Patents by Inventor Dong Ho KWON

Dong Ho KWON 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: 11958341
    Abstract: A vehicular air-conditioning apparatus includes a photocatalytic module in which light is radiated on a photocatalytic filter to sterilize the photocatalytic filter. In particular, vehicular air-conditioning apparatus incudes: a duct to allow conditioned air to flow therethrough; the photocatalytic filter mounted in the duct and coated with a photocatalytic material to remove harmful substances in reaction to light energy; and a rotation unit rotatably mounted in the duct. In particular, the rotation unit is provided with a light source to radiate light toward the photocatalytic filter. When the rotation unit is rotated, a position of the light source is changed in a rotational direction of the rotation unit such that the light is radiated on the photocatalytic filter over an increased range. Thus, a filter sterilization effect is improved over the entire area of the photocatalytic filter with reduced number of light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Seung Lee, Gee Young Shin, Dae Hee Lee, Dong Ho Kwon, Seung Sik Han, Myung Hoe Kim
  • Publication number: 20240120584
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes: a can having an accommodation space therein; an electrode assembly accommodated in the accommodation space in the can; and a cap assembly sealed with the can. The can has a beading part recessed into a side wall of the can at a region below where the cap assembly is accommodated, and the beading part has an acute angle with respect to the side wall of the can.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Jun Ho YANG, Woo Hyuk CHOI, Tae Yoon LEE, Jun Hwan KWON, Joung Ku KIM, Hyun Suk PARK, Dong Sub LEE
  • Patent number: 11951804
    Abstract: An air-conditioning device for mobilities and an air-conditioning control system for mobilities using the same, which are capable of performing independent air-conditioning control for each seat when a mobility is heated and cooled, thereby preventing wastage of heating and cooling energy by performing individual air conditioning for each seat depending on whether a passenger is seated, and ensuring comfort of all passengers by providing conditioned air to each seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Su Yeon Kang, Gee Young Shin, Dae Hee Lee, Myung Hoe Kim, Dong Ho Kwon
  • Publication number: 20240084493
    Abstract: A washing machine including a plurality of washers may include a fixing bracket coupled to a front of a first housing in which a first tub is disposed and a front of a second housing in which a second tub is disposed, to prevent the first housing and the second housing from being separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Baek Gyu KWON, Dong-Won KIM, Do Yun LEE, Bo-Kyun KIM, Geon Ho LEE
  • Publication number: 20230415538
    Abstract: Proposed are an air conditioner having an integrated heat exchanger and an air conditioning system using the integrated heat exchanger. The integrated heat exchanger enables heat exchange between cooling water and conditioning-air, and generates heating air or cooling air such that cooling/heating efficiency is improved. Further, since the temperature of the cooling water circulating in the integrated heat exchanger is adjusted, there is no temperature adjustment door for adjusting the temperature of conditioning-air, so the number of parts is reduced. Further, since the integrated heat exchanger is applied, components are optimally arranged and the entire package is reduced in size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Kwang Ok Han, Gee Young Shin, Su Yeon Kang, Dong Ho Kwon, Myung Hoe Kim, Dae Hee Lee, In Jae Kang, Tae Young Park, Jae Chun Ryu
  • Publication number: 20230417426
    Abstract: An air conditioning system is provided with an integrated heat exchanger. The air conditioning system generates heating air or cooling air through the integrated heat exchanger that adjusts the temperature of conditioning air by circulating coolant, thus securing cooling and heating efficiency. The air conditioning system adjusts temperature by the coolant circulated in the integrated heat exchanger such that a temperature adjustment door for adjusting the temperature of the conditioning air is eliminated, the number of components is decreased, and the size of an overall package is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Kwang Ok Han, Gee Young Shin, Su Yeon Kang, Dong Ho Kwon, Myung Hoe Kim, Dae Hee Lee, In Jae Kang, Tae Young Park, Jae Chun Ryu
  • Patent number: 11850913
