Patents by Inventor Seung Hyeok Chang
Seung Hyeok Chang 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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Publication number: 20240067135Abstract: A sensor cleaning device includes a sensor cover configured to cover an outer surface of a sensor lens. The sensor cleaning device also includes a moving unit configured to support the sensor cover and move the sensor cover between a first position and a second position. The sensor lens is covered by the sensor cover positioned at the first position and uncovered by the sensor cover positioned at the second position. The sensor cleaning device also includes a cleaning unit configured to clean an outer surface of the sensor cover upon the sensor cover being moved to the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Ki Hong Lee, Jong Min Park, Seung Hyeok Chang
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Publication number: 20240004252Abstract: A smart glass transmittance control system includes: a smart glass that decreases transmittance of the smart glass in response to the quantity of light introduced and increases the transmittance of the smart glass when electric power is applied; a power supply unit to supply the electric power to the smart glass; a control unit to control supply of the electric power from the power supply unit to the smart glass in order to control the transmittance of the smart glass according to a user request. In particular, the control unit controls the supply of the electric power from the power supply unit to the smart glass based on the driving environment of a vehicle, the quantity of light from an external light source, or the driving environment condition of the smart glass.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Jong Min Park, Seung Hyeok Chang, Ki Hong Lee, Nak Kyoung Kong
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Patent number: 11803093Abstract: A smart glass transmittance control system includes: a smart glass that decreases transmittance of the smart glass in response to the quantity of light introduced and increases the transmittance of the smart glass when electric power is applied; a power supply unit to supply the electric power to the smart glass; a control unit to control supply of the electric power from the power supply unit to the smart glass in order to control the transmittance of the smart glass according to a user request. In particular, the control unit controls the supply of the electric power from the power supply unit to the smart glass based on the driving environment of a vehicle, the quantity of light from an external light source, or the driving environment condition of the smart glass.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Jong Min Park, Seung Hyeok Chang, Ki Hong Lee, Nak Kyoung Kong
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Patent number: 11784391Abstract: The heating wire structure for glass includes a sheet of glass in a vehicle having a battery located within the vehicle and configured to apply power to heating wires located on the glass according to a user request, the heating wires located in one direction on the glass and connected to terminals of the battery in series, vertical bars located at both ends of the glass so that the heating wires are connected to the vertical bars, antenna lines connected to the antenna, at least some of the antenna lines including intersection points formed by intersecting the heating wires, and a ceramic layer formed at intersecting areas between the heating wire lines and the antenna lines to be located between the heating wire lines and the antenna lines.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, KCC GLASS CORPORATIONInventors: Nak Kyoung Kong, Jong Min Park, Kang Sun Lee, Ki Hong Lee, Chan Joo Moon, Seung Hyeok Chang, Kuk Bum Lee, Eun Ho Lee, Chan Hee Lee
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Patent number: 11731588Abstract: An exterior camera lens cleaning system for a vehicle may include: a base unit fixed to the vehicle; a housing unit configured to be rotatable with respect to the base unit; a camera unit including a camera module, the camera unit at least partially inserted into the housing unit and configured to move in a longitudinal direction of the housing unit; a wiper disposed on an inside surface of the housing unit so as to face the camera module; and a control unit configured to receive video data through the camera module, to control a rotation operation of the housing unit based on a state of the vehicle, and to control an extension operation of the camera unit. The camera unit may be interlocked with the housing unit, and when the housing unit is rotated by the control unit, the camera unit may be configured to move horizontally in the longitudinal direction of the housing unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, SL CorporationInventors: Jong Min Park, Nak Kyoung Kong, Sang Hyun Jung, Ki Hong Lee, Da Sol Yu, Seung Hyeok Chang, Yeong Kook Cho, Yong Hwan Kim, Won Bin Kim
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Patent number: 11724649Abstract: A camera monitoring system and a method of controlling the same are provided. The camera monitoring system includes a camera assembly that captures an image of an outer side surface of a vehicle and a mirror assembly disposed to overlap at least a portion of the camera assembly. A driver performs deployment and folding of the camera assembly and the mirror assembly. A controller operates the driver in response to an input of the deployment or folding of the camera assembly and the mirror assembly and determines a failure of the camera assembly. The camera assembly and the mirror assembly are moved based on a single drive shaft, and the controller deploys or folds the camera assembly and the mirror assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Nak Kyoung Kong, Jong Min Park, Ki Hong Lee, Seung Sik Han, Seung Hyeok Chang, Yong Hwan Kim, Yeong Kook Cho, Chang Byung Ryu
