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).

  • Publication number: 20220107068
    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: Application
    Filed: March 3, 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
  • Patent number: 11293616
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus of a grille for an automobile, may upgrade the grille by turning on light through the grille of the vehicle and making the light spread softly in the rear of the grille, and which is favorable to the layout through reduction of a lighting structure of the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Jung Wook Lim, Ki Hong Lee, Sung Ho Park, Seung Sik Han, Jung Hee Seo, Kyeong Jin Ahn, Jin Hwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20220099263
    Abstract: An illumination pattern changing apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a stationary plate, a rotary plate disposed spaced apart from the stationary plate, the rotary plate configured to be rotatable, and a light source module including a light source configured to irradiate light, and a plurality of optical fibers configured to emit the light when the light is irradiated, wherein a first end of each optical fiber is connected to the stationary plate and a second end of each optical fiber is connected to the rotary plate to form an illumination pattern, and the illumination pattern is changed when the rotary plate is rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Byoung Suk AHN, Jung Wook LIM, Ki Hong LEE, Sung Ho PARK, Seung Sik HAN, Ji Yeon KIM, Jin Hee YU
  • Publication number: 20220099266
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus of a grille for an automobile, may upgrade the grille by turning on light through the grille of the vehicle and making the light spread softly in the rear of the grille, and which is favorable to the layout through reduction of a lighting structure of the light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Jung Wook Lim, Ki Hong Lee, Sung Ho Park, Seung Sik Han, Jung Hee Seo, Kyeong Jin Ahn, Jin Hwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20220074568
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus of vehicles may include a light source unit of emitting light; a first reflection unit of reflecting light incident from the light source unit to discharge the reflected light outside the first reflection unit; a second reflection unit rotatably provided between the light source unit and the first reflection unit to reflect light for allowing light emitted by the light source unit to move to the first reflection unit or blocking the light such that the light is not moved to the first reflection unit and reflecting the light at a position different from the first reflection unit to discharge the light outside depending on a rotational position of the second reflection unit; and a driving unit connected to the second reflection unit and configured of adjusting the rotational position of the second reflection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Jung Wook LIM, Byoung Suk AHN, Ki Hong LEE, Seung Hyeok CHANG, Jung Hee SEO, Ji Yeon KIM, Yoo Jin SON, Jong Young KIM, Jin Sik NAM, Dong Hyun GO, Mi Hyang PARK
  • Publication number: 20220063493
    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: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: 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
  • Publication number: 20220063491
    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: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: 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
  • Publication number: 20220065426
    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: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jung Wook LIM, Byoung Suk AHN, Seung Sik HAN, Sung Ho PARK, Ki Hong LEE
  • Publication number: 20220063490
    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: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Suk AHN, Seung sik Han, Sung Ho Park, Ki Hong Lee, Jung Wook Lim
  • Patent number: 11242000
    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: February 8, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Seung Sik Han, Sung Ho Park, Ki Hong Lee, Jung Wook Lim
  • Publication number: 20220026617
    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: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicants: 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: 20220026616
    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: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicants: 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: 20210392731
    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: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Seung Sik Han, Sung Ho Park, Ki Hong Lee, Jung Wook Lim
  • Patent number: 11199303
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus of vehicles may include a light source unit of emitting light; a first reflection unit of reflecting light incident from the light source unit to discharge the reflected light outside the first reflection unit; a second reflection unit rotatably provided between the light source unit and the first reflection unit to reflect light for allowing light emitted by the light source unit to move to the first reflection unit or blocking the light such that the light is not moved to the first reflection unit and reflecting the light at a position different from the first reflection unit to discharge the light outside depending on a rotational position of the second reflection unit; and a driving unit connected to the second reflection unit and configured of adjusting the rotational position of the second reflection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Jung Wook Lim, Byoung Suk Ahn, Ki Hong Lee, Seung Hyeok Chang, Jung Hee Seo, Ji Yeon Kim, Yoo Jin Son, Jong Young Kim, Jin Sik Nam, Dong Hyun Go, Mi Hyang Park
  • Patent number: 11194020
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lidar-integrated lamp device for a vehicle in which an application position of a headlamp and an application position of a lidar are the same to reduce a layout and cost according to a reduction in the number of components through a component sharing combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Jung Wook Lim
  • Patent number: 11187840
    Abstract: An optical fiber apparatus corresponding to an environmental condition and a lamp module with the optical fiber apparatus corresponding to the environmental condition may include an optical fiber, in which the movement of the optical fiber is guided upon a change in the length of the optical fiber by a high temperature or low temperature environmental condition such that the change in the length thereof is absorbed, preventing damage due to the change in the length of the optical fiber to improve durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Jung Wook Lim
  • Publication number: 20210347295
    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: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Suk AHN, Jung Wook LIM
  • Patent number: 11143375
    Abstract: A sequential lighting device of a lamp for a vehicle, may implement sequential lighting with one light source, reducing the cost and simplifying the structure. Furthermore, the sequential lighting is implemented by the rotation of a light guide, forming a slim lamp form, and the smooth lighting feeling is implemented, improving merchantability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Seung Sik Han, Sung Ho Park, Ki Hong Lee, Jung Wook Lim
  • Publication number: 20210270437
    Abstract: A sequential lighting device of a lamp for a vehicle, may implement sequential lighting with one light source, reducing the cost and simplifying the structure. Furthermore, the sequential lighting is implemented by the rotation of a light guide, forming a slim lamp form, and the smooth lighting feeling is implemented, improving merchantability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Suk AHN, Seung Sik HAN, Sung Ho PARK, Ki Hong LEE, Jung Wook LIM
  • Publication number: 20210262634
    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: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Jung Wook LIM, Byoung Suk AHN, Seung Sik HAN, Sung Ho PARK, Ki Hong LEE