Patents by Inventor Jin-ho Hwang

Jin-ho Hwang 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: 11475871
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device for reducing noise using a sound meta-material. The device for reducing noise includes a sound-absorbing layer configured to absorb noise generated from a sound source, a buffer layer configured to buffer an impact, and a meta-material panel layer disposed between the sound-absorbing layer and the buffer layer. The meta-material panel layer is configured with a unit cell formed by stacking one or more block cells, and one or more unit cells are disposed on a plane of the meta-material panel layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Ajou University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Jin Ho Hwang, Dae Ig Jung, Min Ho Cho, Seung Hyeok Chang, Jin Woo Lee, Jong Kyeom Lee, Min Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 11465563
    Abstract: A luggage board apparatus for a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a front board and a rear board that are separated to be movable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle within a luggage room. The front board and the rear board are operable simultaneously and individually. A position of a parting line at which the front board and the rear board are in contact with each other may be adjusted to a position desired by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ji Ah Kim, Jin Ho Hwang, Min Ho Cho
  • Publication number: 20220315176
    Abstract: A cruise system using mobility vehicles, may include a cruise ship having a cabin space used as a cabin when a mobility vehicle is aboard. A mobility vehicle is configured to board or disembark the cruise ship, and when aboard, park in the cabin space to serve as a cabin. A connector electrically connects the mobility vehicle and the cruise ship to enable power exchange or data communication between the mobility vehicle and the cruise ship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Heon LEE, Jin Ho Hwang, Dong Eun Cha, Joo Yean Kang
  • Patent number: 11396247
    Abstract: A sliding unit for a vehicle includes: a rail including a first extension part, a second extension part, and a bending part connecting the first extension part and the second extension part; a movable part slidably disposed on the rail, and including a magnetic part configured to be locked with or unlocked from the rail; a power supply part disposed in the rail, having a shape extending in a lengthwise direction along the rail, and electrically connected to a power source of the vehicle; and a first contact part and a second contact part disposed in the movable part, and electrically connecting the power supply part and the magnetic part when contacting the power supply part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Ho Hwang, Dong Eun Cha, Sang Heon Lee
  • Patent number: 11383619
    Abstract: An internal variable vehicle may include instrument panels provided on a side of an internal space of the vehicle, having a structure in which a portion thereof overlaps, configuring an embedding portion of the internal space when being developed, and forming an opening through which the internal space of the vehicle is externally exposed out of the vehicle when the portion thereof overlaps; a seat movable from the internal space of the vehicle to the outside; a guide provided on a floor of the internal space of the vehicle, and providing a path in which the seat is movable from the internal space of the vehicle to an opening side of the instrument panels; and a fixing module configured of fixing the seat to one point of the guide and releasing the fixing of the seat from the point of the guide when the seat is required to move to the outside of the vehicle through the opening of the instrument panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Jin Ho Hwang, Sang Heon Lee
  • Patent number: 11383805
    Abstract: A buoyancy generator for a vehicle may include a housing detachably mounted on a vehicle, a buoyancy generating unit mounted in the housing and including a tube configured to be inflated and deployed to an outside of the housing and a gas supply connected to the tube and configured to supply inflation gas to the tube during operation, and a handle unit provided in the housing and having a handle to be operated to deploy the tube so that the tube floats to a water surface due to buoyancy of the tube to allow an occupant gripping the handle to float to the water surface together with the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Jin Ho Hwang, Sang Heon Lee
  • Publication number: 20220185488
    Abstract: An air mobility may include a seat in which an airbag or a parachute is stored; and an escape portion configured to support the seat mounted to the escape portion, coupled to the air mobility to form part of the air mobility, and configured to enable a passenger to perform an emergency bailout with the seat to an outside of the air mobility when the escape portion is separated from the air mobility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Heon LEE, Dong Eun CHA, Jin Ho HWANG
  • Publication number: 20220169098
    Abstract: A connection system for a house and a vehicle, may include a vehicle door provided in the vehicle to open or close a vehicle entrance through which a passenger enters or exits the vehicle and allowing an internal space of the vehicle to be exposed into the house when authenticated by the house; and a hatch provided in a house entrance on a side wall of the house to selectively couple the house entrance and the vehicle entrance with each other so that an internal space of the vehicle and an internal space of the house are connected to each other in a state that the vehicle door is open when the authenticated vehicle is parked on a side of the house entrance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun CHA, Jin Ho HWANG, Sang Heon LEE
  • Patent number: 11338705
    Abstract: A seat assembly of a vehicle may include a support having a lower end portion connected to a floor of the vehicle; a seat frame having a connection portion provided above the support and having an entire slope which is changed by a curvature of the connection portion when the connection portion is slid, the connection portion being formed in a curved line or a curved surface; and a seat mounted on the seat frame and configured for implementing reclining by having a slope which is changed together with the seat frame when the seat frame is slid on the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Jin Ho Hwang, Sang Heon Lee
  • Patent number: 11312269
