Patents by Inventor Seong-Won Yu

Seong-Won Yu 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).

  • Component-integrated tailgate handle switch for vehicle
    Patent number: 10718139
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided that includes a wiper-integrated tailgate handle switch mounted to a window glass of a tailgate. The wiper-integrated tailgate handle switch includes a tailgate handle switch, which is configured to press a current carrying switch arranged in the internal space thereof using the height of an insertion space defined by a difference in height between transverse and longitudinal bodies of a handle switch housing, and a wiper. Therefore, a degree of freedom in design of the tailgate is increased which improves the aesthetic of the tailgate by removing the tailgate handle switch from the tailgate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ki-Eun Kim, Seong-Won Yu
  • COMPONENT-INTEGRATED TAILGATE HANDLE SWITCH FOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190112843
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided that includes a wiper-integrated tailgate handle switch mounted to a window glass of a tailgate. The wiper-integrated tailgate handle switch includes a tailgate handle switch, which is configured to press a current carrying switch arranged in the internal space thereof using the height of an insertion space defined by a difference in height between transverse and longitudinal bodies of a handle switch housing, and a wiper. Therefore, a degree of freedom in design of the tailgate is increased which improves the aesthetic of the tailgate by removing the tailgate handle switch from the tailgate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Ki-Eun Kim, Seong-Won Yu