Patents by Inventor Young Chui Kim

Young Chui 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: 10988131
    Abstract: A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), which has an engine and a motor and travels using a power of the engine and an electric power of the motor, includes: a battery configured to supply a drive energy of the motor; a battery sensor configured to measure a state of charge (SOC) of the battery; and a controller configured to estimate an average mileage per cycle established using traveling information of the vehicle, estimate an average SOC per cycle using the measured SOC, and control a reference power needed for driving the engine according to the estimated average mileage and the estimated average SOC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Joon Kim, Young Chui Kim, Leehyoung Cho, Dong Ho Yang
  • Publication number: 20180170348
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a storage configured to store navigation information, a communication module configured to receive current location information, a power apparatus configured to generate a driving force and to adjust the generated driving force, and a controller configured to acquire, if a cruise control mode is input, information about a location at which an event occurs based on the navigation information, and to control operation of the power apparatus based on the current location information and the information about the location at which the event occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sang Joon Kim, Leehyoung Cho, Young Chui Kim, Dong Ho Yang