Patents by Inventor Hoon Lee
Hoon 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).
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Publication number: 20260237987Abstract: A dome-shaped occupancy sensor lens for a front cover of a wall box-mounted electrical wiring device is disclosed. The front cover includes a planar faceplate and the sensor lens. The sensor lens extends outward from the faceplate. The faceplate is planar relative to a length dimension and a width dimension, and the sensor lens extends outward from the faceplate in a depth dimension. The shape of the sensor lens is such that, relative to the plane of the front surface of the faceplate, the profile of the sensor lens is curved in any viewing plane that is orthogonal to the front surface of the faceplate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2025Publication date: August 13, 2026Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITEDInventors: Jing Su, Paley Li, Eduardo Jose Ferreira Dodge, Hoon Lee, Justin Franke, Vinay Vikas Mane
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Patent number: 12679408Abstract: A stop control method for the autonomous vehicle includes: a processor configured to classify stop zones depending on predetermined requirement, to select one of the classified stop zones as a stop point by determining a degree of suitability of the classified stop zones based on the predetermined requirement, and to control the autonomous vehicle to stop at the selected stop point when the autonomous vehicle is stopped; and a storage configured to store data and algorithms driven by the processor.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2022Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company;, Kia CorporationInventors: Yim Ju Kang, Hoon Lee
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Patent number: 12623506Abstract: A device for controlling a vehicle includes: a sensor configured to obtain surroundings information of the vehicle and sensing a vehicle height; a location acquisition device configured to obtain a location of the vehicle; and a controller. The controller determines a location of a boarding gate of the vehicle based on a stopping location of the vehicle, determines information of a platform based on the boarding gate location, calculates a target vehicle height based on the platform information and boarding gate information, and controls a vehicle height of the vehicle based on the target vehicle height.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2022Date of Patent: May 12, 2026Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Yim Ju Kang, Hoon Lee
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Publication number: 20260065489Abstract: Disclosed is an autonomous vehicle control apparatus including a sensor that obtains sensing information associated with an entity around a vehicle, a camera that obtains an image of the entity, and one or more processor that determine whether the entity is estimated to reach the vehicle at least a predetermined time after a door of the vehicle opens, and control a position of the door.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2025Publication date: March 5, 2026Inventors: Yimju KANG, Hoon LEE
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Publication number: 20260029486Abstract: A method for estimating a life of a battery includes measuring capacities of the battery based on a plurality of different temperatures and a plurality of different currents, selecting a reference capacity of the battery based on a reference temperature and a reference current, applying the reference capacity to derive compensation values with respect to the plurality of different temperatures and the plurality of different currents, identifying a start extant capacity of the battery at start of use of the battery, integrating the currents of the battery in a use time of the battery, and correcting the integration current to at least one of the compensation values, identifying an end extant capacity of the battery at end of use of the battery, and obtaining the life of the battery based on the start extant capacity of the battery, the end extant capacity of the battery, and the corrected integration current.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2025Publication date: January 29, 2026Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hoon LEE, Dong Rak KIM, Won Hee LEE, Ji Ho LEE, Hong Jun LEE, Hyeon Been AN, Da Won GWAK, Hye Rim JEON
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Patent number: 12488474Abstract: Disclosed is an autonomous vehicle control apparatus including a sensor that obtains sensing information associated with an entity around a vehicle, a camera that obtains an image of the entity, and one or more processor that determine whether the entity is estimated to reach the vehicle at least a predetermined time after a door of the vehicle opens, and control a position of the door.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2023Date of Patent: December 2, 2025Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Yimju Kang, Hoon Lee
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Patent number: 12395062Abstract: The present invention relates to a control method which can perform, although a line-to-ground fault occurs in phase 1, coordinate transformation to separate the line-to-ground fault of phase 1 without unnecessary power outage by utilizing remaining normal phases, and apply transformed space vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM) to the converted coordinates, and the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of controlling space vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM), which applies zero voltage to ground-faulted phase 1 and makes an inverter operate normally with only the remaining sound phases in order to prevent unnecessary loss generated as even other sound phases are blocked when a single line-to-ground fault occurs.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2023Date of Patent: August 19, 2025Assignee: RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Chung Yuen Won, Chang Gyun An, Hoon Lee, Tae Gyu Kim
