Patents by Inventor Hee-Il Kim

Hee-Il Kim 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: 20250083217
    Abstract: An embodiment core molding system includes an upper hopper partitioned to define a first accommodating part that accommodates first core sand coated with an organic binder and a second accommodating part that accommodates pure sand, a lower hopper disposed under the upper hopper and connected to the first and second accommodating parts, the lower hopper being configured to measure weights of the first core sand and the pure sand, a mixer connected to the lower hopper, wherein the mixer is configured to allow the first core sand to pass directly therethrough and to accommodate the pure sand, a binder supply unit connected to the mixer and configured to supply an inorganic binder into the mixer, and a core mold configured to mold each of the first core sand and second core sand into a preset shape, the second core sand including the pure sand coated with the inorganic binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Hee Seok Jeong, Jin Shik Lee, Kyoung Yong Kim, Young Nam Jung, Jin Su Lee, Sang June Lee, Chang Il Seo
  • Publication number: 20250051914
    Abstract: A silicon precursor compound according to Formula I as described herein is used to form a silicon-containing thin film having excellent quality. A preparation method therefor, and a silicon-containing thin film preparation method using the silicon precursor compound are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Byeong-IL Yang, Hee-Yeon Jeong, Yeong-Ju Seong, Seong-Hak Cheon, Joo-Yong Kim, Young-Hun Byun
  • Patent number: 12163558
    Abstract: A constant velocity joint for a vehicle. The constant velocity joint includes: an axle housing fixed to a knuckle by a hub bearing, and a joint assembly inserted into the axle housing to transmit power from a shaft to the axle housing through a plurality of joint balls. In particular, the axle housing includes an extension portion which is extended from an end portion of the axle housing in a radial direction of the axle housing, and the extension portion provides a pressing force to an inner race of the hub bearing in an axial direction of the axle housing. The constant velocity joint further includes a boot surrounding an outer side of the extension portion and coupled to the extension portion so as to form a restraining force between the extension portion and the boot in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, HYUNDAI WIA Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Su Yoo, Won Jun Choi, Hee Il Kim, Chang Hee Jeong, Yeong Wook Cho, Bum Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 11850884
    Abstract: A hub built-in type constant velocity apparatus includes a hub housing with a constant velocity joint coupled inwardly, an internal race coupled to an external circumferential surface of the hub housing, and a pre-load ring coupled to the external circumferential surface of the hub housing and located on a side of the internal race, wherein an end portion of the hub housing is formed to be rolled upwards toward the pre-load ring to form a forming portion coupled to the pre-load spring for applying pressure to the pre-load ring and the internal race.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Wia Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Su Yoo, Won Jun Choi, Hee Il Kim, Chang Hee Jeong, Yeong Wook Cho, Bum Jae Lee
  • Publication number: 20230400066
    Abstract: A constant velocity joint for a vehicle. The constant velocity joint includes: an axle housing fixed to a knuckle by a hub bearing, and a joint assembly inserted into the axle housing to transmit power from a shaft to the axle housing through a plurality of joint balls. In particular, the axle housing includes an extension portion which is extended from an end portion of the axle housing in a radial direction of the axle housing, and the extension portion provides a pressing force to an inner race of the hub bearing in an axial direction of the axle housing. The constant velocity joint further includes a boot surrounding an outer side of the extension portion and coupled to the extension portion so as to form a restraining force between the extension portion and the boot in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, HYUNDAI WIA Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Su Yoo, Won Jun Choi, Hee Il Kim, Chang Hee Jeong, Yeong Wook Cho, Bum Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 11841813
    Abstract: A system and method for efficient communication bus arbitration in a communication protocol are provided. The system and method for efficient communication bus arbitration are a system and method for slave communication bus arbitration in multi-drop communication, and provide efficient and fast communication speed by improving the packet structure in a manner in which a slave controller sequentially responds to a query of a master controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: ROBOTIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Jun Ko, Soo Kyung Son, Dae Sung Choi, Hee Il Kim, Byoung Soo Kim, In Yong Ha
  • Patent number: 11787231
    Abstract: A hub built-in type constant velocity joint may include a plurality of wheel guide coupling portions to which wheel guides are configured to be coupled, and a hub housing which is formed between the wheel guide coupling portions and in which a discharge portion is formed to be stepped with each of the wheel guide coupling portions and configured to discharge foreign materials to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, HYUNDAI WIA Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Su Yoo, Won Jun Choi, Hee Il Kim, Soo Kyoung Lee, Bum Jae Lee, Chang Hee Jeong
