Patents by Inventor Kye Yoon KIM

Kye Yoon 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: 12269696
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobility capable of automating loading and unloading of a cargo without the aid of manpower and an apparatus for loading and unloading a cargo. The mobility includes a cargo hold that accommodates a cargo; and a loading plate positioned to be spaced apart from a bottom of the cargo hold and installed so as to be able to tilt toward any one side of the mobility in the cargo hold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Kye Yoon Kim, Ji A Lee, Ji Min Han, Ki Seok Sung, Jong Kyu Choi, Young Jun Byun, Jong Min Oh, Jae Hoon Chung
  • Patent number: 12202623
    Abstract: An apparatus for loading and unloading cargo, capable of loading cargo while distributing the weight of the cargo and unloading the cargo regardless of the loading order of the cargo, is provided. The apparatus for loading and unloading cargo may include: a base portion; a rail installed on the base portion; a plurality of movable plates disposed on the rail, supporting the cargo, and moving along the rail; and a raising-lowering portion connected between the base portion and a body so that the base portion can be raised and lowered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Jong Min Oh, Ji A Lee, Ki Seok Sung, Jong Kyu Choi, Young Jun Byun, Kye Yoon Kim, Ji Min Han
  • Patent number: 12195172
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a skid device for aircraft and a method for controlling the same that may implement an optimal soft landing even under varied landing conditions in various environments, and the skid device may include: at least one support leg having a hollow portion and fixed to a lower portion of a fuselage; a skid connected to an end of the support leg; a magnetic field generator installed in the hollow portion; and a magnetorheological material accommodated in the hollow portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Kye Yoon Kim, Choung Hyoung Kim
  • Publication number: 20240375788
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and a method for loading and unloading a cargo that can measure a change and distribution of load, learn an optimal center of gravity, and ensure control stability by easily adjusting the center of gravity and maintaining balance in an aircraft. The system for loading and unloading a cargo may include: a sensing unit configured to measure a total weight of the aircraft and a load of a loaded cargo; a controller configured to calculate a center of gravity of the aircraft using information obtained by the sensing unit; and a device for adjusting a center of gravity operated under control of the controller and configured to move a position of the cargo in the cargo hold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Kye Yoon Kim, Choung Hyoung Kim
  • Publication number: 20240317391
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a skid device for aircraft and a method for controlling the same that may implement an optimal soft landing even under varied landing conditions in various environments, and the skid device may include: at least one support leg having a hollow portion and fixed to a lower portion of a fuselage; a skid connected to an end of the support leg; a magnetic field generator installed in the hollow portion; and a magnetorheological material accommodated in the hollow portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Kye Yoon Kim, Choung Hyoung Kim
  • Publication number: 20240248476
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle includes: a drive configured to accelerate the unmanned aerial vehicle; a carrying part configured to carry goods; a communication unit; one or more processors; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to enter a standby space associated with a drop zone, transmit a drop permission request, enter a drop space above the drop zone when drop permission is received, and drop the goods into the drop zone by controlling the carrying part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Kye Yoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20240199228
    Abstract: A unmanned robot for an urban air mobility vehicle includes: a processor; a communication module; and at least one storage medium operatively connected to the processor, wherein a program configured to be executable by the processor is recorded in the at least one storage medium, wherein the program may include commands for a control module configured to control performance of an operation according to the received command according to one of a first mode and a second mode, wherein the first mode may be a mode in which one or more of the unmanned robots move in synchronization with the urban air mobility vehicle, and the second mode may be a mode in which one or more of the unmanned robots are arranged on a road surface between a take-off and landing area of the urban air mobility vehicle and a gate to provide a moving path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Kye Yoon KIM, Ji A LEE
  • Publication number: 20240190570
