Patents by Inventor Seong-Hun Kim

Seong-Hun 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: 20220314737
    Abstract: A heat management system includes a reservoir tank which stores a coolant and can replenish, with the coolant, a coolant line connected to the reservoir tank; a flow path transition valve which is connected to the downstream side, according to the flow direction of the coolant, of the reservoir tank and can control the flow direction of the coolant; and a coolant circulation pump which is connected to the downstream side, according to the flow direction of the coolant, of the flow path transition valve and pumps the coolant along the coolant line, wherein, through the layout structure of the reservoir tank, flow path transition valve, and coolant circulation pump, the distance between parts constituting a coolant system of a vehicle is minimized, and the overall flow of the coolant is formed in the direction of gravity, and, thereby, a pressure drop of the coolant can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: In-Guk HWANG, Seong Hun KIM, Hae-Jun LEE
  • Publication number: 20220288998
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermal management system and, more specifically, to a refrigerant system comprising: a compressor, a first heat exchanger, an expansion valve, a second heat exchanger, and an accumulator which are connected in sequence to form a closed loop; and a connection block which connects a heat exchange medium outlet of the expansion valve to a heat exchange medium inlet of the second heat exchanger, and connects a heat exchange medium outlet of the second heat exchanger to a heat exchange medium inlet of the accumulator. Accordingly, the distances between components constituting the refrigerant system for vehicle interior cooling and electric/electronic component cooling are reduced, and thus the refrigerant pressure loss in blocks or pipes connecting the components can be reduced, the system performance can be improved, and the assemblability of the components constituting the refrigerant system can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: In-Guk HWANG, Seong Hun KIM, Hae-Jun LEE
  • Patent number: 11406246
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a needle-type endoscope, including a camera tube having an image capturing means accommodated therein; a needle covering the camera tube from the outside and having a sharp tip formed in a front end thereof to make an incision in a human body; and a handle, wherein a length of the camera tube is formed to be longer than a length of the needle. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a needle-like endoscope configured such that a camera tube for acquiring an image is disposed inside a needle for making an incision in the human body in such a manner as to be moved forward and backward in a sliding manner inside the needle, thereby excluding constituents such as a cannula or a sheath for providing an insertion path for an endoscope, and an incision instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: HAESUNG OPTICS
    Inventors: Seong Hun Kim, Jae Son Yi
  • Publication number: 20220097487
    Abstract: A thermal management system, comprising: a primary coolant circulation system for cooling a first coolant by circulating the first coolant which is heat-exchanged with cooling water through a first water-cooled condenser; a secondary coolant circulation system for cooling a battery chiller by using a second coolant which is heat-exchanged with the first coolant of the primary coolant circulation system; and a second cooling line for cooling a battery by circulating cooling water which is heat-exchanged through the battery chiller, wherein the number of revolutions of the first condenser of the primary coolant circulation system is less than the number of revolutions of the second condenser of the secondary coolant circulation system, or the first coolant and the second coolant are heat-exchanged via the cooling water, such that the battery can be cooled efficiently during rapid charging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Hyeongkyu JIN, Moojoong KIM, Seong Hun KIM, Hyeon Woo NOH, Sung Je LEE, Hae-Jun LEE, Dong Woo HWANG, In-Guk HWANG
  • Patent number: 11278193
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a micro endoscope camera module, including a first tube body having one or more objective lenses disposed therein; and a second tube body supporting the first tube body at a one side, wherein an image capturing means is disposed to be adjacent to a rear portion of the objective lens inside the second tube body. In addition, the present invention relates to a micro endoscope, in which the above-described micro endoscope camera module is disposed at the tip end of the scope, whereby it is possible to realize a high-quality image acquisition by disposing the image capturing means for image acquisition at the front end of the scope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: HAESUNG OPTICS
    Inventors: Seong Hun Kim, Jae Son Yi
  • Patent number: 11260724
    Abstract: A vehicular air conditioning system includes: a heat pump side refrigerant circulation line including a compressor, a water-cooled heat exchanger, a heat pump mode expansion valve, an air-cooled heat exchanger, an air conditioner mode expansion valve and an evaporator, the heat pump side refrigerant circulation line configured to generate cold energy in the evaporator in an air conditioner mode and to generate heat in the water-cooled heat exchanger in a heat pump mode, the air-cooled heat exchanger configured to allow a refrigerant to exchange heat with an ambient air in the air conditioner mode and the heat pump mode; and a heat exchange air switching part configured to switch the type of the air heat-exchanged in the air-cooled heat exchanger depending on the air conditioner mode or the heat pump mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Seong Hun Kim, Hae Jun Lee, Sung Je Lee
  • Publication number: 20220050593