    Abstract: An autonomous vehicle may include a plurality of seats rotatably provided on a vehicle floor of the vehicle; a console device rail provided between the plurality of seats and extending in a longitudinal direction thereof; and a console device mounted on the console device rail and configured for sliding between the plurality of seats along the console device rail, the console device mounted on the console device rail via a rotation shaft to be rotatable about the rotation shaft relative to the console device rail, wherein when the console device is slid along and rotated relative to the console device rail during rotation of the seat, the interference by the seats and the console device is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Ho Hwang, Dong Eun Cha, Sang Heon Lee
  • Publication number: 20220111975
    Abstract: A docking system for drones and a method for operating the same include: a seat part configured to land a drone thereon; a wire provided on the seat part and configured to allow the landing drone to be hung on the wire so that the drone may land on the seat part; and tension adjusters configured to adjust tension of the wire so as to allow the drone to land at a target position of the seat part when the drone is hung on the wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Ho Hwang, Dong Eun Cha, Sang Heon Lee
  • Publication number: 20220109384
    Abstract: The hybrid type energy harvester includes a coil part configured to cover at least a portion of an outer surface of a housing, a triboelectric charging part located in at least a portion of an inner side of the housing, an electrode part located in at least a portion between the housing and the triboelectric charging part, and a magnetic body located inside the housing and moving by being adjacent to the coil part and the triboelectric charging part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Jin Ho Hwang, Ji Ah Kim, Min Ho Cho, Pukar Maharjan, Jae Yeong Park, Hyun Ok Cho
  • Patent number: 11292384
    Abstract: A pattern skin lighting device of a vehicle may include a plurality of lightning cells disposed on a plane while forming a predetermined pattern. Each lightning cell includes a light emitting element, a cell pocket configured to surround the light emitting element, a cell cover configured to be pivotable with respect to the cell pocket while surrounding the light emitting element within the cell pocket, and an actuator engaged to an end of the cell cover and configured to selectively pivot the cell cover with respect to the cell pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Jin Ho Hwang, Sang Heon Lee, Julliana Cho, Jin Seok Seo, Byoung Oh Choi
  • Publication number: 20220101256
    Abstract: A system for a delivery service includes a server having delivery information on a delivery, drone information on a drone to be used for the delivery, and vehicle information on a vehicle that the drone is to board. The server is configured to control the drone through the delivery information, the drone information, and the vehicle information to board and travel on the vehicle, to pick up a package to be delivered or to depart the vehicle to deliver the package to a delivery destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Sang Heon Lee, Jin Ho Hwang, Dong Eun Cha
  • Patent number: 11285788
    Abstract: A connection system for a house and a vehicle, may include a vehicle door provided in the vehicle to open or close a vehicle entrance through which a passenger enters or exits the vehicle and allowing an internal space of the vehicle to be exposed into the house when authenticated by the house; and a hatch provided in a house entrance on a side wall of the house to selectively couple the house entrance and the vehicle entrance with each other so that an internal space of the vehicle and an internal space of the house are connected to each other in a state that the vehicle door is open when the authenticated vehicle is parked on a side of the house entrance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Jin Ho Hwang, Sang Heon Lee
  • Publication number: 20220080863
    Abstract: A sliding unit for a vehicle includes: a rail having a bottom surface, both side surfaces and a top surface, the rail configured to extend in a front-rear direction, be bent, and then extend in a left-right direction; a moving part slidably disposed on the rail to slide along the rail to move in the front-rear direction or in the left-right direction; a magnetic force part disposed in the moving part and configured to be locked to or unlocked from the rail through a magnetic force; and ground parts disposed on the moving part, electrically connected to the magnetic force part, and grounded with the rail to supply power from the rail to the magnetic force part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Jin Ho HWANG, Dong Eun CHA, Sang Heon LEE
  • Publication number: 20220080861
    Abstract: A sliding unit for a vehicle includes: a rail including a first extension part, a second extension part, and a bending part connecting the first extension part and the second extension part; a movable part slidably disposed on the rail, and including a magnetic part configured to be locked with or unlocked from the rail; a power supply part disposed in the rail, having a shape extending in a lengthwise direction along the rail, and electrically connected to a power source of the vehicle; and a first contact part and a second contact part disposed in the movable part, and electrically connecting the power supply part and the magnetic part when contacting the power supply part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Jin Ho HWANG, Dong Eun CHA, Sang Heon LEE
  • Publication number: 20220063458
    Abstract: A multi-functional door for a vehicle includes a door body disposed on one side of the vehicle and configured to be opened or closed. The door body has an inner side surface facing an indoor space of the vehicle and an outer side surface facing the outside of the vehicle. The multi-functional door further includes a door seat that is coupled to the inner side surface of the door body and is configured to be enclosed in or unfolded from the door body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Sang Heon Lee, Jin Ho Hwang, Dong Eun Cha
  • Publication number: 20220063450
    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: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Jin Ho Hwang, Sang Heon Lee
  • Publication number: 20220063452
    Abstract: A sliding unit for a vehicle, the sliding unit may include a rail provided on the vehicle; a fixing portion formed of a material through which magnetism is flowable and provided along a direction in which the rail extends; a moving portion that is slidable along the rail; and a magnetic module provided in the moving portion, disposed toward the fixing portion, and selectively locked to the fixing portion by a magnetic path to selectively fix the moving portion to the rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jin Ho Hwang, Dong Eun Cha, Sang Heon Lee