Patents by Inventor Nak Kyoung Kong

Nak Kyoung Kong 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: 20180370437
    Abstract: A rearview mirror having a tilting structure configured for securing a rear view through a display device by tilting an upper housing may include: a lower housing configured to be fixed to a windshield glass; an upper housing configured to be positioned at an opening portion of the lower housing; a mirror portion configured to be positioned at a rear surface of the upper housing; and a display device configured to be positioned at a rear surface of the mirror portion, in which the mirror portion and the display device are fixed to the upper housing, and the upper housing is tilted based on a first end portion to provide a rear view through the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Nak Kyoung KONG, Jong Min PARK, Ki Hong LEE, Keun Sig LIM, Chang Ju KIM, Yong Hwan KIM, Su Young CHOI, Won Bin KIM
  • Publication number: 20180370438
    Abstract: A rotatable rear-view mirror with a display may include a rear-view mirror housing having two openings to make it possible to select one of more visible view surfaces of a display mirror and a general mirror, wherein the rotatable rear-view mirror further include a housing coupled to a mounting guide device disposed inside a windshield glass and having two different openings; a mirror device disposed in one of the openings of the housing; and a display device disposed in a remaining one of the openings and wherein the housing may be configured to be rotatable by a predetermined angle based on a first end portion of the mounting guide device so that a rear view is provided through the mirror device or the display device depending on a request of a driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, SL Mirrortech Corporation
    Inventors: Nak Kyoung KONG, Jong Min PARK, Ki Hong LEE, Keun Sig LIM, Chang Ju KIM, Yong Hwan KIM, Su Young CHOI, Won Bin KIM
  • Patent number: 10160384
    Abstract: A mirror actuator for a vehicle includes a housing and a cover disposed, when the mirror actuator is assembled, at an upper side of the housing. The cover has a cover rail formed therein. An adapter plate has a rotatable shaft which, when the mirror actuator is assembled, is seated on the cover rail and rotatable around a first axis of rotation. A pivot clip, when assembled to the cover, is rotatable around a second axis of rotation, surrounds the rotatable shaft, and affixes the adapter plate on the cover rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, KDS Co., Ltd., S L Mirrortech Corporation
    Inventors: Hyun Sub Kim, Nak Kyoung Kong, Young Sub Oh, Jin Hee Lee, Seung Won Yang, Young Kook Cho
  • Publication number: 20180334103
    Abstract: A display mirror providing a rear image of a vehicle through a mirror and a display panel constituting an inside mirror, may include a housing fixedly located in a windshield glass, a mirror located in the housing, a display panel located on a back of the mirror and receiving a signal of a rear camera to display a rear image, and a tilting lever adjusting an angle of a reflective surface of the mirror to be converted into a day mode and a night mode, wherein a first switch is provided on an end portion of the tilting lever to display the rear image on the display panel, and a second switch is provided to apply power to the display panel as the tilting lever is tilted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Nak Kyoung KONG, Jong Min Park, Ki Hong Lee, Keun Sig Lim, Chang Ju Kim, Yong Hwan Kim, Su Young Choi, Won Bin Kim
  • Patent number: 10095097
    Abstract: A projection-type optical module is provided. More particularly, the projection-type optical module is configured to have a plurality of reflective mirrors and disposed inside a vehicle or a pillar of the vehicle so as to display an image projected from an image module on a wide screen. The projection-type optical module can be disposed in a confined space of the interior of the vehicle, so that the interior space of the vehicle can be efficiently used. Furthermore, the projection-type optical module is configured such that an image refracted in a confined space is prevented from blurring, thus making it possible to display a clear projection image on the screen module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Nak Kyoung Kong, Jong Min Park, Joong Ryoul Lee, Kap Je Sung, Ki Hong Lee, Keon Soo Jin, Jin Ho Hwang, Soon Cheol Choi, Seung Ki Hong, Jae Wook Lee, Chang Joon Seok
  • Publication number: 20180284521
    Abstract: A smart window having a dimming function may include transparent substrates opposing each other; an electrode formed internally of the transparent substrate; and a first liquid crystal cell device and a second liquid crystal cell device with a liquid crystal layer located between the electrodes, respectively, wherein the first liquid crystal cell device and the second liquid crystal cell device form the liquid crystal layer, respectively, to have a different absorption wavelength band and are sequentially deposited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION OF SEJONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Nak Kyoung Kong, Jong Min Park, Ki Hong Lee, Keun Sig Lim, Yong Ho Seo, Da Yeon Jung, Woo Suk Choi
  • Patent number: 10061186
    Abstract: A mounting system is provided. The mounting system includes a plurality of image modules that project an image. A rotation bracket is disposed adjacent to each of the plurality of image modules. The rotation bracket is fixed to a base bracket. The base bracket is configured such that the plurality of image modules is coupled to a control unit and an image drive board. A mounting bracket is disposed adjacent to a position between the rotation bracket and the base bracket. A first reflective mirror is disposed adjacent to each of the image modules and fixed to the rotation bracket. A second reflective mirror is disposed on a lower surface of the base bracket at a position corresponding to the first reflective mirror. The base bracket is configured to be movable upwards or downwards in a height direction to adjust a height of the projected image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Nak Kyoung Kong, Jong Min Park, Joong Ryoul Lee, Ki Hong Lee, Kap Je Sung, Jin Ho Hwang, Keon Soo Jin, Jae Wook Lee, Chang Joon Seok
  • Patent number: 10053060
    Abstract: A washer nozzle for a vehicle is provided. The washer nozzle includes a multi-step locking portion having a plurality of projections formed on the top of the housing and a fixing groove where a lower interior-side end of a mounting aperture formed at a vehicle body is inserted is formed on the bottom of the housing. The washer nozzle is inserted in the mounting aperture and the washer nozzle is configured to rotate to adjust an angle about the fixing groove in which the lower interior-side end of the mounting aperture is inserted. Further, one selected projection of the multi-step locking portion is configured to be locked to a portion of the vehicle body to maintain the adjusted angle of the washer nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, NIFCO KOREA Inc.
