Patents by Inventor Dea Ki CHEONG

Dea Ki CHEONG 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: 11952822
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle including: an image acquisition unit; a cap provided on a body of the vehicle and configured to open and close a replenishing port for replenishing an energy source; a driving unit allowing the cap to be separated or connected from/to the body; and a controller configured to determine an intention of a user to replenish the energy source on the basis of an image acquired by the image acquisition unit, and control the driving unit such that the cap is automatically separated from the body in response to determining that the intention of the user to replenish the energy source exists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: JongChan Jun, Dea Ki Cheong, Deok Hwan Seo, Kwon Hyoung Choi, Jinhyung Lee
  • Patent number: 11602975
    Abstract: A vehicle battery management apparatus and a method thereof are provided. The vehicle battery management apparatus includes a battery that supplies power to a vehicle, a cooling device that cools the battery and a controller that monitors a state of the battery during parking and controls the cooling device to cool the battery with a cooling level corresponding to the state of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kwon Hyoung Choi, Jin Hyung Lee, Dea Ki Cheong
  • Publication number: 20230046814
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for conditioning a vehicle battery interworking with scheduled air conditioning, including the steps of determining, using a controller, whether a scheduled departure time and scheduled air conditioning execution are set after parking a vehicle; determining, using the controller, whether battery conditioning execution of the vehicle is set when it is determined that the scheduled departure time and the scheduled air conditioning are set; and executing, using the controller, air conditioning and battery conditioning of the vehicle before a preset reference time of the scheduled departure time when the battery conditioning execution is set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Gyu Lim, Hyun Soo Park, Dea Ki Cheong, Tae Hyuck Kim, Tae Geun Jeong, Dae Kyung Kim, Dae Gun Jin, Joong Woo Lee, In Seok Park, Seung Myun Chung, Ki Seung Baek
  • Publication number: 20230048344
    Abstract: In one aspect, a system and method for battery conditioning of a vehicle are disclosed. The system comprises receivers configured to collect driving route information of the vehicle, battery state information of the vehicle and battery conditioning mode setup state information, and a controller configured to determine whether or not the vehicle enters battery conditioning control based on the driving route information of the vehicle, the battery state information of the vehicle and the battery conditioning mode setup state information received from the receivers and to control a battery temperature adjuster so as to adjust a temperature of the battery in advance before charging the battery during the battery conditioning control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Joong Woo Lee, Hyun Soo Park, Dea Ki Cheong, Tae Hyuck Kim, Tae Geun Jeong, Dae Kyung Kim, Dae Gun Jin, In Seok Park, Jin Gyu Lim, Seung Myun Chung, Ki Seung Baek
  • Publication number: 20230048488
    Abstract: A system for conditioning a vehicle battery interworking with remote air conditioning includes: a receiving unit that receives remote air conditioning execution setting and in-vehicle battery conditioning execution setting after a vehicle is parked; and a control unit that is configured to determine whether the remote air conditioning execution setting and the in-vehicle battery conditioning execution setting are received, and control to turn on or off vehicle indoor air conditioning and executes battery conditioning based on a determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Gyu Lim, Hyun Soo Park, Dea Ki Cheong, Tae Hyuck Kim, Tae Geun Jeong, Dae Kyung Kim, Dae Gun Jin, Joong Woo Lee, In Seok Park, Seung Myun Chung, Ki Seung Baek
  • Patent number: 11378626
    Abstract: A system for managing a battery of a vehicle includes a first controller configured to control a power-on (IG ON) state and a power-off (IG OFF) state of a plurality of controllers in the vehicle and to be periodically woken up in the power-off (IG OFF) state to wake up at least some of the plurality of controllers, and a second controller configured to turn off a main relay connecting a first battery in the vehicle and a vehicle system when the power-off (IG OFF) state begins, to monitor a state of the first battery storing energy for generating power of the vehicle by maintaining power during a preset first reference time, to be woken up at a wake-up period of the first controller when the first reference time elapses, and to monitor the state of the first battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki Seung Baek, Ik Jun Choi, Do Sung Hwang, Kyung Taek Jung, Chang Yu Kim, Dea Ki Cheong, Tae Hyuck Kim, Han Seung Myoung, Ho Joong Lee, Hye Seung Kim, Byoung Jik Ahn, Kyu Beom Ko, Hyo Sik Moon, Jong Seo Yoon, Sung Il Lee, Hong Min Oh, Jin Woo Cho
  • Patent number: 11355947
    Abstract: An apparatus of incorporating a non-isolated charger and a DC converter, may include a non-isolated charger including a non-isolated converter converting a level of input voltage and outputting converted voltage to a battery; and a DC converter including a first switch selectively making an electrical connection to a connection node of the non-isolated converter and the battery and a primary side circuit including at least some of switching elements included in the non-isolated converter and converting a level of voltage of the battery transmitted by the primary side circuit and outputting converted voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dea Ki Cheong, Dae Woo Lee
