Patents by Inventor Kug-Seung Lee

Kug-Seung 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: 20240083305
    Abstract: A seat-interlocking leg rest control system includes: a first actuator configured to move a seat for a vehicle, the seat including a seat cushion and a seatback, in a forward-backward direction or an upward-downward direction of the vehicle; a second actuator configured to rotate a leg rest, rotatably coupled to the front end portion of the seat cushion, in the upward-downward direction; and a controller connected to the first actuator and the second actuator to control operation of the second actuator such that the rotation angle of the leg rest is limited based on the position of the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kug Hun Han, Hoon Bok Lee, Yo Han Kim, Mun Seung Kang, Dong Hoon Keum, Deok Soo Lim, Dong Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20220336821
    Abstract: A method for preparing a transition metal electrochemical catalyst according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes dissolving a nitrogen precursor and a transition metal precursor in a polyol-based solvent so as to prepare a solution in which transition metal ions and free anions are coordinated, and mixing same with a support so as to prepare a mixture, igniting the mixture so as to carbonize the polyol-based solvent, thereby forming transition metal nanoparticles encompassed by carbon, performing heat treatment in order to carbonize remaining organic matter contained in the mixture, and removing, through acid treatment, impurities and transition metal nanoparticles not encompassed by carbon, and then removing remaining acid through washing and additional heat treatment, thereby a nanocatalyst having a structure in which a single-atom transition metal-nitrogen bonding structure and/or transition metal nanoparticles encompassed by carbon exist is synthesized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Jae Kook KIM, Yung Eun SUNG, Kug Seung LEE, Mi Ju KIM, Sung Jin KIM
  • Patent number: 9793552
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a PtAu nanoparticle catalyst heat-treated in the presence of carbon monoxide (CO) and a method for preparing same. Since the PtxAuy nanoparticle catalyst heat-treated under CO atmosphere has high Pt surface area and superior oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity, a high-efficiency, high-quality fuel cell can be achieved by applying the catalyst to a fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jong Hyun Jang, Yung-Eun Sung, Hee-young Park, Hyoung-Juhn Kim, Dirk Henkensmeier, Suk Woo Nam, Hyung Chul Ham, Tae-Hoon Lim, Sung Jong Yoo, Eun Ae Cho, Kug-Seung Lee
  • Patent number: 9496573
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for an intact evaluation of the unit cells in a fuel cell stack. Since the degradation of the unit cells can be detected intactly, i.e. without disassembly of the stack, the time required for the detection and analysis thereof can be greatly reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jong Hyun Jang, Kug-Seung Lee, Hyoung-Juhn Kim, Eun Ae Cho, Soo-Kil Kim, Dirk Henkensmeier, Suk-Woo Nam, Tae Hoon Lim
  • Patent number: 9123965
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of synthesizing a nano-sized transition metal catalyst on a carbon support, including dissolving a stabilizer in ethanol thus preparing a mixture solution, adding a support to the mixture solution thus preparing a dispersion solution, dissolving a transition metal precursor in ethanol thus preparing a precursor solution, mixing the precursor solution with the dispersion solution with stirring, and then performing reduction, thus preparing the nano-sized transition metal catalyst. This method enables the synthesis of transition metal nanoparticles supported on carbon powder having a narrow particle size distribution and a wide degree of dispersion through a simple process, and is thus usefully applied to the formation of an electrode material or the like of a fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Nak Hyun Kwon, Inchul Hwang, Jae Seung Lee, Yung-Eun Sung, Tae-Yeol Jeon, Sung Jong Yoo, Kug-Seung Lee, Yong-Hun Cho
  • Publication number: 20150196897
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a PtAu nanoparticle catalyst heat-treated in the presence of carbon monoxide (CO) and a method for preparing same. Since the PtxAuy nanoparticle catalyst heat-treated under CO atmosphere has high Pt surface area and superior oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity, a high-efficiency, high-quality fuel cell can be achieved by applying the catalyst to a fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jong Hyun JANG, Yung-Eun SUNG, Hee-young PARK, Hyoung-Juhn KIM, Dirk HENKENSMEIER, Suk Woo NAM, Hyung Chul HAM, Tae-Hoon LIM, Sung Jong YOO, Eun Ae CHO, Kug-Seung LEE
  • Publication number: 20130060506
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for an intact evaluation of the unit cells in a fuel cell stack. Since the degradation of the unit cells can be detected intactly, i.e. without disassembly of the stack, the time required for the detection and analysis thereof can be greatly reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jong Hyun JANG, Kug-Seung LEE, Hyoung-Juhn KIM, Eun Ae CHO, Soo-Kil KIM, Dirk HENKENSMEIER, Suk-Woo NAM, Tae Hoon LIM
  • Publication number: 20110104588
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of synthesizing a nano-sized transition metal catalyst on a carbon support, including dissolving a stabilizer in ethanol thus preparing a mixture solution, adding a support to the mixture solution thus preparing a dispersion solution, dissolving a transition metal precursor in ethanol thus preparing a precursor solution, mixing the precursor solution with the dispersion solution with stirring, and then performing reduction, thus preparing the nano-sized transition metal catalyst. This method enables the synthesis of transition metal nanoparticles supported on carbon powder having a narrow particle size distribution and a wide degree of dispersion through a simple process, and is thus usefully applied to the formation of an electrode material or the like of a fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Nak Hyun Kwon, Inchul Hwang, Jae Seung Lee, Yung-Eun Sung, Tae-Yeol Jeon, Sung Jong Yoo, Kug-Seung Lee, Yong-Hun Cho