Patents by Inventor Myung Hoe Kim

Myung Hoe 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).

  • Publication number: 20230253137
    Abstract: In an embodiment a shape-transformable switch apparatus includes an electromagnet arranged inside a housing, wherein the electromagnet has an outer circumferential surface wound with a solenoid coil and is configured to provide a magnetic field when a power is applied to the solenoid coil, a Magnetorheological Elastomer (MRE) disposed on an upper portion of the electromagnet, wherein the MRE is configured to change from an initial soft state to a relatively hard state when the power is applied to the solenoid coil and configured to be pressed and to move upward when the electromagnet moves upward and a switch cover disposed on an upper portion of the housing, the switch cover configured to form a switch shape and to protrude outward when the MRE moves in an upward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Yoon Im, Yong Won Choi, Myung Hoe Kim, Joo Hwa Kim, Seok Han Lee, Hyun U Ko, Sang Youn Kim
  • Publication number: 20230226887
    Abstract: A vehicle air conditioner is equipped with a photocatalyst which is irradiated with light so that bacteria generated in the photocatalyst is removed. In particular, an entire area of the photocatalyst is irradiated with the light using a small number of light sources so that sterilization effect of a filter can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Dong Ho KWON, Gee Young SHIN, Myung Hoe KIM, Seung Sik HAN, Jae Ho KIM, Ji Yong PARK
  • Publication number: 20230226888
    Abstract: A vehicle air conditioner is equipped with a photocatalyst which is irradiated with light so that bacteria generated in the photocatalyst is removed. In particular, an entire area of the photocatalyst is irradiated with the light using a small number of light sources so that sterilization effect of a filter can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Dong Ho KWON, Gee Young SHIN, Myung Hoe KIM, Seung Sik HAN, Jae Ho KIM, Ji Yong PARK
  • Publication number: 20230191960
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes first and second sub-seatbacks also provided as first and second seat cushions mounted on a main seatback to be rotatable in forward-rearward directions. A forward facing position in which an occupant is accommodated while viewing forward and a rearward facing position in which the occupant is accommodated while viewing rearward is easily realized, in response to forward and rearward rotation of the first sub-seatback and the second sub-seatback also provided as first and second seat cushions. Furthermore, a full-bed mode in which the seat is horizontally spread like a bed, a cushion tip-up mode in which the entirety of the seat is positioned upright for ensuring freight loading and an occupant entering and exiting passage, and the like are realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Dong Woo JEONG, Eun Wue Kim, Dae Hee LEE, Myung Hoe KIM, Jun Sik HWANG, Gwon Hwa BOK, Hae Dong KWAK, Jae Sung SHIN, Han Kyung PARK, Jae Hoon CHO
  • Publication number: 20230191962
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cushion tip-up type seat for a vehicle. The cushion tip-up type seat for a vehicle is configured to perform a tip-up function of a cushion part, and to move a seat leftward and rightward to adjust an interval between left and right seats, whereby left and right spacing between occupants seated in the seats is sufficiently secured and the convenience of the occupants is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Dong Woo JEONG, Eun Sue Kim, Dae Hee Lee, Myung Hoe Kim, Jun Sik Hwang, Gwon Hwa Bok, Hae Dong Kwak, Jae Sung Shin, Han Kyung Park, Jae Hoon Cho
  • Publication number: 20230191963
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle is provided. In the seat for a vehicle, a second row center seat and a second row side seat are mounted using a partition located behind a driver seat, and the second row center seat is configured to have a movable structure and a mounting location thereof is movable toward the partition wall or a vehicle body side part when necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Eun Sue Kim, Dong Woo Jeong, Myung Hoe Kim, Dae Hee Lee, Min Ki Jeon, Jae Kwang Shin
  • Publication number: 20230191959
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle is proposed. The seat for a vehicle is configured to perform sliding of a seat cushion in conjunction with reclining of a seatback without a separate driver part or recliner, and to realize tipping-up of the seat cushion with the seat cushion and the seatback removably provided, and to be easily mounted and assembled to a vehicle to secure the inside space utilization of the vehicle and achieve cost reduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Dong Woo JEONG, Han Su YOO, Jung Sang YOU, Guk Mu PARK, Myung Hoe KIM, Eun Sue KIM, Dae Hee LEE, Jun Sik HWANG, Gwon Hwa BOK, Hae Dong KWAK, Jae Sung SHIN, Han Kyung PARK, Jae Hoon CHO
