Patents by Inventor Jong Won Kim

Jong Won Kim 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: 12629985
    Abstract: A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a refrigerant circuit having an accumulator, a compressor, a refrigerant-air heat exchanger, a first expansion valve, and an evaporator. The thermal management system further including a heating system that is composed of a water pump, a coolant heater, and a heater core. The system further including a branch refrigerant line that is branched from a refrigerant line between the compressor and the refrigerant-air heat exchanger, a refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger wherein heat exchange is performed between a refrigerant and a coolant, a second expansion valve that is installed on the branch refrigerant line, and a first control valve installed at a branch point where the branch refrigerant line is branched from the refrigerant line between the compressor and the refrigerant-air heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jong Won Kim, Wan Je Cho
  • Publication number: 20260131628
    Abstract: A vehicle heat exchanger combined controller system can include a controller configured to perform a dummy operation, and a heat exchange plate having a coolant path for the controller, capable of performing heat exchange between heat emitted through the dummy operation of the controller and a coolant passing through the coolant path of the heat exchange plate. After heat exchange at the heat exchange plate, the coolant can be used for heating and/or battery temperature increase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2025
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Inventors: Jong Won Kim, Dae Kyu Han, Seong Eun Kim
  • Patent number: 12617266
    Abstract: An embodiment thermal management system for a mobility vehicle includes a first coolant line including a battery, a second coolant line including an electrical component including an oil cooler configured to cool a drive motor, a heat exchanger connected to the first coolant line and the second coolant line, wherein the heat exchanger is configured to allow a coolant in the first coolant line to exchange heat with the coolant in the second coolant line, and a controller configured to adjust a temperature of the battery as the coolant in the second coolant line is heated by the oil cooler by allowing the drive motor to generate heat by applying a preset electric current to the drive motor and as the coolant in the first coolant line is heated by heat exchange in the heat exchanger when the battery is required to be heated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jong Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20260116176
    Abstract: A vehicle thermal management device, and a vehicle thermal management system including the same, can include a radiator configured to perform heat exchange between coolant and air, a condenser configured to perform heat exchange between refrigerant and the air, a receiver dryer configured to remove moisture from the refrigerant discharged from the condenser, the receiver dryer being configured to separate liquid refrigerant from gaseous refrigerant, and a heat exchange module connected to the radiator so as to allow the coolant to move therebetween, the heat exchange module being configured to selectively perform heat exchange between the refrigerant in the receiver dryer and the coolant supplied from the radiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2025
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Inventors: Jong Won Kim, Dae Kyu Han
  • Patent number: 12611916
    Abstract: An air-conditioning and humidity control system for a mobility vehicle that includes a cold air generating part configured to cool air by allowing the air to exchange heat with a refrigerant, a warm air generating part configured to heat air by allowing the air to exchange heat with the refrigerant, a moisture capturing part configured to capture condensate water generated by the heat exchange in the cold air generating part, and a moisture providing part configured to selectively transfer the condensate water captured by the moisture capturing part to the warm air generating part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Won Kim, Sang Shin Lee
  • Publication number: 20260105542
    Abstract: A vehicle for electric power trading is provided. The vehicle includes one or more processors, and a storage medium configured to store a computer-readable instruction. When the computer-readable instruction is accessed and executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors are configured to transmit service registration information for electric power trading, and to transmit an electric power trading request. The electric power trading request includes electric power to sell, among eco-friendly electric power and general electric power, and a power capacity to sell, when a service registration confirmation is received in response to transmission of the service vehicle registration information. Electric power corresponding to the power capacity to sell is withdrawn from the vehicle according to the electric power trading request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2025
    Publication date: April 16, 2026
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jong Won Kim, Jung Hyun Noh
  • Publication number: 20260105517
    Abstract: A consumer facility for electric power trading is provided. The consumer facility includes one or more processors, and a storage medium configured to store a computer-readable instruction. When the computer-readable instruction is executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors are configured to transmit service registration information for electric power trading, and transmit an electric power trading request, the electric power trading request including electric power to purchase, among eco-friendly electric power and general electric power, and a power capacity to purchase, when a service registration confirmation is received in response to transmission of the service vehicle registration information, and electric power corresponding to the power capacity to purchase is withdrawn from a service platform according to the electric power trading request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2025
    Publication date: April 16, 2026
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jong Won Kim, Jung Hyun Noh
