Patents by Inventor Sang Kyung Koh
Sang Kyung Koh 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).
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Patent number: 11958394Abstract: Disclosed is a lighting control system of a vehicle seat switch. The lighting control system includes a movable object mounted to be rotatable with respect to a stationary object, a switch mounted on the movable object and configured to emit light, a position recognizer installed in the switch to sense position information of the switch, and a controller configured to receive the position information and to adjust an intensity of light emitted by the switch based on the position information.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: HYUNDAI TRANSYS INC.Inventor: Sang Kyung Koh
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Patent number: 11951877Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an anti-pinch control system. The anti-pinch control system includes a motor configured to generate driving force for moving a seat of a vehicle, a current measurement sensor configured to measure a value of the current generated by the motor, a database unit configured to store the values of current measured by the current measurement sensor, and a controller configured to vary an anti-pinch value of the seat based on an average of a plurality of values of current measured every preset measurement period for a predetermined time, stored in the database unit, wherein the plurality of values of current is values of current measured before the predetermined time based on a current time.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: HYUNDAI TRANSYS INC.Inventors: Sang Kyung Koh, Jae Kwon Son, Won Ho Jung
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Patent number: 11827123Abstract: Proposed are a seat for a vehicle and a method of controlling the same capable of sensing whether an occupant is snoring and of changing the posture of the occupant so as to induce sound sleep of the occupant. The seat for a vehicle includes a seat cushion, a seatback, a side bolster, a headrest, a sensing device mounted in the headrest to sense whether an occupant is on the seat and whether the occupant is snoring, a posture-changing device mounted in at least one of the seat cushion, the seatback, the side bolster, or the headrest to change the posture of the occupant, and a controller configured to determine whether the occupant is on the seat and whether the occupant is snoring based on a sensing signal output from the sensing device and to operate the posture-changing device.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI TRANSYS INCORPORATEDInventors: Sang Kyung Koh, In Gyu Jang
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Patent number: 11731540Abstract: Proposed are a blower for a ventilation seat having a warm-air-blowing function and a vehicular ventilation seat including the same. The blower moves air supplied to the vehicular ventilation seat. The blower includes a housing having an accommodation space formed therein and including an inlet receiving air and an outlet discharging air, a motor mounted in the housing, an impeller mounted in the housing and configured to be driven by the motor to move air, a printed circuit board mounted in the housing, and a heater mounted in the housing so as to be connected to the printed circuit board and configured to heat the air flowing through the housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI TRANSYS INCORPORATEDInventors: Ho Sub Lim, Sang Kyung Koh, Sun Woo Kim, Hwa Jun Lee
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Patent number: 11718152Abstract: Provided are a seat temperature control system and a control method thereof comprising a sensor unit collecting integrated information including vehicle information on vehicle environment, seat information on a state of a seat, and occupant information on a state of an occupant; an air conditioning device regulating airflow volume and temperature of an indoor space or a seat of the vehicle; and a control unit having a prioritizing criterion on the priority among a plurality of pieces of integrated information, prioritizing the plurality of pieces of integrated information according to the prioritizing criterion, setting target temperature of the output from the seat or the air conditioning device according to the plurality of prioritized pieces of integrated information, and controlling the air conditioning device in order for the temperature of the output from the seat or the air conditioning device to reach the target temperature.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI TRANSYS INCORPORATEDInventor: Sang Kyung Koh
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Patent number: 11642986Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an anti-pinch control system. The anti-pinch control system includes a motor configured to generate driving force for moving a seat of a vehicle, a pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure applied to the seat, a current measurement sensor configured to measure an amount of current generated by the motor, a database unit configured to store data on an amount of current required to drive the seat that corresponds to the pressure detected by the pressure sensor, and a controller configured to vary an anti-pinch value of the seat based on data corresponding to the pressure applied to the seat.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI TRANSYS INC.Inventors: Sang Kyung Koh, Jae Kwon Son, Won Ho Jung
