Patents by Inventor Dong Eun Cha

Dong Eun Cha 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).

  • Connection system for house and vehicle
    Patent number: 11597262
    Abstract: A connection system for a house and a vehicle, may include a vehicle door provided in the vehicle to open or close a vehicle entrance through which a passenger enters or exits the vehicle and allowing an internal space of the vehicle to be exposed into the house when authenticated by the house; and a hatch provided in a house entrance on a side wall of the house to selectively couple the house entrance and the vehicle entrance with each other so that an internal space of the vehicle and an internal space of the house are connected to each other in a state that the vehicle door is open when the authenticated vehicle is parked on a side of the house entrance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Jin Ho Hwang, Sang Heon Lee
  • Multi-functional door and vehicle including the same
    Patent number: 11597306
    Abstract: A multi-functional door for a vehicle includes a door body disposed on one side of the vehicle and configured to be opened or closed. The door body has an inner side surface facing an indoor space of the vehicle and an outer side surface facing the outside of the vehicle. The multi-functional door further includes a door seat that is coupled to the inner side surface of the door body and is configured to be enclosed in or unfolded from the door body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sang Heon Lee, Jin Ho Hwang, Dong Eun Cha
  • LUGGAGE LOADING DEVICE FOR MOBILITY AND LUGGAGE LOADING METHOD FOR MOBILITY USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230054338
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a luggage loading device for mobility capable of improving loading convenience by automating the loading and arrangement of a luggage inside the loading space of the mobility, and a luggage loading method for mobility using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Ho HWANG, Dong Eun CHA, Sang Heon LEE
  • HOOD-INTEGRATED VEHICLE BODY
    Publication number: 20230056479
    Abstract: A hood-integrated vehicle body in which a hood, a bumper, and a fender are integrally formed into a single component so as to reduce the weight thereof is disclosed. The hood-integrated vehicle body includes a front vehicle body part, which is constructed such that a hood is integrally and rotatably connected to a front portion of the front vehicle body part and is openable at a rear side thereof, a lifting unit mounted to the front part of the vehicle so as to rotate the hood, and a locking unit, which is mounted to the front part of the vehicle so as to selectively engage the hood with the front part of the vehicle such that the engagement of the hood is released so as to allow the hood to be opened by means of the lifting unit upon manipulation for opening the hood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Jin Young Yoon, Hong Heui Lee, Seong Kwon Kim
  • FRONT PART ASSEMBLY FOR MOBILITY DEVICE, FRONT-PART-INTEGRATED MOBILITY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE FRONT-PART-INTEGRATED MOBILITY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230052158
    Abstract: A front part assembly for a mobility device, a front-part-integrated assembly including the same, and a process of assembling the same are disclosed. The front part assembly includes a bumper, a fender, and a hood, which are integrally formed, wherein the bumper and the fender are connected to each other to define an internal space therebetween, and the hood is rotatably connected at a front end thereof to the bumper such that a rear end of the hood is rotated vertically to open and close the internal space. The front-part-integrated mobility device includes the front part assembly and a frame, which is coupled to the front part assembly and is coupled to a cowl and a rear fender. The method includes rotating the hood to open the internal space, coupling the front part assembly to the frame, and rotating the hood to close the internal space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Jin Young Yoon, Hong Heui Lee, Seong Kwon Kim
  • Combinable and detachable vehicle and method for controlling the same
    Patent number: 11577566
    Abstract: A combinable and detachable vehicle includes: a front connecting portion and a rear connecting portion provided at a front portion and a rear portion of a vehicle, respectively, and connected to another vehicle when the vehicle is combined with the other vehicle; a front monitoring portion and a rear monitoring portion monitoring a forward area and a rearward area of the vehicle, respectively; and a controller determining whether the other vehicle is connected to the front connecting portion or the rear connecting portion of the vehicle based on information received from the front connecting portion or the rear connecting portion, or the front monitoring portion or the rear monitoring portion, and controlling whether to operate each of a front component and a rear component of the vehicle depending on a direction of the vehicle is connected to the other vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Jin Ho Hwang, Sang Heon Lee
  • SPACE UTILIZATION APPARATUS FOR MOBILITY
    Publication number: 20230044597
    Abstract: Each panel forming a variable mechanism is maintained in a state accommodated on an internal wall surface to secure a cabin space of a mobility, and according to the need of a passenger, the rotational position of each panel is changed so that a shape of the variable mechanism is transformed, providing a convenient function. Accordingly, a space utilization apparatus of mobility that can secure a cabin space by removing an unused space of the cabin space when the convenience function is not used in the cabin space of the mobility, and can improve the space utilization by selectively providing the convenience function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun CHA, Sang Heon LEE, Jin Ho HWANG
  • PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230045723
    Abstract: A parking management system includes a guide robot disposed in a parking space provided with a plurality of parking areas, the guide robot being configured to be matched with a vehicle entering the parking space and to be driven ahead of the matched vehicle to guide the matched vehicle to an allocated parking area, and a management server configured to recognize the vehicle entering the parking space, to match the recognized vehicle with the guide robot, to monitor the parking space to identify a parking status of each of the parking areas, to allocate a parking area to the matched vehicle based on the identified parking status, and to control the guide robot to be driven to the allocated parking area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Woo Young CHOI, Jin Ho HWANG, Dong Eun CHA, Sang Heon LEE
  • MULTIPURPOSE ASSEMBLY-TYPE VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME
    Publication number: 20230045059
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an assembled vehicle and introduces a multipurpose assembly-type vehicle comprising: a chassis module comprising multiple floor parts constituting a lower portion of the vehicle, each floor part being able to exchange electric power or data with an adjacent floor part when fastened to each other; and a cabin module comprising multiple cabin parts constituting an upper portion of the vehicle, each cabin part being fastened to a corresponding floor part of the lower portion so as to form an indoor space, and each cabin part being able to exchange electric power or data with the floor part or with another cabin part adjacent thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun CHA, Sang Heon LEE, Jin Ho HWANG
  • Parking guidance system of parking lot provided with charging device for vehicle and parking guidance method using the same
    Patent number: 11571985
    Abstract: A parking guidance system of a parking lot includes: a first license plate number recognizing device recognizing a license plate number of a vehicle entering or exiting from a parking lot; and a server classifying a priority of the vehicle and distinguishing whether the vehicle is a parking or charging use vehicle based on the license plate number, assigning a parking or charging spot based on at least one of the classified priority, information on whether the vehicle is the parking use vehicle or the charging use vehicle, or information on remaining parking spots and remaining charging spots, providing a guidance on a position of the assigned parking spot or charging spot to the vehicle until the vehicle arrives at the position, and determining a parking fee or a charging fee of the vehicle and providing a guidance on the fee when the vehicle exits the parking lot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sang Heon Lee, Jin Ho Hwang, Dong Eun Cha
  • Method of forming multiple coating on dry plating member and molded article manufactured using the same
    Patent number: 11566144
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of forming a multiple coating on a dry plating member and a molded article manufactured using the same. The method may include applying a color coating agent onto a surface of a plating layer of a plating member and then drying the applied color coating agent to form a color coating layer, and applying a clear coating agent onto a surface of the color coating layer and curing the applied clear coating agent to form a clear layer, wherein the plating member includes a substrate, an undercoat layer formed on a surface of at least a part of the substrate, and a plating layer formed on a surface of the undercoat layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyun Kyung Kim, Dong Eun Cha, Jin Young Yoon, Hai Chang Lee, Sun Young Park
  • STORAGE VEHICLE FOR SMALL MOBILITY
    Publication number: 20230022812
    Abstract: A storage vehicle for a mobility includes a seat provided inside the storage vehicle and spaced from a floor of the storage vehicle upward to form a separation space below the seat; a storage slot formed in the separation space below the seat, opened to an external side of the storage vehicle through a portion of a sidewall of the storage vehicle, and configured to store the mobility therein; a door provided in the opening portion of the storage slot; and an opening/closing portion provided on a side of the door and configured to operate the door upward or downward to open or close an opening portion of the storage slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun CHA, Sang Heon LEE, Jin Ho HWANG
  • THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION HAVING HIGH RIGIDITY AND LOW COEFFICIENT OF LINEAR THERMAL EXPANSION AND MOLDED ARTICLE COMPRISING SAME
    Publication number: 20230024056
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a thermoplastic resin composition having high rigidity and a low coefficient of linear thermal expansion and a molded article including the same. The thermoplastic resin composition includes a first propylene-ethylene copolymer, a second propylene-ethylene copolymer, a thermoplastic elastomer, an inorganic filler, and a sodium-phosphate-based nucleating agent as appropriate, and thus a molded article produced therefrom can exhibit improved mechanical rigidity, impact resistance, and dimensional stability. Even when formed to a low thickness for weight reduction, the molded article can be imparted with excellent processability, high tensile strength, a high flexural modulus, and high impact strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Jin Young Yoon, Hee Joon Lee, Dong Eun Cha, Sun Jun Kwon, Chun Ho Park, Seung Ryong Jeong, Seok Jin Yong, Hyung Tak Lee
