Patents by Inventor Sang Man Seo

Sang Man Seo 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: 20240174151
    Abstract: An embodiment vehicle seat includes a seatback configured to support an occupant's upper body, the seatback including an upper seatback part and a lower seatback part, wherein the upper seatback part includes a tilting part pivotably hinged onto the lower seatback part so as to be tiltable forward and backward with respect to the lower seatback part as the upper seatback part is pivoted forward and backward about the lower seatback part, and a tilting device configured to tilt the tilting part forward and backward in conjunction with a reclining operation of the seatback, wherein the tilting device is configured to tilt the tilting part forward in conjunction with a backward reclining operation of the seatback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Man Seo, Suk Won Hong, Jae Hwa Lee, Chan Ki Cho, Myung Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 11607048
    Abstract: In the present disclosure, a seatback pocket is introduced, which includes a backboard combined with a rear side of a seatback and including a hinge shaft provided at a lower end in left and right width directions; a pocket member having a hinge part formed at a lower end and combined with the hinge shaft through a hinge structure to be rotated based on the hinge shaft to provide a pocket space in a region facing the backboard; and an elastic member connected between both ends of the pocket member and the backboard in a shape blocking sides of the pocket space, and configured to provide an elastic restoring force with respect to a rotation direction of the pocket member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, ADIENT KOREA, INC.
    Inventors: Suk Won Hong, Sang Man Seo, Jong Seok Han, Sung Hak Hong, Young Bae Kim, Jae Heon Lee, Jong Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 11505096
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reclining device for a seat, which can adjust a seatback at various angles through movement of a striker installed in a vehicle body. The reclining device for a seat includes a latch installed on a side of a seatback and configured to be rotated together with the seatback, and a striker module in which the latch is engaged with a striker installed in a vehicle body, where the striker moves in a certain section overlapping a rotation trajectory of the latch in a state where the latch is engaged and reclines the seatback together with the latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DAECHANG SEAT CO., LTD-DONGTAN
    Inventors: Suk Won Hong, Jong Seok Han, Jun Yong Kim, Sang Do Park, Sang Man Seo, Sung Hak Hong, Myung Soo Lee, In Chang Hwang, Kyoung Min Cho
  • Publication number: 20220111772
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reclining device for a seat, which can adjust a seatback at various angles through movement of a striker installed in a vehicle body. The reclining device for a seat includes a latch installed on a side of a seatback and configured to be rotated together with the seatback, and a striker module in which the latch is engaged with a striker installed in a vehicle body, where the striker moves in a certain section overlapping a rotation trajectory of the latch in a state where the latch is engaged and reclines the seatback together with the latch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Suk Won Hong, Jong Seok Han, Jun Yong Kim, Sang Do Park, Sang Man Seo, Sung Hak Hong, Myung Soo Lee, In Chang Hwang, Kyoung Min Cho
  • Publication number: 20220095799
    Abstract: In the present disclosure, a seatback pocket is introduced, which includes a backboard combined with a rear side of a seatback and including a hinge shaft provided at a lower end in left and right width directions; a pocket member having a hinge part formed at a lower end and combined with the hinge shaft through a hinge structure to be rotated based on the hinge shaft to provide a pocket space in a region facing the backboard; and an elastic member connected between both ends of the pocket member and the backboard in a shape blocking sides of the pocket space, and configured to provide an elastic restoring force with respect to a rotation direction of the pocket member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Suk Won Hong, Sang Man Seo, Jong Seok Han, Sung Hak Hong, Young Bae Kim, Jae Heon Lee, Jong Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 11247592
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a center hinge assembly for a vehicle rear seat, which includes a lower bracket having a first seating groove formed at one end thereof so that a first shaft or a second shaft is inserted into the first seating groove, and a first locking groove formed at the other end thereof, deeper than the first seating groove, so that a bush fastened to the first or second shaft is inserted and locked into the first locking groove, and an upper bracket having a second seating groove formed at one end thereof so that the first or second shaft is inserted into the second seating groove, and a second locking groove formed at the other end thereof, deeper than the second seating groove, so that the bush is inserted and locked into the second locking groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Suk Won Hong, Sang Do Park, Jong Seok Han, Sung Hak Hong, Sang Man Seo, Chan Ho Jung, Ju Yeol Kong
  • Patent number: 11225178
    Abstract: A slim headrest device may include a fixed guide bracket provided upside a seatback; a moving plate, a first end portion of which is moved forward and rearward by being guided by the fixed guide bracket and a second end portion of which is in a shape bent upward; and a moving guide bracket to which a headrest is mounted, the moving guide bracket being moved upwardly and downwardly by being guided by the second end portion of the moving plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, WOOBO TECH CO., LTD., WOOIL INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Sang Man Seo, In Ki Park, Hae Il Jeong
  • Publication number: 20210162902
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a center hinge assembly for a vehicle rear seat, which includes a lower bracket having a first seating groove formed at one end thereof so that a first shaft or a second shaft is inserted into the first seating groove, and a first locking groove formed at the other end thereof, deeper than the first seating groove, so that a bush fastened to the first or second shaft is inserted and locked into the first locking groove, and an upper bracket having a second seating groove formed at one end thereof so that the first or second shaft is inserted into the second seating groove, and a second locking groove formed at the other end thereof, deeper than the second seating groove, so that the bush is inserted and locked into the second locking groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Suk Won Hong, Sang Do Park, Jong Seok Han, Sung Hak Hong, Sang Man Seo, Chan Ho Jung, Ju Yeol Kong
