Patents by Inventor Sang-Hyeok SEO

Sang-Hyeok SEO 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).

  • Cover circulation type sensor protection unit and autonomous vehicle having the same
    Patent number: 11673534
    Abstract: A sensor protection apparatus includes a first sensor cover movable between a sensor covering position and a first cover waiting position; a second sensor cover movable between the sensor covering position and a second cover waiting position, wherein each of the first and second sensor covers is located at the sensor covering position for protecting the surface of the sensor from being contaminated by foreign matter; and an actuator configured to move the first and second sensor covers such that the first sensor cover and the second sensor cover are alternately located at the sensor covering positions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hwi-Sung Jung, Jeong-Ho Lee, Jae-Wung Seo, Byung-Kyu Yoon, Sang-Hyeok Seo, Seon-Min Kim
  • COVER CIRCULATION TYPE SENSOR PROTECTION UNIT AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200108802
    Abstract: A sensor protection apparatus includes a first sensor cover movable between a sensor covering position and a first cover waiting position; a second sensor cover movable between the sensor covering position and a second cover waiting position, wherein each of the first and second sensor covers is located at the sensor covering position for protecting the surface of the sensor from being contaminated by foreign matter; and an actuator configured to move the first and second sensor covers such that the first sensor cover and the second sensor cover are alternately located at the sensor covering positions thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Hwi-Sung JUNG, Jeong-Ho LEE, Jae-Wung SEO, Byung-Kyu YOON, Sang-Hyeok SEO, Seon-Min KIM