    Abstract: A service providing apparatus of providing a service according to a state of a passenger in aircraft during autonomous flight includes a processor; and a storage medium recording one or more programs configured to be executable by the processor, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for an input/output (I/O) module receiving biometric data and a captured image of a passenger in real time, a determination module determining a state of the passenger based on the biometric data and the captured image of a passenger, and a control module performing a preset process according to the state of the passenger, wherein the preset process includes: a first process for adjusting a flight path of the aircraft when the state of the passenger is an emergency state or a second process for relieving tension when the state of the passenger is a state of tension
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kye Yoon KIM
  • Publication number: 20230303315
    Abstract: A smart pod is used for safe and convenient loading and unloading of cargo as well as fast and efficient transport thereof, and a mobility system transports the smart pod. The smart pod includes an upper surface, a lower surface, and a pair of first sidewalls connecting the upper surface and the lower surface to each other. The first sidewalls have a hexagonal shape, and a fastening protrusion is installed on the upper surface and configured to retract from the upper surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Jong Min Oh, Ji A Lee, Ki Seok Sung, Jong Kyu Choi, Young Jun Byun, Kye Yoon Kim, Ji Min Han
  • Publication number: 20230286344
    Abstract: A transporting robot is utilized for rapid and efficient logistics and transportation. The transporting robot includes a main body having a flat upper surface, support frames that are respectively provided on both sides of the main body, extend downwardly, and define a predetermined angle with respect to the upper surface of the main body, a leg rotatably installed on the support frame, and a wheel installed at an end of the leg. The leg is configured to be folded below the main body, raised toward the main body, or unfolded outside of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Jong Min Oh, Ji A Lee, Ki Seok Sung, Jong Kyu Choi, Young Jun Byun, Kye Yoon Kim, Ji Min Han
  • Publication number: 20230264816
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for loading and unloading cargo of air mobility, in which cargo loading and unloading may be automated without the aid of human resources, as well as enabling loading and unloading of cargo in a required location without an air mobility landing. The apparatus includes a winch installed in a cargo hold of an air mobility, a multiarticulated robot arm suspended from the winch, and a gripper provided on an end of the multiarticulated robot arm and capable of gripping a container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Jong Min Oh, Ji A Lee, Ki Seok Sung, Jong Kyu Choi, Young Jun Byun, Kye Yoon Kim, Ji Min Han
  • Publication number: 20230229159
    Abstract: A central management server according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a selection module for selecting an unmanned aircraft and an unmanned robot to monitor a management target area; and a control module for transmitting a monitoring execution command to the selected unmanned aircraft and the unmanned robot, wherein, according to the monitoring execution command, the unmanned robot moves along a preset ground guard route and monitors the management target area on the ground, and the unmanned aircraft flies along a preset air guard route and monitors the management target area from above. When it may be determined that an event has occurred during monitoring, at least one of the unmanned aircraft and the unmanned robot may be configured to transmit event information including location information of a point at which the event has occurred to the control module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Ji Min HAN, Jong Min Oh, Ji A Lee, Ki Seok Sung, Jong Kyu Choi, Young Jun Byun, Kye Yoon Kim, Jae Hoon Chung
  • Publication number: 20230227274
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobility capable of automating loading and unloading of a cargo without the aid of manpower and an apparatus for loading and unloading a cargo. The mobility includes a cargo hold that accommodates a cargo; and a loading plate positioned to be spaced apart from a bottom of the cargo hold and installed so as to be able to tilt toward any one side of the mobility in the cargo hold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Kye Yoon Kim, Ji A Lee, Ji Min Han, Ki Seok Sung, Jong Kyu Choi, Young Jun Byun, Jong Min Oh, Jae Hoon Chung
  • Publication number: 20230222436