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Patent number: 11718145Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system of a vehicle. The HVAC system includes: an air-conditioning unit including a blower, a heater unit, and a cooling unit, and a temperature adjustment door making conditioned-air pass through the heater unit or the cooling unit; and an air-conditioning channel unit including a plurality of discharge channels, through which the conditioned-air is discharged from the air-conditioning unit to specific seats or interior air is returned to the specific seats. The air-conditioning channel unit further includes doors disposed in the plurality of discharge channels so as to control discharging of the conditioned-air to the specific seats and returning of the conditioned-air from the specific seats to re-circulate.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Dong Ho Kwon, Seung Hyeok Chang, Dae Ig Jung, Gee Young Shin
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Patent number: 11713025Abstract: An air blowing apparatus is oriented toward a windshield glass of a vehicle and includes an air fan assembly located adjacent to the windshield glass and an air nozzle connected to the air fan assembly via a duct such that a fluid flows therebetween. The air nozzle is located so as to be opposite the windshield glass and is configured to adjust the pressure and angle at which air is discharged toward the windshield glass in accordance with the driving environment of a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC.Inventors: Jong Min Park, Nak Kyoung Kong, Seung Hyeok Chang, Ki Hong Lee, Jae Hyoung Kim, Heung Hwan Lim
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Patent number: 11698179Abstract: A lighting apparatus of vehicles may include a light source unit of emitting light; a first reflection unit of reflecting light incident from the light source unit to discharge the reflected light outside the first reflection unit; a second reflection unit rotatably provided between the light source unit and the first reflection unit to reflect light for allowing light emitted by the light source unit to move to the first reflection unit or blocking the light such that the light is not moved to the first reflection unit and reflecting the light at a position different from the first reflection unit to discharge the light outside depending on a rotational position of the second reflection unit; and a driving unit connected to the second reflection unit and configured of adjusting the rotational position of the second reflection unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, SL CorporationInventors: Jung Wook Lim, Byoung Suk Ahn, Ki Hong Lee, Seung Hyeok Chang, Jung Hee Seo, Ji Yeon Kim, Yoo Jin Son, Jong Young Kim, Jin Sik Nam, Dong Hyun Go, Mi Hyang Park
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Patent number: 11697324Abstract: A roof vent includes a roof disposed on a vehicle and a vent assembly. The vent assembly includes at least one vent unit disposed on the roof and configured to be popped up to the interior of the vehicle, a driving unit driving the vent unit, and at least one rack unit applying driving force of the driving unit to the vent unit. The vent unit is popped up or tilted by the driving unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC., DAEHAN SOLUTION CO., LTD.Inventors: Min Ho Cho, Jin Ho Hwang, Hye Kyung Kim, Seung Hyeok Chang, Choong Ho Kwon, Geun Heung Kim, Woo Hyuk Kim, Soon Kyu Lee
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Patent number: 11679643Abstract: A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system of a vehicle is provided. The system replaces a cooling water circuit having a complex configuration and a separate heat pump system for recovering waste heat of an electric vehicle by changing an air flow path for supplying heating and cooling air and secures an indoor space by disposing an HVAC in an engine room.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Gee Young Shin, Dae Ig Jung, Seung Hyeok Chang, Dong Ho Kwon
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Patent number: 11635319Abstract: A device for monitoring a liquid level of a liquid storage tank for a vehicle is capable of improving sensing sensitivity of a liquid level sensor by employing a structure capable of amplifying an electromotive force, which is generated by an electrode, at an electromotive force amplification layer including a carbon micro coil (CMC) and accurately sensing a frozen state of a liquid to perform a heating function so as to resolve the frozen state of the liquid.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Omron Automotive Electronics Korea Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong Min Park, Nak Kyoung Kong, Seung Hyeok Chang, Ki Hong Lee, Young Sun Seo