  • Patent number: 11773912
    Abstract: A constant velocity joint for a vehicle. The constant velocity joint includes: an axle housing fixed to a knuckle by a hub bearing, and a joint assembly inserted into the axle housing to transmit power from a shaft to the axle housing through a plurality of joint balls. In particular, the axle housing includes an extension portion which is extended from an end portion of the axle housing in a radial direction of the axle housing, and the extension portion provides a pressing force to an inner race of the hub bearing in an axial direction of the axle housing. The constant velocity joint further includes a boot surrounding an outer side of the extension portion and coupled to the extension portion so as to form a restraining force between the extension portion and the boot in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI WIA Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Su Yoo, Won Jun Choi, Hee Il Kim, Chang Hee Jeong, Yeong Wook Cho, Bum Jae Lee
  • Publication number: 20230111825
    Abstract: A drive axle assembly includes a wheel bearing mounted to an axle housing, a shaft assembly including a first shaft on an inboard side thereof to which a driving force of a power train is transmitted, and a second shaft on an outboard side thereof which is shaft-connected to the inside of the axle housing by a constant-velocity joint and is separably assembled to the first shaft, and a boot assembly including a first end portion fixed to an external ring of the wheel bearing and a second end portion assembled to the shaft assembly to be rotatable relative to the shaft assembly, and configured to restrict rotation of the boot and prevent foreign substances from being introduced therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, HYUNDAI WIA Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Su Yoo, Seok Ho Bae, Hee Il Kim, Chang Hee Jeong, Yeong Wook Cho, Bum Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 11619271
    Abstract: An axle assembly for a driving wheel of a vehicle allows a wheel-side joint and a shaft to be rotated separately from a boot while driving so as to prevent generation of friction noise of the boot. The axle assembly includes the shaft rotated by receiving driving force from a powertrain; an axle housing disposed to pass through a center of a steering knuckle connected to a steering apparatus; a wheel bearing mounted between the steering knuckle and the axle housing; a joint bearing mounted on an outer part of the shaft; and a boot unit configured to have a first end coupled to an outer race of the joint bearing and a second end coupled to an outer race of the wheel bearing so as to form a space filled with a lubricant outside the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Su Yoo, Seok Ho Bae, Hee Il Kim, Won Jun Choi
  • Patent number: 11541689
    Abstract: An axle assembly for drive wheels of vehicles includes a steering knuckle, an axle housing coupled to an inside of the steering knuckle, a wheel disc that is fixed to the axle housing to be rotatable integrally with the axle housing, and a drive shaft that is coupled to the axle housing to be rotatable integrally with the axle housing. A hub bearing is disposed between the steering knuckle and the axle housing. A forming part is formed at an end of the axle housing in a state in which a bearing inner race of the hub bearing is coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the axle housing, and the bearing inner race is engaged with a side part of the axle housing by the forming part in a state in which the forming part is pressed against a side end of the bearing inner race.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Wia Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Su Yoo, Won Jun Choi, Hee Il Kim, Bum Jae Lee, Chang Hee Jeong, Ki Dong Park
  • Publication number: 20220410624
    Abstract: A hub built-in type drive axle includes one hub housing assuming a role of an external race of a constant velocity joint and a role of a wheel hub simultaneously, wherein the outboard constant velocity joint center is positioned within the full length of the hub housing, and a structure in which a bear housing and a boot assembly ring, including a boot, do not rotate whether the driveshaft 1 rotates is maintained so that performance may be improved, durability may be enhanced, and noise may be minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, HYUNDAI WIA Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Su Yoo, Seok Ho Bae, Hee Il Kim, Chang Hee Jeong, Bum Jae Lee, Hee Joon Kim
  • Publication number: 20220261368
    Abstract: A system and method for efficient communication bus arbitration in a communication protocol are provided. The system and method for efficient communication bus arbitration are a system and method for slave communication bus arbitration in multi-drop communication, and provide efficient and fast communication speed by improving the packet structure in a manner in which a slave controller sequentially responds to a query of a master controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: ROBOTIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Jun KO, Soo Kyung SON, Dae Sung CHOI, Hee Il KIM, Byoung Soo KIM, In Yong HA
  • Patent number: 11346423