  • Patent number: 12603470
    Abstract: Proposed are an apparatus and a method for emitting multi-wavelength lasers. The apparatus for emitting multi-wavelength lasers includes a main body configured to perform overall control and operation, a handpiece which is operated by the control of the main body and is connected to the main body by wire, and a tip capable of being coupled to one side of the handpiece, wherein the main body includes a first power supply part, a display part, a control part, a laser generation part, a temperature control part, and a cooling part, wherein the laser generation part includes a first laser generator and a second laser generator which output lasers of different wavelengths, respectively, and the temperature control part includes a first temperature control part which controls a temperature of the first laser generator, and a second temperature control part which controls a temperature of the second laser generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: WONTECH Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Won Kim, Jung Hyun Kim, Young Seok Seo, Dong Hyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20260098799
    Abstract: Proposed is a biosignal measuring apparatus, which includes a housing including a base plate, and a column that is coupled to the base plate in a z-axis direction, is formed to have an internal hollow space, and has one surface formed in a curved shape, a power supply part provided on a first side of the housing and configured to supply power, a control part provided on the first side of the housing and configured to control operation by receiving power from the power supply part, an image processing part connected to the control part and configured to perform preprocessing and postprocessing of an image, an image determination part configured to determine quality of the image processed by the image processing part, and a control box coupled to a second side of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2025
    Publication date: April 9, 2026
    Inventors: Jong Won KIM, Jung Hyun KIM, Young Seok SEO
  • Publication number: 20260091649
    Abstract: A receiver dryer includes a heat exchange module connected to a radiator through a coolant line so as to enable coolant passing through the radiator to be supplied to the heat exchange module. The heat exchange module is configured to selectively perform heat exchange between the coolant supplied from the radiator and the refrigerant filling the inside of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2024
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jong Won Kim, Dae Kyu Han
  • Publication number: 20260069342
    Abstract: A high frequency output device and an invasive tip therefor are proposed, and the invasive tip includes a substrate, a needle array extending from a first surface of the substrate, one or more conductive pins extending from a second surface of the substrate, a bracket for supporting the substrate and guiding the one or more conductive pins, and a housing configured to accommodate the bracket inside thereof, have a plurality of through holes formed in a first end thereof opposite the first surface, and have a side wall formed to surround the needle array between the first end and a second end, the side wall having a shape of an inclined surface whose horizontal cross-sectional area decreases from a first point on the side wall to the first end, wherein the substrate includes wiring for electrically conductively connecting the one or more conductive pins to the needle array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Inventors: Jong Won KIM, Jung Hyun Kim, Young Seok Seo, Jung II Park, Ye Chan Nam
  • Publication number: 20260034847
    Abstract: A vehicle thermal management system includes a refrigerant system configured to cause, while refrigerant circulates along a refrigerant line, the refrigerant to sequentially pass through an external condenser and a first expansion valve, a component thermal management system including a battery or a power electric (PE) component connected by a coolant line and configured to perform, using the refrigerant distributed from the refrigerant system and coolant circulating along the coolant line, thermal management on the battery or the power electric (PE) component, and a heat-exchanger including a heat-exchange portion connected to the coolant line and provided to allow the coolant circulating through the component thermal management system to pass through the heat-exchange portion, wherein the heat-exchanger is provided on the refrigerant line between the external condenser and the first expansion valve and performs heat-exchange between the coolant passing through the heat-exchange portion and the refrigerant i
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2024
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Jong Won KIM
  • Patent number: 12528335
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a thermal management system for a vehicle includes a refrigerant circuit having a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator, all connected via refrigerant lines, so that refrigerant passes and circulates therethrough, a coolant circuit having a water pump, a chiller, a water heater, a heater core, and a battery coolant passage through a coolant line, a bypass line installed to connect a refrigerant line between the compressor and the condenser to a refrigerant line between the expansion valve and the evaporator, a branch line branched from the bypass line and connected to the coolant line of the coolant circuit through the chiller, and a valve device configured to control a flow of the refrigerant so that the refrigerant circulating along the refrigerant line flows by selectively passing through the bypass line, the branch line, and the chiller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Jong Won Kim
  • Patent number: 12508874
    Abstract: A method of operating a gas injection-type heat management system is disclosed. In one example, the system includes a first refrigerant line along which a compressor, an inner condenser, a first expansion valve, and a flash tank are sequentially provided and through which a refrigerant flows, a second refrigerant line along which a second expansion valve and an evaporator are sequentially provided and the refrigerant flows from the flash tank and circulates to the compressor via the second expansion valve and the evaporator, a third refrigerant line configured such that the refrigerant discharged from the flash tank flows directly to the compressor and a heat absorber for performing heat exchange between the refrigerant discharged from the inner condenser and the refrigerant discharged from the flash tank, and a controller for controlling whether to operate the compressor, whether to allow the refrigerant to flow and whether to expand the refrigerant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Jong Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20250372669