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Patent number: 11637473Abstract: A seat ventilation blower may include a first housing; a second housing coupled and assembled to the first housing; an impeller inserted inside the first housing or the second housing, the impeller configured to rotate; and a circuit board body having a motor assembly coupled to the impeller to rotate the impeller wherein the circuit board body is configured to control operation of the motor assembly and installed in the housing when the first and second housings are coupled and assembled together.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, INZICONTROLS CO., LTD., Hyundai Transys Inc.Inventors: Ju-Hyun Kim, Sang-Uk Yu, Doo-Ri Kim, Yo-Han Kim, Byung-Jae Lee, Byung-Yong Choi, Seon-Chae Na, Ho-Sub Lim, Jin-Hyuk Kim, Young-Dae Hong, You-Jeong Jeong, Sang-Kyung Koh
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Publication number: 20230063477Abstract: An indicator control system includes N switches connected to circuitry configured to control the N switches, N+1 first indicators connected to the N switches to indicate performance intensity of the heater or ventilation, and a switching element connected in series with one of the first indicators and controlled by one of the switches, wherein, when the one of the switches is turned off, the switching element and the one of the first indicator are turned off.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventor: Sang Kyung KOH
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Publication number: 20230022026Abstract: Disclosed is a lighting control system of a vehicle seat switch. The lighting control system includes a movable object mounted to be rotatable with respect to a stationary object, a switch mounted on the movable object and configured to emit light, a position recognizer installed in the switch to sense position information of the switch, and a controller configured to receive the position information and to adjust an intensity of light emitted by the switch based on the position information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventor: Sang Kyung KOH
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Publication number: 20220340058Abstract: Proposed are a blower for a ventilation seat having a warm-air-blowing function and a vehicular ventilation seat including the same. The blower moves air supplied to the vehicular ventilation seat. The blower includes a housing having an accommodation space formed therein and including an inlet receiving air and an outlet discharging air, a motor mounted in the housing, an impeller mounted in the housing and configured to be driven by the motor to move air, a printed circuit board mounted in the housing, and a heater mounted in the housing so as to be connected to the printed circuit board and configured to heat the air flowing through the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Ho Sub LIM, Sang Kyung KOH, Sun Woo KIM, Hwa Jun LEE
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Publication number: 20220134908Abstract: Proposed are a plurality of motors respectively performing seat control functions and a plurality of switching elements provided to supply the plurality of motors with power, in which the plurality of motors are connected to share at least a part of the switching elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Sang Kyung KOH, In Gyu JANG
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Publication number: 20220134910Abstract: Proposed are a seat for a vehicle and a method of controlling the same capable of sensing whether an occupant is snoring and of changing the posture of the occupant so as to induce sound sleep of the occupant. The seat for a vehicle includes a seat cushion, a seatback, a side bolster, a headrest, a sensing device mounted in the headrest to sense whether an occupant is on the seat and whether the occupant is snoring, a posture-changing device mounted in at least one of the seat cushion, the seatback, the side bolster, or the headrest to change the posture of the occupant, and a controller configured to determine whether the occupant is on the seat and whether the occupant is snoring based on a sensing signal output from the sensing device and to operate the posture-changing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Sang Kyung KOH, In Gyu JANG
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Publication number: 20220118819Abstract: Provided are a seat temperature control system and a control method thereof comprising a sensor unit collecting integrated information including vehicle information on vehicle environment, seat information on a state of a seat, and occupant information on a state of an occupant; an air conditioning device regulating airflow volume and temperature of an indoor space or a seat of the vehicle; and a control unit having a prioritizing criterion on the priority among a plurality of pieces of integrated information, prioritizing the plurality of pieces of integrated information according to the prioritizing criterion, setting target temperature of the output from the seat or the air conditioning device according to the plurality of prioritized pieces of integrated information, and controlling the air conditioning device in order for the temperature of the output from the seat or the air conditioning device to reach the target temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventor: Sang Kyung KOH
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Patent number: 11159041Abstract: A communication system in vehicle according to an aspect includes a transmission unit and a receiving unit. The transmission unit includes a modulation unit that generates a PWM signal having a predetermined duty ratio, an output unit that outputs the PWM signal, a feedback unit that feedbacks the PWM signal, and a transmission controller that controls the modulation unit using the feedbacked signal. The receiving unit includes a reception controller that determined whether to drive a load based on the PWM signal and a switching unit that is turned on or turned off based on the determination of the reception controller.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: HYUNDAI TRANSYS INC.Inventors: Sang Kyung Koh, Jong In Shin, Sang June Lee, Woong Jae Lee
