Patents by Inventor Dong Won Yeon

Dong Won Yeon 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: 20130062901
    Abstract: A structure for exchanging an air filter for a vehicle, may include the air filter accommodated in an air conditioning device, and a glove box housing provided on a dashboard and having an accommodation space formed therein, wherein the air filter exchanging portion may be formed on the glove box housing inside thereof to communicate with the air filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Dong Won Yeon
  • Patent number: 8240703
    Abstract: An airbag door connecting structure of a passenger seat of a vehicle may include a crash pad formed with interior finishing material of a dash board extending over a front surface of a passenger seat; a housing disposed to a lower portion of the crash pad, wherein a space is defined between the housing and the crash pad in which a passenger airbag (PAB) is installed; a chute coupled to the crash pad by vibration welding outside the housing and couples the housing to the crash pad; and an airbag door disposed in the chute and covering the space of the housing, the airbag door having a hinge portion which is bent inwards so as to elastically rotate about a coupling portion of the hinge portion outwards by the passenger airbag in a crash accident of the vehicle, wherein the coupling portion is coupled to the housing and to the chute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignees: Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Mobis Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Won Yeon, Sug Dae Chang
  • Publication number: 20110048673
    Abstract: An air-conditioner for a vehicle may include a casing including an internal space therein, wherein the internal space communicates with an upper outlet formed in a side of the casing, an evaporator and a heating member installed in the casing, a partition wall partitioning a portion of the internal space behind the heating member into an upper space and a lower space, wherein the upper space includes at least a floor duct inlet and the lower space receives the heating member therein to form an upward flowing path which guides air from the heating member toward the upper outlet, a floor duct coupled to the upper space to communicate the at least a floor duct inlet with the outside, and a floor door installed in the casing to selectively open the upper space and/or a flowing path fluid-connecting the evaporator and the heating member to the upper outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Ho KIM, Dong Won Yeon, In Uk Hwang
  • Publication number: 20100295275
    Abstract: An airbag door connecting structure of a passenger seat of a vehicle may include a crash pad formed with interior finishing material of a dash board extending over a front surface of a passenger seat; a housing disposed to a lower portion of the crash pad, wherein a space is defined between the housing and the crash pad in which a passenger airbag (PAB) is installed; a chute coupled to the crash pad by vibration welding outside the housing and couples the housing to the crash pad; and an airbag door disposed in the chute and covering the space of the housing, the airbag door having a hinge portion which is bent inwards so as to elastically rotate about a coupling portion of the hinge portion outwards by the passenger airbag in a crash accident of the vehicle, wherein the coupling portion is coupled to the housing and to the chute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Dong Won Yeon, Sug Dae Chang
  • Publication number: 20090107158
    Abstract: An automotive cooling system, which comprises a housing, a radiator unit, and a circulating fan, is disclosed. The housing has a water tank for supplying water. The radiator unit has external air radiating fins emitting heat of vaporization of the water through a flow of air introduced from outside the vehicle, and internal air radiating fins exchanging heat with air circulating through an interior of the vehicle, and is installed on the housing. The circulating fan is installed in the housing in order to circulate the air in the interior of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seung Hyun Youn, Dong Won Yeon, Nak Sup Sung
  • Publication number: 20040203333
    Abstract: The defroster device that is capable of reducing a resistance of air flow is provided. The defroster device comprises an air conditioning unit, a front defroster nozzle, and a side defroster nozzle. The air conditioning unit has an air outlet that is divided into at least two portions. The front defroster nozzle has a first left nozzle and a first right nozzle that have air passageways respectively communicating with the divided portion of the air outlet of the air conditioning unit, and the side defroster nozzle has a second left nozzle and a second right nozzle that have air passageways respectively communicating with the divided portion of the air outlet of the air conditioning unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventor: Dong Won Yeon