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising a nonvolatile memory, a memory controller configured to control the nonvolatile memory, and a host connected to the memory controller. In response to a first write signal received from the host, the memory controller is configured to provide the first write signal to the nonvolatile memory, the nonvolatile memory is configured to perform a write operation based on the provided first write signal, generate first metadata based on a result of performing the write operation, and provide the generated first metadata to the host. The host is configured to determine whether to perform garbage collection for the nonvolatile memory using a neural network model trained based on the provided first metadata or the first write signal, provide a garbage collection request signal to the memory controller in response to determining to perform garbage collection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Jung Hoon KIM, Seong Hun KIM, Hong Kug KIM, Won JUNG
  • Patent number: 11117444
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat pump system for a vehicle which can enhance heating performance of a plug-in hybrid vehicle by heating engine coolant necessary for heating using a refrigerant cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Seong Hun Kim, Hae Jun Lee, Sung Je Lee
  • Publication number: 20210275006
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ultra-small endoscope camera module comprising: a first tube body having one or more object lenses; and a second tube body supporting the first tube body from one side, wherein an image capturing means, which is adjacent to the rear of the object lenses, is provided on the inner side of the second tube body. Moreover, the present invention relates to an ultra-small endoscope camera module comprising: a body tube having an accommodation space for fixing and supporting one or more object lenses; a front tube covering the outside of the body tube; an image capturing means disposed on the rear end of the body tube; and a main tube covering the outside of the image capturing means, wherein the outside diameter of the front tube is greater than the outside diameter of the main tube. Moreover, the present invention relates to an ultra-small endoscope characterized by the aforementioned ultra-small endoscope camera module being disposed on the front end of a scope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: HAESUNG OPTICS
    Inventors: Seong Hun KIM, Jae Son YI
  • Patent number: 11062496
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a motion modeling method and device using a virtual joint sphere. The motion modeling method using the virtual joint sphere includes (a) modeling a 3D virtual character, wherein the 3D virtual character sets a virtual joint sphere for each body part; and (b) forming a trajectory for a motion of a target body part of the 3D virtual character as a specific motion is performed on a surface of the virtual joint sphere assigned to the target body part, when reconstructing the motion of the 3D virtual character according to the specific motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: CHUNG ANG UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Young Ho Chai, Seong Hun Kim
  • Publication number: 20210142545
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a motion modeling method and device using a virtual joint sphere. The motion modeling method using the virtual joint sphere includes (a) modeling a 3D virtual character, wherein the 3D virtual character sets a virtual joint sphere for each body part; and (b) forming a trajectory for a motion of a target body part of the 3D virtual character as a specific motion is performed on a surface of the virtual joint sphere assigned to the target body part, when reconstructing the motion of the 3D virtual character according to the specific motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Young Ho CHAI, Seong Hun KIM
  • Publication number: 20210123636
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrical equipment cooling system for a vehicle. For this, an embodiment relates to an electrical equipment cooling system for a vehicle, in which a condenser 300 and a fan unit 400 are disposed to be tilted with respect to a direction in which a running wind is inhaled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Hae Jun LEE, Hyeong Kyu JIN, Seong Hun KIM
  • Publication number: 20210093174
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a micro endoscope camera module, including a first tube body having one or more objective lenses disposed therein; and a second tube body supporting the first tube body at a one side, wherein an image capturing means is disposed to be adjacent to a rear portion of the objective lens inside the second tube body. In addition, the present invention relates to a micro endoscope, in which the above-described micro endoscope camera module is disposed at the tip end of the scope, whereby it is possible to realize a high-quality image acquisition by disposing the image capturing means for image acquisition at the front end of the scope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: HAESUNG OPTICS
    Inventors: Seong Hun KIM, Jae Son YI
  • Patent number: 10935288
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a condenser, and more particularly, to a condenser in which a configuration and an assembly are simplified by forming a condensation region in which plates are stacked and refrigerant is condensed and a super cooling region in which the refrigerant is supercooled, arranging a connection plate to which a gas-liquid separator is coupled between the condensation region and the super cooling region, and forming the refrigerant and cooling water to flow between the condensation region and the super cooling region, in a water cooling condenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Sang Yong Rhee, Jun-Il Jang, Seong Hun Kim, Hyun Keun Shin
  • Patent number: 10899495
    Abstract: Provided is a storage unit for welding wire including an outer case in which an outer bottom supporting part is formed in a lower end thereof and a wire accommodation part configured to store a wound welding wire is formed therein, a bottom part seated on and coupled to the outer bottom supporting part, and an inner case configured to come into close contact with an inner surface of the outer case and having an inner bottom supporting part seated on the bottom part, formed in a lower portion thereof, wherein the outer case includes a strength reinforcement part and a shock absorption part formed at an inner side of the strength reinforcement part to absorb a shock from the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: KISWEL LTD.
