Patents by Inventor Min Hyuk KWAK

Min Hyuk KWAK 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: 20200346106
    Abstract: An entertainment device and method for a self-driving vehicle enable a passenger toplay a game while watching a game execution screen of a display mounted around a seat in a state where the passenger is seated on the seat of a self-driving vehicle, and execute and proceed with the game based on a signal that senses a body pressure distribution of the passenger in a body pressure sensor mounted on the seat, and a signal that senses the touch pressure of the passenger in a touch pad mounted on the seat, thereby allowing the passenger to enjoy various games related to the body pressure and/or the touch signal while the passenger moves his or her body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Baek Hee Lee, Jin Hee Lee, Min Hyuk Kwak, Yo Seob Lee
  • Publication number: 20200300620
    Abstract: A system for automatically checking seat dimension accuracy for a vehicle may include a storage unit configured to store therein seat design data at a time of designing an actually produced seat and seat scan data obtained by scanning the actually produced seat, a controller configured to determine whether the actually produced seat has been produced to match predesigned dimensions using the seat design data and the seat scan data stored in the storage unit, and an output unit configured to automatically output a result of determination by the controller in a specific form. The system and a method for checking seat dimension accuracy for a vehicle can automatically check whether an actually produced seat has been accurately produced to match designed seat dimensions through automatic comparison of scan data of the actually produced seat with seat design data, and automatically generate a checking result report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Baek Hee Lee, Min Hyuk Kwak, Yeong Sik Kim, Jang Woon Park, Byoung Keon Park
  • Patent number: 10752141
    Abstract: A bi-directional blower includes a blower body for guiding for air to flow along an entire circumference scroll shape of an inner space of the blower body. The blower body divides the inner space into an upward space and a downward space to guide air flow. The blower body comprises: an upper discharge case discharging the air flow along the entire circumference scroll shape toward the upward space through an upper discharge port; and a lower discharge case discharging the air flow along the entire circumference scroll shape toward the downward space through a lower discharge port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Kbautotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mu-Young Kim, Sang-Ho Kim, Chan-Ho Jung, Jong-Moon Yoo, Joo-Hwan Son, Young-Bok Sung, Tae-Hyung Kim, Min-Hyuk Kwak, Seon Chae Na, Hee-Dong Kong
  • Publication number: 20200093279
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system for correcting a passenger's posture in an autonomous vehicle, wherein the system includes a camera configured to measure a distance between a headrest and a head of the passenger, a plurality of body pressure sensors configured to be uniformly embedded across an entire area of the seat and sense body pressures of the passenger, a pressurizing device configured to be expandably installed inside a seatback and press between T10 and T12 of a thoracic spine of the passenger, and a controller configured to control an operation of the pressurizing device on the basis of the distance measured by the camera and a scapular pressure of the passenger, which is sensed by the plurality of body pressure sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Baek Hee Lee, Min Hyuk Kwak, Jin Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 10471850
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided for controlling a rotating type seat of a self-driving vehicle. In particular, seat position and bolster volume are adjusted based on a pressure rate in response to a vehicle turning when seat of the self-driving vehicle is rotationally adjusted in a desired direction. Accordingly, body displacement due to a centrifugal force and inertia is supported and a stable seating feeling is provided to the passenger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Baek Hee Lee, Min Hyuk Kwak, Jin Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 10449883
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for evaluating a seat by using body pressure distribution. The apparatus includes: a body grid generator to generate body grids corresponding to body pressure data, which is measured while a driver is seated on a seat of a vehicle, based on the body pressure data and body information of the driver; a pressure analyzer to divide the body grids to a plurality of body grid areas based on body areas of the body pressure data and analyze the body pressure data included in the body grid areas; and a pressure evaluator to evaluate a body pressure for the seat based on the analyzed body pressure data of the body grid areas, and evaluate a hugging feeling of the driver for the seat based on the evaluated body pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Baek Hee Lee, Yeong Sik Kim, Min Hyuk Kwak
  • Publication number: 20190184868
    Abstract: A bi-directional blower includes a blower body for guiding for air to flow along an entire circumference scroll shape of an inner space of the blower body. The blower body divides the inner space into an upward space and a downward space to guide air flow. The blower body comprises: an upper discharge case discharging the air flow along the entire circumference scroll shape toward the upward space through an upper discharge port; and a lower discharge case discharging the air flow along the entire circumference scroll shape toward the downward space through a lower discharge port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Mu-Young KIM, Sang-Ho KIM, Chan-Ho JUNG, Jong-Moon YOO, Joo-Hwan SON, Young-Bok SUNG, Tae-Hyung KIM, Min-Hyuk KWAK, Seon Chae NA, Hee-Dong KONG
  • Publication number: 20190084447
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided for controlling a rotating type seat of a self-driving vehicle. In particular, seat position and bolster volume are adjusted based on a pressure rate in response to a vehicle turning when seat of the self-driving vehicle is rotationally adjusted in a desired direction. Accordingly, body displacement due to a centrifugal force and inertia is supported and a stable seating feeling is provided to the passenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Baek Hee Lee, Min Hyuk Kwak, Jin Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20180154808
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for evaluating a seat by using body pressure distribution. The apparatus includes: a body grid generator to generate body grids corresponding to body pressure data, which is measured while a driver is seated on a seat of a vehicle, based on the body pressure data and body information of the driver; a pressure analyzer to divide the body grids to a plurality of body grid areas based on body areas of the body pressure data and analyze the body pressure data included in the body grid areas; and a pressure evaluator to evaluate a body pressure for the seat based on the analyzed body pressure data of the body grid areas, and evaluate a hugging feeling of the driver for the seat based on the evaluated body pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Baek Hee LEE, Yeong Sik KIM, Min Hyuk KWAK