Patents by Inventor Joo Nam KIM

Joo Nam 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).

  • Publication number: 20240158019
    Abstract: A vehicle frame assembly includes a front cross member provided at the front of a cabin and extending in a widthwise direction of a vehicle, a front side member having one end connected to the front cross member and having another end extending rearwards of the front cross member, a fender member having one end connected to the front cross member and having another end extending outwardly upwards of the vehicle, and a connection joint connected to an end portion of the front cross member, having formed therein an inner space, and allowing the front cross member, the front side member, and the fender member to be interconnected in the inner space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seung Min Kang, Joo Nam Kim
  • Publication number: 20240149952
    Abstract: A body for a vehicle is proposed. The body includes an A pillar upper member supporting a front glass of the vehicle, an A pillar lower member disposed under the A pillar upper member and extending in a vertical direction of the vehicle, a cowl cross member extending in a width direction of the vehicle, and a joint provided on a front side of a vehicle cockpit, provided between a lower end of the A pillar upper member, an upper end of the A pillar lower member, and an end of the cowl cross member, and connected to each of the lower end of the A pillar upper member, the upper end of the A pillar lower member, and the end of the cowl cross member to form a load path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Seung Min Kang, Joo Nam Kim
  • Publication number: 20170368929
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle may include a battery and a fuel tank, wherein the battery is mounted in a space defined under a body floor, on which a double seat is disposed, and the fuel tank is disposed over an upper end portion of a rear-wheel suspension and a rear of a body cross member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Bu Yeol RYU, Ji Hoon Woo, Joo Yeon Kim, Joo Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 9849769
    Abstract: A structure for mounting a battery and a spare tire may include a battery bracket fixing the battery to an accommodating compartment recessed in a rear floor of a vehicle, and a tire mounting bracket fastened to the spare tire, disposed at an upper side of the battery, through a tire bolt, and fixing the spare tire to the rear floor, in which the battery bracket and the tire mounting bracket are separated so that a load applied to the spare tire is not transmitted to the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Joo-Nam Kim, Ji-Ho Choi, Dong-Wook Kim
  • Publication number: 20170210217
    Abstract: A structure for mounting a battery and a spare tire may include a battery bracket fixing the battery to an accommodating compartment recessed in a rear floor of a vehicle, and a tire mounting bracket fastened to the spare tire, disposed at an upper side of the battery, through a tire bolt, and fixing the spare tire to the rear floor, in which the battery bracket and the tire mounting bracket are separated so that a load applied to the spare tire is not transmitted to the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Joo-Nam KIM, Ji-Ho CHOI, Dong-Wook KIM
  • Publication number: 20160161372
    Abstract: A vehicle prototype for a crash test includes a vehicle coupling part connected to a test specimen, which is a part of an actual vehicle body. A main body is connected to the actual vehicle coupling part and crashes together with the test specimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Soo Heung EOM, Hyun Sik KIM, Joo Nam KIM, Seong Su SHIN
  • Patent number: 8528966
    Abstract: A shock absorber mounting portion structure of a vehicle may include a quarter panel, a wheel housing inner panel coupled to the top of the quarter panel to form a wheel house, an inner support member coupled to an upper surface of the wheel housing inner panel and a portion of the quarter panel to form a closed space together with the wheel housing inner panel and the quarter panel, wherein the portion of the quarter panel may be disposed above the top of the quarter panel, an outer support member coupled to the quarter panel to form a closed space together with the quarter panel to correspond to the inner support member around the quarter panel, and a mounting bracket of which the top may be coupled to the wheel housing inner panel through a horizontal bonding surface so as to support the top of a shock absorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Joo Nam Kim
  • Publication number: 20130082482
    Abstract: A shock absorber mounting portion structure of a vehicle may include a quarter panel, a wheel housing inner panel coupled to the top of the quarter panel to form a wheel house, an inner support member coupled to an upper surface of the wheel housing inner panel and a portion of the quarter panel to form a closed space together with the wheel housing inner panel and the quarter panel, wherein the portion of the quarter panel may be disposed above the top of the quarter panel, an outer support member coupled to the quarter panel to form a closed space together with the quarter panel to correspond to the inner support member around the quarter panel, and a mounting bracket of which the top may be coupled to the wheel housing inner panel through a horizontal bonding surface so as to support the top of a shock absorber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Joo Nam KIM