Patents by Inventor Jong Wook Lee

Jong Wook 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).

  • Patent number: 12252001
    Abstract: A battery case for an electric vehicle includes a main body in which a loading region is partitioned off for loading a plurality of battery modules, a sidewall frame forming a sidewall edge portion of the main body and extending upwards, the sidewall frame including a curving portion to correspond with a shape of a vehicle body adopting a multi-link trailing-arm suspension structure, and a first support member and a second support member which are configured to extend from the main body in the longitudinal and transverse directions for partitioning of the loading region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tae Hyuck Kim, Jong Wook Lee, In Gook Son, Yun Ho Kim, Hyeon Jun Kim
  • Patent number: 12239422
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating biological information may include a sensor configured to detect a first light signal and a second light signal from an object of a user and a processor configured to determine whether a condition for estimating biological information is satisfied based on the detected first light signal and estimate biological information based on the second light signal, wherein the sensor includes a force sensor configured to measure a force applied to the object when the object is in contact with a cover surface of the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Hoon Ko, Yong Joo Kwon, Seung Woo Noh, Hyun Seok Moon, Sung Mo Ahn, Kun Sun Eom, Jong Wook Lee, Tak Hyung Lee, Myoung Hoon Jung, Chang Mok Choi
  • Patent number: 12176558
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells stacked on one another in a first direction and configured to form a stacked structure. In particular, some battery cells of the plurality of battery cells are coated with hot melt respectively interposed between some battery cells of the plurality of battery cells to fix the battery cells. The battery module further includes a pair of end plates that surface-contact with opposite end battery cells of the stacked structure; and a pair of bus bar assemblies arranged at opposite ends of the stacked structure in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and configured to connect electrodes of the plurality of battery cells located at opposite ends in the second direction to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: In Gook Son, Yun Ho Kim, Jong Wook Lee, Yeon Man Jeong, Tae Hyuck Kim
  • Patent number: 12170384
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules, and each battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells mutually laminated in a first direction and forming a laminated structure; a pair of end plates, each end plate of the pair of end plates being in surface contact with a first and a second ends of the laminated structure, respectively, in the first direction; and a pair of busbar assemblies. In particular, each bus bar assembly of the pair of bus bar assemblies is disposed at the first end and the second end of the laminated structure, respectively, in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yun Ho Kim, In Gook Son, Jong Wook Lee, Yeon Man Jeong, Tae Hyuck Kim
  • Publication number: 20240409065
    Abstract: Provided are a vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus and a controlling method of the vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus. The vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus includes at least one nozzle for spraying air and/or a washer fluid onto at least one sensor, at least one distributor for supplying the air and/or the washer fluid to at least one nozzle, and a spray controller for controlling a spray of a nozzle for each channel through an on/off control of a motor of the air tank and/or a motor of the washer fluid tank and an on/off control of the at least one distributor. The spray controller controls such that a time difference exists between an ON time of the motor of the air tank and/or the motor of the washer fluid tank and an ON time of the distributor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Jong Wook LEE, Sin Won KANG, Min Wook PARK, Sun Ju KIM, Tae Seong ROH
  • Publication number: 20240412570
    Abstract: A vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus and a control method of the vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus are disclosed. The vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus includes at least one compressor configured to compress and store air in an air tank, a plurality of air nozzles configured to spray the air stored in the air tank to a plurality of sensors located in a vehicle, at least one air distributor configured to distribute the air stored in the air tank to the plurality of air nozzles through an air hose, and an air controller configured to control the at least one compressor and the at least one air distributor. The air controller is further configured to determine whether there is air leakage based on a pressure value of the air tank and/or the air hose when spraying air, a pressure value of the air tank and/or the air hose when filling the air tank with air, or a pressure value of the air distributor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Jong Wook LEE, Sin Won KANG, Min Wook PARK, Sun Ju KIM, Tae Seong ROH
  • Publication number: 20240382982
