Patents by Inventor Heon Lee

Heon Lee 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).

  • 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
  • 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
  • MOBILITY CAPABLE OF STORING PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION
    Publication number: 20230001840
    Abstract: A mobility for storing a personal transportation includes a first storage unit formed on a side of the mobility and configured for storing the personal transportation therein without folding thereof; a second storage unit formed on a side of the mobility and configured for storing the personal transportation therein after the personal transportation is folded; a controller configured to control the first storage unit and the second storage unit in response to a mobility user's request; and a server configured to receive information related to whether the first storage unit and the second storage unit are used, and a remaining battery capacity, use time, and movable distance of the stored personal transportation from the controller, and to communicate with the mobility user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun CHA, Sang Heon LEE, Jin Ho HWANG
  • ARTICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230001841
    Abstract: An article management system utilizes an electric cart which may autonomously move, automatically and easily managing articles and ensuring the convenience of delivery service by the automation of article delivery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Heon LEE, Dong Eun CHA, Jin Ho HWANG
  • MOBILITY VEHICLE HUB
    Publication number: 20230001756
    Abstract: A mobility vehicle hub configured to function as a terminal for an air mobility vehicle, a ground mobility vehicle, or a water mobility vehicle, includes a plurality of layers through a combination of: a water layer connected to the surface of water and having an entrance for a water mobility vehicle; a port layer having a take-off and landing pad for an air mobility vehicle; or a ground layer configured to be connected to a ground and having an entrance for a ground mobility vehicle, wherein an elevation passage is provided between the layers, the elevation passage has an internal space extending in an up-down direction of the mobility vehicle hub, the internal space is connected to each of the water, port and ground layers, and the air mobility vehicle, the ground mobility vehicle, or the water mobility vehicle is lifted or lowered through the internal space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Ho HWANG, Dong Eun Cha, Sang Heon Lee
  • Radiative cooling device and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 11543157
    Abstract: A radiative cooling device, and a method of manufacturing the same, includes a reflective layer disposed on a substrate and responsible for reflecting sunlight having wavelengths corresponding to ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared regions; and a radiative cooling layer disposed on the reflective layer and responsible for absorbing sunlight having a wavelength corresponding to a mid-infrared region and emitting the sunlight as heat, wherein the radiative cooling layer includes a first radiation layer including an uneven pattern; and a second radiation layer disposed on the first radiation layer and having a refractive index different from that of the first radiation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Heon Lee, Pil-Hoon Jung, Soomin Son, Dongwoo Chae, Yuting Liu
  • Cockpit module for vehicle
    Patent number: 11541782
    Abstract: A cockpit module for a vehicle is introduced, which includes a dashboard provided in front or in the rear of an internal space of the vehicle; a control panel provided in an upper portion of the dashboard and configured of facilitating an occupant to operate the control panel by being accommodated in the dashboard when moving backward thereof and by being deployed toward the occupant when moving forward thereof; and a seat being accommodated in a lower portion of the dashboard in a folded state, and being disposed in the front facing the dashboard when being deployed to be provided to the occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Jin Ho Hwang, Sang Heon Lee
  • Assembled body of vehicle
    Patent number: 11541947
    Abstract: An assembled body of a vehicle may include a plurality of body parts, each of which forms a portion of the vehicle body, and forming the vehicle by being assembled during combination thereof; a magnetic module provided in each of the body portions and combining the plurality of body portions with each other by use of magnetic flow of the magnetic module; and a controller engaged to the magnetic module and configured for controlling a closed circulating magnetic path produced in the magnetic module such that the plurality of body portions is combined with each other to form the assembled body or to be separated from each other according to a control signal of the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Ho Hwang, Dong Eun Cha, Sang Heon Lee
  • Austenitic stainless steel having excellent processability and surface characteristics, and manufacturing method therefor