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Patent number: 11628810Abstract: A washer liquid heating device is provided. The device includes a heating unit that is positioned at a lower end of a reservoir. A washer pump is connected to one end of the heating unit and a controller adjusts a heat generation of the heating unit. Accordingly, at least some of washer liquid contained in the reservoir flows into the heating unit and is then discharged to the washer pump.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2018Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, DY Auto CORPInventors: Nak Kyoung Kong, Jong Min Park, Ki Hong Lee, Young Ik Cho, Seung Hyeok Chang, Jong Wook Lee, Jong Hyun Jin
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Patent number: 11577664Abstract: A pop-up apparatus for a camera mirror system disposed inside a panel of a body of a vehicle includes a camera mirror assembly to provide a rear view of a vehicle, a camera mirror housing disposed to enclose the camera mirror system and configured to move to an outside of the panel, and a camera mirror frame configured to receive a driving force from a driving unit. The driving unit opens a cover of the panel while driving the camera mirror assembly to move to the outside of the panel through an opened portion of the panel in linkage with the camera mirror frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Nak Kyoung Kong, Seung Hyeok Chang, Hyeon Jo, Ki Hong Lee, Jong Min Park
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Patent number: 11500066Abstract: A LiDAR-integrated lamp device for a vehicle, wherein a headlamp and a LiDAR system are mounted at the same position, such that the layout may be reduced and the number of parts may be decreased by sharing and combining parts, reducing the manufacturing cost.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Seung Hyeok Chang, Jung Wook Lim, Ki Hong Lee
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Patent number: 11497087Abstract: A heating wire apparatus for a vehicle safety glass includes: a plurality of bus bars located at a periphery of the vehicle safety glass; a plurality of heating wires having a serial pattern between the plurality of bus bars; and a battery that applies a voltage to the plurality of heating wires.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, KCC GLASS CORPORATIONInventors: Nak Kyoung Kong, Jong Min Park, Ki Hong Lee, Kang Sun Lee, Seung Hyeok Chang, Kuk Bum Lee, Eun Ho Lee, Chan Hee Lee
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Patent number: 11475871Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device for reducing noise using a sound meta-material. The device for reducing noise includes a sound-absorbing layer configured to absorb noise generated from a sound source, a buffer layer configured to buffer an impact, and a meta-material panel layer disposed between the sound-absorbing layer and the buffer layer. The meta-material panel layer is configured with a unit cell formed by stacking one or more block cells, and one or more unit cells are disposed on a plane of the meta-material panel layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Ajou University Industry-Academic Cooperation FoundationInventors: Jin Ho Hwang, Dae Ig Jung, Min Ho Cho, Seung Hyeok Chang, Jin Woo Lee, Jong Kyeom Lee, Min Ho Kim
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Patent number: 11458817Abstract: An air conditioning system provides inside air conditioning and performs the function of cleaning the inside air, so that the inside air is maintained to be pleasant. The air cleaning time of cleaning the inside air is decreased, so the possibility of moisture generated on an inside window due to the air cleaning is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Hanon SystemsInventors: Dong Ho Kwon, Dae Ig Jung, Gee Young Shin, Seung Hyeok Chang, Seong Seok Han, Soo Byeong Nam, Jae Kyun Kim
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Patent number: 11427162Abstract: A contaminant removal apparatus for windshields includes: driving belts located at both side surfaces of a windshield; a drive unit configured to apply driving force to the driving belts; a wiper assembly located on the windshield; rotary rollers configured to be shifted along the driving belts; idle gears located at ends of the driving belts to change a rotating direction of the rotary rollers; frame connection shafts coupled to both ends of the wiper assembly and located within the rotary rollers so as to contact the idle gears to change the rotating direction of the rotary rollers; and a controller configured to change a rotating direction of the rotary rollers when the idle gears and the frame connection shafts contact.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Nak Kyoung Kong, Seung Hyeok Chang, Jong Min Park, Ki Hong Lee
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Patent number: 11383579Abstract: An air conditioning system for a vehicle and a control method thereof may include a temperature detector; an air conditioning actuator including a cooling device and a blower; and a controller connected to the temperature detector and the air conditioning actuator and including: a load determination portion determining an air conditioning load based on factors including an internal temperature or an external temperature of a vehicle detected by the temperature detector; a storage portion storing a control map that controls the air conditioning actuator according to the air conditioning load; and an update portion updating a control value, pre-stored in the control map, of the air conditioning actuator for the air conditioning load to a demand value of a user when receiving the demand value of the user for the air conditioning actuator.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hanon SystemsInventors: Gee Young Shin, Dong Ho Kwon, Dae Ig Jung, Seung Hyeok Chang, Jeong Hoon Lee, Joong Jae Kim