Patents by Inventor Jae-Woong Kim

Jae-Woong 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).

  • Heating system of vehicle
    Patent number: 11634009
    Abstract: An indoor heating line is arranged to pass through a heater core for a coolant heater and indoor air conditioning, and is provided with a first pump so that coolant can flow. A battery heating line is branched from a downstream point of the heater core and connected to an upstream point of the coolant heater after passing through a battery heat exchange part for temperature-raising a high voltage battery, where the battery heating line includes a first heat exchange flow passage that connects a downstream point of the heater core to a first side of the battery heat exchange part, and a second heat exchange flow passage that connects a second side thereof and an upstream point of the coolant heater, where the first heat exchange flow passage and the second heat exchange flow passage are configured to mutually exchange heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh, So Yoon Park, Jae Woong Kim
  • ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, BATTERY, AND BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230121876
    Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a first electrode; a second electrode; and a separator, the first electrode, the second electrode, and the separator wound about an axis defining a core and an outer circumference of the electrode assembly. The first electrode has a pair of first sides and a pair of second sides, a first portion extending between the pair of first sides, and a second portion extending between the pair of first sides, the first portion being coated with an active material, and at least a part of the second portion includes an electrode tab. The second portion includes a first part adjacent to the core of the electrode assembly, a second part adjacent to the outer circumference of the electrode assembly, and a third part between the first part and the second part. The first or second part has a smaller height than the third part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Sik PARK, Jae-Won LIM, Yu-Sung CHOE, Hak-Kyun KIM, Je-Jun LEE, Byoung-Gu LEE, Duk-Hyun RYU, Kwan-Hee LEE, Jae-Eun LEE, Pil-Kyu PARK, Kwang-Su HWANGBO, Do-Gyun KIM, Geon-Woo MIN, Hae-Jin LIM, Min-Ki JO, Su-Ji CHOI, Bo-Hyun KANG, Jae-Woong KIM, Ji-Min JUNG, Jin-Hak KONG, Soon-O LEE, Kyu-Hyun CHOI
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIR HEAT EXCHANGER OF VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20230096261
    Abstract: A system for controlling an air heat exchanger of a vehicle includes an information collector which collects environmental information including a current speed of a vehicle, a desired air mass flow rate, and an ambient temperature. A storage stores the environmental information therein. A controller calculates a driving load and a cooling load in accordance with the environmental information and calculating a control amount of an air heat exchanger, at which a cost function that is a sum of the driving load and the cooling load is minimum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Jae Woong Kim, Uk Il Yang
  • System and method for controlling air heat exchanger of vehicle
    Patent number: 11614021
    Abstract: A system for controlling an air heat exchanger of a vehicle includes an information collector which collects environmental information including a current speed of a vehicle, a desired air mass flow rate, and an ambient temperature. A storage stores the environmental information therein. A controller calculates a driving load and a cooling load in accordance with the environmental information and calculating a control amount of an air heat exchanger, at which a cost function that is a sum of the driving load and the cooling load is minimum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Woong Kim, Uk Il Yang
  • VEHICULAR THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230093781
    Abstract: A vehicular thermal management system includes: an indoor-air-conditioner disposed in a first vehicle body having a passenger space and including a compressor, a first condenser, an evaporator, a blower, and a refrigerant line; and a component-air-conditioner disposed in a second vehicle body combinable with the first vehicle body and including an electrical component line for cooling an electrical component of the vehicle and a first battery line for cooling a high-voltage battery including a chiller which extends toward the first vehicle body to be disposed behind the evaporator when the first vehicle body is combined with the second vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh, Uk Il Yang, Jae Woong Kim, So La Chung
  • Memory device and method of operating the memory device
    Patent number: 11600338
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an electronic device. A memory device configured to perform a sensing operation based on a charge degree of a sensing node includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells, a peripheral circuit including a page buffer connected to a selected memory cell among the plurality of memory cells through a bit line, and configured to perform a sensing operation on the selected memory cell, and control logic configured to control the peripheral circuit to precharge a source line among lines connected to the memory cell array and perform the sensing operation based on a degree at which a sensing node in the page buffer is charged, during the sensing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Jae Woong Kim
  • Memory device and operating method thereof
    Patent number: 11594290
    Abstract: A memory device includes a common source line, a memory cell array, bit lines, and a conductive layer. The common source line is formed on a substrate. The memory cell array is formed on the common source line. The bit lines are connected to the memory cell array. The conductive layer is formed over the bit lines. In an erase operation, the memory device increases a voltage of the bit lines to an erase voltage through capacitive coupling by increasing a voltage applied to the conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Jae Woong Kim
  • Semiconductor memory device and method of operating the same
    Patent number: 11594291