    Abstract: A thermal management system for a fuel cell vehicle can include a compressor configured to compress refrigerant, a refrigerant-water heat exchanger provided to enable the compressor to suction the refrigerant therein, wherein the refrigerant-water heat exchanger has a first heat exchanger configured to perform heat exchange between the refrigerant and product water from a fuel cell discharge, an accumulator provided to enable the compressor to suction the refrigerant therein, wherein the accumulator has a second heat exchanger configured to perform heat exchange between the refrigerant and the product water, a flow control valve installed on a product water line configured to supply the product water, wherein the flow control valve controls an opening state thereof to selectively supply the product water to at least one of the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger, and a controller configured to control the opening state of the flow control valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2024
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Inventor: Jong Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20250367463
    Abstract: Proposed are an apparatus for delivering radio frequency and a control method thereof. The apparatus includes a body configured to control an overall operation, a handpiece connected to the body and configured to be operated by receiving power from the body, and a tip which is attached to a first side surface of the handpiece and which is in close contact with skin of a user. The body includes a first power source unit, a first control unit, a storage unit, an energy generation unit, and a cooling unit. The handpiece includes a second power source unit, a second control unit, an energy transferring unit, and a gas transferring unit. The tip includes a housing, an electrode unit, a data collection unit, and a chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2025
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Inventors: Jong Won KIM, Jung Hyun KIM, Young Seok SEO
  • Patent number: 12483183
    Abstract: An embodiment oil temperature control system for an electric vehicle includes a heat exchange unit that performs heat exchange between an oil for cooling a driving motor and a coolant, a temperature sensor including an oil temperature sensor or an outside air temperature sensor, a controller that receives a signal from the temperature sensor to determine whether a heat generation mode entry condition to cause a power electronic part to generate heat is satisfied and operates the power electronic part in a heat generation mode when the heat generation mode entry condition is satisfied, and a cooling system that allows the coolant used to cool the power electronic part operating in the heat generation mode to circulate through a passage penetrating the heat exchange unit so that the coolant exchanges heat with the oil in the heat exchange unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jong Won Kim
  • Patent number: 12470801
    Abstract: Proposed is a driving method for a height-adjustable biological signal measuring device. The method includes a step of recognizing a user's unique information, a step of setting the focus of a video image measuring device to a preset value, a step of photographing the user and acquiring the user's images from the video image measuring device, a step of acquiring the image data from the photographed video image data and preprocessing the images in a video image processing unit, a step of recognizing a face according to the user's state using the pre-processed image, a step of determining whether the user's face is at the center of the screen, and a step of fixing the position of a terminal and measuring the user's biometric information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignee: WONTECH Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Won Kim, Jung Hyun Kim, Young Seok Seo, Changhee Park, Janghyun Mun, Seunghun Park
  • Publication number: 20250316837
    Abstract: An embodiment fire safety system for a mobility includes an air conditioner system including a compressor, a condenser, an expander, and an evaporator, wherein the air conditioner system is configured to circulate a refrigerant through the compressor, the condenser, the expander, and the evaporator, a battery pack including a battery and a temperature sensor, a refrigerant injector installed in the battery pack and coupled to the air conditioner system, and a controller configured to control the refrigerant injector to selectively inject the refrigerant into the battery in response to a temperature of the battery measured by the temperature sensor being equal to or greater than a temperature threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2025
    Publication date: October 9, 2025
    Inventors: Jong Won Kim, Youn Sic Nam
  • Publication number: 20250313064
    Abstract: A thermal management system of a vehicle is disclosed. The thermal management system of a vehicle is provided to control the amount of refrigerant and the system pressure in a refrigerant system depending on an operation mode. To this end, the thermal management system includes a gas-liquid separator and a compressor connected along a refrigerant line, a condenser, a receiver dryer, an expansion valve, an evaporator, a storage line connecting the receiver dryer and the gas-liquid separator to each other and enabling a refrigerant to flow by a pressure difference therebetween, a supply line connected from a refrigerant line at an outlet of the compressor to the storage line, and a valve device provided at the storage line and the supply line and configured to control refrigerant storage at the storage line and refrigerant discharge from the storage line to the receiver dryer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2024
    Publication date: October 9, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jong Won Kim, Wan Je Cho