  • Publication number: 20230173878
    Abstract: An air conditioner system for an electric motor mobility is provided. The air conditioner system is configured so that an external condenser is spaced from a radiator at a front portion of the mobility, the external condenser performs heat exchange with air introduced from a location other than the front portion of the mobility, so that an active air flap is controlled to be closed in an indoor heating condition. Therefore, as the air resistance is reduced while the mobility drives under the indoor heating condition, the air resistance is reduced and the aerodynamic performance of the mobility is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Gee Young SHIN, Su Yeon KANG, Dae Hee LEE, Myung Hoe KIM, Dong Ho KWON
  • Publication number: 20230150400
    Abstract: A seat automatic arrangement method and apparatus of an autonomous driving vehicle is provided. The seat automatic arrangement method and apparatus have an advantage that it is possible to automatically arrange seats in the vehicle into the seat-facing mode through remote control, and it is possible to prevent interference when moving the seats by arranging the seats in accordance with priority when arranging the seats into the seat-facing mode, thereby being able to more smoothly arrange the seats into the seat-facing mode in an autonomous driving vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Eun Sue Kim, Dae Hee Lee, Dong Woo Jeong, Myung Hoe Kim, Duk Kyu Byun, Jin Wook Choi, Gwon Young Jang, Sin Jeong Kang, Byoung Wan Bae, Min Kyu Lee, Chang Hoon Lee, Ho Hun Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230138139
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a mobility vehicle and a tent shares air-conditioned air through a duct so that the air-conditioned air produced in the mobility vehicle circulates through the duct and a temperature in an internal space of the tent is adjusted. Furthermore, in an apparatus and system for sharing air-conditioned air for a mobility vehicle, energy efficiency is improved as a loss of the air-conditioned air is minimized at the time of transmitting the air-conditioned air from the mobility vehicle to the tent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Su Yeon KANG, Gee Young SHIN, Dae Hee LEE, Myung Hoe KIM, Dong Ho KWON
  • Publication number: 20230139388
    Abstract: In a mobility including a negative pressure space and method for controlling a pressure of the mobility in which the mobility is used a general vehicle in normal times, and when a special situation such as transferring infectious disease patients occurs, an internal space includes a general space and a negative pressure space by a partition wall, so that the infectious disease patients are safely transferred through the negative pressure space and the spread of infectious diseases is prevented. As a result, the usability of a vehicle is increased, and it is possible to respond to such special situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Gee Young SHIN, Su Yeon KANG, Dae Hee LEE, Myung Hoe KIM, Dong Ho KWON
  • Publication number: 20230136904
    Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus for an electric mobility and an air-conditioning system using the same includes a heat pump used to provide high-temperature air generated through an internal condenser to an evaporator, removing condensed water generated in the evaporator after cooling, and sterilizing the evaporator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Gee Young SHIN, Su Yeon KANG, Dae Hee LEE, Myung Hoe KIM, Dong Ho KWON
  • Patent number: 11639119
    Abstract: A seat rail for a vehicle includes: a rail gap cover combined with a moving rail, and a slit cover combined with the rail gap cover to close the gap between a fixed rail and the moving rail regardless of movement of the moving rail, whereby it is possible to prevent foreign substances from entering into the fixed rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC., Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Eun Sue Kim, Seung Sik Han, Hong Heui Lee, Myung Hoe Kim, Jin Kim, Gyong Min Kim, In Gul Baek, Soo Young Chae, Hoe Won Jeong, Jin Wook Choi
  • Publication number: 20230129916
    Abstract: An embodiment display apparatus for a vehicle includes a display unit designed to be accommodated inside an interior trim of the vehicle and configured to output outside image information captured by a camera and a moving unit configured to allow the display unit to be selectively pulled out from the interior trim and to allow the display unit to rotate in opposite directions in a state in which the display unit is pulled out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Hong Heui Lee, Myung Hoe Kim, Seung Sik Han