    Abstract: A delivery management server includes: a control module for searching for a plurality of delivery locations located on a navigation route among the navigation information and transmitting the searched delivery locations, when order information and navigation information of goods are received; and a determination module for determining an assembly point to receive goods loaded in an unmanned cargo aircraft according to the order information and an unmanned delivery robot to receive the goods from the assembly point and deliver them to the delivery location to receive the goods from the assembly point and deliver the same to the delivery location, so that the goods can be delivered to the delivery location within the estimated arrival time, when the delivery location selected by the user among the plurality of delivery locations and the estimated arrival time of the vehicle to the selected delivery location are received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jong Min Oh, Ji A Lee, Ji Min Han, Ki Seok Sung, Jong Kyu Choi, Young Jun Byun, Kye Yoon Kim, Jae Hoon Chung
  • Publication number: 20230219687
    Abstract: An apparatus for loading and unloading cargo, capable of loading cargo while distributing the weight of the cargo and unloading the cargo regardless of the loading order of the cargo, is provided. The apparatus for loading and unloading cargo may include: a base portion; a rail installed on the base portion; a plurality of movable plates disposed on the rail, supporting the cargo, and moving along the rail; and a raising-lowering portion connected between the base portion and a body so that the base portion can be raised and lowered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Jong Min Oh, Ji A Lee, Ki Seok Sung, Jong Kyu Choi, Young Jun Byun, Kye Yoon Kim, Ji Min Han
  • Publication number: 20230222432
    Abstract: A central management server includes a determination module determining a landable local delivery hub among a plurality of local delivery hubs located within a preset radius centered around a destination, when a location information request for the landable local delivery hub is received from an unmanned cargo aircraft; and a control module configured to transmit a landing command including the location information of the determined landable local delivery hub to the unmanned cargo aircraft, and transmit a task execution command to cause the unmanned cargo aircraft to deliver goods to the destination. The determination module determines the landable local delivery hub, based on a combination of an expected landing standby period of the unmanned cargo aircraft, an expected battery consumption amount of the unmanned cargo aircraft, an expected delivery period of the unmanned delivery robot, and an expected battery consumption amount of the unmanned delivery robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji A LEE, Jong Min OH, Ji Min HAN, Ki Seok SUNG, Jong Kyu CHOI, Young Jun BYUN, Kye Yoon KIM, Jae Hoon CHUNG
  • Patent number: 11654741
    Abstract: A cargo packaging system for a mobility vehicle may include a housing mounted on the mobility vehicle; a plurality of air cushions provided at a plurality of positions on an internal surface of the housing, and applying a pressure to and cushioning the cargo accommodated in the housing in a plurality of directions during expansion thereof; an air charging part connected to the plurality of air cushions and configured for injecting gas into each air cushion of the housing and controlling a flow rate or a pressure of the injected gas; and an outlet controlled by the air charging part and discharging the gas injected into each air cushion to the outside of the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Kye Yoon Kim, Choung Hyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 11538350
    Abstract: A service robot for guiding and describing a displayed vehicle and a method for operating the robot, may include a projector for projecting visual information related to a target vehicle; monitoring means for monitoring a state of a user; and a controller configured to: suggest, to the user, presentation of visual information in conjunction with a guide description of the target vehicle; determine, via the monitoring means, whether the user has accepted the suggestion; and upon determination that the user has accepted the suggestion, present the visual information via the projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Kye Yoon Kim, Ji Min Han, Ji A Lee
  • Patent number: 11420642
    Abstract: A vehicle configured for determining an emotion state of a user, and adjusting a speed change of the vehicle that exerts an influence on the drive ability on the basis of the determined emotion state, and a method of controlling the same, may include a sensing unit configured to measure an acceleration of a vehicle and a bio-signal of a user; and a control unit connected to the sensing unit and configured to determine emotion state information indicating an emotion state of the user on the basis of the measured bio-signal when the measured acceleration is greater than or equal to a threshold acceleration, and on the basis of the emotion state information and correlation information indicating a relationship between the emotion state information and a drive ability factor related to a drive ability according to a speed change of the vehicle, update a setting value of the drive ability factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Seunghyun Woo, Jimin Han, Jia Lee, Kye Yoon Kim
  • Patent number: D1020227
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Seok-Young Youn, Joo-Young Chun, Kye-Yoon Kim, Ju-Young Yoon, Kyung-Mo Jung, Ji-Min Han, Dong-Jin Hyun