    Abstract: A vehicle air conditioning system is provided and includes a heating duct through which internal air and external air are introduced and a cooling duct through which internal air and external air are introduced. A condenser is disposed in the heating duct and an evaporator is disposed in the cooling duct and is connected to the condenser. A phase change material (PCM) stores thermal energy of the internal air passing through the heating and cooling ducts. An internal/external air door controls the mixing of the internal/external air introduced into the heating and cooling ducts, and a PMC door controls the external air introduced through the heating and cooling ducts whether to pass through the PCM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Gee Young Shin, Seung Sik Han, Dong Ho Kwon, Myung Hoe Kim
  • Patent number: 11850909
    Abstract: An air conditioner apparatus for electric vehicles includes: an air conditioning case installed under an under body of a vehicle, and configured to communicate with an interior of the vehicle through an outlet formed through an upper portion of the air conditioning case and circulate conditioned air therein; an HVAC module provided inside the air conditioning case, and configured to adjust temperatures of indoor air and outdoor air and to provide the conditioned air to the interior of the vehicle; and a heat exchange module provided below the HVAC module inside the air conditioning case and configured to exchange heat with the HVAC module depending on whether or not the HVAC module performs a heating or cooling operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gee Young Shin, Seung Sik Han, Dong Ho Kwon, Myung Hoe Kim
  • Publication number: 20230398829
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an air-conditioning device and an air-conditioning system of an integrated heat exchanger, wherein an integrated heat exchanger for generating heating air or cooling air is used to generate air-conditioning air by utilizing cooling water, thereby securing cooling/heating efficiency. A decreased number of doors are used to adjust the temperature of air-conditioning air with regard to each mode, thus reducing the entire package. In addition, front and rear indoor spaces can be temperature-controlled individually, and comfort can be provided for each passenger seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DOOWON CLIMATE CONTROL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kwang Ok Han, Gee Young Shin, Su Yeon Kang, Dong Ho Kwon, Myung Hoe Kim, Dae Hee Lee, Jae Won Cha, Won Jun Joung, Byung Guk An
  • Patent number: 11760163
    Abstract: An air conditioning system for electric vehicles reduces a thermal load endured by the air conditioning system using desiccant-coated heat exchangers and improves energy efficiency using waste heat resulting from cooling of an electronic device when the desiccant-coated heat exchanger is regenerated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Gee Young Shin, Dong Ho Kwon, Myung Hoe Kim, Seung Sik Han, Min Soo Kim, Gwi Taek Kim, Sun Ik Na
  • Patent number: 11718145
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system of a vehicle. The HVAC system includes: an air-conditioning unit including a blower, a heater unit, and a cooling unit, and a temperature adjustment door making conditioned-air pass through the heater unit or the cooling unit; and an air-conditioning channel unit including a plurality of discharge channels, through which the conditioned-air is discharged from the air-conditioning unit to specific seats or interior air is returned to the specific seats. The air-conditioning channel unit further includes doors disposed in the plurality of discharge channels so as to control discharging of the conditioned-air to the specific seats and returning of the conditioned-air from the specific seats to re-circulate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Ho Kwon, Seung Hyeok Chang, Dae Ig Jung, Gee Young Shin
  • Publication number: 20230226887
    Abstract: A vehicle air conditioner is equipped with a photocatalyst which is irradiated with light so that bacteria generated in the photocatalyst is removed. In particular, an entire area of the photocatalyst is irradiated with the light using a small number of light sources so that sterilization effect of a filter can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Dong Ho KWON, Gee Young SHIN, Myung Hoe KIM, Seung Sik HAN, Jae Ho KIM, Ji Yong PARK
  • Publication number: 20230226888
    Abstract: A vehicle air conditioner is equipped with a photocatalyst which is irradiated with light so that bacteria generated in the photocatalyst is removed. In particular, an entire area of the photocatalyst is irradiated with the light using a small number of light sources so that sterilization effect of a filter can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Dong Ho KWON, Gee Young SHIN, Myung Hoe KIM, Seung Sik HAN, Jae Ho KIM, Ji Yong PARK
  • Patent number: 11679643
