Patents by Inventor Hye Seung Kim

Hye Seung 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).

  • Patent number: 11970592
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a window cover film and a flexible display panel including the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a window cover film including a base layer and a hard coating layer, and a flexible display panel including the same. Since the window cover film of the present invention has high surface hardness, flexibility, the excellent bending properties, the window cover film may be restored to the original form without permanent deformation and/or damage of the hard coating layer and the window cover film even though a predetermined deformation is repeated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: SK Innovation Co., Ltd., SK ie technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Nam Ahn, Keon Hyeok Ko, Byoung Sun Ko, Hye Jin Kim, Je Seung Park, Jin Su Park, A Ran Hwang
  • Patent number: 11950482
    Abstract: A color conversion panel includes a first color filter and a second color filter that are disposed on a substrate, a low refractive index layer disposed on the substrate, the first color filter, and the second color filter, the low refractive index layer including at least one of a first blue pigment and a first blue dye, a first color conversion layer overlapping the first color filter and including a semiconductor nanocrystal, a second color conversion layer overlapping the second color filter and including a semiconductor nanocrystal, and a transmissive layer that overlaps the low refractive index layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyo Joon Kim, Jung Hyun Kwon, Yun Ha Ryu, Ki Soo Park, Seon-Tae Yoon, Hye Seung Lee
  • Patent number: 11378030
    Abstract: An engine start system of a hybrid vehicle includes a converter circuit unit converting voltage and outputting the converted voltage and a switch having a first terminal connected to an output terminal of the converter circuit unit and a second terminal selectively forming an electrical connection with the first terminal. A diode has an anode connected to the second terminal and a cathode connected to the first terminal. A battery is connected to the second terminal. A low-voltage starter connected to the battery and provides rotary power to start an engine in a stopped state by converting battery power into rotational energy. A controller opens the switch and supplies driving power to the low-voltage starter when the engine is started.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hyun Wook Seong, Dong Gyun Woo, Hye Seung Kim, Hui Sung Jang
  • Patent number: 11376976
    Abstract: A vehicle charger includes a power factor correction converter configured to correct the power factor of alternating current (AC) power is integrated with an input terminal of a DC-DC converter configured to generate a direct-current (DC) voltage having a magnitude required for an energy storage device in the vehicle, thereby reducing the size of the vehicle charger, reducing the number of required elements, and allowing the vehicle charger to have high efficiency; and a method for controlling the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Han Shin Youn, Ho Joong Lee, Hye Seung Kim, Joon Young Jeon, Won Yong Sung, Dong Jun Lee, Young Jin Jang
  • Patent number: 11378626
    Abstract: A system for managing a battery of a vehicle includes a first controller configured to control a power-on (IG ON) state and a power-off (IG OFF) state of a plurality of controllers in the vehicle and to be periodically woken up in the power-off (IG OFF) state to wake up at least some of the plurality of controllers, and a second controller configured to turn off a main relay connecting a first battery in the vehicle and a vehicle system when the power-off (IG OFF) state begins, to monitor a state of the first battery storing energy for generating power of the vehicle by maintaining power during a preset first reference time, to be woken up at a wake-up period of the first controller when the first reference time elapses, and to monitor the state of the first battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki Seung Baek, Ik Jun Choi, Do Sung Hwang, Kyung Taek Jung, Chang Yu Kim, Dea Ki Cheong, Tae Hyuck Kim, Han Seung Myoung, Ho Joong Lee, Hye Seung Kim, Byoung Jik Ahn, Kyu Beom Ko, Hyo Sik Moon, Jong Seo Yoon, Sung Il Lee, Hong Min Oh, Jin Woo Cho
  • Publication number: 20220194238
    Abstract: A vehicle battery charging system includes a main battery, an auxiliary battery, an integrated converter that includes a high voltage charging device that supplies power to the main battery and a low voltage charging device that supplies power to the auxiliary battery, a solar cell that converts sunlight into electrical energy, a solar cell converter that converts an output of the solar cell into a voltage corresponding to a voltage of the auxiliary battery and outputs the converted voltage to the auxiliary battery, and a switching device that switches between the integrated converter and external power and the integrated converter and the solar cell, wherein the switching device connects the integrated converter and the solar cell in a solar cell only charging mode in which the auxiliary battery is charged by the solar cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Young Jin Jang, Sung Hwan Kim, Won Yong Sung, Dong Jun Lee, Hye Seung Kim
  • Patent number: 11271417
