel, formed in a same shape as the lens panel, and including a coupling provision hole configured to allow a front surface of the lens panel to be coupled to a rear surface of the grille panel at a rear side of the lens panel, wherein the rear surface of the lens panel and a front surface of the housing are coupled at the front side of the lens panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Jung Wook Lim, Ki Hong Lee, Seung Sik Han, Dong Hyun Go, Jung Hee Seo, Kyeong Jin Ahn
  • Patent number: 11407355
    Abstract: A vehicle headlamp aiming adjustment system includes a headlamp controller configured to adjust an emission direction of light emitted from a headlamp; a sensing unit configured to measure a sensing area on a ground and measure a change of the sensing area; and a controller configured to receive information about the sensing area measured by the sensing unit, compare the measured sensing area with a pre-stored reference area, and transmit a control signal to the headlamp controller such that the emission direction of light is adjusted in accordance with a change of the sensing area when the sensing area is different from the reference area. The above-describe vehicle headlamp aiming adjustment system can check an emission area of light of a headlamp and secure the driver's field of view by correcting the emission area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Ho Park, Byoung Suk Ahn, Seung Sik Han, Ki Hong Lee, Jung Wook Lim
  • Patent number: 11391430
    Abstract: A light emitting module for a vehicle is disclosed. The light emitting module includes a first light source configured to generate a first light during an operation, a light concentrator disposed in a forward direction of the first light and configured to change the forward direction of the first light through reflection or refraction, a second light source spaced apart from the first light source and configured to generate a second light in a direction different from the first light, and a lens unit disposed in a forward direction of the second light, and configured to change the forward directions of the first light and the second light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jung Wook Lim, Byoung Suk Ahn, Seung Sik Han, Sung Ho Park, Ki Hong Lee
  • Patent number: 11390208
    Abstract: A system for controlling a headlamp for a vehicle is provided. The system includes a lamp unit comprising a plurality of light sources and configured to form a shadow zone in a light emission area by adjusting a position to which light is emitted and an amount of light for each light source; an information collector configured to acquire an image of a forward side based on a travel direction; and a controller configured to receive information on a forward vehicle acquired through the information collector and information on the shadow zone, and control the lamp unit to perform aiming correction of the shadow zone to position the forward vehicle at a central side of the shadow zone when the forward vehicle is not positioned at the central side of the shadow zone within the shadow zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Ho Park, Byoung Suk Ahn, Seung Sik Han, Ki Hong Lee, Jung Wook Lim
  • Patent number: 11383637
    Abstract: A warning message delivery apparatus of a vehicle, may deploy an emergency tripod by opening a trunk lid to deliver a warning message to a vehicle entering the rear upon the occurrence of an emergency situation, and secures visibility of the emergency tripod to reduce the accident occurrence possibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Seung Sik Han, Sung Ho Park, Dae Seon Lee, Ki Hong Lee, Jung Wook Lim
  • Patent number: 11385392
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a lens of an optical fiber lamp apparatus, which allow light to be entirely collected uniformly on an optical fiber when lighting using the optical fiber to minimize a difference in brightness for each optical fiber, improving quality of lighting through the optical fiber, and an optical fiber lamp apparatus having the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Ki Hong Lee, Jung Wook Lim, Seung Sik Han, Ji Yeon Kim, Jin Hee Yu
  • Publication number: 20220186902
    Abstract: A slim type lamp apparatus of a vehicle may include a light source for radiating light; and a lens portion including an incident portion through which the light radiated by the light source is incident, a reflection portion extending from the incident portion to reflect and move the incident light, and an emission portion extending from the reflection portion and emitting the light reflected by the reflection portion, the reflection portion diffusing some light upon reflection of the light to form a diffusion beam pattern by the emission portion and condensing other light upon reflection to form a condensing beam pattern by the emission portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Jung Wook LIM, Byoung Suk AHN, Sung Ho PARK, Ki Hong LEE, Seung Sik HAN, Jin Young JUNG, Hye Jin HAN
  • Publication number: 20220176871
    Abstract: A vehicle headlamp aiming adjustment system includes a headlamp controller configured to adjust an emission direction of light emitted from a headlamp; a sensing unit configured to measure a sensing area on a ground and measure a change of the sensing area; and a controller configured to receive information about the sensing area measured by the sensing unit, compare the measured sensing area with a pre-stored reference area, and transmit a control signal to the headlamp controller such that the emission direction of light is adjusted in accordance with a change of the sensing area when the sensing area is different from the reference area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Sung Ho Park, Byoung Suk Ahn, Seung Sik Han, Ki Hong Lee, Jung Wook Lim
  • Patent number: 11357089
    Abstract: Disclosed are a sequential lighting system and a control method thereof in which an aesthetic appearance is improved by implementing sequential lighting when a lighting unit for applying light to the outside of a vehicle is turned on, constituent parts implementing the sequential lighting are simplified, and costs are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Seung Sik Han, Sung Ho Park, Ki Hong Lee, Jung Wook Lim