    Abstract: A nozzle system includes a head part having a spray part formed at a location corresponding to a sensor part and a body part having a portion of the head part inserted thereinto and located therein. The body part includes an inlet part configured to allow fluid to flow into the body part therethrough. The nozzle system includes a delay part insertable into at least the portion of the head part and located in the body part. The delay part protrudes in a movement direction of the head part. The fluid flows into the body part and the head part is moved along the delay part and the fluid is sprayed out of the spray part of the head part when the head part is located at and clear of an end of the delay part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC., DY AUTO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyung Hwan Kim, Nak Kyoung Kong, Dong Eun Cha, Sang Heon Wang, Jae Hyoung Kim, Jong Wook Lee, Gyu Seon Lee
  • Publication number: 20240387915
    Abstract: A stackable battery includes: a plurality of battery cases, each including a battery module therein, and stacked in a height direction of a vehicle; and a plurality of through-pipes provided in each battery case and configured to pass through the battery case in a vertical direction. The through-pipes are in the shape of pipes extending in the vertical direction and are provided in each battery case arranged together in the vertical direction. The stackable battery further includes at least one support member passing through the plurality of through-pipes in the vertical direction and supporting an upper battery case among the plurality of battery cases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gun Woo Ko, Se Gi Kang, Gyung Hoon Shin, Jong Wook Lee
  • Publication number: 20240383448
    Abstract: A nozzle system includes: a nozzle housing configured to allow fluid flowing from a reservoir located in a vehicle body to flow thereinto; a nozzle cover located at an upper end of the nozzle housing and configured to form a flow path for the fluid flowing into the nozzle housing; and at least two or more nozzle chips configured to face a sensor part. Each of the nozzle chips is detachably coupled to a corresponding opening located in the nozzle cover. The nozzle chips includes two or more discharge ports having different spray angles, where the fluid is sprayed to an area of the sensor part at each of the spray angles through each of the discharge ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC., DY AUTO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyung Hwan Kim, Nak Kyoung Kong, Dong Eun Cha, Sang Heon Wang, Jae Hyoung Kim, Jong Wook Lee, Gyu Seon Lee
  • Patent number: 12144593
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring bio-signals is provided. According to an example embodiment, the apparatus for measuring bio-signals includes: a light source configured to emit light onto an object; an image sensor including: a pixel array configured to detect the light emitted by the light source and reacted by the object and a pixel binning unit configured to bin data of the light, detected by the pixel array, by using at least two different binning sizes; and a processor configured to acquire a plurality of bio-signals respectively based on data of the at least two different binning sizes, which are output from the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Wook Lee, Byung Hoon Ko, Yong Joo Kwon, Seung Woo Noh, Hyun Seok Moon, Sung Mo Ahn, Kun Sun Eom, Tak Hyung Lee, Myoung Hoon Jung, Chang Mok Choi
  • Publication number: 20240375501
    Abstract: A battery case includes a floor panel of a vehicle, which forms a floor of a body of the vehicle and at the same time, forms an upper panel of a battery case, a side sill positioned at opposite sides of the floor panel, extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and extending downwardly from the floor panel in a height direction, and front and rear barriers extending downwardly from a front portion and a rear portion of the floor panel connected to the side sill to form a sidewall portion of the battery case together with the side sill by being connected to the side sill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Seung Min JEONG, Gun Woo KO, Joo Nam KIM, Jong Wook LEE
  • Patent number: 12102419
    Abstract: A bio-information processing apparatus may include: a bio-signal measurer configured to measure a bio-signal; a bio-information receiver configured to receive first bio-information; and a processor configured to estimate second bio-information based on the bio-signal, and to correct the second bio-information based on measurement circumstances of the first bio-information and the second bio-information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Hoon Ko, Seung Keun Yoon, Jong Wook Lee, Dae Geun Jang, Chang Mok Choi, Youn Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20240286585
    Abstract: A vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus and a control method of the vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus are disclosed. The vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus includes a liquid sprayer configured to spray washer fluid at at least one sensor located in a vehicle through a motor drive, an air sprayer configured to spray air at the at least one sensor, a liquid controller configured to control washer fluid spraying by the liquid sprayer according to a cleaning request signal received from a vehicle controller, and an air controller configured to control air spraying by the air sprayer according to a cleaning request signal received from the vehicle controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jong Wook LEE, Sin Won KANG, Min Wook PARK, Sun Ju KIM, Hyeong Jun KIM
  • Publication number: 20240286583