    Abstract: A method for controlling charge or discharge of a battery in a battery system including a DC converter down-converting an input voltage thereof and outputting an output, a battery connected to an output terminal of the DC converter, and an electric load connected to the output terminal of the DC converter and supplied with electric power from at least one of the DC converter and the battery, may include measuring a temperature of the battery, first controlling, by a controller, an output of the DC converter so that a charging current supplied to the battery from the DC converter becomes a preset maximum value, when the temperature of the battery is lower than a first predetermined temperature, and second controlling, by the controller, the output of the DC converter such that a current of the battery is substantially equal to zero, when the temperature of the battery is higher than a second predetermined temperature which is higher than the first predetermined temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ho Joong Lee, Hye Seung Kim, Joon Young Jeon, Han Shin Youn, Won Yong Sung, Dong Jun Lee, Young Jin Jang
  • Patent number: 11260766
    Abstract: A system for controlling a low voltage DC-DC converter for a vehicle is provided. The system includes a low voltage DC-DC converter that converts a voltage of a main battery into a low voltage and outputs the same. An electric device is connected to an output terminal of the low voltage DC-DC converter and a first relay is connected to the output terminal of the low voltage DC-DC converter at a first terminal thereof. An auxiliary battery is connected to a second terminal of the first relay and a controller turns off the first relay and operates the low voltage DC-DC converter to output a minimum voltage capable of operating the electric device when the auxiliary battery is charged to a preset reference value or more while the main battery is being charged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Young Jin Jang, Hye Seung Kim, Joon Young Jeon, Han Shin Youn, Ho Joong Lee
  • Patent number: 11241971
    Abstract: A method of operating an on-board charger for charging a high voltage battery of an electrically-charged vehicle includes supplying a DC voltage obtained by converting an AC voltage to the high voltage battery to perform a charging operation, measuring an internal voltage of a DC EMI filter for removing noise of the DC voltage, generating a leakage current estimate based on the internal voltage, and controlling the charging operation in accordance with the leakage current estimate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Jun Lee, Young Jin Jang, Won Yong Sung, Hye Seung Kim
  • Publication number: 20220011369
    Abstract: A system for managing a battery of a vehicle includes a first controller configured to control a power-on (IG ON) state and a power-off (IG OFF) state of a plurality of controllers in the vehicle and to be periodically woken up in the power-off (IG OFF) state to wake up at least some of the plurality of controllers, and a second controller configured to turn off a main relay connecting a first battery in the vehicle and a vehicle system when the power-off (IG OFF) state begins, to monitor a state of the first battery storing energy for generating power of the vehicle by maintaining power during a preset first reference time, to be woken up at a wake-up period of the first controller when the first reference time elapses, and to monitor the state of the first battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Ki Seung Baek, Ik Jun Choi, Do Sung Hwang, Kyung Taek Jung, Chang Yu Kim, Dea Ki Cheong, Tae Hyuck Kim, Han Seung Myoung, Ho Joong Lee, Hye Seung Kim, Byoung Jik Ahn, Kyu Beom Ko, Hyo Sik Moon, Jong Seo Yoon, Sung Il Lee, Hong Min Oh, Jin Woo Cho
  • Patent number: 11135927
    Abstract: A four wheel drive vehicle includes: main driving wheels and auxiliary driving wheels; a first driving motor that provides power to the main driving wheels; a second driving motor that provides power to the auxiliary driving wheels; a battery that stores electrical energy; an inverter that converts and provides the electrical energy stored in the battery to the first driving motor; and a bidirectional power converter that generates charging electric power for charging the battery by converting power supplied from the outside of the vehicle and converts and provides the electrical energy stored in the battery to the second driving motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Han Shin Youn, Ho Joong Lee, Hye Seung Kim, Joon Young Jeon, Won Yong Sung, Dong Jun Lee, Young Jin Jang
  • Patent number: 11110801
    Abstract: A fault diagnosis system of a power converter for an electric vehicle includes a power supply supplied with power and converting the supplied power to provide the power to a motor, a battery, and an electronic device of a vehicle, a power supply supplied with power and converting the supplied power to provide the power to a motor, a battery, and an electronic device of a vehicle, a controller connected to the power supply by a connector and controlling charging and discharging of the battery, and operations of the motor and the electronic device of the vehicle by using the power provided from the power supply, and a fault diagnosis circuit connected between the power supply and the controller and diagnosing whether the connector which connects the power supply with the controller malfunctions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Han Shin Youn, Ho Joong Lee, Jee Heon Kim, Dong Jun Lee, Hye Seung Kim
  • Publication number: 20210078423
    Abstract: A vehicle charger includes a power factor correction converter configured to correct the power factor of alternating current (AC) power is integrated with an input terminal of a DC-DC converter configured to generate a direct-current (DC) voltage having a magnitude required for an energy storage device in the vehicle, thereby reducing the size of the vehicle charger, reducing the number of required elements, and allowing the vehicle charger to have high efficiency; and a method for controlling the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Han Shin Youn, Ho Joong Lee, Hye Seung Kim, Joon Young Jeon, Won Yong Sung, Dong Jun Lee, Young Jin Jang
  • Publication number: 20210001738