    Patent number: 11542569
    Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel having excellent processability and surface characteristics and a method of manufacturing the austenitic stainless steel are disclosed. The austenitic stainless steel includes, by weight %, 0.005% to 0.15% of carbon (C), 0.1% to 1.0% of silicon (Si), 0.1% to 2.0% of manganese (Mn), 6.0% to 10.5% of nickel (Ni), 16% to 20% of chromium (Cr), 0.005% to 0.2% of nitrogen (N), the remainder iron (Fe) and other unavoidable impurities, wherein a degree of Ni surface negative segregation defined by the following Formula (1) is in a range of 0.6 to 0.9. (CNi-Min)/(CNi-Ave)??Formula (1), where CNi-Min is a minimum concentration of Ni on the surface of the austenitic stainless steel and CNi-Ave is an average concentration of Ni on the surface of the austenitic stainless steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyung-Gu Kang, Sang Jin Lee, Jae-Hong Shim, Yong-Heon Lee, Jong-Jin Jeon
  • TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND TRANSPORTATION METHOD USING MULTIPURPOSE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220410941
    Abstract: A transportation system includes a multipurpose vehicle in which a loading space for a mobility device and a boarding space for passengers are provided; and a control unit configured to control opening or closing of the loading space, opening or closing of the boarding space, and driving of the vehicle so that, when there is a passenger who possesses or utilizes the mobility device among passengers, opening or closing of the loading space, opening or closing of the boarding space, and driving of the vehicle interwork with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun CHA, Sang Heon LEE, Jin Ho HWANG
  • ANODE-FREE ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY CAPABLE OF OPERATING AT LOW TEMPERATURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220416307
    Abstract: Disclosed are an anode-free all-solid-state battery which may operate at low temperature conditions, such as room temperature, and a method manufacturing the same. The anode-free all-solid-state battery may have uniformly deposited lithium during charging and inhibit the growth of lithium dendrites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Seung Ho Choi, Sang Heon Lee, Ga Hyeon Im, Yun Sung Kim, Jang Wook Choi, Ji Eun Lee
  • MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MICRO MOBILITY VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220402420
    Abstract: A management system for a micro mobility vehicle, includes a service vehicle which is configured to travel along a movement path, wherein the service vehicle includes an accommodation slot for accommodating the micro mobility vehicle, and is configured for exchanging power with the micro mobility vehicle when the micro mobility vehicle is accommodated in the accommodation slot; and a management server configured to communicate with the micro mobility vehicle and the service vehicle to determine a location and a charging amount of the micro mobility vehicle and configured to manage charging and arrangement of the micro mobility vehicle by guiding the service vehicle to allow the micro mobility vehicle to be accommodated in the service vehicle or withdraw the micro mobility vehicle from the service vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun CHA, Sang Heon LEE, Jin Ho HWANG
  • Neuron behavior-imitating electronic synapse device and method of fabricating the same
    Patent number: 11532799
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a neuron behavior-imitating electronic synapse device and a method of fabricating the same. According to one embodiment, the neuron behavior-imitating synapse device includes a first electrode having a lithium-doped surface, an active layer formed on the first electrode and including a polyelectrolyte and one or more metal nanoparticles, and a second electrode formed on the active layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Tae Whan Kim, Young Pyo Jeon, Jeong Heon Lee
  • Unmanned aerial vehicle with rotating and overlapping rotor arms
    Patent number: 11530047
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle comprises a housing, a plurality of first arms, a plurality of second arms, and a landing gear. The housing includes a gimbal attachment to couple a gimbal with a camera. Each of the plurality of first arms and the plurality of second arms rotatably couple with the housing at one end and has a motor coupled with a propeller on the other end. The landing gear includes a plurality of foldable legs and releasably couples with an underside of the housing. The aerial vehicle may be programmed with aerial flight path data that corresponds with a prior traced route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Woodman, Pablo German Lema, Seung Heon Lee
  • MOBILITY VEHICLE TRANSFER PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20220396375
