Patents by Inventor Won Gyum Kim

Won Gyum 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).

  • Patent number: 12130385
    Abstract: A light detection and ranging (“lidar”) sensing device including a sensing light source unit configured to radiate sensing light, a scanner unit configured to reflect the sensing light radiated by the sensing light source unit toward a target and to reflect incident light reflected by the target and integrated with the sensing light source unit, a light-receiving lens configured to transmit the incident light reflected by the scanner unit, a light-receiving reflector configured to reflect the incident light passing through the light-receiving lens, and an optical detection unit on which the incident light reflected by the light-receiving reflector is incident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Gyum Kim, Sung Eun Jo, Kyung Rin Kim, Young Shin Kim
  • Patent number: 12092762
    Abstract: A LiDAR sensing device including: a sensing light source unit configured to radiate sensing light; a light transmitting reflector configured to reflect the sensing light radiated from the sensing light source unit; a scanner unit configured to reflect the sensing light reflected from the light transmitting reflector into a target, and to reflect incident light reflected from the target; a light receiving lens configured to pass the incident light reflected from the scanner unit, and integrated with the light transmitting reflector; a light receiving reflector configured to reflect the incident light passing through the light receiving lens; and an optical detecting unit into which the incident light reflected from the light receiving reflector is incident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Gyum Kim, Young Shin Kim, Kyung Rin Kim, Sung Eun Jo
  • Patent number: 12019183
    Abstract: A LiDAR sensing device may include: a sensing light source unit configured to radiate sensing light; a light transmitting reflector configured to reflect the sensing light radiated from the sensing light source unit; a scanner unit configured to reflect the sensing light reflected from the light transmitting reflector into a target, and to reflect incident light reflected from the target; a light receiving lens configured to pass the incident light reflected from the scanner unit, and integrated with the light transmitting reflector; a light receiving reflector configured to reflect the incident light passing through the light receiving lens; and an optical detecting unit into which the incident light reflected from the light receiving reflector is incident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Gyum Kim, Young Shin Kim, Kyung Rin Kim, Sung Eun Jo
  • Patent number: 11867845
    Abstract: A LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) apparatus for a vehicle including a light emitting unit configured to emit laser light; an angle adjusting unit configured to adjust an emission angle of the laser light emitted from the light emitting unit by reflecting the laser light; a window cover unit installed to discharge the laser light emitted through the angle adjusting unit to the outside of the vehicle; a light receiving unit configured to receive reflected light introduced into the vehicle through the window cover unit; and a moisture removing unit configured to emit far-infrared light using a far-infrared light source to heat the window cover unit through the angle adjusting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Shin Kim, Won Gyum Kim, Kyung Rin Kim, Sung Eun Jo
  • Patent number: 11840204
    Abstract: A cleaner for a lidar sensor may include: a blast pipe unit through which wind generated from a fan of an engine passes; and a lidar sensor installed in the blast pipe unit, wherein foreign matter adhering to the surface of the lidar sensor are removed by wind discharged from the blast pipe unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Rin Kim, Sung Eun Jo, Won Gyum Kim, Young Shin Kim, Min Jae Cho
  • Patent number: 11835654
    Abstract: A light detection and ranging (“lidar”) sensing device including a sensing light source unit configured to radiate sensing light, a scanner unit configured to reflect the sensing light radiated by the sensing light source unit toward a target and to reflect incident light reflected by the target and integrated with the sensing light source unit, a light-receiving lens configured to transmit the incident light reflected by the scanner unit, a light-receiving reflector configured to reflect the incident light passing through the light-receiving lens, and an optical detection unit on which the incident light reflected by the light-receiving reflector is incident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Gyum Kim, Sung Eun Jo, Kyung Rin Kim, Young Shin Kim
  • Patent number: 11828878
    Abstract: A Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) system may include: a transmitter configured to output pulse laser; a reflecting mirror comprising two or more reflecting surfaces to reflect the pulse laser; a driver configured to rotate the reflecting mirror; a path control mirror configured to reflect the pulse laser to the reflecting surfaces of the reflecting mirror to form an optical path of the pulse laser; and a receiver configured to receive the light reflected through the reflecting mirror, and convert the received light into an electrical signal, wherein the reflecting mirror comprises: a first reflecting surface; and a second reflecting surface, wherein the first and second reflecting surfaces are connected to each other at one point, the first reflecting surface and the second reflecting surface have different tilt angles from each other, and the first reflecting surface is tilted in the opposite direction of the second reflecting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Shin Kim, Won Gyum Kim, Kyung Rin Kim, Sung Eun Jo