    Inventors: Nak Kyoung Kong, Ki Hong Lee, Jong Min Park, Keon Soo Jin, Joon Ho Sung
  • Publication number: 20180170316
    Abstract: A rain sensor is included in a vehicle, and a method for controlling the vehicle utilizes the rain sensor. The rain sensor includes a light transmitter configured to radiate light to a windshield of the vehicle; a light receiver configured to receive light reflected from the windshield to generate a reception light signal; a filter configured to filter out noise from the reception light signal; and a controller configured to determine a presence or absence of pollutant and a degree of pollution on the basis of the filtered reception light signal, and perform pollutant removing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Jong Min Park, Nak Kyoung Kong, Ki Hong Lee, Keun Sig Lim, Young Ik Cho, KyungTaek Kim, WonBok Hong, Taewang Kim
  • Publication number: 20180162325
    Abstract: A wiper apparatus which removes foreign matters from a windshield by rotating by a pivot of a vehicle may include an arm piece connected to one end of an arm retainer to connect a wiper blade, and a coupling portion having a step portion formed to extend along a longitudinal direction so that an upper surface of the arm piece and an upper surface of the arm retainer form a same surface when coupled to correspond to a coupling hole formed in the arm retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Denso Korea Automotive Corporation
    Inventors: Nak Kyoung KONG, Hyun Sub KIM, Jin Hee LEE, Bock Cheol LEE, Young Sub OH, Hong Yeon NA, Young Jin LEE
  • Publication number: 20180149958
    Abstract: A projection-type optical module is provided. More particularly, the projection-type optical module is configured to have a plurality of reflective mirrors and disposed inside a vehicle or a pillar of the vehicle so as to display an image projected from an image module on a wide screen. The projection-type optical module can be disposed in a confined space of the interior of the vehicle, so that the interior space of the vehicle can be efficiently used. Furthermore, the projection-type optical module is configured such that an image refracted in a confined space is prevented from blurring, thus making it possible to display a clear projection image on the screen module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Nak Kyoung Kong, Jong Min Park, Joong Ryoul Lee, Kap Je Sung, Ki Hong Lee, Keon Soo Jin, Jin Ho Hwang, Soon Cheol Choi, Seung Ki Hong, Jae Wook Lee, Chang Joon Seok
  • Patent number: 9969358
    Abstract: A multifocal rain sensor includes: at least one light emitting unit configured to output light; a first reflective plate corresponding to the at least one light emitting unit and disposed at a position spaced apart from the at least one light emitting unit by a predetermined distance; a glass part reflecting light after the light is reflected by the first reflective plate and forming a sensing region; a second reflective plate re-reflecting the light reflected by the glass part; and a light receiving unit configured to receive the light reflected by the second reflective plate. The second reflective plate includes a multifocal reflective plate having a plurality of focuses based on a vertical height of incident light that varies according to a change in thickness of the glass part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Min Park, Nak Kyoung Kong, Keon Soo Jin, Ki Hong Lee, Jin Sang Lee
  • Publication number: 20180120679
    Abstract: A mounting system is provided. The mounting system includes a plurality of image modules that project an image. A rotation bracket is disposed adjacent to each of the plurality of image modules. The rotation bracket is fixed to a base bracket. The base bracket is configured such that the plurality of image modules is coupled to a control unit and an image drive board. A mounting bracket is disposed adjacent to a position between the rotation bracket and the base bracket. A first reflective mirror is disposed adjacent to each of the image modules and fixed to the rotation bracket. A second reflective mirror is disposed on a lower surface of the base bracket at a position corresponding to the first reflective mirror. The base bracket is configured to be movable upwards or downwards in a height direction to adjust a height of the projected image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Nak Kyoung Kong, Jong Min Park, Joong Ryoul LEE, Ki Hong Lee, Kap Je Sung, Jin Ho Hwang, Keon Soo Jin, Jae Wook Lee, Chang Joon Seok
  • Publication number: 20180111464
    Abstract: Provided is a laminated glass display for a vehicle, in which the wiring harness between a display part and a vehicle body is not exposed. The display part is resistant to environmental factors such as moisture. To this end, the laminated glass display for a vehicle includes a plurality of adhesive films sequentially located between an upper laminated glass and a lower laminated glass having a recess in an end adjacent to a vehicle body panel; a display part located between the adhesive films; a dampener facing the upper laminated glass and located in the recess; and a molding disposed between the dampener and the vehicle body panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Nak Kyoung Kong, Keon Soo Jin, Jong Min Park, Ki Hong Lee