    Abstract: An anti-resonance apparatus of a propeller shaft may include a support provided in a tube and configured to be rotated with the tube, and including at least a guide pin arranged at equal angles around a longitudinal axis of the tube and formed in a radial direction of the support, at least a mass body slidably engaged to the at least a guide pin and guided by the at least a guide pin to be moved along a longitudinal axis of the at least a guide pin, and a return spring configured to provide an elastic force in a moving direction in which the at least a mass body is moved toward the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Su Yoo, Hee Il Kim
  • Publication number: 20220049744
    Abstract: A constant velocity joint for a vehicle includes: an axle housing fixed to a knuckle by a hub bearing; a joint assembly inserted into an inner diameter portion of the axle housing and configured to transmit power from a shaft to the axle housing through a plurality of joint balls; an extension portion formed by deforming an end portion of the axle housing on an inward side of a vehicle body to extend in a radial direction of the axle housing so as to provide a pressing force to an inner race of the hub bearing in an axial direction of the axle housing; and a boot having one side surrounding an outer side of the extension portion to be coupled to the extension portion so as to form a restraining force between the extension portion and the boot in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI WIA Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Su YOO, Won Jun CHOI, Hee Il KIM, Chang Hee JEONG, Yeong Wook CHO, Bum Jae LEE
  • Publication number: 20210404519
    Abstract: An axle assembly for a driving wheel of a vehicle allows a wheel-side joint and a shaft to be rotated separately from a boot while driving so as to prevent generation of friction noise of the boot. The axle assembly includes the shaft rotated by receiving driving force from a powertrain; an axle housing disposed to pass through a center of a steering knuckle connected to a steering apparatus; a wheel bearing mounted between the steering knuckle and the axle housing; a joint bearing mounted on an outer part of the shaft; and a boot unit configured to have a first end coupled to an outer race of the joint bearing and a second end coupled to an outer race of the wheel bearing so as to form a space filled with a lubricant outside the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Sung Su Yoo, Seok Ho Bae, Hee Il Kim, Won Jun Choi
  • Publication number: 20210394553
    Abstract: A hub built-in type constant velocity joint may include a plurality of wheel guide coupling portions to which wheel guides are configured to be coupled, and a hub housing which is formed between the wheel guide coupling portions and in which a discharge portion is formed to be stepped with each of the wheel guide coupling portions and configured to discharge foreign materials to the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, HYUNDAI WIA Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Su YOO, Won Jun CHOI, Hee Il KIM, Soo Kyoung LEE, Bum Jae LEE, Chang Hee JEONG
  • Publication number: 20210362544
    Abstract: A hub built-in type constant velocity apparatus includes a hub housing with a constant velocity joint coupled inwardly, an internal race coupled to an external circumferential surface of the hub housing, and a pre-load ring coupled to the external circumferential surface of the hub housing and located on a side of the internal race, wherein an end portion of the hub housing is formed to be rolled upwards toward the pre-load ring to form a forming portion coupled to the pre-load spring for applying pressure to the pre-load ring and the internal race.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Wia Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Su YOO, Won Jun CHOI, Hee Il KIM, Chang Hee JEONG, Yeong Wook CHO, Bum Jae LEE
  • Patent number: 11124020
    Abstract: A constant velocity joint assembly integrated with a wheel hub device may include an internal race coupled to an end portion of a driveshaft, a plurality of joint balls held in the internal race, and a hub housing accommodating and coupling the internal race holding the joint balls therein, with a bearing coupled to an external circumferential surface thereof, the hub housing provided as an external race of a constant velocity joint and the wheel hub device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp., HYUNDAI WAI Corporation
    Inventors: Won Jun Choi, Hee Il Kim, Kong Sup Jung, Ki Dong Park, Chang Hee Jeong, Bum Jae Lee
  • Publication number: 20200369084
    Abstract: An axle assembly for drive wheels of vehicles includes a steering knuckle, an axle housing coupled to an inside of the steering knuckle, a wheel disc that is fixed to the axle housing to be rotatable integrally with the axle housing, and a drive shaft that is coupled to the axle housing to be rotatable integrally with the axle housing. A hub bearing is disposed between the steering knuckle and the axle housing. A forming part is formed at an end of the axle housing in a state in which a bearing inner race of the hub bearing is coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the axle housing, and the bearing inner race is engaged with a side part of the axle housing by the forming part in a state in which the forming part is pressed against a side end of the bearing inner race.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Sung Su Yoo, Won Jun Choi, Hee Il Kim, Bum Jae Lee, Chang Hee Jeong, Ki Dong Park