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory block and a peripheral circuit. The memory block includes normal pages and buffer pages. Each of the normal pages includes memory cells that store the N bits of data. Each of the buffer pages includes memory cells that store one bit of data. The peripheral circuit receives a first page data and performs a single level cell (SLC) program on the first page data in a first buffer page. In addition, the peripheral circuit receives a second page data and performs the SLC program on the second page data in a second buffer page. In addition, the peripheral circuit performs a multiple-level program operation on a normal page based on the first and second page data programmed in the first and second buffer page, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Jae Woong Kim
  • Vehicular thermal management system
    Patent number: 11584190
    Abstract: A vehicular thermal management system includes: an indoor-air-conditioner disposed in a first vehicle body having a passenger space and including a compressor, a first condenser, an evaporator, a blower, and a refrigerant line; and a component-air-conditioner disposed in a second vehicle body combinable with the first vehicle body and including an electrical component line for cooling an electrical component of the vehicle and a first battery line for cooling a high-voltage battery including a chiller which extends toward the first vehicle body to be disposed behind the evaporator when the first vehicle body is combined with the second vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh, Uk Il Yang, Jae Woong Kim, So La Chung
  • Memory device and method of operating the same
    Patent number: 11568947
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells connected to a plurality of word lines. The memory device also includes a peripheral circuit configured to perform a plurality of program loops to program memory cells, among the plurality of memory cells, connected to a selected word line among the plurality of word lines. The memory device further includes control logic configured to control the peripheral circuit to set a step voltage based on the number of turned off memory cells among the selected memory cells and then apply a program voltage, to which the step voltage is added, to the selected word line in a next program loop, during a verify operation of a program operation and the verify operation included in each of the plurality of program loops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Jae Woong Kim
  • MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE MEMORY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230018605
    Abstract: A memory device including a plurality of memory cells, configured to perform a read operation of reading data from memory cells connected to a selected word line, and configured to apply a plurality of read voltages to the selected word line, apply a first pass voltage to unselected word lines while first read voltages for determining a program state of memory cells having a threshold voltage higher than a reference voltage among the plurality of read voltages are applied to the selected word line, and apply a second pass voltage higher than the first pass voltage to the unselected word line while second read voltages for determining a program state of memory cells having a threshold voltage lower than the reference voltage among the plurality of read voltages are applied to the selected word line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Jae Woong KIM
  • INTEGRATED THERMAL MANAGEMENT CIRCUIT FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20230017549
    Abstract: An integrated thermal management circuit for a vehicle includes a refrigerant line that causes a refrigerant to flow through a compressor, an interior condenser of an interior air conditioning device, and an exterior condenser outside the vehicle. The circuit causes the refrigerant discharged from the condenser to pass through an integrated chiller or an evaporator of the air conditioning device and to be introduced into the compressor. The circuit includes: a first cooling line causing a cooling water to circulate between a high voltage battery and a first radiator or between the high voltage battery and the integrated chiller; a second cooling line causing the cooling water to circulate between an electronic drive unit and a second radiator or between the electronic drive unit and the integrated chiller; and a bypass line provided in the first cooling line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki Mok Kim, Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh, Jae Woong Kim, Uk Il Yang
  • Memory device and method of operating the memory device
    Patent number: 11557349
    Abstract: A memory device configured to perform a program operation and a backup operation together includes a memory block including a main sub block including selected memory cells in which program data is programmed among a plurality of memory cells respectively connected to a plurality of word lines, and a backup block in which page data included in the program data is backed up, a peripheral circuit configured to perform a plurality of program loops to program the program data in the selected memory cells, and control logic configured to control the peripheral circuit to back up any one of the page data while programming the selected memory cells in preset program loops among the plurality of program loops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Jae Woong Kim
  • System and method for controlling vehicle thermal management apparatus
    Patent number: 11541777
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a vehicle thermal management apparatus, may include a component state unit of collecting a state of a vehicle component, a disturbance collection unit of collecting a state of a disturbance affecting thermal management of the vehicle component, a determination unit of calculating an amount of heat exchange between the vehicle component and a thermal management apparatus, which is required in the future, based on a past state value of the vehicle component collected through the component state unit and a past state value of the disturbance collected through the disturbance collection unit, and an operation unit of controlling operation of the thermal management apparatus based on the amount of heat exchange determined by the calculation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jae Woong Kim, So La Chung, Man Ju Oh, Sang Shin Lee
  • Thermal management system and integrated thermal management module for vehicle
    Patent number: 11541725