  • Publication number: 20210122275
    Abstract: A slim headrest device may include a fixed guide bracket provided upside a seatback; a moving plate, a first end portion of which is moved forward and rearward by being guided by the fixed guide bracket and a second end portion of which is in a shape bent upward; and a moving guide bracket to which a headrest is mounted, the moving guide bracket being moved upwardly and downwardly by being guided by the second end portion of the moving plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, WOOBO TECH CO., LTD., WOOIL INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Sang Man SEO, In Ki PARK, Hae Il JEONG
  • Patent number: 10300813
    Abstract: A height adjustment apparatus for a vehicle seat may include a pinion gear mounted in a side frame having a front portion and a rear portion are connected to a seat bracket by links; a rack gear engaged with a top end of the pinion gear and coupled with the seat bracket via an hinge, the rack gear moving according to driving of the pinion gear to raise and lower the side frame; and a play adjustment bracket for guiding up and down motion of the moving rack gear by providing repulsive force to a top portion of the rack gear, the play adjustment bracket being fixedly positioned by being fastened with a plurality of support pins provided in the pinion gear and the side frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, HYUNDAI DYMOS INC., Faurecia Automotive Seating Korea Limited
    Inventors: Gil Ju Kim, Chan Ho Jung, Sang Do Park, Keun Gwack, Jong Moon Yoo, Sang Ho Kim, Jun Yeol Heo, Seon Chae Na, Byung Yong Choi, Sang Man Seo, Eom Seok Yoo, Jae Yong Jang, Erwan Guillouet
  • Publication number: 20180009338
    Abstract: A height adjustment apparatus for a vehicle seat may include a pinion gear mounted in a side frame having a front portion and a rear portion are connected to a seat bracket by links; a rack gear engaged with a top end of the pinion gear and coupled with the seat bracket via an hinge, the rack gear moving according to driving of the pinion gear to raise and lower the side frame; and a play adjustment bracket for guiding up and down motion of the moving rack gear by providing repulsive force to a top portion of the rack gear, the play adjustment bracket being fixedly positioned by being fastened with a plurality of support pins provided in the pinion gear and the side frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, HYUNDAI DYMOS INC., Faurecia Automotive Seating Korea Limited
    Inventors: Gil Ju KIM, Chan Ho JUNG, Sang Do PARK, Keun GWACK, Jong Moon YOO, Sang Ho KIM, Jun Yeol HEO, Seon Chae NA, Byung Yong CHOI, Sang Man SEO, Eom Seok YOO, Jae Yong JANG, Erwan GUILLOUET
  • Patent number: 8706204
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for observing a heart rate of a passenger. The system for observing a heart rate of a passenger includes a plurality of different types of heart rate sensors provided on a seat cushion or a seat back, and a control unit for collecting waveforms of the heart rate sensors for respective sensor types, computing accuracies of the waveforms for respective sensor types at each unit time, selecting a waveform having a highest accuracy at each unit time, and then calculating a heart rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp., Hyundai Dymos Incorporated, SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Sang Man Seo, Gil Ju Kim, Tae Hyoung Yang, In Ho Lee, Hee Chan Kim, Seung Woo Noh, Chi Yul Yoon
  • Publication number: 20140062159
    Abstract: A headrest pole guide structure may include a main body configured to be fixed to a seat back and disposed inside a seat cover, the main body having an upper surface in contact with a lower surface of the seat cover and a hollow space so that a pole may be selectively inserted into the hollow space, and a head disposed above the main body, wherein the head may be fastened to the main body with the seat cover interposed between the main body and the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicants: Woobo Tech Co., Ltd., Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Gil Ju KIM, Byeong Seon SON, Sang Man SEO, Hae II JEONG, Tae Seong KIM
  • Publication number: 20140039330
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for observing a heart rate of a passenger. The system for observing a heart rate of a passenger includes a plurality of different types of heart rate sensors provided on a seat cushion or a seat back, and a control unit for collecting waveforms of the heart rate sensors for respective sensor types, computing accuracies of the waveforms for respective sensor types at each unit time, selecting a waveform having a highest accuracy at each unit time, and then calculating a heart rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, SNU R&DB Foundation, Hyundai Dymos Incorporated, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Sang Man SEO, Gil Ju KIM, Tae Hyoung YANG, In Ho LEE, Hee Chan KIM, Seung Woo NOH, Chi Yul YOON
  • Publication number: 20130158415
    Abstract: A ballistocardiogram (BCG) analysis apparatus, method, and system is provided for utilizing the BCG for a vehicle. A basic pattern is selected when measurement of a BCG is initiated. Data about BCG is measured for a predetermined period of time. Whether the basic pattern is suitable for the measured data is determined by comparing the measured data with the basic pattern. If the basic pattern is suitable for the measured BCG data, continuous data about the BCG is collected. Signal processing is performed based on pattern matching using the continuous data. A biological condition of the examinee is recognized using results of the signal processing. A posture of the examinee is measured, and if the posture of the examinee has changed, a pattern DB is searched, the basic pattern is changed to a suitable pattern, and then signal processing is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, SNU R&DB Foundation, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Gil Ju KIM, Sun Woo CHOI, Sang Man SEO, In Ho LEE, Tae Hyoung YANG, Hee Chan KIM, Seung Woo NOH, Chi Yul YOON
  • Patent number: 7971920
    Abstract: A walk-in memory apparatus for an automobile seat locks the seat on a body only after the seat moves past a preset reference point when the seat, moved forwards with a seat back folded up by a seat walk-in apparatus, moves backwards with the seat back unfolded. The walk-in memory apparatus causes the entire seat to move forwards along tracks in an unlocked state when the seat back is folded up. The seat includes a track memory unit which, when the seat moves backwards with the seat back unfolded, causes the seat to be unlocked from the track when the stopper bracket is located ahead of a reference stopper and to be locked on the track when the stopper bracket is located behind the reference stopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Daewon Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Yong Jang, Jong Moon Yoo, Byung Jae Lee, Sang Man Seo, Eun Sue Kim