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).

  • Publication number: 20220085447
    Abstract: A battery module and a battery pack including the same are disclosed. The battery module includes a plurality of battery cells, which are stacked in a first direction, and a pair of end plates, which are in contact with two ends of the stacked structure, in which the plurality of battery cells are stacked, in the first direction, wherein at least one end plate is spaced apart from the stacked structure by a predetermined distance to define a fitting space into which a temperature sensor is fitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jong Wook LEE, Yun Ho KIM, In Gook SON, Yeon Man JEONG, Tae Hyuck KIM
  • Publication number: 20220069403
    Abstract: A battery casing contains a high-voltage battery. Load paths are formed around a high-voltage connector in the occurrence of collision in order to prevent the high-voltage connector from being damaged. Portions including the surroundings of the high-voltage connector have strength against collision, thereby ensuring reliability against collision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Hae Kyu Lim, Ji Woong Jung, In Gook Son, Gyung Hoon Shin, Yu Ri Oh, Jong Wook Lee, Yong Hwan Choi, Tae Hyuck Kim
  • Patent number: 11260832
    Abstract: A safety device for heating hoses is provided to prevent overheating of a heating wire. The safety device includes a first hose that connects between a reservoir and a connector and a second hose that is fluidly connected to the first hose and allows windshield washer fluid to flow from the connector to a spray nozzle. A housing encloses the connector and a heating wire is disposed in at least one of the first and second hoses. A terminal is disposed inside the housing and is connected to the heating wire to apply electric power from a power supply unit to the heating wire. A circuit breaker is connected to the terminal and the heating wire and cuts off electric power applied to the heating wire based on a temperature condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, NIFCO KOREA Inc., DY AUTO Corporation
    Inventors: Nak Kyoung Kong, Jong Min Park, Doo Hyun Kim, Ki Hong Lee, Seung Hyeok Chang, Heung Hwan Lim, Jong Wook Lee, Jong Hyun Jin, Jae Hyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 11213216
    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: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Mok Choi, Byung Hoon Ko, Jong Wook Lee, Youn Ho Kim, Young Soo Kim, Jeong Eun Hwang
  • Publication number: 20210380074
    Abstract: A device for distributing washer fluid, which includes a case including one or more discharge holes, a rail part located in the case, a pipe assembly moved along the rail part and configured to discharge a washer fluid to the one or more discharge holes, a motor assembly configured to apply a driving force to allow the pipe assembly to be moved along the rail part, a hose engaged with the pipe assembly and integrally moved with the pipe assembly along the rail part, and a controller configured to control the driving force of the motor assembly in response to a cleaning request such that the pipe assembly discharges the washer fluid to a selected discharge hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Jong Min Park, Nak Kyoung Kong, Seung Sik Han, Ki Hong Lee, Jong Wook Lee
  • Publication number: 20210380073
    Abstract: A device for distributing washer fluid includes a cover portion into which a washer fluid is introduced, a moving shaft assembly located inside the cover portion, a motor assembly located at one end of the moving shaft assembly and configured to rotate the moving shaft assembly, one or more flow holes located in the moving shaft assembly, a plurality of distribution units located to correspond to the one or more flow holes, and a controller configured to control a rotation amount of the motor assembly which is configured to selectively discharge an washer fluid introduced into the one or more flow holes to the plurality of distribution units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Jong Min Park, Nak Kyoung Kong, Seung Sik Han, Ki Hong Lee, Jong Wook Lee
  • Publication number: 20210365664
    Abstract: A wearable device may include a main body, a sensor formed on a stem disposed on a side of the main body, and configured to acquire a partial fingerprint image of a finger of a user based on the finger being in contact with the sensor, and a processor configured to control a display to guide the user based on the acquired partial fingerprint image and a full fingerprint image of the finger to permit a measurement site of the finger to contact the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Wook LEE, Sang Yun PARK, Byung Hoon KO
  • Publication number: 20210362406
    Abstract: Disclosed is a scheme whereby a continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin composite material applicable to production of a reinforcing material of various thermoplastic injection products and manufacture of a fiber reinforced thermoplastic plastic part using 3D printing can be produced by a simple method to have an excellent mechanical property. The present invention provides a continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite material in which a plurality of yarns or tape intermediate materials are combined together to form a rod shape, and a method for producing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Won Seock KIM, Jong Wook LEE, You Jung LEE
  • Publication number: 20210345973
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information, includes a sensor including a cover having a transmitting area provided at a center of the cover, and non-transmitting areas provided at both edges of the cover, a light source configured to emit light onto an object that is in contact with the cover, and a detector configured to detect a first optical signal of the emitted light that is scattered or reflected from the object after passing through the transmitting area, and a second optical signal of the emitted light that is reflected from the non-transmitting areas. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to estimate bio-information, based on the detected first optical signal and the detected second optical signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Hoon KO, Seung Woo NOH, Jong Wook LEE, Jeong Eun HWANG, Youn Ho KIM
  • Publication number: 20210321884
    Abstract: An assembly for measuring bio-information includes a finger contact interface configured to move based on a contact force applied by a finger of a user to the finger contact interface; a bio-sensor configured to measure the bio-information of the user based on the finger being in contact with the finger contact interface; a force sensor configured to measure the contact force of the finger applied to the finger contact interface; and a support configured to guide movement of the finger contact interface and support the force sensor against the finger contact interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong Eun HWANG, Byung Hoon KO, Seung Woo NOH, Jong Wook LEE, Tak Hyung LEE
  • Publication number: 20210244301