  • Patent number: 11346516
    Abstract: A light emitting module for a vehicle includes: a light source configured to generate light during an operation thereof; a condensing lens located on the front side of the light source in a direction in which the light generated by the light source travels, and configured to change a travel direction of input light; and a multi-facet lens located on the front side of the condensing lens in the direction in which the light generated by the light source travels, and comprising a rear surface to which the light that passed through the condensing lens is input through a rear surface thereof and a plurality of sections, wherein protruding heights of front surfaces of the plurality of sections are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jung Wook Lim, Byoung Suk Ahn, Seung Sik Han, Sung Ho Park, Ki Hong Lee
  • Patent number: 11333745
    Abstract: In the Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) integrated lamp apparatus of a vehicle, an application location for a head lamp and an application location for a ladder are configured in the same space, with the result that layout is reduced and the cost reduction due to reduction of the number of the associated portions is achieved by sharing and combining components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Jung Wook Lim
  • Patent number: 11326765
    Abstract: A lighting device configured for controlling a light radiation direction thereof, may include a housing provided with a light source; a lens unit provided in the housing, the lens unit being configured to concentrate the light generated from the light source; a length-variable unit mounted to the housing, the length-variable unit being configured so that a length thereof is changed, in a response to application of electricity thereto, in a direction in which the position of the lens unit is changed; and a controller configured to control a light radiation direction of the lens unit by setting a voltage of the electricity to be applied to the length-variable unit so that a length of the length-variable unit is changed according to a set voltage and the position of the lens unit is changed according to a change in the length of the length-variable unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jung Wook Lim, Byoung Suk Ahn, Seung Sik Han, Sung Ho Park, Ki Hong Lee
  • Publication number: 20220126747
    Abstract: A system for controlling a headlamp for a vehicle is provided. The system includes a lamp unit comprising a plurality of light sources and configured to form a shadow zone in a light emission area by adjusting a position to which light is emitted and an amount of light for each light source; an information collector configured to acquire an image of a forward side based on a travel direction; and a controller configured to receive information on a forward vehicle acquired through the information collector and information on the shadow zone, and control the lamp unit to perform aiming correction of the shadow zone to position the forward vehicle at a central side of the shadow zone when the forward vehicle is not positioned at the central side of the shadow zone within the shadow zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Ho PARK, Byoung Suk AHN, Seung Sik HAN, Ki Hong LEE, Jung Wook LIM
  • Publication number: 20220112992
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus with a linear light source is provided. The lighting apparatus includes a light source extending in a longitudinal direction and having terminal parts on both ends of the light source to be connected to a power supply; a spacer having an internal space that is opened in a front-rear direction and accommodates the light source, wherein mounting parts formed on both ends of the internal space to provide the terminal parts; and a reflective bracket mounted on a rear end of the spacer to cover the internal space, and having fixing parts that match the mounting parts to fix the terminal parts when the reflective bracket is mounted on the spacer, wherein an inner surface of the reflective bracket is configured to reflect light emitted from the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jung Wook LIM, Byoung Suk AHN, Seung Sik HAN, Sung Ho PARK, Ki Hong LEE
  • Publication number: 20220107071
    Abstract: A vehicle grille includes: a grille panel; a lens panel disposed at a rear side of the grille panel, formed in a same shape as some or entire area of the grille panel, and, when a light is incident, configured to allow some of the light to propagate in the lens panel and emit some of the light to an outside of the lens panel; and a housing disposed on a rear surface of the lens panel, formed in a same shape as the lens panel, and including a coupling provision end portion configured to allow a front surface of the lens panel to be coupled to a rear surface of the grille panel at a front side of the lens panel, wherein the rear surface of the lens panel and a front surface of the housing are coupled at the front side of the lens panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Suk AHN, Jung Wook LIM, Ki Hong LEE, Seung Sik HAN, Dong Hyun GO, Jung Hee SEO, Kyeong Jin AHN
  • Publication number: 20220107069
    Abstract: A light emitting module for a vehicle is disclosed. The light emitting module includes a first light source configured to generate a first light during an operation, a light concentrator disposed in a forward direction of the first light and configured to change the forward direction of the first light through reflection or refraction, a second light source spaced apart from the first light source and configured to generate a second light in a direction different from the first light, and a lens unit disposed in a forward direction of the second light, and configured to change the forward directions of the first light and the second light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jung Wook Lim, Byoung Suk Ahn, Seung Sik Han, Sung Ho Park, Ki Hong Lee