Patents by Inventor Jin-Gi Kim

Jin-Gi 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: 20240416757
    Abstract: A dual power supply apparatus for a vehicle includes: at least one power device configured to supply power to an autonomous driving load or a general load in a vehicle, a pair of power lines provided between the at least one power device and the autonomous driving load, and a processor configured to determine whether a first power line of the pair of power lines has failed and to supply power to the autonomous driving load through a second power line of the pair of power lines in response to failure of the first power line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventor: Jin Gi Kim
  • Patent number: 10896554
    Abstract: A method of controlling an instrument panel (IP) device includes transmitting a vehicle identification number (VIN) to a telematics server through an IP application, receiving vehicle production information corresponding to the VIN from the telematics server, and displaying a button user interface (UI) classified as at least one group corresponding to the vehicle production information through the IP application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Jin Gi Kim
  • Patent number: 10252708
    Abstract: A remote startup control device and method in consideration of an operational state of a parking brake is disclosed. The remote startup control device includes an air processing device for supplying compressed air to a parking brake chamber, a relay valve for controlling an air line connecting the air processing device to the parking brake chamber, and a control unit for determining whether to permit remote startup based on whether an input switch and an output switch of the relay valve are in an activated state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Jin Gi Kim
  • Publication number: 20180165891
    Abstract: A method of controlling an instrument panel (IP) device includes transmitting a vehicle identification number (VIN) to a telematics server through an IP application, receiving vehicle production information corresponding to the VIN from the telematics server, and displaying a button user interface (UI) classified as at least one group corresponding to the vehicle production information through the IP application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Jin Gi KIM
  • Publication number: 20180111596
    Abstract: A remote startup control device and method in consideration of an operational state of a parking brake is disclosed. The remote startup control device includes an air processing device for supplying compressed air to a parking brake chamber, a relay valve for controlling an air line connecting the air processing device to the parking brake chamber, and a control unit for determining whether to permit remote startup based on whether an input switch and an output switch of the relay valve are in an activated state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Jin Gi KIM
  • Patent number: 9548169
    Abstract: A contact structure of a battery relay that is capable of reducing damage to relay contacts and a battery relay apparatus including the same are disclosed. The contact structure includes a movable contact unit including at least one first embossed contact formed adjacent to a center of the movable contact unit, the first embossed contact having a predetermined height, and at least one second embossed contact formed outside the first embossed contact, the second embossed contact having a lower height than the first embossed contact, and a stationary contact unit, the first embossed contact and the second embossed contact coming into contact with the stationary contact unit when power is turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Jin Gi Kim
  • Patent number: 9403412
    Abstract: A method of recognizing a trailer of a tractor vehicle by an electronic control unit (ECU) includes determining whether a parking switch is in an on state and a transmission gear state is a parking state. Whether a stop lamp switch is in an on state and a state of a current flowing in the stop lamp of the trailer is in an on state are determined. A load current quantity of a load lamp is recognized, and whether the stop lamp is in an open state is determined. A mode to a trailer non-connection mode when the stop lamp is in an off state is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jin-Gi Kim, Hyuk Lee
  • Patent number: 9161468
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electric box for a vehicle including a box body and a cover wherein the box includes a storage space and cover is coupled to the box body to seal the storage space. The box body further includes a wire insertion passageway through which the wire is upwardly inserted into the box body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Jin Gi Kim
  • Publication number: 20150183284
    Abstract: A method of recognizing a trailer of a tractor vehicle by an electronic control unit (ECU) includes determining whether a parking switch is in an on state and a transmission gear state is a parking state. Whether a stop lamp switch is in an on state and a state of a current flowing in the stop lamp of the trailer is in an on state are determined. A load current quantity of a load lamp is recognized, and whether the stop lamp is in an open state is determined. A mode to a trailer non-connection mode when the stop lamp is in an off state is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Jin-Gi KIM, Hyuk LEE
  • Publication number: 20140041891
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electric box for a vehicle including a box body and a cover wherein the box includes a storage space and cover is coupled to the box body to seal the storage space. The box body further includes a wire insertion passageway through which the wire is upwardly inserted into the box body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Jin Gi Kim