  • Patent number: 11613153
    Abstract: An air conditioning device for an electric vehicle includes: a housing having an air conditioning passage connecting an air inlet port to an air discharge port; an evaporator, an air heater, and an electric heater, which are positioned in series in the air conditioning passage in the housing; and a bypass door positioned after the evaporator in the air conditioning passage in the housing and configured to selectively allow some of air passing through the evaporator to bypass the air heater and the electric heater to the air discharge port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gee Young Shin, Seung Sik Han, Dong Ho Kwon, Myung Hoe Kim
  • Patent number: 11613162
    Abstract: An air conditioning system for a vehicle may include a refrigerant line through which a refrigerant circulates and an evaporator and a condenser are connected to each other; and a first core and a second core for indoor air conditioning, wherein the first core includes a first inlet and a first outlet through which a coolant passing through the evaporator is introduced and discharged, respectively, the second core includes a second inlet and a second outlet through which a coolant passing through the condenser is introduced and discharged, respectively, and the first core and the second core are connected to each other through a connection line, and the connection line is provided with a first valve selectively connecting the first core and the second core through the connection line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Gee Young Shin, Seung Sik Han, Dong Ho Kwon, Myung Hoe Kim
  • Publication number: 20230091680
    Abstract: Disclosed is an armrest for a seat, which is accommodated at a lateral side of a seat cushion at a standby position and adjusted in height with respect to the seat cushion at an operation position. The armrest includes: a base disposed adjacent to the seat cushion; a first module rotatably connected to the base and configured to rotate about a first rotation axis so that a height of the first module with respect to the seat cushion is adjusted; and a second module rotatably connected to the first module and configured to rotate about a second rotation axis traversing the first rotation axis so that the second module is disposed horizontally or vertically with respect to the seat cushion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Hong Heui Lee, Myung Hoe Kim, Eun Sue Kim, Seung Sik Han, Dong Hwi Kim, Sang Yong Koo, Sun Ho Hur
  • Publication number: 20230075474
    Abstract: An air-conditioning device for mobilities and an air-conditioning control system for mobilities using the same, which are capable of performing independent air-conditioning control for each seat when a mobility is heated and cooled, thereby preventing wastage of heating and cooling energy by performing individual air conditioning for each seat depending on whether a passenger is seated, and ensuring comfort of all passengers by providing conditioned air to each seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Su Yeon KANG, Gee Young SHIN, Dae Hee LEE, Myung Hoe KIM, Dong Ho KWON
  • Publication number: 20230022653
    Abstract: An air conditioner system for electric motor vehicles reduces the thermal load on the air conditioner system during air conditioning using a desiccant-coated heat exchanger and improves energy efficiency thereof using waste heat obtained while cooling electric devices during regeneration of a desiccant-coated heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Gee Young Shin, Dong Ho Kwon, Myung Hoe Kim, Seung Sik Han, Sun Ik Na, Gwi Taek Kim, Min Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20230001763
    Abstract: In the present disclosure, heat sources for cooling and heating conditioning air are integrated as a coolant, both cooling performance and heating performance are ensured only by the coolant, and an entire package is reduced. That is, since a first air conditioning heat exchanger and a second air conditioning heat exchanger adjust a temperature of air, various types of air conditioning modes including cooling and heating modes may be implemented without using a separate temperature adjusting door. Accordingly, an overall size of an air conditioner is reduced. In addition, during cooling and heating processes, the first air conditioning heat exchanger and the second air conditioning heat exchanger are integrated and utilized. Therefore, the size of the heat exchanger may be reduced, the interior space may be ensured, and the air conditioning performance may be ensured without increasing a size of the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Gee Young Shin, Dae Hee Lee, Myung Hoe Kim, Dong Ho Kwon