    Abstract: A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system of a vehicle is provided. The system replaces a cooling water circuit having a complex configuration and a separate heat pump system for recovering waste heat of an electric vehicle by changing an air flow path for supplying heating and cooling air and secures an indoor space by disposing an HVAC in an engine room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Gee Young Shin, Dae Ig Jung, Seung Hyeok Chang, Dong Ho Kwon
  • Publication number: 20230173878
    Abstract: An air conditioner system for an electric motor mobility is provided. The air conditioner system is configured so that an external condenser is spaced from a radiator at a front portion of the mobility, the external condenser performs heat exchange with air introduced from a location other than the front portion of the mobility, so that an active air flap is controlled to be closed in an indoor heating condition. Therefore, as the air resistance is reduced while the mobility drives under the indoor heating condition, the air resistance is reduced and the aerodynamic performance of the mobility is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Gee Young SHIN, Su Yeon KANG, Dae Hee LEE, Myung Hoe KIM, Dong Ho KWON
  • Publication number: 20230136904
    Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus for an electric mobility and an air-conditioning system using the same includes a heat pump used to provide high-temperature air generated through an internal condenser to an evaporator, removing condensed water generated in the evaporator after cooling, and sterilizing the evaporator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Gee Young SHIN, Su Yeon KANG, Dae Hee LEE, Myung Hoe KIM, Dong Ho KWON
  • Publication number: 20230139388
    Abstract: In a mobility including a negative pressure space and method for controlling a pressure of the mobility in which the mobility is used a general vehicle in normal times, and when a special situation such as transferring infectious disease patients occurs, an internal space includes a general space and a negative pressure space by a partition wall, so that the infectious disease patients are safely transferred through the negative pressure space and the spread of infectious diseases is prevented. As a result, the usability of a vehicle is increased, and it is possible to respond to such special situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Gee Young SHIN, Su Yeon KANG, Dae Hee LEE, Myung Hoe KIM, Dong Ho KWON
  • Publication number: 20230138139
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a mobility vehicle and a tent shares air-conditioned air through a duct so that the air-conditioned air produced in the mobility vehicle circulates through the duct and a temperature in an internal space of the tent is adjusted. Furthermore, in an apparatus and system for sharing air-conditioned air for a mobility vehicle, energy efficiency is improved as a loss of the air-conditioned air is minimized at the time of transmitting the air-conditioned air from the mobility vehicle to the tent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Su Yeon KANG, Gee Young SHIN, Dae Hee LEE, Myung Hoe KIM, Dong Ho KWON
  • Patent number: 11613162
    Abstract: An air conditioning system for a vehicle may include a refrigerant line through which a refrigerant circulates and an evaporator and a condenser are connected to each other; and a first core and a second core for indoor air conditioning, wherein the first core includes a first inlet and a first outlet through which a coolant passing through the evaporator is introduced and discharged, respectively, the second core includes a second inlet and a second outlet through which a coolant passing through the condenser is introduced and discharged, respectively, and the first core and the second core are connected to each other through a connection line, and the connection line is provided with a first valve selectively connecting the first core and the second core through the connection line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Gee Young Shin, Seung Sik Han, Dong Ho Kwon, Myung Hoe Kim
  • Patent number: 11613153
    Abstract: An air conditioning device for an electric vehicle includes: a housing having an air conditioning passage connecting an air inlet port to an air discharge port; an evaporator, an air heater, and an electric heater, which are positioned in series in the air conditioning passage in the housing; and a bypass door positioned after the evaporator in the air conditioning passage in the housing and configured to selectively allow some of air passing through the evaporator to bypass the air heater and the electric heater to the air discharge port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gee Young Shin, Seung Sik Han, Dong Ho Kwon, Myung Hoe Kim