    Inventors: Seong Hun Kim, A Ra Na
  • Patent number: 10858173
    Abstract: Provided is a strap guide including: a first module including a first base, a strap boss formed on the first base and including a first slot through which a strap passes, and at least one protrusion accommodation part located at an outer circumferential portion of the strap boss and including a bore; and a second module having a second base, a second slot formed in the second base, and at least one coupling protrusion located at an outer circumferential portion of the second slot and configured to form a pair with the protrusion accommodation part, wherein the first module and the second module are coupled to form an opening having a single closed surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: KISWEL LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Uk Song, Sang Woo Lee, Seong Hun Kim, Byoung Joon Jang
  • Patent number: 10773699
    Abstract: A cylinder apparatus for a brake may include: a piston configured to reciprocate in a cylinder body; a rod coaxially coupled to the piston; a stopper disposed in the cylinder body with the rod penetrated and inserted into the stopper; and an elastic member disposed between the piston and the stopper and configured to elastically support the piston in a direction away from the stopper. The piston and the rod may be integrally formed by injection molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myeon Gyu Cha, Seong Hun Kim
  • Publication number: 20200277207
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid system for water treatment, desalination, and chemical production. The hybrid system of the present invention includes a photoanode, an anode chamber, an anion exchange membrane, a middle chamber, a cation exchange membrane, a cathode chamber, and a cathode. In the middle chamber, saltwater or seawater is desalinated by photoelectrochemical electrodialysis. Chloride ions are generated during the desalination, transferred to the anode chamber, and activated by the photoanode. In the anode chamber, wastewater is treated by the activated chloride ions. In the cathode chamber, at least one chemical species selected from the group consisting of water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide is reduced by electrons supplied from the photoanode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Kyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Hyun Woong PARK, Seong Hun KIM
  • Publication number: 20200171917
    Abstract: A vehicular air conditioning system includes: a heat pump side refrigerant circulation line including a compressor, a water-cooled heat exchanger, a heat pump mode expansion valve, an air-cooled heat exchanger, an air conditioner mode expansion valve and an evaporator, the heat pump side refrigerant circulation line configured to generate cold energy in the evaporator in an air conditioner mode and to generate heat in the water-cooled heat exchanger in a heat pump mode, the air-cooled heat exchanger configured to allow a refrigerant to exchange heat with an ambient air in the air conditioner mode and the heat pump mode; and a heat exchange air switching part configured to switch the type of the air heat-exchanged in the air-cooled heat exchanger depending on the air conditioner mode or the heat pump mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Seong Hun KIM, Hae Jun LEE, Sung Je LEE
  • Publication number: 20200122558
    Abstract: A cover for a door frame includes: a sealing member mounted to the door frame; and an inner cover covering at least a portion of the sealing member and at least a portion of the door frame, where a portion of the corner cover is embedded in the sealing member so that the inner cover and the sealing member form a unitary one-piece structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jee Hoon Seong, Jeong Hyeon Kim, Yong Hyun Nam, Seong Hun Kim, In Hyo Yun, Jun Ho Lee, Je Hyoung Chun, Young Hak Kim