  • Vehicle roof system and method of controlling same
    Patent number: 11560098
    Abstract: A vehicle roof system and a method of controlling the vehicle roof system are provided. The vehicle roof system includes an opening-closing module that is provided on a roof of a vehicle and a loading module that is provided on the top of the opening-closing module. A locking mechanism is also provided within the loading module. The opening-closing module is slid in one direction or in the opposite direction to open or close the roof. The loading module has a loading space that is separated from an indoor space in the vehicle, with the opening-closing module disposed in between. The locking mechanism supports a weight of a load when in operation for locking and no longer supports the weight of the load when in operation for unlocking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Jin Ho Hwang, Sang Heon Lee
  • Polyolefin resin composition having high rigidity and low coefficient of linear thermal expansion and weight-reduced automobile part comprising same
    Publication number: 20230020477
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a thermoplastic resin composition having high rigidity and a low coefficient of linear thermal expansion and a molded article including the same. Specifically, the thermoplastic resin composition includes a polypropylene-based resin having an isotactic pentad fraction of 96% or more as measured by 13C-NMR, a thermoplastic elastomer, an inorganic filler having an average particle diameter of 0.1 ?m to 5 ?m, and a compatibilizer, and has a flexural modulus of 2,500 MPa or more and a coefficient of linear thermal expansion of 60 ?m/m·° C. or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Jin Young Yoon, Hee Joon Lee, Dong Eun Cha, Sun Jun Kwon, Chun Ho Park, Seung Ryong Jeong, Jeong Gil Ko, Yoon Hwan Lee
  • THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION HAVING HIGH RIGIDITY AND LOW COEFFICIENT OF LINEAR THERMAL EXPANSION AND MOLDED ARTICLE COMPRISING SAME
    Publication number: 20230020121
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a thermoplastic resin composition having high rigidity and a low coefficient of linear thermal expansion and a molded article including the same. Specifically, the thermoplastic resin composition includes a polypropylene composite resin including high-crystalline polypropylene and the like, an elastomer, and an inorganic filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Jin Young Yoon, Hee Joon Lee, Dong Eun Cha, Sun Jun Kwon, Chun Ho Park, Seung Ryong Jeong, Jin Bo Chae
  • THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION HAVING HIGH RIGIDITY AND LOW COEFFICIENT OF LINEAR THERMAL EXPANSION AND MOLDED ARTICLE COMPRISING SAME
    Publication number: 20230017798
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a thermoplastic resin composition having high rigidity and a low coefficient of linear thermal expansion and a molded article including the same. Specifically, the thermoplastic resin composition includes a base resin including at least two polypropylene-based resins having different melt indexes, an elastomer having a melt index (190° C., 2.16 kg) of 20 g/10 min to 35 g/10 min as measured by ASTM D1238, and inorganic particles, and has a flexural modulus (FM) of 2,500 MPa or more and a coefficient of linear thermal expansion (CLTE) of 60 ?m/m° C. or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Jin Young Yoon, Hee Joon Lee, Dong Eun Cha, Sun Jun Kwon, Chun Ho Park, Seung Ryong Jeong, Kyung Hwan Lim, Eun Hwa Jang
  • THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION HAVING HIGH RIGIDITY AND LOW COEFFICIENT OF LINEAR THERMAL EXPANSION AND MOLDED ARTICLE COMPRISING SAME
    Publication number: 20230016858
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a thermoplastic resin composition having high rigidity and a low coefficient of linear thermal expansion and a molded article including the same. Specifically, the thermoplastic resin composition includes a first polypropylene resin having crystallinity of 50% to 80%, a second polypropylene resin having a coefficient of linear thermal expansion of 70 ?m/m° C. to 90 ?m/m° C., an elastomer, and an inorganic filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Jin Young Yoon, Hee Joon Lee, Dong Eun Cha, Sun Jun Kwon, Chun Ho Park, Seung Ryong Jeong, Kwan Suk Ryu, Tae Kyung Lee
  • Mobility unit
    Patent number: 11554824
    Abstract: A mobility unit may include a driving portion connected to a driveshaft of a vehicle for providing driving force to the vehicle, a rear glass portion provided at a rear portion of the vehicle to be operable to isolate the rear portion of the vehicle, a front connection portion or a rear connection portion provided at the front or at the rear of the vehicle to be fastened to another vehicle, and an integrated controller for controlling the operation of the front connection portion or the rear connection portion depending on the direction in which the vehicle is coupled to another vehicle and controlling the operation of the rear glass portion and the driving portion when the vehicle is coupled to another vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Heon Lee, Jin Ho Hwang, Dong Eun Cha
  • DELIVERY METHOD AND SYSTEM USING AN AUTONOMOUS MOBILITY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230009713
    Abstract: Disclosed are a delivery method and a system using an autonomous mobility device for a delivery service. The delivery method and system improve reliability and security by use of an authentication procedure between the mobility device and a user, and also improve a feeling of satisfaction of the delivery service by satisfying a delivery request made by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Jin Young Yoon