  • Patent number: 11802944
    Abstract: Provided is a lidar device for a vehicle including an optical transmitter configured to transmit an outgoing optical signal, an optical receiver configured to receive a plurality of return optical signals incident in different directions, at least one temperature sensor configured to identify a temperature of the lidar device, and a processor operatively coupled with the optical transmitter, the optical receiver, and the at least one temperature sensor. The processor is configured to control the optical transmitter to transmit the outgoing optical signal configured to detect an object, receive an object optical signal, reflected by the object, through the optical receiver, identify a temperature of the lidar device through the temperature sensor in response to the identifying of intensity of the object optical signal being less than reference intensity, and adjust a bandpass of an optical filter of the optical receiver based on the temperature of the lidar device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Gyum Kim, Sung Eun Jo, Young Shin Kim, Kyung Rin Kim
  • Patent number: 11774578
    Abstract: An automotive sensor integration module including a plurality of sensors which differ in at least one of a sensing period or an output data format, and a signal processing unit, which simultaneously outputs, as sensing data, pieces of detection data respectively output from the plurality of sensors on the basis of the sensing period of any one of the plurality of sensors, determines whether each region of an outer cover corresponding to a location of each of the plurality of sensors is contaminated on the basis of the pieces of detection data, and outputs a determination result as contamination data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Shin Kim, Won Gyum Kim, Kyung Rin Kim, Sung Eun Jo
  • Patent number: 11740332
    Abstract: Provided is a lidar sensor having a driving motor of which the entire portion is covered under an inclined surface of a scan mirror having an opened bottom surface and an A-shaped cross-section. A rotating shaft of the driving motor may be connected to the bottom of a backing surface disposed under the inclined surface, a magnet may be disposed at the bottom of one or more of the backing surface and a support surface which are connected to the inclined surface of the scan mirror, and a hall sensor may be disposed at the bottom surface of the lidar sensor corresponding to the position where the magnet is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Rin Kim, Sung Eun Jo, Won Gyum Kim, Young Shin Kim
  • Patent number: 11726178
    Abstract: A LIDAR sensor apparatus and a control method thereof. The LIDAR sensor apparatus includes a transmitter configured to transmit a laser, first and second receivers each configured to receive a reflected signal reflected from an object after the laser is transmitted through the transmitter, a control unit configured to calculate first and second distances by performing signal processing on first and second signals received from the first and second receivers after the laser is transmitted through the transmitter, and to calculate an intermediate distance by performing signal processing on an overlapping signal obtained by overlapping the first and second signals, and an output unit configured to output the first and second distances and the intermediate distance calculated by the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Shin Kim, Won Gyum Kim, Kyung Rin Kim, Sung Eun Jo
  • Patent number: 11719793
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning a lidar sensor may include: a signal analyzer configured to distinguish foreign matters adhering to a window cover, using a signal inputted from a laser receiver of a lidar sensor; a cleaner configured to remove the foreign matters adhering to the window cover; and a controller configured to control the cleaner according to the foreign matters distinguished by the signal analyzer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Shin Kim, Kyung Rin Kim, Sung Eun Jo, Won Gyum Kim
  • Patent number: 11703676
    Abstract: An optical receiving module may include: a light transmitting body configured to transmit light; a light incidence part through which light is incident into the light transmitting body; and a plurality of reflectors configured to reflect the light incident from the light incidence part a plurality of times, such that the light is incident toward a light receiver unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Shin Kim, Sung Eun Jo, Kyung Rin Kim, Won Gyum Kim
  • Patent number: 11648590