    Abstract: An electronic device may a main body; a sensor part disposed on a side of the main body; and a processor configured to control a display to display a first graphical object related to a contact state of a finger based on information related to the contact state of the finger received from the sensor part before measurement of a bio-signal; and control the display to display a second graphical object related to a contact force of the finger based on information related to the contact force of the finger received from the sensor part during measurement of the bio-signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Hoon KO, Youn Ho KIM, Seung Woo NOH, Jong Hoon PARK, Sung Mo AHN, Eun Ju YEOM, Yun Ki LEE, Jong Wook LEE, Tak Hyung LEE, Jeong Eun HWANG
  • Patent number: 10934864
    Abstract: An apparatus for axial locking of a bucket includes a depressed portion formed on an end portion of a male dovetail extending from a bucket and on an outer side of a seating groove of a female dovetail disposed on an outer circumferential surface of a rotor disk, and a locking member disposed in the depressed portion and configured to contact the male dovetail and the seating groove of the female dovetail to prevent the bucket mounted on the rotor disk from being separated in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Doosan Heavy Industries Construction Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Jong Wook Lee
  • Publication number: 20210038098
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring bio-information may include a pulse wave sensor that may measure a pulse wave signal from an object in contact with a measurement surface. The apparatus may include a force sensor that may measure a contact force between the pulse wave sensor and the object. The apparatus may include a fastener configured to fasten the pulse wave sensor to an electronic device such that the pulse wave sensor is rotatable around a center axis in a length direction of the pulse wave sensor. The apparatus may include a processor that may determine a direction in which a measurement region of the pulse wave signal or the measurement surface of the pulse wave sensor is oriented, select a measurement mode from among a plurality of measurement modes, and estimate bio-information of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong Eun HWANG, Byung Hoon KO, Jong Wook LEE, Youn Ho KIM
  • Patent number: 10913415
    Abstract: A bumper beam for a vehicle is attached to a front or rear portion of the vehicle, includes a beam main body having a front surface opposite to a surface to be attached to the vehicle, the front surface being curved outwardly, and the beam main body having a C-shaped section opened outwardly toward the front surface, and stay portions formed on both sides of the beam main body, each of the stay portions having an opening at a rear surface thereof. The beam main body includes a fiber reinforced plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Lotte Chemical Corporation, Automobile Industrial Ace
    Inventors: Hyun Kyung Kim, Jeong Min Cho, Byungkyu Yoon, Taegbong Cho, Jong Wook Lee, Won Seock Kim, Kyo Min Lee, You Jung Lee, Yeun Hee Hwang
  • Publication number: 20210036046
    Abstract: A display includes a display portion formed of an array of unit pixels that each respectively include a light source pixel and a detector pixel. The display includes a control driver including a light source driver and a data driver which are respectively connected to each light source pixel, and a detector driver which is connected to each detector pixel. The display includes a controller configured to control the control driver to operate the display portion in a first mode, a second mode, and a third mode that are each different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Joo KWON, Jae Min KANG, Byung Hoon KO, Youn Ho KIM, Sang Yun PARK, Jong Wook LEE, Deuk Seok CHUNG
  • Patent number: 10905382
    Abstract: A bio-signal quality assessment apparatus, a bio-signal quality assessment method, a bio-signal measurement parameter optimization apparatus, and bio-signal measurement parameter optimization apparatus method are provided. The bio-signal quality assessment apparatus includes a processor configured to determine a moving average of a bio-signal, and assess a quality of the bio-signal, based on a comparison between the determined moving average and the bio-signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Wook Lee, Byung Hoon Ko, Jin Hyun Yun
  • Publication number: 20210022622
    Abstract: An electronic device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a touch screen. The electronic device includes a communication interface that may receive, from a touch pen, a pulse wave signal of a user which is measured from a finger of the user by the touch pen while the touch pen is placed on the touch screen. The electronic device includes a processor that may determine whether a measurement posture of the user is appropriate based on whether the finger touches the touch screen, and in response to determining that the user's measurement posture is appropriate, estimate bio-information of the user based on the received pulse wave signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Wook LEE, Byung Hoon KO, Young Soo KIM, Chang Mok CHOI, Jeong Eun HWANG, Youn Ho KIM
  • Publication number: 20200390346
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information includes a pulse wave sensor configured to measure a pulse wave signal from an object, for a predetermined period of time, a processor configured to extract DC components of the pulse wave signal measured for the predetermined period of time, normalize the extracted DC components, based on at least one of the extracted DC components of the pulse wave signal measured at a time when a reference force is applied by the object to the pulse wave sensor, and estimate the bio-information, based on the normalized DC components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Mok Choi, Jeong Eun Hwang, Byung Hoon Ko, Jong Wook Lee, Youn Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 10837290
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a structure for cooling a turbomachine's rotor part and a rotor and a turbomachine having the same. The structure for cooling a turbomachine's rotor part includes: a dovetail joint part disposed along an outer circumferential surface of a rotor wheel and having a plurality of mounting grooves in which dovetails of buckets are mounted and cooling slots disposed along the outer circumferential surface of the rotor wheel on the dovetail joint part and having a cooling fluid flowing therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Doosan Heavy Industries Construction Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jong Wook Lee, Han Ul Kim
  • Patent number: 10779766
    Abstract: A wearable measurement apparatus capable of measuring a biometric signal is provided. The wearable measurement apparatus includes a main body, and a main-body elastic part disposed on a bottom surface of the main body, and configured to elastically support the main body against a body part of a user. The wearable measurement apparatus further includes a biometric signal sensor disposed apart from the main-body elastic part, and configured to detect a biometric signal from the body part, and a sensor elastic part interposed between the main body and the biometric signal sensor, and configured to form a step difference between a bottom surface of the biometric signal sensor and a bottom surface of the main-body elastic part, and elastically support the biometric signal sensor against the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Hoon Ko, Yong Joo Kwon, Youn Ho Kim, Sang Yun Park, Jin Hyun Yun, Jong Wook Lee, Chang Mok Choi