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).

  • SLIDING UNIT FOR VEHICLE
    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
  • METHOD OF CONTROLLING DRONE INSIDE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220063804
    Abstract: A method of controlling a drone positioned in a vehicle includes: determining the initial condition of the drone positioned inside the vehicle, releasing locking of the drone upon receiving a user request from a vehicle controller, receiving vehicle state information from the vehicle controller by a drone controller, performing flight of the drone in response to the user request, and after completing the user request, returning the drone to an initial position thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji Ah KIM, Jin Ho HWANG, Min Ho CHO
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DELIVERING PACKAGE BY USING DRONE
    Publication number: 20220067612
    Abstract: A system and a method of delivering a package by use of at least one drone, may include the at least one drone configured for picking up and delivering the package; and a server configured for receiving a request for delivering the package, selecting a drone to be used for delivery of the package among the at least one drone, making the selected drone pick up the package at a pick-up place, making a delivery plan from the pick-up place to a delivery destination, and making the selected drone deliver the package directly to the delivery destination or deliver the package to an intermediate destination before the delivery destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Heon LEE, Jin Ho HWANG, Dong Eun CHA
  • Sun visor stored in a vehicle roof
    Patent number: 11241943
    Abstract: A roof-storage-type sun visor includes a housing located inside a roof of a vehicle. The housing has a storage recess therein and a sun visor unit configured to be disposed along the storage recess. The sun visor unit includes a sun visor located so as to correspond to a windshield glass and includes multi-stage rails located at opposite sides of the sun visor. The sun visor is configured to be withdrawn outside the storage recess along the multi-stage rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Yong San Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Ho Hwang, Dae Ig Jung, Seung Hyeok Chang, Min Ho Cho, Hyung Jin Kim, Sang Hoon Lee
  • Vehicle with expandable space
    Patent number: 11241993
    Abstract: A vehicle may include a door pivotally mounted to a vehicle body at a lower end portion of the door, to open or close an opening formed at a portion of one surface of the vehicle, while being configured to form a bottom surface connected to a floor of the vehicle in a state of completely pivoting toward an outside of the vehicle in accordance with an opening operation of the door, forming a terrace space connected to an internal compartment of the vehicle, and a seat slidably mounted in the internal compartment of the vehicle, to provide a seating compartment for passengers, while being configured to be slidable outwards toward the opening of the vehicle, providing a seating compartment in the terrace space when the terrace space is used in accordance with the opening operation of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Jin Ho Hwang, Sang Heon Lee
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MOBILE EDUCATION SERVICE
    Publication number: 20220028019
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a mobile education service, in which a user rides a vehicle allocated according to a schedule is provided with an educational content during transportation, facilitating efficient use of a transportation time, and safe riding in and alighting from the vehicle at an educational place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Ho HWANG, Dong Eun CHA, Sang Heon LEE
  • VEHICLE BODY
    Publication number: 20220024353
    Abstract: A vehicle body of a vehicle may include a floor portion which is provided for a driving unit of the vehicle to be mounted therein, and a seat frame member mounted with a seat of the vehicle while being selectively coupled to a plurality of points on the floor portion, to form the vehicle body, for achieving seat mounting and vehicle body configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun CHA, Sang Heon LEE, Jin Ho HWANG, Hyun SONG
  • SEAT ASSEMBLY OF VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220024356
    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: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun CHA, Jin Ho HWANG, Sang Heon LEE
  • PARKING GUIDE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210398424
    Abstract: A parking guide system may include an entrance sensor, a parking checking sensor configured to identify whether a parking space of the parking lot is occupied by a vehicle, a vehicle detection sensor configured to detect a vehicle, and a controller configured to identify unoccupied parking spaces in the parking lot through the parking checking sensor, to allocate the vehicle recognized by the entrance sensor to one of the unoccupied parking spaces, to identify a location of the vehicle detected by the vehicle detection sensor, and to guide the corresponding vehicle to the parking space through the parking guide unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Heon LEE, Jin Ho HWANG, Dong Eun CHA, Jung An HYUNG
  • PERSONAL MOBILITY
    Publication number: 20210393455
    Abstract: A personal mobility may include a body provided with an upper plate portion; a wheel connected to the body to be driven; and a battery provided in the body or the wheel and configured to provide driving energy to the wheel, wherein the mobility is configured to be stored in or drawn out of a vehicle, and the battery is configured to be charged or discharged in association with a high-voltage battery of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun CHA, Jin Ho Hwang, Sang Heon Lee
  • VEHICLE ENTRANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210387515
    Abstract: A vehicle entrance system includes: an upper gate configured to open and close an upper portion of a vehicle entrance through a sliding operation or a rotational operation; and a lower door provided at a lower portion of the vehicle entrance and configured to close the lower portion of the vehicle entrance or be stretched from the lower portion of the vehicle entrance to the outside to provide an entrance/exit guide panel extending from a floor of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: KIA Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Heon LEE, Jin Ho HWANG, Dong Eun CHA
  • Vehicle with expandable space
    Patent number: 11198396
    Abstract: A vehicle with an expandable space, may include a fixed floor being a floor of the vehicle; a moving floor slidably inserted into the fixed floor, being slid inside or outside the vehicle by operation of a driving unit, and forming the expanding space outside the vehicle by forming an outside floor connected to the fixed floor when sliding out; and assistant wheel assemblies, each having an assistant wheel that comes in contact with the ground when deployed and that separates from the ground when stowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Heon Lee, Jin Ho Hwang, Dong Eun Cha