    Abstract: A vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus and a control method of the vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus are disclosed. The vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus includes a washer pump motor configured to spray washer fluid on at least one sensor located in a vehicle, and a liquid controller configured to control the washer pump motor. The liquid controller is further configured to stop the washer pump motor from operating for a predefined idle time when a number of operations of the washer pump motor reaches a predefined maximum number of operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jong Wook LEE, Sin Won KANG, Min Wook PARK, Sun Ju KIM, Hyeong Jun KIM
  • Publication number: 20240286584
    Abstract: A vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus and a control method of the vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus are disclosed. The vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus includes a liquid controller configured to control washer fluid spraying to at least one sensor located in a vehicle, and an air controller configured to control air spraying to at least one sensor located in the vehicle, wherein the liquid controller and/or the air controller are further configured to dynamically adjust a duty cycle of a control signal according to vehicle speed and/or an amount of rain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jong Wook LEE, Sin Won KANG, Min Wook PARK, Sun Ju KIM, Hyeong Jun KIM
  • Publication number: 20240243404
    Abstract: A side reinforcing structure of a battery case includes reinforcing members each including at least one or more reinforcing ribs. The reinforcing members are continuously disposed to absorb collision energy that is applied to sides of a battery and to support the sides of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jong Wook Lee
  • Publication number: 20240227737
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a discharge pressure of a fluid includes: a pump configured to suck the fluid through an inlet or to discharge the sucked fluid through an outlet; a distributor connected to the pump and to an injection nozzle provided by a sensor and configured to distribute the fluid discharged from the pump to the sensor; and a controller. The controller is configured to control the pump to operate selectively in accordance with detection of contamination of the sensor and to control operation of the distributor to be forcibly delayed during operation of the pump such that the fluid distributed to the sensor, when detected as being contaminated, is controlled to reach a selected required discharge pressure of different required discharge pressures selected in accordance with water amount information and a degree of contamination of the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DY AUTO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Young Joon Shin, Chan Mook Choi, Gyu Won Han, Jong Min Park, Jin Hee Lee, Jong Wook Lee, Min Wook Park, Seong Jun Kim, Hyeong Jun Kim, Sun Ju Kim
  • Patent number: 12016667
    Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining bio-information may include a pulse wave sensor including a light source and a detector. The light source is configured to emit multi-wavelength light to an object of interest and the detector is configured to detect light reflected from the object. In addition, the apparatus may include a processor configured to obtain a change in volume of a blood vessel based on one or more of quantity of detected multi-wavelength light and absorbance coefficients of respective wavelengths of the multi-wavelength light and obtain bio-information based on the measured change in volume of the blood vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Mok Choi, Byung Hoon Ko, Jong Wook Lee, Youn Ho Kim, Young Soo Kim, Jeong Eun Hwang
  • Patent number: 12009536
    Abstract: A battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells stacked on each other in a first direction and forming a stacked structure; a pair of end plates in surface contact with a first and a second ends of the stacked structure in the first direction; a pair of bus bar assemblies disposed at the first and second ends of the stacked structure in a second direction and bonding electrodes of the battery cells; a first cover covering a surface of the stacked structure in a third direction; a first clamp including a first and a second ends respectively bonded to the pair of end plates across an outer surface of the first cover; and a second clamp including a first and a second ends respectively bonded to the pair of end plates across a surface, facing a surface on which the first cover is disposed, of the stacked structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Tae Hyuck Kim, Yun Ho Kim, In Gook Son, Jong Wook Lee, Yeon Man Jeong
  • Publication number: 20240140368
    Abstract: Provided are a vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus and a control method thereof. The vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus includes a liquid sprayer configured to spray washer fluid on at least one sensor arranged in a vehicle, an air sprayer configured to spray air on the at least one sensor, a liquid controller configured to control washer fluid spraying of the liquid sprayer, and an air controller configured to control air spraying of the air sprayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: DY AUTO Corporation, DY-ESSYS Corp.
    Inventors: Jong Wook Lee, Sin Won Kang, Seong Jun Kim, Kyung Seon Min, Gyu Seon Lee, Jong Hyun Jin, Min Wook Park, Je Min Mun, Sun Ju Kim, Ki Chan Lee