  • Patent number: 8132660
    Abstract: Provided is a system for handling a semiconductor module, the system may include a rotor, a rotational driving device, at least one insertion portion, and at least one extraction portion. The rotor may be configured to rotate clockwise and counterclockwise around a rotation axis. The rotational driving device may be configured to rotate the rotor. The at least one insertion portion may be connected to the rotor and may be configured to insert a semiconductor module into a socket. The at least one extraction portion may be connected to the rotor and may be configured to extract the semiconductor module from the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul-jun Park, Yong-soo Shin, Jae-woong Hwang, Jin-gi Kim
  • Publication number: 20090236202
    Abstract: Provided is a system for handling a semiconductor module, the system may include a rotor, a rotational driving device, at least one insertion portion, and at least one extraction portion. The rotor may be configured to rotate clockwise and counterclockwise around a rotation axis. The rotational driving device may be configured to rotate the rotor. The at least one insertion portion may be connected to the rotor and may be configured to insert a semiconductor module into a socket. The at least one extraction portion may be connected to the rotor and may be configured to extract the semiconductor module from the socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Chul-jun Park, Yong-soo Shin, Jae-woong Hwang, Jin-gi Kim
  • Publication number: 20070013642
    Abstract: A system is provided for transferring a substrate of a flat panel display between the processing stations of a flat panel display manufacturing line. The system includes a transfer device that transfers a transfer container in which a substrate is loaded, a container loading and unloading device that loads and unloads the containers on and from the transfer device, and a substrate loading and unloading device that transfers the substrates between the container and processing equipment located at the respective stations. The transfer device includes a track mounted on a facility floor and a plurality of wheeled carriages that move programmably along the track by means of linear motors. The system enables substrate transfer time to be reduced substantially, yet provides robust protection of the substrates throughout the transfer process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Gi-Cheon Yoon, Hwan-Gerl Hwang, Yoo-Seok Kim, Jin-Gi Kim, In-Ho Lee, Hyung Lee, Sung-Il Jung
  • Patent number: 6718937
    Abstract: A system and method for performing partial cylinder cut-off of an internal combustion engine is provided, the system including a rocker arm including first and second arms that are selectively joined together; a rocker arm connecting unit operated by hydraulic pressure and which performs the operation of selectively joining the first and second arms of the rocker arm; a separation-preventing unit interposed between the rocker arm and the rocker arm connecting unit, the separation-preventing unit preventing the separation of the rocker arm from the rocker arm connecting unit; and a hydraulic pressure supply unit controlled by an electronic control unit to supply and exhaust hydraulic pressure to and from the rocker arm connecting unit, the electronic control unit performing control of the hydraulic pressure supply unit according to comparisons made between received signals of vehicle state and pre-installed data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Jin-Gi Kim
  • Publication number: 20020189574
    Abstract: A system and method for performing partial cylinder cut-off of an internal combustion engine is provided, the system including a rocker arm including first and second arms that are selectively joined together; a rocker arm connecting unit operated by hydraulic pressure and which performs the operation of selectively joining the first and second arms of the rocker arm; a separation-preventing unit interposed between the rocker arm and the rocker arm connecting unit, the separation-preventing unit preventing the separation of the rocker arm from the rocker arm connecting unit; and a hydraulic pressure supply unit controlled by an electronic control unit to supply and exhaust hydraulic pressure to and from the rocker arm connecting unit, the electronic control unit performing control of the hydraulic pressure supply unit according to comparisons made between received signals of vehicle state and pre-installed data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventor: Jin-Gi Kim
  • Patent number: 5276646
    Abstract: There is provided a high voltage generating circuit including a circuit for sensing a voltage level of a high voltage for erasing and programming operations, a circuit for generating a given reference voltage, a circuit for comparing the sensed high voltage with the reference voltage, a circuit for applying or blocking a pump signal to a high voltage pump circuit according to the compared signal, a circuit for raising the voltage up to a given level under the control of the pump signal, and an EEPROM fuse circuit connected to the circuit for sensing the voltage level of the high voltage or the circuit for generating the given reference voltage and having stored data, whereby the voltage level of the high voltage finally output may be properly maintained and controlled according to the state of the stored data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1994
    Assignee: SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Gi Kim, Woong-Mu Lee