Patents by Inventor Jong Chae Lee

Jong Chae Lee 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: 20260001491
    Abstract: A vehicle storage compartment cover includes a first material formed by a plurality of pieces arranged side by side with each other, a second material formed from a ductile material and located on an upper surface of the first material to connect the first material, and a covering film located on an upper surface of the second material and printed with a pattern at an upper surface thereof exposed to the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2024
    Publication date: January 1, 2026
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC.
    Inventors: Young Ju Lee, Dong Jin Park, Soo Jung Choi, Dong Hyeon Kim, Hong Sik Chang, Sung Hwan Kim, Seung Sik Han, Jong Chae Lee, Yong Yeon Hwang, Jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20250309895
    Abstract: A touch switch device for a vehicle and a method of manufacturing the touch switch device are proposed. The touch switch device includes an external panel that is a vehicle internal material on which symbols for selecting vehicle functions are engraved. The touch switch device also includes a switch body on which a touch electrode pattern sensing a touch to the symbol as a capacitance value is plated and to which a symbol-illuminating LED is attached and which is attached to a lower portion of the external panel. The touch switch device is configured such that a touch sensing of the touch electrode pattern is performed when the symbol of the external panel is touched, so that the vehicle function corresponding to the touched symbol is operated and, at the same time, the touched symbol is illuminated by turning on the LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2024
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, BS TECHNICS CO.,LTD., ALPS ELECTRIC KOREA CO.,LTD., NIFCO KOREA INC., HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Ju Lee, Jun Geun Oh, Kang Sun Lee, Kwang Pyo Cho, Hong Sik Chang, Seung Sik Han, Young Jai Im, Jun Sik Kim, Young Do Kim, Jung Sik Choi, Tae Kyoung Jung, In Ho Park, Won Il Lee, Dae Woo Park, Jong Chae Lee, Jun Hyun Park, Jong Eun Park, Kwan Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 11827181
    Abstract: A movable carrier device for vehicles including a rail section positioned in a vehicle floor, a storage section movable along the rail section, a magnetic section located in the storage section so as to be movable along the rail section, a locking unit fastened to the floor and the storage section to restrict the movement of the storage section, and a controller configured to control the locking unit such that the storage section and the locking unit are fastened to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC.
    Inventors: Hyeon Ju An, Kwang Kyu Han, Byung Seok Kong, Jong Chae Lee
  • Patent number: 11613206
    Abstract: Provided herein is an indoor emotional lighting apparatus for implementing three-dimensional (3D) pattern for a vehicle, the indoor emotional lighting apparatus including a film portion on which a plurality of fine lenses each having a 3D pattern are arranged, a light source configured to emit light in a plurality of directions, and a light source guide portion configured to guide an optical path of the light source to allow the light emitted from the light source to be directed toward the film portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd., NIFCO KOREA INC.
    Inventors: Kwan Woo Lee, Jong Chae Lee
  • Publication number: 20220169182
    Abstract: A movable carrier device for vehicles including a rail section positioned in a vehicle floor, a storage section movable along the rail section, a magnetic section located in the storage section so as to be movable along the rail section, a locking unit fastened to the floor and the storage section to restrict the movement of the storage section, and a controller configured to control the locking unit such that the storage section and the locking unit are fastened to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Hyeon Ju An, Kwang Kyu Han, Byung Seok Kong, Jong Chae Lee
  • Patent number: 11273689
    Abstract: An air vent apparatus for a vehicle includes a wing cover mounted at an outlet of an air duct to be movable in a front-rear direction by using a pop-up driving device and angularly adjustable by using a ball joint. The apparatus is configured to simultaneously perform a wind direction adjustment and a damper door function, and can pop-up and then angularly rotate the wing cover around the ball joint in a desired direction, thereby adjusting a wind direction of the air discharged to an interior of the vehicle in the desired direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, NIFCO KOREA Inc., Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Woo Lee, Ran Jeong Park, Kwan Woo Lee, Jong Chae Lee, Kee Jin Sung
  • Patent number: 11066021
    Abstract: An internal storage structure of a vehicle may include a housing including an opening and configured of having a storage space disposed inside a crash pad, a cover portion configured to include a display module and to cover the opening, a first guide rail configured to be disposed on the side surface of the housing to be tilted by a predetermined angle, and a second guide rail configured to be disposed on the lower end portion of the cover portion to interlock with a gear portion disposed on the lower surface of the housing, and the cover portion is configured to be tilted forwardly along the second guide rail, and to move downwardly along the first guide rail and the second guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, NIFCO KOREA INC., HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hye Kyung Kim, Dae Ig Jung, Young Ju Lee, Seung Hyeok Chang, Jae Whoan Park, Jong Chae Lee, Gi Seung Choi
  • Publication number: 20210170944
    Abstract: Provided herein is an indoor emotional lighting apparatus for implementing three-dimensional (3D) pattern for a vehicle, the indoor emotional lighting apparatus including a film portion on which a plurality of fine lenses each having a 3D pattern are arranged, a light source configured to emit light in a plurality of directions, and a light source guide portion configured to guide an optical path of the light source to allow the light emitted from the light source to be directed toward the film portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Kwan Woo LEE, Jong Chae LEE
  • Publication number: 20200338964
    Abstract: An air vent apparatus for a vehicle includes a wing cover mounted at an outlet of an air duct to be movable in a front-rear direction by using a pop-up driving device and angularly adjustable by using a ball joint. The apparatus is configured to simultaneously perform a wind direction adjustment and a damper door function, and can pop-up and then angularly rotate the wing cover around the ball joint in a desired direction, thereby adjusting a wind direction of the air discharged to an interior of the vehicle in the desired direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Yong Woo Lee, Ran Jeong Park, Kwan Woo Lee, Jong Chae Lee, Kee Jin Sung
  • Publication number: 20200189477
    Abstract: An internal storage structure of a vehicle may include a housing including an opening and configured of having a storage space disposed inside a crash pad, a cover portion configured to include a display module and to cover the opening, a first guide rail configured to be disposed on the side surface of the housing to be tilted by a predetermined angle, and a second guide rail configured to be disposed on the lower end portion of the cover portion to interlock with a gear portion disposed on the lower surface of the housing, and the cover portion is configured to be tilted forwardly along the second guide rail, and to move downwardly along the first guide rail and the second guide rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, NIFCO KOREA INC., HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hye Kyung KIM, Dae Ig Jung, Young Ju Lee, Seung Hyeok Chang, Jae Whoan Park, Jong Chae Lee, Gi Seung Choi