Patents by Inventor Mun Seung Kang

Mun Seung Kang 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: 20250026247
    Abstract: A seat control apparatus includes a first driving part, a second driving part and a controller. The apparatus is configured to receive a user input on a walk-in mode through an input part, and based on the received user input, the apparatus controls a slide location of a seat to a walk-in location area corresponding to the walk-in mode by using the first driving part, and controls a reclining angle of the seat to a walk-in angle area corresponding to the walk-in mode by using the second driving part. In particular, when the user input is received again through the input part, the apparatus restores the reclining angle of the seat from the walk-in angle area to an un-walk-in angle area by using the second driving part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kug Hun Han, Jun Hwan Lee, Mun Seung Kang
  • Publication number: 20240375552
    Abstract: A seat control apparatus may receive a switch input regarding a target mode. The switch input may be provided by a user through an input part. The seat control apparatus may identify a previous operation mode of the seat. The seat control apparatus may determine, based on the previous operation mode, one of the target mode and a restoring mode as a specific operation mode. The seat control apparatus may control a location of the seat by using the driving part such that the location of the seat corresponds to the specific operation mode. The seat control apparatus may also renew an operation mode of the seat the specific operation mode and store the renewed operation mode in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kug Hun Han, Mun Seung Kang, Yo Han Kim, Dong Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20240375556
    Abstract: A seat control apparatus includes a sensor device, a driving device, a memory, and a control device. The control device is configured to: identify an intent of a user getting on a host vehicle by using the sensor device; identify a state of a seat corresponding to the user, when the intent of the user satisfies a specified condition; store the identified state of the seat in the memory; and control at least one of a slide location of the seat, a tilt location of the seat, a legrest location of the seat, or a combination thereof of the seat by using the driving device based on the state of the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kug Hun Han, Sang Soo Lee, Sang Hark Lee, Dong Hoon Lee, Mun Seung Kang, Deok Soo Lim, Yo Han Kim
  • Publication number: 20240375555
    Abstract: A seat control apparatus includes an input part, a driving part, a sensor part, a memory, and a controller. The seat control apparatus may receive, through the input part, a switch input for controlling a seat. The seat control apparatus may identify, using the sensor part, whether an escape mechanism for the seat is operated. The seat control apparatus may stop driving of at least one motor included in the driving part when the escape mechanism is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kug Hun Han, Yo Han Kim, Mun Seung Kang, Deok Soo Lim, Dong Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20240375553
    Abstract: A seat control apparatus may receive a switch input from a user, through an input part. The seat control apparatus may also identify the side location of the seat by the first driving part and a reclining angle of the seat by the second driving part. The seat control apparatus may also identify a specific target state based on at least one of a type of a switch corresponding to the switch input, a corresponding function, a location section including the slide location, an angle section including the reclining angle, or any combination thereof. The seat control apparatus may also control a location of the seat such that the location of the seat corresponds to the specific target state by using at least one of the first driving part, the second driving part, or any combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kug Hun Han, Mun Seung Kang, Yo Han Kim, Dong Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20240190306
    Abstract: A seat folding system includes a folding seat having a seat plate and a backrest, a folding seat adjustment unit having a seat plate adjustment unit for adjusting a height of the seat plate, a slide adjustment unit for adjusting a position of the seat plate in a forwards and backwards direction, and a backrest folding seat adjustment unit for adjusting an angle of the backrest, and a control unit for controlling the folding seat adjustment unit such that folding is able to start in a reference state in which the folding seat is preset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Dong Hoon Lee, Sang Soo Lee, Sang Hark Lee, Yo Han Kim, Mun Seung Kang, Deok Soo Lim, Kug Hun Han
  • Publication number: 20240190305
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle includes a reclining unit, a tilting unit, a sliding unit, and a control unit configured to control driving of the reclining unit, the tilting unit and the sliding unit. A method for controlling the seat implemented by the control unit may limit or enforce at least one of an angle adjustment amount of the tilting unit and an angle adjustment amount of the reclining unit by linking at least one of a sensed tilting angle of the seat cushion and a sensed position of the seat with a support angle of a seatback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Kug Hun Han, Sang Soo Lee, Sang Hark Lee, Dong Hoon Lee, Mun Seung Kang, Deok Soo Lim, Yo Han Kim
  • 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