  • Publication number: 20180105139
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a rain sensor of a vehicle and a control method thereof to solve a problem that a measurement result of rainfall varies according to a glass specification of a windshield even under the same rainfall condition by tuning sensitivity of the rain sensor in accordance with the glass specification of the windshield. For this, a method of determining the glass specification of the rain sensor according to the present disclosure includes determining the glass specification of the windshield from a light-receiving signal obtained by receiving light reflected by the windshield of the vehicle, and eliminating a deviation between light-receiving signals by glass specification, which is caused by a difference in the glass specification, by applying parameter tuning according to a glass specification to the light-receiving signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI AUTRON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Min Park, Nak Kyoung Kong, Keun Sig Lim, Ki Hong Lee, Illsoo Kim, Byung Seob Yu, KyungTaek Kim, WonBok Hong, Taewang Kim
  • Publication number: 20180077776
    Abstract: An LED compensation system and a method of controlling the system are provided, wherein in the system, when errors occur in some of a plurality of LED members included in an LED package, an adjacent LED device is substituted for the LED device having the error and performs the same function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Min PARK, Nak Kyoung KONG, Ki Hong LEE, Kyu Geol LEE, Keon Soo JIN, Keun Sig LIM, Yong Pyo HONG, Nam Joon YOO
  • Patent number: 9914434
    Abstract: A wiper apparatus which removes foreign matters from a windshield by rotating by a pivot of a vehicle may include an arm piece connected to one end of an arm retainer to connect a wiper blade, and a coupling portion having a step portion formed to extend along a longitudinal direction so that an upper surface of the arm piece and an upper surface of the arm retainer form a same surface when coupled to correspond to a coupling hole formed in the arm retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Korea Wiper Blade Co., Ltd., Denso Korea Automotive Corporation
    Inventors: Nak Kyoung Kong, Hyun Sub Kim, Jin Hee Lee, Bock Cheol Lee, Young Sub Oh, Hong Yeon Na, Young Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20180029335
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a resin film for laminated glass, laminated glass including the resin film, and a vehicle including the laminated glass. The resin film for laminated glass includes a resin layer having a 3-layer structure, and the resin layer is formed of a resin composition of a specific component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, SKC Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nak Kyoung KONG, Ki Hong LEE, Sang Young KIM, Soo Nam KIM, Seok Jae PARK, Tae Soo JUNG, Young lk CHO, Keon Soo JIN, Keun Sig LIM, Dong Hwan JANG, Jong Min PARK, Hye Jin KIM, Kyu Hun KIM, Sung Jin CHUNG, Je Won YEON
  • Publication number: 20170291582
    Abstract: A rain sensor with a multi-sensitivity region includes: at least one light emitting unit configured to output light; a reflective plate provided to correspond to the at least one light emitting unit at a position spaced apart from the at least one light emitting unit by a predetermined distance; a glass part configured to reflect light reflected by the reflective plate and form a plurality of sensing regions; and a light receiving unit configured to receive the light reflected by the glass part. The reflective plate includes at least one first reflective unit forming a first sensing region and at least one second reflective unit forming a second sensing region, the second sensing region has a quantity of light per unit area higher than a quantity of light per unit area of the first sensing region, and the at least one light emitting unit is disposed at a position corresponding to a focal distance of each of the at least one first reflective unit and at least one second reflective unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Jong Min Park, Nak Kyoung Kong, Keon Soo Jin, Ki Hong Lee, Jin Sang Lee
  • Publication number: 20170291581
    Abstract: A multifocal rain sensor includes: at least one light emitting unit configured to output light; a first reflective plate corresponding to the at least one light emitting unit and disposed at a position spaced apart from the at least one light emitting unit by a predetermined distance; a glass part reflecting light after the light is reflected by the first reflective plate and forming a sensing region; a second reflective plate re-reflecting the light reflected by the glass part; and a light receiving unit configured to receive the light reflected by the second reflective plate. The second reflective plate includes a multifocal reflective plate having a plurality of focuses based on a vertical height of incident light that varies according to a change in thickness of the glass part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Jong Min Park, Nak Kyoung Kong, Keon Soo Jin, Ki Hong Lee, Jin Sang Lee