  • VEHICLE ROOF SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME
    Publication number: 20210380043
    Abstract: A vehicle roof system and a method of controlling the vehicle roof system are provided. The vehicle roof system includes an opening-closing module that is provided on a roof of a vehicle and a loading module that is provided on the top of the opening-closing module. A locking mechanism is also provided within the loading module. The opening-closing module is slid in one direction or in the opposite direction to open or close the roof. The loading module has a loading space that is separated from an indoor space in the vehicle, with the opening-closing module disposed in between. The locking mechanism supports a weight of a load when in operation for locking and no longer supports the weight of the load when in operation for unlocking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Jin Ho Hwang, Sang Heon Lee
  • DELIVERY SYSTEM BETWEEN DRONE AND VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210380016
    Abstract: A delivery system between a drone and a vehicle and a method for controlling the same are provided. The delivery system includes a roof carrier where a delivery object is exchanged between the roof carrier and a drone when an upper door is opened. A controller performs authentication of the drone, and opens the upper door of the roof carrier when the drone is authenticated. The controller operates a loading part to load the delivery object received from the drone thereon or unload the delivery object to be delivered to the drone therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Jin Ho Hwang, Sang Heon Lee
  • Retractable car seat
    Patent number: 11192474
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a retractable car seat that is folded and stowed in a vehicle. The retractable car seat includes: a body configured to be folded or unfolded; a frame movably connected to the body to support the body such that the body is configured to be folded or unfolded; a support having an end connected to a lower portion of the body or the frame and another end movably connected to a floor of the vehicle, being able to move forward and backward in the vehicle, and having a length that can be vertically adjusted; and a rail disposed on the floor of the vehicle and having the support inserted therein, thereby functioning as a path in which the support is moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Ho Hwang, Dong Eun Cha, Sang Heon Lee
  • RETRACTABLE CAR SEAT
    Publication number: 20210370810
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a retractable car seat that is folded and stowed in a vehicle. The retractable car seat includes: a body configured to be folded or unfolded; a frame movably connected to the body to support the body such that the body is configured to be folded or unfolded; a support having an end connected to a lower portion of the body or the frame and another end movably connected to a floor of the vehicle, being able to move forward and backward in the vehicle, and having a length that can be vertically adjusted; and a rail disposed on the floor of the vehicle and having the support inserted therein, thereby functioning as a path in which the support is moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Jin Ho Hwang, Dong Eun Cha, Sang Heon Lee
  • Storage device for vehicles
    Patent number: 11186227
    Abstract: A storage device for vehicles enables a luggage box to be separated from a luggage compartment in a vehicle and to also be used outside the vehicle, thereby improving convenience in use. The storage device enables the internal space in the luggage compartment to be employed as a storage space even when the luggage box is separated from the luggage compartment, thereby improving availability of space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, DAEJOO PRECISION INDUSTRIAL
    Inventors: Min Ho Cho, Jang Hyun Cho, Dae Ig Jung, Jin Ho Hwang, Seung Hyeok Chang, Ki Young An
  • VEHICLE AND BUILDING INTEGRATED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210354527
    Abstract: A vehicle and building integrated air conditioning system which may communicate internal spaces with each other to integrally perform air conditioning when a vehicle is docked to a building, may include a vehicle which includes a control unit configured of controlling a vehicle control unit configured of controlling a vehicle air conditioning device, a building which includes a building control unit configured of controlling a building air conditioning device, is provided with a station to which the vehicle is docked, and communicates an interior of the building with the vehicle to perform air conditioning when the vehicle is docked to the station, and an integrated control portion which is configured to allow the vehicle control unit or the building control unit to integrally control the vehicle air conditioning device and the building air conditioning device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Jin Ho Hwang, Sang Heon Lee
  • PREFABRICATED VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210331749
    Abstract: A prefabricated vehicle may include a body module providing a vehicle body; a platform module having a battery and a driving wheel, and selectively fastened to the body module; a connecting portion that includes a magnetic module provided in any one of the body module and the platform module and an armature provided in a remaining one of the body module and the platform module, the connecting portion being configured such that the magnetic module and the armature face each other when the body module and the platform module are fastened to each other; and a controller connecting the body module and the platform module to each other to be easily replaceable by applying power to the magnetic module to allow the magnetic module and the armature to be connected to each other by a magnetic force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Ho Hwang, Dong Eun Cha, Sang Heon Lee
  • SYSTEM FOR DOCKING VEHICLE TO BUILDING AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210326972
    Abstract: A system for docking a vehicle to a building, wherein the vehicle functions as a space of the building when the vehicle is connected thereto, and wherein the building includes at least one station inside or outside thereof such that the vehicle can dock at the at least one station, includes a server configured to check whether the at least one station is available to allow a user to select a station for a vehicle, to select the station randomly when the user does not select the station, and when the vehicle is docked at the selected station, to connect the vehicle to the selected station in wired or wireless manner to manage use of the selected station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Sang Heon LEE, Jin Ho HWANG, Dong Eun CHA