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Publication number: 20210146802Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an anti-pinch control system. The anti-pinch control system includes a motor configured to generate driving force for moving a seat of a vehicle, a pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure applied to the seat, a current measurement sensor configured to measure an amount of current generated by the motor, a database unit configured to store data on an amount of current required to drive the seat that corresponds to the pressure detected by the pressure sensor, and a controller configured to vary an anti-pinch value of the seat based on data corresponding to the pressure applied to the seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Sang Kyung KOH, Jae Kwon SON, Won Ho JUNG
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Publication number: 20210146801Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an anti-pinch control system. The anti-pinch control system includes a motor configured to generate driving force for moving a seat of a vehicle, a current measurement sensor configured to measure a value of the current generated by the motor, a database unit configured to store the values of current measured by the current measurement sensor, and a controller configured to vary an anti-pinch value of the seat based on an average of a plurality of values of current measured every preset measurement period for a predetermined time, stored in the database unit, wherein the plurality of values of current is values of current measured before the predetermined time based on a current time.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Sang Kyung KOH, Jae Kwon SON, Won Ho JUNG
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Patent number: 10946772Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a headrest for a vehicle seat includes: a headrest disposed at an upper side of a vehicle seat and that moves to an upper end or a lower end; a slider that moves the seat forward or rearward; a recliner that rotates the seat forward or rearward; a drive unit that operates the headrest, the slider and the recliner; a sensor unit connected to the drive unit and that detects a position of the headrest, a position of the slider and a rotation angle of the recliner; an input unit that receives an inputted operation instruction to operate the slider and the recliner from a user; and a control unit that controls the drive unit based on the inputted operation instruction and operates the headrest upward or downward in accordance with the detected position and the detected rotation angle.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: HYUNDAI DYMOS INCORPORATEDInventors: Sang Kyung Koh, Jong In Shin, Sang June Lee, Seong Youn Jo
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Patent number: 10926666Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a rear-seat leg support for a vehicle seat includes: a rear-seat leg support disposed at a lower side of a vehicle seat and that performs an upward-downward rotational operation and a forward-rearward slide operation; a passenger seat that performs a forward-rearward slide operation and a forward-rearward reclining operation; a drive unit that operates each of the rear-seat leg support and the passenger seat; a sensor unit connected to the drive unit and that detects a rotation angle and a slide position of the rear-seat leg support or a slide position and a reclining angle of the passenger seat; an input unit that receives an inputted operation instruction to operate the rear-seat leg support or the passenger seat; and a control unit that adjusts the slide position of the rear-seat leg support.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: HYUNDAI DYMOS INCORPORATEDInventors: Sang Kyung Koh, Jong In Shin, Sang June Lee, Seong Youn Jo
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Publication number: 20200282881Abstract: A seat ventilation blower may include a first housing; a second housing coupled and assembled to the first housing; an impeller inserted inside the first housing or the second housing, the impeller configured to rotate; and a circuit board body having a motor assembly coupled to the impeller to rotate the impeller wherein the circuit board body is configured to control operation of the motor assembly and installed in the housing when the first and second housings are coupled and assembled together.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Ju-Hyun Kim, Sang-Uk Yu, Doo-Ri Kim, Yo-Han Kim, Byung-Jae Lee, Byung-Yong Choi, Seon-Chae Na, Ho-Sub Lim, Jin-Hyuk Kim, Young-Dae Hong, You-Jeong Jeong, Sang-Kyung Koh
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Publication number: 20200203983Abstract: A communication system in vehicle according to an aspect includes a transmission unit and a receiving unit. The transmission unit includes a modulation unit that generates a PWM signal having a predetermined duty ratio, an output unit that outputs the PWM signal, a feedback unit that feedbacks the PWM signal, and a transmission controller that controls the modulation unit using the feedbacked signal. The receiving unit includes a reception controller that determined whether to drive a load based on the PWM signal and a switching unit that is turned on or turned off based on the determination of the reception controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Sang Kyung KOH, Jong In SHIN, Sang June LEE, Woong Jae LEE