Patents by Inventor Hee En ZOO

Hee En ZOO 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: 20230332680
    Abstract: A shift-by-wire system physically prevents shifting to the R/N/D gear position and shifting to the P gear position from being simultaneously performed. The shift-by-wire system includes a body configured to have a Hall sensor provided therein, a knob installed so as to be rotatable around an axis of the body, a button assembly moving in an axial direction of the body and having a magnet provided to sense rotated and moved states thereof using the Hall sensor and rotate together with the knob, and a concurrent operation limiting unit to mechanically limit movement of the button assembly in a state in which the knob is manipulated so as to be rotated, and to mechanically limit rotation of the knob in a state in which the button assembly is manipulated so as to be moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Hee En Zoo, Ki Young Song, Woo Duck Kim, Sung Tae Kim, Sang Eun BAE
  • Patent number: 11746890
    Abstract: A shift-by-wire system physically prevents shifting to the R/N/D gear position and shifting to the P gear position from being simultaneously performed. The shift-by-wire system includes a body configured to have a Hall sensor provided therein, a knob installed so as to be rotatable around an axis of the body, a button assembly moving in an axial direction of the body and having a magnet provided to sense rotated and moved states thereof using the Hall sensor and rotate together with the knob, and a concurrent operation limiting unit to mechanically limit movement of the button assembly in a state in which the knob is manipulated so as to be rotated, and to mechanically limit rotation of the knob in a state in which the button assembly is manipulated so as to be moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Hee En Zoo, Ki Young Song, Woo Duck Kim, Sung Tae Kim, Sang Eun Bae
  • Publication number: 20230047928
    Abstract: In a method for controlling an operation of a sphere type shifting apparatus, and according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to prevent a sphere mechanism from being separated from a rotation completion location upon rotation operation of the sphere mechanism including a shifting unit provided on a hemispherical one side thereof and a design unit provided on a hemispherical other side thereof, preventing occurrence of clearance of the sphere mechanism, and to terminate an operation of a motor as necessary when the sphere mechanism cannot reach the rotation completion location due to sticking thereof or foreign substances stuck thereto upon rotation operation of the sphere mechanism, preventing damage to parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Min Gi SONG, Ki Young SONG, Hee En ZOO, Yong Min CHAE, Ho Cheol JANG
  • Patent number: 11543025
    Abstract: A method and system for preventing misoperation of an electronic transmission, may include monitoring an operation signal of a transmission and an operation signal of a manipulation device provided around the transmission, by a controller, and upon detecting the operation signal of the transmission immediately after the operation signal of the manipulation device is detected, controlling, by the controller, a gear stage by disregarding the operation signal of the transmission and maintaining a current gear stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Hee En Zoo, Min Gi Song, Eun Sik Kim, Ki Young Song
  • Publication number: 20220290754
    Abstract: A method and system for preventing misoperation of an electronic transmission, may include monitoring an operation signal of a transmission and an operation signal of a manipulation device provided around the transmission, by a controller, and upon detecting the operation signal of the transmission immediately after the operation signal of the manipulation device is detected, controlling, by the controller, a gear stage by disregarding the operation signal of the transmission and maintaining a current gear stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Hee En ZOO, Min Gi SONG, Eun Sik KIM, Ki Young SONG
  • Publication number: 20220163107
    Abstract: A shift-by-wire system physically prevents shifting to the R/N/D gear position and shifting to the P gear position from being simultaneously performed. The shift-by-wire system includes a body configured to have a Hall sensor provided therein, a knob installed so as to be rotatable around an axis of the body, a button assembly moving in an axial direction of the body and having a magnet provided to sense rotated and moved states thereof using the Hall sensor and rotate together with the knob, and a concurrent operation limiting unit to mechanically limit movement of the button assembly in a state in which the knob is manipulated so as to be rotated, and to mechanically limit rotation of the knob in a state in which the button assembly is manipulated so as to be moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Hee En ZOO, Ki Young SONG, Woo Duck KIM, Sung Tae KIM, Sang Eun BAE