Patents by Inventor Keun Hui Kim

Keun Hui 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: 11584260
    Abstract: A power seat operating device for a vehicle has a switch module for operating a power seat of the vehicle. In particular, the switch module includes a plurality of seesaw type switches to control operation directions of the power seat, and the operation directions of the power seat according to the operation of each switch is displayed with arrows on a display, thereby improving the switch operating convenience of the user such as accurately controlling the operation direction of the power seat according to the switch operation by the user, and accurately recognizing a selection state and an operation direction of the switch desired by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Baek Hee Lee, Keun Hui Kim, Beom Young Oh, Hyuk Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 11560070
    Abstract: A device having push button switches for operating a power seat of a vehicle, includes a switch module in which a plurality of push button type switches for an input operation to drive a power seat to a target position and in a target direction are modularized; a plurality of touch sensors embedded in the plurality of push button type switches and configured to indicate operating directions of the power seat; a main controller configured to determine an operating direction of the power seat according to a sensing signal from a touch sensor in which a touch sensing operation is performed among the plurality of touch sensors; and a display configured to display the operating direction of the power seat determined by the main controller as one arrow and visually guide a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Baek Hee Lee, Keun Hui Kim, Beom Young Oh, Hyuk Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20220153171
    Abstract: A power seat operating device for a vehicle has a switch module for operating a power seat of the vehicle. In particular, the switch module includes a plurality of seesaw type switches to control operation directions of the power seat, and the operation directions of the power seat according to the operation of each switch is displayed with arrows on a display, thereby improving the switch operating convenience of the user such as accurately controlling the operation direction of the power seat according to the switch operation by the user, and accurately recognizing a selection state and an operation direction of the switch desired by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Baek Hee LEE, Keun Hui KIM, Beom Young OH, Hyuk Soo KIM
  • Publication number: 20220144138
    Abstract: A device having push button switches for operating a power seat of a vehicle, includes a switch module in which a plurality of push button type switches for an input operation to drive a power seat to a target position and in a target direction are modularized; a plurality of touch sensors embedded in the plurality of push button type switches and configured to indicate operating directions of the power seat; a main controller configured to determine an operating direction of the power seat according to a sensing signal from a touch sensor in which a touch sensing operation is performed among the plurality of touch sensors; and a display configured to display the operating direction of the power seat determined by the main controller as one arrow and visually guide a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Baek Hee LEE, Keun Hui Kim, Beom Young Oh, Hyuk Soo Kim