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Publication number: 20250258245Abstract: A battery deterioration detection device, a method of operating a battery deterioration detection device, and a battery deterioration detection device for a vehicle are provided. The battery deterioration detection device includes a sensor to sense deterioration detection information of each of the cells included in a battery of the mobile device, an SOX estimator to generate an estimated value of each of the cells based on the deterioration detection information, a sequencer to determine whether to perform deterioration abnormal diagnosis on the battery based on at least one of the estimated value generated by the SOX estimator, an on or off state information of the battery, a stop holding time after the mobile device is stopped, and deterioration detection information of each of the cells, and a diagnoser to perform a deterioration abnormal diagnosis operation on the battery based on the diagnosis of the sequencer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2025Publication date: August 14, 2025Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hoon LEE, Dong Rak KIM, Won Hee LEE, Ji Ho LEE, Hong Jun LEE, Hyeon Been AN, Da Won GWAK
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Patent number: 12348284Abstract: The present disclosure discloses beamforming methods and apparatuses. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, an antenna message generation deep neural network (DNN) and a beam characteristic generation DNN of a bipartite graph neural network (BGNN) having terminals as vertices on one side and APs as vertices on another side may be constructed.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2023Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Seung Eun Hong, Jun Beom Kim, Seok Hwan Park, Hoon Lee
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Patent number: 12314953Abstract: A vehicle includes a first sensor for sensing a first image, a second sensor for sensing a second image, and a processor that generates identification information of an object based on the first image, matches the identification information with payment request information including information about fare payment of the object, generates location information of the object based on the second image, matches the identification information with the location information to generate boarding information of the object, and determines a free riding of the object based on the boarding information and payment approval information corresponding to the identification information.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2022Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Yim Ju Kang, Young Il Na, Hoon Lee, Jae Nam Yoo, Chang Jae Lee, Wan Jae Lee
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Patent number: 12312218Abstract: A work position guide apparatus for guiding an autonomous yard tractor to a work position, includes a reference position determination unit that determines a reference position based on a position of a crane located at a work position, a real-time position detection unit that detects a real-time position of the autonomous yard tractor, an error data acquisition unit that acquires error data between the reference position and the real-time position, and a guide command generation unit that generates a guide command for guiding the autonomous yard tractor to the work position based on the error data.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2024Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignee: TOTAL SOFT BANK LTD.Inventor: Hoon Lee
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Publication number: 20250151184Abstract: A dimmer includes a TRIAC structured to conduct load current during an on phase and not conduct the load current during an off phase; a snubber circuit including a resistor and a capacitor electrically connected to the resistor at a node; and a bidirectional switch structured to transmit a gate current pulse to gate of the TRIAC to switch the TRIAC between the OFF phase and the ON phase, the bidirectional switch including a first MOSFET, a second MOSFET, a first resistor electrically connected to source of the first MOSFET and a second resistor electrically connected to source of the second MOSFET, drain of the first MOSFET being electrically connected to the node of the snubber circuit, and drain of the second MOSFET being electrically connected to the gate of the TRIAC.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2024Publication date: May 8, 2025Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITEDInventors: Martin Hampl, Justin Franke, Hoon Lee, Nilesh Kadam
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Publication number: 20250151185Abstract: A dimmer includes a TRIAC, a zero crossing detection circuit coupled to the TRIAC and structured to detect zero crossing of line voltage; a gate control circuit coupled to a gate of the TRIAC and the zero crossing detection circuit, the gate control circuit structured to drive the gate of the TRIAC to switch between an on phase and an off phase; a power supply circuit coupled to the gate control circuit and the zero crossing detection circuit, the power supply circuit structured to supply power to at least the gate control circuit and the zero crossing detection circuit; a snubber circuit coupled to the TRIAC and structured to limit fast transient voltages; and a zero crossing detection improvement circuit comprising a first switch and a second switch and structured to block current from flowing through the power supply circuit and the snubber circuit during the off phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2024Publication date: May 8, 2025Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITEDInventors: Martin Hampl, Justin Franke, Hoon Lee, Nilesh Kadam