  • Publication number: 20220011369
    Abstract: A system for managing a battery of a vehicle includes a first controller configured to control a power-on (IG ON) state and a power-off (IG OFF) state of a plurality of controllers in the vehicle and to be periodically woken up in the power-off (IG OFF) state to wake up at least some of the plurality of controllers, and a second controller configured to turn off a main relay connecting a first battery in the vehicle and a vehicle system when the power-off (IG OFF) state begins, to monitor a state of the first battery storing energy for generating power of the vehicle by maintaining power during a preset first reference time, to be woken up at a wake-up period of the first controller when the first reference time elapses, and to monitor the state of the first battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Ki Seung Baek, Ik Jun Choi, Do Sung Hwang, Kyung Taek Jung, Chang Yu Kim, Dea Ki Cheong, Tae Hyuck Kim, Han Seung Myoung, Ho Joong Lee, Hye Seung Kim, Byoung Jik Ahn, Kyu Beom Ko, Hyo Sik Moon, Jong Seo Yoon, Sung Il Lee, Hong Min Oh, Jin Woo Cho
  • Publication number: 20210402849
    Abstract: A vehicle battery management apparatus and a method thereof are provided. The vehicle battery management apparatus includes a battery that supplies power to a vehicle, a cooling device that cools the battery and a controller that monitors a state of the battery during parking and controls the cooling device to cool the battery with a cooling level corresponding to the state of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kwon Hyoung CHOI, Jin Hyung LEE, Dea Ki CHEONG
  • Patent number: 11034358
    Abstract: A vehicle may include a driving unit configured to move the vehicle, a communicator configured to communicate with an external device and a controller configured to authenticate a temporary driver and allow temporary driving by the temporary driver in a response to a driver's input received through the communicator, wherein during the temporary driving, the controller limits output of the driving unit, and controls the driving unit to limit maximum speed of the vehicle, and stores driving record of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Gompany, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Kwon Hyoung Choi, Jinhyung Lee, Dea Ki Cheong
  • Publication number: 20200406900
    Abstract: A vehicle may include a driving unit configured to move the vehicle, a communicator configured to communicate with an external device and a controller configured to authenticate a temporary driver and allow temporary driving by the temporary driver in a response to a driver's input received through the communicator, wherein during the temporary driving, the controller limits output of the driving unit, and controls the driving unit to limit maximum speed of the vehicle, and stores driving record of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Gompany, Kia Motors Gorporation
    Inventors: Kwon Hyoung CHOI, Jinhyung LEE, Dea Ki CHEONG
  • Publication number: 20200195035
    Abstract: An apparatus of incorporating a non-isolated charger and a DC converter, may include a non-isolated charger including a non-isolated converter converting a level of input voltage and outputting converted voltage to a battery; and a DC converter including a first switch selectively making an electrical connection to a connection node of the non-isolated converter and the battery and a primary side circuit including at least some of switching elements included in the non-isolated converter and converting a level of voltage of the battery transmitted by the primary side circuit and outputting converted voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dea Ki Cheong, Dae Woo Lee
  • Publication number: 20200190889
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle including: an image acquisition unit; a cap provided on a body of the vehicle and configured to open and close a replenishing port for replenishing an energy source; a driving unit allowing the cap to be separated or connected from/to the body; and a controller configured to determine an intention of a user to replenish the energy source on the basis of an image acquired by the image acquisition unit, and control the driving unit such that the cap is automatically separated from the body in response to determining that the intention of the user to replenish the energy source exists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: JongChan Jun, Dea Ki Cheong, Deok Hwan Seo, Kwon Hyoung Choi, Jinhyung Lee
  • Publication number: 20160111908
    Abstract: A power supply system for an electric vehicle stably and efficiently supplies power to a connected external device when an ignition of an electric vehicle is turned off, and a method of controlling the same. A power supply apparatus of an electric vehicle may include a main battery, an auxiliary battery, a power converter for converting power from the main battery and recharging the auxiliary battery with the converted power, a port for recharging a connected external device by receiving power from the auxiliary battery when the ignition of the electric vehicle is turned off, and a battery sensor for monitoring a state of charge (SoC) of the auxiliary battery and starting the power converter according to the SoC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Chang Kiun KWARK, Dea Ki CHEONG