Patents by Inventor Deok Hwan Seo

Deok Hwan Seo 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: 11505172
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing rust on a brake disk includes: an environment information acquisition unit configured to acquire environment information, a controller configured to perform a function of calculating an amount of generated rust using the environment information, and controlling the rust removal depending on whether or not the amount of generated rust exceeds the preset reference value, and a driver configured to drive a brake system under the control of rust removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kwon-Hyoung Choi, Jong-Chan Jun, Deok-Hwan Seo, Jin-Hyung Lee, Gwi-Chul Kim, So-Ra Jang, Ho-Sung Hwang, Ki-Young Kim
  • Patent number: 11260770
    Abstract: A movable power generating system for a vehicle may include an inverter for receiving power from a battery in a vehicle to generate AC power, a motor for receiving the AC power from the inverter, a switch block connected to the output terminal of the inverter and for branching the AC power, and an external power supply unit connected to the switch block and for outputting the AC power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin-Hyung Lee, Deok-Hwan Seo, Jong-Chan Jun, Kwon-Hyoung Choi
  • Patent number: 10850635
    Abstract: For informing a user of a current battery SOC (State Of Charge) value (%) and a cost required for a full charging, an apparatus for providing charging information of an electric vehicle includes storage that stores chargeable capacity information of a battery mounted in the electric vehicle, a communication module that receives a charging fee schedule of a charging station, a controller area network (CAN) connection module that acquires charged amount information corresponding to a current SOC value of the battery, a controller that calculates an expected charging cost based on the chargeable capacity information of the battery, the charged amount information corresponding to the current SOC value of the battery, and the charging fee schedule, and a displaying assembly that displays the calculated expected charging cost and the current SOC value of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jong Chan Jun, Deok Hwan Seo, Kwon Hyoung Choi, Jin Hyung Lee
  • Publication number: 20200361334
    Abstract: A system for forecasting a charging rate at the time of charging an electric vehicle includes: a server receiving and storing information on a charging rate from an electric power supplier; and a processor configured to: receive the information on the charging rate from the server and receive voltage information and current information charged in a vehicle from a charger installed to charge the electric vehicle; to calculate the charging rate of the vehicle according to the information on the charging rate and the voltage information and the current information input from the charger; and to transfer the calculated charging rate to an electronic control unit of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Deok-Hwan Seo, Jong-Chan Jun, Kwon-Hyoung Choi, Jin-Hyung Lee
  • Patent number: 10710598
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing Distance To Empty (DTE) includes: a sensor for generating environmental condition information; a battery control unit for generating battery available energy according to battery state information by sensing a battery; and a vehicle control unit for generating an available energy dual map having the battery available energy and converted available energy generated by reflecting the environmental condition information, and for calculating DTE according to the available energy dualization map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jong-Chan Jun, Deok-Hwan Seo, Kwon-Hyoung Choi, Jin-Hyung 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: 20200180650
    Abstract: An autonomous driving control apparatus includes an information collection device collecting driving information of an autonomous driving vehicle, an calculation device computing reliability according to autonomous driving control based on the collected driving information, and a controller controlling driving of the autonomous driving vehicle and displaying reliability information according to the autonomous driving control on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Hyung Lee, Jeong Woo Lee, Deok Hwan Seo, Jong Chan Jun, Kwon Hyoung Choi
  • Publication number: 20200156498
    Abstract: For informing a user of a current battery SOC (State Of Charge) value (%) and a cost required for a full charging, an apparatus for providing charging information of an electric vehicle includes storage that stores chargeable capacity information of a battery mounted in the electric vehicle, a communication module that receives a charging fee schedule of a charging station, a controller area network (CAN) connection module that acquires charged amount information corresponding to a current SOC value of the battery, a controller that calculates an expected charging cost based on the chargeable capacity information of the battery, the charged amount information corresponding to the current SOC value of the battery, and the charging fee schedule, and a displaying assembly that displays the calculated expected charging cost and the current SOC value of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Jong Chan JUN, Deok Hwan SEO, Kwon Hyoung CHOI, Jin Hyung LEE
  • Publication number: 20200156614
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing rust on a brake disk includes: an environment information acquisition unit configured to acquire environment information, a controller configured to perform a function of calculating an amount of generated rust using the environment information, and controlling the rust removal depending on whether or not the amount of generated rust exceeds the preset reference value, and a driver configured to drive a brake system under the control of rust removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kwon-Hyoung Choi, Jong-Chan Jun, Deok-Hwan Seo, Jin-Hyung Lee, Gwi-Chul Kim, So-Ra Jang, Ho-Sung Hwang, Ki-Young Kim
  • Publication number: 20200079390
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing Distance To Empty (DTE) includes: a sensor for generating environmental condition information; a battery control unit for generating battery available energy according to battery state information by sensing a battery; and a vehicle control unit for generating an available energy dual map having the battery available energy and converted available energy generated by reflecting the environmental condition information, and for calculating DTE according to the available energy dualization map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Jong-Chan JUN, Deok-Hwan SEO, Kwon-Hyoung CHOI, Jin-Hyung LEE
  • Publication number: 20190241091
    Abstract: A movable power generating system for a vehicle may include an inverter for receiving power from a battery in a vehicle to generate AC power, a motor for receiving the AC power from the inverter, a switch block connected to the output terminal of the inverter and for branching the AC power, and an external power supply unit connected to the switch block and for outputting the AC power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Jin-Hyung Lee, Deok-Hwan Seo, Jong-Chan Jun, Kwon-Hyoung Choi
  • Publication number: 20190176640
    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying environment-friendly vehicle information when power is supplied externally is provided. The apparatus includes an energy source residual amount measuring device that is configured to measure a current energy source residual amount and a per-time energy source consumption and a path generating device that is configured to set a path to a destination. A vehicle controller is configured to calculate a total power usable time period based on the energy source residual amount when a vehicle supplies electric power to the outside. The vehicle controller supplies electric power to the outside when the vehicle travels along the path and adjusts the supply based on the total power usable time period and the power supply allowable time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Jin Hyung Lee, Deok Hwan Seo, Jong Chan Jun, Kwon Hyoung Choi