Patents by Inventor Kyong-Sik Son

Kyong-Sik Son 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: 8432446
    Abstract: A monitoring camera assembly includes a camera portion, a rear housing, and two front housing. The camera portion for sensing image of a object behind a vehicle including a camera body, a camera lens, and two rotational axles. The rear housing is installed on the license plate and support the camera body, including a pair of axle supports and a pair of fixing extensions. The pair of front housings engages one of the two rotational axles of the camera portion and one of the pair of axle supports rotatably, and includes a supporting groove for keeping the rotational axle in place and a first mechanical fastening device for fastening the front housing to the license plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Inventor: Kyong-Sik Son
  • Patent number: 7909521
    Abstract: A monitoring camera includes a camera portion that senses image of an object, a base and a shooting angle change device that connects the camera portion and the base with magnetic force. The shooting angle change device can change the shooting direction of the camera portion along X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis. The shooting angle change device includes a curved rotation guide surface that is formed on the base, a rotation surface that is formed on the camera portion, a magnet that is provided inside one of the camera portion and the rotation guide surface and an attaching member that is provided inside the other of the camera portion and the rotation guide surface. The rotation surface contacts the rotation guide surface. The rotation surface can be rotated relative to the base. The attaching member is made of magnetic substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Inventor: Kyong-Sik Son
  • Publication number: 20100245572
    Abstract: A monitoring camera assembly includes a camera portion, a rear housing, and two front housing. The camera portion for sensing image of a object behind a vehicle including a camera body, a camera lens, and two rotational axles. The rear housing is installed on the license plate and support the camera body, including a pair of axle supports and a pair of fixing extensions. The pair of front housings engages one of the two rotational axles of the camera portion and one of the pair of axle supports rotatably, and includes a supporting groove for keeping the rotational axle in place and a first mechanical fastening device for fastening the front housing to the license plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventor: Kyong-sik SON
  • Publication number: 20100034530
    Abstract: A monitoring camera includes a camera portion that senses image of an object, a base and a shooting angle change device that connects the camera portion and the base with magnetic force. The shooting angle change device can change the shooting direction of the camera portion along X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis. The shooting angle change device includes a curved rotation guide surface that is formed on the base, a rotation surface that is formed on the camera portion, a magnet that is provided inside one of the camera portion and the rotation guide surface and an attaching member that is provided inside the other of the camera portion and the rotation guide surface. The rotation surface contacts the rotation guide surface. The rotation surface can be rotated relative to the base. The attaching member is made of magnetic substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventor: Kyong-Sik Son
  • Patent number: 7195405
    Abstract: A number plate combination type camera apparatus for rear monitoring of a vehicle includes a revolvable case, a camera, a number plate holder. The revolvable case has an opening and a plurality of mounting axles. The camera having a lens is provided in the revolvable case, and the lens is exposed through the opening of the revolvable case. The number plate holder has a rim with front and rear plates, a first opening for exposing part of the number plate, a second opening for exposing the lens of the camera, a case-mounting portion for mounting the revolvable case, a case-axle receptacle for fixing the mounting axle of the revolvable case, and a plurality of fixing devices. The case-mounting portion is formed integrally with the plate holder, and the case-axle receptacle is provided on the rear plate of the rim of the plate holder toward the direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Inventor: Kyong-Sik Son
  • Publication number: 20060257136
    Abstract: A number plate combination type camera apparatus for rear monitoring of a vehicle includes a revolvable case, a camera, a number plate holder. The revolvable case has an opening and a plurality of mounting axles. The camera having a lens is provided in the revolvable case, and the lens is exposed through the opening of the revolvable case. The number plate holder has a rim with front and rear plates, a first opening for exposing part of the number plate, a second opening for exposing the lens of the camera, a case-mounting portion for mounting the revolvable case, a case-axle receptacle for fixing the mounting axle of the revolvable case, and a plurality of fixing devices. The case-mounting portion is formed integrally with the plate holder, and the case-axle receptacle is provided on the rear plate of the rim of the plate holder toward the direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventor: Kyong-Sik Son
  • Patent number: D578049
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Inventor: Kyong-Sik Son
  • Patent number: D596545
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Inventor: Kyong-sik Son