    Abstract: A thermal management system for a vehicle may include a battery line connected to a high-voltage battery core, provided with a first radiator, and through which coolant is communicated by a first pump; an indoor heating line connected to a heating core for indoor air conditioning, provided with a hydrothermal heater therein, provided with a second pump to fluidically-communicate the coolant, and provided with a first valve at a downstream point of the heating core; a first and a second battery heating line branched or joined at the downstream point of the heating core in the indoor heating line to be connected to the upstream point and the downstream point of the high-voltage battery core, respectively; and a refrigerant line provided with an expansion valve, a cooling core for indoor air conditioning, a compressor, and a condenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Man Ju Oh, So La Chung, Jae Woong Kim, Sang Shin Lee
  • Ventilation module for ventilation seat
    Patent number: 11476400
    Abstract: A ventilation module can be used with a ventilation seat for a vehicle. A thermoelectric air-conditioning part has a thermoelectric unit performing heat absorption and heat generation by using a Peltier effect when electric power is applied, a cooling unit provided at a first side of the thermoelectric unit, and a heat dissipation unit provided at a second side of the thermoelectric unit. The module is configured so that air that is supplied from a blower is cooled by the thermoelectric air-conditioning part, passes through a cooling fin of the cooling unit, and is discharged to an interior of the vehicle through a seat cushion. The module is configured so that air that is supplied from the blower is heated by the thermoelectric air-conditioning part, passes through a heat dissipating fin of the heat dissipation unit, and is discharged through the heat dissipation path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Man Ju Oh, Sang Shin Lee, Jae Woo Park, So Yoon Park, Jae Woong Kim, So La Chung
  • Thermal management system for vehicle battery and method of controlling the same
    Patent number: 11476511
    Abstract: A thermal management system for a vehicle battery is disclosed. The system includes a reservoir tank, which is positioned outside a vehicle and which stores refrigerant therein, a refrigerant supply line for supplying the refrigerant from the reservoir tank to a heat exchange circuit, which exchanges heat with the battery mounted in the vehicle, a refrigerant recovery line for recovering the refrigerant discharged from the heat exchanger circuit, a cable, which is connected at one end thereof to the reservoir tank and which includes therein the refrigerant supply line or the refrigerant recovery line, and a connector provided at a remaining end of the cable, which serves to connect the refrigerant supply line or the refrigerant recovery line in the cable to an inlet or an outlet of the heat exchange circuit when the connector is coupled to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh, So La Chung, Jae Woong Kim
  • Memory device and operating method thereof
    Patent number: 11450363
    Abstract: The memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory blocks each including a plurality of strings, wherein the plurality of memory blocks are controlled to have a set temperature; a peripheral circuit for performing a read operation on a selected memory block among the plurality of memory blocks; a temperature detection circuit for detecting a temperature of the memory cell array and generating a temperature detection signal based on the temperature of the memory cell array; and a control logic for controlling the peripheral circuit during the read operation and configured to generate a heating control signal that may control the selected memory block to have the set temperature in response to the temperature detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Jae Woong Kim
  • ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, BATTERY, AND BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220278431
    Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a first electrode; a second electrode; and a separator, the first electrode, the second electrode, and the separator wound about an axis defining a core and an outer circumference of the electrode assembly. The first electrode has a pair of first sides and a pair of second sides, a first portion extending between the pair of first sides, and a second portion extending between the pair of first sides, the first portion being coated with an active material, and at least a part of the second portion includes an electrode tab. The second portion includes a first part adjacent to the core of the electrode assembly, a second part adjacent to the outer circumference of the electrode assembly, and a third part between the first part and the second part. The first or second part has a smaller height than the third part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Sik PARK, Jae-Won LIM, Yu-Sung CHOE, Hak-Kyun KIM, Je-Jun LEE, Byoung-Gu LEE, Duk-Hyun RYU, Kwan-Hee LEE, Jae-Eun LEE, Pil-Kyu PARK, Kwang-Su HWANGBO, Do-Gyun KIM, Geon-Woo MIN, Hae-Jin LIM, Min-Ki JO, Su-Ji CHOI, Bo-Hyun KANG, Jae-Woong KIM, Ji-Min JUNG, Jin-Hak KONG, Soon-O LEE, Kyu-Hyun CHOI
  • ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, BATTERY, AND BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220271345
    Abstract: An electrode assembly, a battery, and a battery pack and a vehicle including the same are provided. In the electrode assembly, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween are wound based on an axis to define a core and an outer circumference. The first electrode includes a first portion coated with an active material and a second portion at a first side and adjacent the first portion, the second portion being exposed beyond the separator along a first axial direction of the electrode assembly. A part of the second portion is bent in a radial direction of the electrode assembly forming a first surface region including stacked layers of the second portion, and in a partial region of the first surface region, a number of the stacked layers of the second portion is 10 or more in the in the first axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Hae-Jin LIM, Jin-Hak KONG, Soon-O LEE, Kyu-Hyun CHOI, Do-Gyun KIM, Su-Ji CHOI, Kwang-Su HWANGBO, Geon-Woo MIN, Min-Ki JO, Jae-Won LIM, Hak-Kyun KIM, Je-Jun LEE, Ji-Min JUNG, Jae-Woong KIM, Jong-Sik PARK, Yu-Sung CHOE, Byoung-Gu LEE, Duk-Hyun RYU, Kwan-Hee LEE, Jae-Eun LEE, Bo-Hyun KANG, Pil-Kyu PARK