Patents by Inventor Seong Min An

Seong Min An 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: 20250206105
    Abstract: An air vent for a vehicle includes a housing provided with an air outlet, a front wing module mounted within the housing and configured to adjust air discharged through the air outlet in left and right directions, a rear wing module mounted within the housing by being spaced apart from the front wing module and configured to adjust air discharged through the air outlet in up and down directions, and a manipulation module connected to the front wing module and to the rear wing module from outside the housing by being spaced apart from the air outlet, and configured to adjust air discharged through the air outlet in left and right or up and down directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Seong Min An, Dong Chan Kim, Kwang Woon Cho, Yong Seok Park, Byung Jo Kim, Chun Ha Kim
  • Patent number: 12285992
    Abstract: A temperature control system of a vehicle of delivering goods includes a first loading compartment located in the vehicle, a second loading compartment located separately from the first loading compartment, a temperature regulation unit connected in fluid communication with the first loading compartment and the second loading compartment such that a fluid may flow therebetween, a first air discharge door located in the first loading compartment, a second air discharge door located in the second loading compartment, and a controller configured to control operation of the temperature regulation unit in response to setting of temperatures of the first loading compartment and the second loading compartment, and to control opening and closing of the first air discharge door and the second air discharge door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Byoung Hyun Ji, Seong Min An, Yoon Hyung Lee, Sang Shin Lee
  • Patent number: 12252002
    Abstract: A coolant connection structure includes an upper body fastened to an upper end portion of the vehicle, a lower body positioned at a lower end portion of the upper body, a floor panel formed between the upper body and the lower body, and a joint module positioned at the floor panel and fluidly connected to a coolant tank positioned at the lower body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Yoon Hyung Lee, Sang Shin Lee, Byoung Hyun Ji, Seong Min An, Gee Young Shin, Dong Ho Kwon
  • Publication number: 20230181777
    Abstract: An HVAC system including a sterilization unit is provided, wherein in one embodiment the sterilization unit is located within the HVAC system. The sterilization unit includes a housing configured to envelop an outer side surface of the sterilization unit, an irradiation unit located on one side surface of the housing, and reflection units located in the housing so as to face the irradiation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Sang Shin Lee, Seong Min AN, Yoon Hyung LEE, Byoung Hyun JI
  • Publication number: 20230099242
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an air vent structure and, more specifically, to a slim air vent structure provided in a vehicle interior and using a Coanda effect. The air vent structure includes a collection plate disposed on a first side in a passage through which air flows. An inclined surface is disposed on a second side that is opposite to the first side, and the inclined surface has an inclination. A projection is configured to be retractable from the inclined surface. A volume of the projection, protruding from the inclined surface, is adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, (IUCF-HYU) Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
    Inventors: Yoon Hyung Lee, Yong Chul Kim, Seong Min An, Se Jin Yook, Su Hoon Park
  • Publication number: 20230040836
    Abstract: A temperature control system of a vehicle of delivering goods includes a first loading compartment located in the vehicle, a second loading compartment located separately from the first loading compartment, a temperature regulation unit connected in fluid communication with the first loading compartment and the second loading compartment such that a fluid may flow therebetween, a first air discharge door located in the first loading compartment, a second air discharge door located in the second loading compartment, and a controller configured to control operation of the temperature regulation unit in response to setting of temperatures of the first loading compartment and the second loading compartment, and to control opening and closing of the first air discharge door and the second air discharge door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Byoung Hyun Ji, Seong Min An, Yoon Hyung Lee, Sang Shin Lee
  • Publication number: 20230025914
    Abstract: A coolant connection structure includes an upper body fastened to an upper end portion of the vehicle, a lower body positioned at a lower end portion of the upper body, a floor panel formed between the upper body and the lower body, and a joint module positioned at the floor panel and fluidly connected to a coolant tank positioned at the lower body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Yoon Hyung LEE, Sang Shin Lee, Byoung Hyun Ji, Seong Min An, Gee Young Shin, Dong Ho Kwon