    Abstract: A mobility vehicle transfer platform includes an elevation passage provided in a structure provided with a take-off and landing site for an air mobility vehicle and having an internal space extending in the vertical direction to be connected to the take-off and landing site and to allow a ground mobility vehicle to be elevated or lowered through the internal space to be connected to or separated from the air mobility vehicle, and an elevation unit provided in the internal space of the elevation passage, having an elevation portion selectively connected to the ground mobility vehicle and configured for elevating or lowering the ground mobility vehicle in the elevation passage when the ground mobility vehicle is connected to the elevation portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Sang Heon LEE, Dong Eun Cha, Jin Ho Hwang
  • CARBON NANOTUBE (CNT) PASTE EMITTER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND X-RAY TUBE APPARATUS USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220399177
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a CNT paste emitter in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a process of mixing first CNT powder, graphite nanoparticles, SiC nanoparticles, Ni nanoparticles, a dispersant and distilled water and then performing a dispersion process by means of ultrasonication, a process of acquiring second CNT powder by filtering a solution dispersed during the dispersion process, a process of mixing the second CNT powder with a graphite binder and then preparing a CNT paste by means of ball milling, and a process of forming an interface layer on a metal or graphite substrate and then bonding the CNT paste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Cheol Jin LEE, Han Bin GO, Sang Heon LEE
  • VEHICULAR LOCKING UNIT
    Publication number: 20220397138
    Abstract: A vehicular locking unit includes an engaging portion provided at an internal member of a vehicle to face an internal space in the vehicle, a hook portion, which is provided at an internal portion of the vehicle and which is selectively engaged with the engaging portion to attach the internal portion to the internal member in the internal space, and a locking mechanism, which is provided at the internal portion and which is coupled to the hook portion to selectively actuate the hook portion, whereby the hook portion is engaged with or disengaged from the engaging portion to attach the internal portion to the internal member or detach the same therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Ho HWANG, Dong Eun Cha, Sang Heon Lee
  • METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY ELECTRODE AND AN ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY ELECTRODE MANUFACTURED THEREBY
    Publication number: 20220393176
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an all-solid-state battery electrode, an all-solid-state battery electrode manufactured by the method, and an all-solid-state battery including the electrode are disclosed. In the method, a specific type of binder included in the electrode is prepared in a fiber form by applying pressure to the binder under specific conditions, so that the fiber-form binder thus prepared has an average fineness that satisfies a specific range. Therefore, the all-solid-state battery including the electrode has an advantage of having high capacity even in the case of electrode thickening for high loading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, KOREA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jae Min Lim, Yong Gu Kim, Hong Seok Min, Sang Heon Lee, Sa Heum Kim, Yun Sung Kim, Ji Sang Yu, Kyung Su Kim, Goo Jin Jeong, Woo Suk Cho
  • DISCONNECTOR APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20220389998
    Abstract: The present invention provides a disconnector apparatus including: a support ring provided in a differential casing and configured to support a pinion gear mounted therein; a clutch ring configured to be coupled to or decoupled from the support ring in the differential casing; an actuator including an armature provided at an outer side of the differential casing opposite to the clutch ring, the actuator being configured to couple the clutch ring and the support ring by pulling, with an electromagnetic force, the armature connected to the clutch ring by means of an application rod; and an elastic member coupled to a portion of the application rod in the differential casing and having one end in contact with the differential casing and the other end in contact with the clutch ring to elastically support the clutch ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Man Bok LEE, Jong Bae AHN, Sang Heon LEE, Bong Joo SHIN
  • COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR BRANCHING PIPE
    Publication number: 20220390054
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coupling assembly for branching a pipe, and more specifically to a coupling assembly for branching a pipe, which can reduce assembly man-hours, has a simplified configuration, thus enabling a reduction in construction costs, and can effectively prevent the leakage of branched fluid even when the diameter of a branch hole formed in an inlet pipe is increased in order to increase a flow rate inside a branch pipe for supplying fluid to a sprinkler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Sang Heon LEE, DONG IL HAN