Patents by Inventor Jong Woo SHIM

Jong Woo SHIM 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: 11981187
    Abstract: An embodiment hook assembly for a door curtain to be installed on a door panel of a vehicle, the hook assembly includes a hook body installed to penetrate a through hole formed in the door panel, and a hook pin having an upper end hinge-connected to an upper portion of the hook body, wherein in a state in which an upper portion of the hook pin is completely inserted into the hook body, a part of the hook body is in an opened state and the hook body is locked to a circumference of the through hole such that the hook body is fastened to the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, NIFCO KOREA INC.
    Inventors: Min-Jung Kim, Jong-Woo Shim, Do-Won Kim, Yoo-Sung Doh
  • Publication number: 20240124063
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes a roof side assembly connecting upper end portions of pillars of a vehicle body in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, the roof side assembly forming an A-pillar itself, a mounting bracket fixing the roof side assembly to a lower vehicle body, and an external garnish coupled to an outside of the roof side assembly, wherein the roof side assembly includes a pipe extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, the pipe including a closed cross-section, and a molding member injection-molded with the pipe inserted thereinto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Do Hoi KIM, Jong Woo SHIM, You Jin PARK, Jae Sup BYUN, Jang Ho KIM
  • Patent number: 11692569
    Abstract: A fastener assembly includes a head unit, a fastening part allowing a lower end of the head unit to be coupled thereto, and a fixing part allowing an upper end of the head unit to be inserted thereinto. The head unit includes a head part inserted into an insertion hole of the fixing part, and a guide part configured to be inserted into a longitudinal hole formed in the fastening part and to be in contact with a rear surface of the fastening part, the guide part being configured to be inserted into the longitudinal hole and be rotated such that the head unit is coupled to the fastening part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jong Woo Shim, Se Min Moon, Kyoung Ho Lee, Kwang Ok Jeon, Sun Joo Kim
  • Publication number: 20230069762
    Abstract: This application relates to a hook assembly for a door curtain of a vehicle. The hook assembly is installed on a door panel to which a door curtain is hooked and fixed. The hook assembly includes a hook body installed to pass through a through-hole formed in the door panel in a load direction due to the door curtain, and a hook pin engaged with the hook body in a direction perpendicular to the load direction due to the door curtain. When the hook pin is engaged with the hook body, the hook body is supported in the through-hole in an engaged direction of the hook pin and one side of the hook body is pressed against a circumference of the through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC.
    Inventors: Do-Won Kim, Jong-Woo Shim, Min-Jung Kim, Yoo-Sung Doh
  • Publication number: 20230008103
    Abstract: An embodiment hook assembly for a door curtain to be installed on a door panel of a vehicle, the hook assembly includes a hook body installed to penetrate a through hole formed in the door panel, and a hook pin having an upper end hinge-connected to an upper portion of the hook body, wherein in a state in which an upper portion of the hook pin is completely inserted into the hook body, a part of the hook body is in an opened state and the hook body is locked to a circumference of the through hole such that the hook body is fastened to the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Min-Jung Kim, Jong-Woo Shim, Do-Won Kim, Yoo-Sung Doh
  • Patent number: 11312280
    Abstract: A vehicle carpet and mat fixing device may include an upper mat fastener part; a lower mat fastener part coupled to the upper mat fastener part; an upper carpet fastener part coupled to the lower mat fastener part by an upper carpet fastener protrusion protruding toward the lower mat fastener part; and a lower carpet fastener part coupled to the upper carpet fastener part, wherein the upper mat fastener part is hooked to the lower mat fastener part by an upper mat fastener hook circumferentially formed in the upper mat fastener part to fix a mat, and the lower carpet fastener part is coupled to the upper carpet fastener part by a male hook of the lower carpet fastener part to fix a carpet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: You-Jin Park, Jong-Woo Shim, Sang-Jun Park, Chang-Min Kim
  • Publication number: 20220025916
    Abstract: A fastener assembly includes a head unit, a fastening part allowing a lower end of the head unit to be coupled thereto, and a fixing part allowing an upper end of the head unit to be inserted thereinto. The head unit includes a head part inserted into an insertion hole of the fixing part, and a guide part configured to be inserted into a longitudinal hole formed in the fastening part and to be in contact with a rear surface of the fastening part, the guide part being configured to be inserted into the longitudinal hole and be rotated such that the head unit is coupled to the fastening part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Jong Woo Shim, Se Min Moon, Kyoung Ho Lee, Kwang Ok Jeon, Sun Joo Kim
  • Publication number: 20200164782
    Abstract: A vehicle carpet and mat fixing device may include an upper mat fastener part; a lower mat fastener part coupled to the upper mat fastener part; an upper carpet fastener part coupled to the lower mat fastener part by an upper carpet fastener protrusion protruding toward the lower mat fastener part; and a lower carpet fastener part coupled to the upper carpet fastener part, wherein the upper mat fastener part is hooked to the lower mat fastener part by an upper mat fastener hook circumferentially formed in the upper mat fastener part to fix a mat, and the lower carpet fastener part is coupled to the upper carpet fastener part by a male hook of the lower carpet fastener part to fix a carpet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: You-Jin PARK, Jong-Woo SHIM, Sang-Jun PARK, Chang-Min KIM
  • Patent number: 9629855
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of eye pain, containing a PGE2 synthesis inhibitor. The use of the pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of eye pain according to the present invention, which contains the PGE2 synthesis inhibitor as an active ingredient, makes it possible to alleviate the symptoms of eye pain by selectively inhibiting the PGE2 expression level, and also has the advantages of treating and preventing xerophthalmia and of overcoming and preventing eye discomfort caused by various inflammation-inducing circumstances including following surgery. Also, by using a kit for detecting the amount of PGE2, PGD2 and COX2, the present invention makes it possible to easily diagnose eye-pain symptoms in clinical practice, and can be widely used in checking the state not only of patients having xerophthalmia but also patients following eye surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hyung Keun Lee, Jong Woo Shim
  • Publication number: 20160000809
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of eye pain, containing a PGE2 synthesis inhibitor. The use of the pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of eye pain according to the present invention, which contains the PGE2 synthesis inhibitor as an active ingredient, makes it possible to alleviate the symptoms of eye pain by selectively inhibiting the PGE2 expression level, and also has the advantages of treating and preventing xerophthalmia and of overcoming and preventing eye discomfort caused by various inflammation-inducing circumstances including following surgery. Also, by using a kit for detecting the amount of PGE2, PGD2 and COX2, the present invention makes it possible to easily diagnose eye-pain symptoms in clinical practice, and can be widely used in checking the state not only of patients having xerophthalmia but also patients following eye surgery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Hyung Keun LEE, Jong Woo SHIM