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Patent number: 12271205Abstract: An occupied space recognition apparatus for recognizing an occupied space of an object in a port, includes an input unit that receives an image photographed from an external photographing unit, an object recognition unit that recognizes the object based on the image, a position acquisition unit that acquires position coordinates of the object for each of a plurality of frames of the image, and an occupied space recognition unit that recognizes an occupied space of the object based on the position coordinates.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2023Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: TOTAL SOFT BANK LTD.Inventor: Hoon Lee
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Publication number: 20240387479Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a light-emitting element on a first surface of the substrate; a driver on a second surface of the substrate opposite to the first surface, and configured to drive the light-emitting element; a first pad on the first surface of the substrate, and electrically connected to the light-emitting element; a second pad on the second surface of the substrate, and electrically connected to the driver; side surface lines on a side surface of the substrate that is between the first surface and the second surface of the substrate, the side surface lines to electrically connect the first pad to the second pad; and an overcoat layer on the side surface of the substrate, and on the side surface lines, a thickness of a region not overlapping a side surface line is greater than a thickness of a region overlapping the side surface line.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventors: Min Sik JUNG, Min Hyuck PARK, Yong Duck SON, Hoon LEE, Nak Cho CHOI, Jae Chil HWANG
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Patent number: 12143440Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and a device for decentralized edge computing. An edge device for implementing decentralized edge computing using a plurality of neural networks having a stacked architecture is provided, including an uncooperative unit configured to generate an initial decision using a neural network of zero-th layer that is a lowest layer of the stacked architecture, an adjacently cooperative unit configured to generate a first transmission messages and a first decision using a pair of neural networks of a first layer, and a network-wide cooperative unit configured to generate a second transmission messages and a second decision using a pair of neural networks of a second layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignees: UNIST (ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY), Korea University Research and Business FoundationInventors: Hoon Lee, Sang Hyun Lee
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Publication number: 20240359953Abstract: A work position guide apparatus for guiding an autonomous yard tractor to a work position, includes a reference position determination unit that determines a reference position based on a position of a crane located at a work position, a real-time position detection unit that detects a real-time position of the autonomous yard tractor, an error data acquisition unit that acquires error data between the reference position and the real-time position, and a guide command generation unit that generates a guide command for guiding the autonomous yard tractor to the work position based on the error data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Inventor: Hoon LEE
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Publication number: 20240297685Abstract: A method for power allocation in a dAP may comprise: when a change cycle of a transmit power determination vector arrives, generating an uplink message including long-term CSI, the uplink message being normalized such that the long-term local CSI becomes a value within a preconfigured limit range; transmitting the uplink message to a central processing unit through a fronthaul; receiving a downlink message vector for power allocation from the central processing unit through the fronthaul; generating decentralized determination information using the downlink message vector; and extracting a transmit power determination vector based on the decentralized determination information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2024Publication date: September 5, 2024Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Seung Eun HONG, Seok Hwan PARK, Dae Sung YU, Hoon LEE
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Patent number: 12065334Abstract: A work position guide apparatus for guiding an autonomous yard tractor to a work position, includes a reference position determination unit that determines a reference position based on a position of a crane located at a work position, a real-time position detection unit that detects a real-time position of the autonomous yard tractor, an error data acquisition unit that acquires error data between the reference position and the real-time position, and a guide command generation unit that generates a guide command for guiding the autonomous yard tractor to the work position based on the error data.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: TOTAL SOFT BANK LTD.Inventor: Hoon Lee
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Publication number: 20240199081Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method for controlling an autonomous vehicle. The apparatus for controlling the autonomous vehicle includes a sensor that acquires sensed data on a vehicle surrounding, a driving device that drives the vehicle, and a processor that detects a passenger based on the sensed data, determines a stop point for stopping the vehicle in a stop zone, determines a decelerating section till a specific distance from the stop point, and controls the driving device so that a speed of the vehicle at an end point of decelerating section is lower than a speed of the vehicle at the starting point of the decelerating section.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2023Publication date: June 20, 2024Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Yimju Kang, Hoon Lee