    Abstract: A four wheel drive vehicle includes: main driving wheels and auxiliary driving wheels; a first driving motor that provides power to the main driving wheels; a second driving motor that provides power to the auxiliary driving wheels; a battery that stores electrical energy; an inverter that converts and provides the electrical energy stored in the battery to the first driving motor; and a bidirectional power converter that generates charging electric power for charging the battery by converting power supplied from the outside of the vehicle and converts and provides the electrical energy stored in the battery to the second driving motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Han Shin YOUN, Ho Joong LEE, Hye Seung KIM, Joon Young JEON, Won Yong SUNG, Dong Jun LEE, Young Jin JANG
  • Publication number: 20200400089
    Abstract: An engine start system of a hybrid vehicle includes a converter circuit unit converting voltage and outputting the converted voltage and a switch having a first terminal connected to an output terminal of the converter circuit unit and a second terminal selectively forming an electrical connection with the first terminal. A diode has an anode connected to the second terminal and a cathode connected to the first terminal. A battery is connected to the second terminal. A low-voltage starter connected to the battery and provides rotary power to start an engine in a stopped state by converting battery power into rotational energy. A controller opens the switch and supplies driving power to the low-voltage starter when the engine is started.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Hyun Wook Seong, Dong Gyun Woo, Hye Seung Kim, Hui Sung Jang
  • Publication number: 20200338996
    Abstract: A system for controlling a low voltage DC-DC converter for a vehicle is provided. The system includes a low voltage DC-DC converter that converts a voltage of a main battery into a low voltage and outputs the same. An electric device is connected to an output terminal of the low voltage DC-DC converter and a first relay is connected to the output terminal of the low voltage DC-DC converter at a first terminal thereof. An auxiliary battery is connected to a second terminal of the first relay and a controller turns off the first relay and operates the low voltage DC-DC converter to output a minimum voltage capable of operating the electric device when the auxiliary battery is charged to a preset reference value or more while the main battery is being charged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Young Jin Jang, Hye Seung Kim, Joon Young Jeon, Han Shin Youn, Ho Joong Lee
  • Publication number: 20200287390
    Abstract: A method for controlling charge or discharge of a battery in a battery system including a DC converter down-converting an input voltage thereof and outputting an output, a battery connected to an output terminal of the DC converter, and an electric load connected to the output terminal of the DC converter and supplied with electric power from at least one of the DC converter and the battery, may include measuring a temperature of the battery, first controlling, by a controller, an output of the DC converter so that a charging current supplied to the battery from the DC converter becomes a preset maximum value, when the temperature of the battery is lower than a first predetermined temperature, and second controlling, by the controller, the output of the DC converter such that a current of the battery is substantially equal to zero, when the temperature of the battery is higher than a second predetermined temperature which is higher than the first predetermined temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ho Joong LEE, Hye Seung KIM, Joon Young JEON, Han Shin YOUN, Won Yong SUNG, Dong Jun LEE, Young Jin JANG
  • Patent number: 10756551
    Abstract: A charging system with a sensor diagnosis function is provided. The system includes an AC input voltage sensor that detects a voltage of an input end with an AC power applied thereto and a resistor that is connected to the input end. A power factor correction circuit unit adjusts and outputs a power factor of AC power applied through the resistor. An output voltage of the power factor correction circuit unit is applied to a capacity of the system. A controller then diagnoses the AC input voltage sensor based on a value of current passing through the resistor, a value of a voltage of the capacitor, and a resistance value of the resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ho Joong Lee, Han Shin Youn, Jee Heon Kim, Dong Jun Lee, Hye Seung Kim
  • Publication number: 20200180452
    Abstract: A method of operating an on-board charger for charging a high voltage battery of an electrically-charged vehicle includes supplying a DC voltage obtained by converting an AC voltage to the high voltage battery to perform a charging operation, measuring an internal voltage of a DC EMI filter for removing noise of the DC voltage, generating a leakage current estimate based on the internal voltage, and controlling the charging operation in accordance with the leakage current estimate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Dong Jun LEE, Young Jin JANG, Won Yong SUNG, Hye Seung KIM
  • Patent number: 10618426
    Abstract: A method of controlling a vehicle during charging is applied to the vehicle that includes a charger converting external alternating current power into direct current power, and a first battery and an electric load connected to a terminal to which the direct current power converted and output by the charger. The method includes calculating a maximum outputtable power capable of being output by the charger when an operation of the charger is initiated; and calculating a maximum allowable load power capable of being applied to drive the electric load on the basis of the maximum outputtable power, a minimum charging power required to charge the first battery, and a minimum load-requesting power required to operate the electric load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ho Joong Lee, Han Shin Youn, Jee Heon Kim, Dong Jun Lee, Hye Seung Kim