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus of an object detection sensor including: an environment information acquisition unit configured to acquire surrounding environment information of a vehicle; and a cleaning unit configured to create a cleaning solution mixture based on the surrounding environment information acquired by the environment information acquisition unit, and clean a cover installed on the object detection sensor to protect the object detection sensor from foreign matter by spraying the created cleaning solution mixture onto the cover, in order to prevent a reduction in sensing performance of the object detection sensor due to contamination by the foreign matter. The object detection sensor may sense a target object by transmitting a scan signal to the target object and receiving a sensing signal reflected from the target object, and the scan signal and the sensing signal may be transmitted and received through the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Gyum Kim, Young Shin Kim, Kyung Rin Kim, Sung Eun Jo
  • Patent number: 11624808
    Abstract: Provided is a lidar sensor having a driving motor of which the entire portion is covered under an inclined surface of a scan mirror having an opened bottom surface and an A-shaped cross-section. A rotating shaft of the driving motor may be connected to the bottom of a backing surface disposed under the inclined surface, a magnet may be disposed at the bottom of one or more of the backing surface and a support surface which are connected to the inclined surface of the scan mirror, and a hall sensor may be disposed at the bottom surface of the lidar sensor corresponding to the position where the magnet is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Rin Kim, Sung Eun Jo, Won Gyum Kim, Young Shin Kim
  • Patent number: 11550053
    Abstract: A object detection apparatus may include: an object detection sensor having a cover for protecting the object detection sensor from foreign matter, and configured to sense a target object by transmitting a scan signal to the target object and receiving a sensing signal reflected from the target object; a protection film part including a protection film disposed on an outer surface of the cover to prevent contamination of the cover by foreign matter; and a control unit configured to replace the protection film disposed on the outer surface of the cover through a winding operation for the protection film part when a protection film replacement condition is satisfied due to contamination of the protection film, in order to prevent a reduction in sensing performance of the object detection sensor due to contamination by foreign matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Rin Kim, Sung Eun Jo, Won Gyum Kim, Young Shin Kim, Min Jae Cho
  • Publication number: 20230004764
    Abstract: An automotive sensor integration module including a plurality of sensors which differ in at least one of a sensing period or an output data format, and a signal processing unit, which simultaneously outputs, as sensing data, pieces of detection data respectively output from the plurality of sensors on the basis of the sensing period of any one of the plurality of sensors, determines whether each region of an outer cover corresponding to a location of each of the plurality of sensors is contaminated on the basis of the pieces of detection data, and outputs a determination result as contamination data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Young Shin KIM, Won Gyum KIM, Kyung Rin KIM, Sung Eun JO
  • Patent number: 11494598
    Abstract: An automotive sensor integration module including a plurality of sensors which differ in at least one of a sensing period or an output data format, and a signal processor, which simultaneously outputs, as sensing data, pieces of detection data respectively output from the plurality of sensors on the basis of the sensing period of any one of the plurality of sensors, calculates a reliability value of each of the pieces of detection data on the basis of the pieces of detection data and external environment data, and outputs the reliability value as reliability data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Shin Kim, Kyung Rin Kim, Sung Eun Jo, Won Gyum Kim
  • Patent number: 11479214
    Abstract: A LiDAR sensor may include: a housing; a window cover installed on the housing; a motor mounted in the housing; a rotating shaft rotated by the motor; a guide connected to the rotating shaft and rotated along the surface of the window cover; and a brush mounted on the guide so as to face the window cover, contacted with the window cover, and washing the surface of the window cover with rotation of the guide. The guide may include: a first guide part connected to the rotating shaft; a second guide part rotatably connected to the housing; and a third guide part connected to the first and second guide parts, formed in a U-shape so as to face the window cover, and having the brush mounted thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Eun Jo, Kyung Rin Kim, Won Gyum Kim, Young Shin Kim
  • Patent number: 11443150
    Abstract: An automotive sensor integration module including a plurality of sensors which differ in at least one of a sensing period or an output data format, and a signal processing unit, which simultaneously outputs, as sensing data, pieces of detection data respectively output from the plurality of sensors on the basis of the sensing period of any one of the plurality of sensors, determines whether each region of an outer cover corresponding to a location of each of the plurality of sensors is contaminated on the basis of the pieces of detection data, and outputs a determination result as contamination data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Shin Kim, Won Gyum Kim, Kyung Rin Kim, Sung Eun Jo