Patents by Inventor Sun Kwon MUN

Sun Kwon MUN 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).

  • Patent number: 11988349
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lamp for a vehicle including a light source that outputs light, a light guide provided on a front side of the light source, and an inner lens provided on a front side of the light guide, the light guide includes an input area, into which the light is input from the light source, a reflection area connected to the input area, extending in one direction, and that totally reflects the light input from the input area, and an output area formed in an opposite direction to the input area with respect to the reflection area, connected to the reflection area, and in which the light reflected by the reflection area travels in a direction that faces the inner lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sun Kwon Mun
  • Publication number: 20240133530
    Abstract: A lamp for a vehicle includes a light source that outputs light, and a multi-facet lens, to which the light output from the light source is input, that outputs the light to an outside after the light passes therethrough, and including a plurality of facets, the multi-facet lens includes a central facet area including a plurality of facets provided in a central area in a leftward/rightward direction, and a peripheral facet area including a plurality of facets provided on one side of the central area in the leftward/rightward direction. Horizontal focuses and vertical focuses of at least some of the plurality of facets provided in the central facet area correspond to each other, and horizontal focuses and vertical focuses of some of the plurality of facets provided in the peripheral facet area are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sun Kwon MUN
  • Patent number: 11885472
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lamp for a vehicle including a light source part that irradiates light, and a shutter unit provided on a front side of the light source part and that shuts at least a portion of the light, the shutter unit includes a plurality of shutter members that are moved in a direction that crosses a forward/rearward direction (F), and the plurality of shutter members are spaced apart from each other along the forward/rearward direction (F).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD., ETENDUE LIGHTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun Kwon Mun, Sun Gu Kang, So Young Lee
  • Patent number: 11719404
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lamp for a vehicle, the lamp including: a light source configured to emit light; and a multi facet lens (MFL) which is provided in front of the light source, and includes a plurality of facets and stepped portions formed in boundary regions between the plurality of facets. At least some of exit surfaces of the plurality of facets have a shape of a portion of an aspherical lens or an anamorphic lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sun Kwon Mun
  • Publication number: 20230050282
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lamp for a vehicle including a light source that outputs light, a light guide provided on a front side of the light source, and an inner lens provided on a front side of the light guide, the light guide includes an input area, into which the light is input from the light source, a reflection area connected to the input area, extending in one direction, and that totally reflects the light input from the input area, and an output area formed in an opposite direction to the input area with respect to the reflection area, connected to the reflection area, and in which the light reflected by the reflection area travels in a direction that faces the inner lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sun Kwon MUN
  • Publication number: 20220403994
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lamp for a vehicle, the lamp including: a light source configured to emit light; and a multi facet lens (MFL) which is provided in front of the light source, and includes a plurality of facets and stepped portions formed in boundary regions between the plurality of facets. At least some of exit surfaces of the plurality of facets have a shape of a portion of an aspherical lens or an anamorphic lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sun Kwon MUN
  • Patent number: 11326757
    Abstract: An optical module of a head lamp including a first light source unit, a first reflection unit configured to concentrate, at a first focal point, light radiated from the first light source unit, a first shield unit positioned in the first focal point, second light source units, a second reflection unit configured to concentrate, at second focal points, light radiated from the second light source units, a second shield unit positioned in the second focal points, a hot zone lens unit positioned on the output side of the first shield unit and configured to form a light distribution pattern parallel to horizontal and vertical directions, by transmitting light radiated from the first shield unit, and a wide zone lens unit positioned on the output side of the second shield unit and configured to form a light distribution pattern spread in the horizontal direction, by transmitting light radiated from the second shield unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sun Kwon Mun
  • Publication number: 20210088196
    Abstract: An optical module of a head lamp including a first light source unit, a first reflection unit configured to concentrate, at a first focal point, light radiated from the first light source unit, a first shield unit positioned in the first focal point, second light source units, a second reflection unit configured to concentrate, at second focal points, light radiated from the second light source units, a second shield unit positioned in the second focal points, a hot zone lens unit positioned on the output side of the first shield unit and configured to form a light distribution pattern parallel to horizontal and vertical directions, by transmitting light radiated from the first shield unit, and a wide zone lens unit positioned on the output side of the second shield unit and configured to form a light distribution pattern spread in the horizontal direction, by transmitting light radiated from the second shield unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Sun Kwon MUN