Patents by Inventor Bong Ju CHOI

Bong Ju CHOI 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: 11958396
    Abstract: A hidden type holder device includes: a stationary assembly, a movable assembly, and a first return spring, the movable assembly is accommodated in the stationary assembly and movable to the inside or outside of the stationary assembly, the movable assembly has a retractable holder assembly for accommodating an article, and two opposite end portions of the return spring are respectively mounted on the stationary assembly and the movable assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Nifco Korea Inc., Seoyon E-Hwa Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun Lei Sang, Cheng Kun Li, Won Young Bae, Bong Ju Choi, Dae Kyo Kim
  • Patent number: 11904748
    Abstract: A rotatable armrest includes: a housing; a button system; and a hinge system engaged to the button system, in which the button system and the hinge system are provided in the housing, in which the hinge system includes a hinge shaft, and the rotatable armrest is fixed at a first position, a second position, or a third position by being rotated about the hinge shaft, and in which the rotatable armrest is configured to be positioned to be folded downward at the first position, the rotatable armrest is configured to be positioned to be directed forward horizontally at the second position, and the rotatable armrest is configured to be positioned to be directed rearward horizontally at the third position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, NIFCO KOREA INC., SEOYON E-HWA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng Kun Li, Chun Lei Sang, Won Young Bae, Bong Ju Choi, Dae Kyo Kim
  • Publication number: 20230249600
    Abstract: A rotatable cup holder for a vehicle and a vehicle provided with the same, includes a cup holder mounting seat configured to be mounted on a vehicle body and including a first accommodation chamber recessed downward, a cup holder main body rotatably mounted in the first accommodation chamber, and a cup holder upper cover fixed to an upper portion of the cup holder main body and including a catching groove provided in an upper surface of the cup holder upper cover to mount an object in the catching groove. The rotatable cup holder is mounted in a vehicle. The rotatable cup holder for a vehicle may hold an object such as a mobile phone and be rotatable to enable the user at various positions to use the rotatable cup holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, SEOYON E-HWA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng Kun Li, Chun Lei Sang, Won Young Bae, Bong Ju Choi, Jae Min Kim
  • Publication number: 20230158931
    Abstract: Provided are a rotatable armrest and a console assembly provided with the rotatable armrest. The rotatable armrest includes a case, a knob system, and a hinge system, in which the knob system and the hinge system are mounted in the case. The hinge system includes a counterbalance shaft, and the rotatable armrest may be rotatable about the counterbalance shaft and fixed in a first position, a second position, and a third position. In the first position, the rotatable armrest is positioned in a folded down position, in the second position, the rotatable armrest is positioned in a horizontally forward-facing position, and in the third position, the rotatable armrest is positioned in a horizontally backward-facing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Cheng Kun Li, Chun Lei Sang, Won Young Bae, Bong Ju Choi, Jae Min Kim
  • Publication number: 20220340067
    Abstract: A hidden type holder device includes: a stationary assembly, a movable assembly, and a first return spring, the movable assembly is accommodated in the stationary assembly and movable to the inside or outside of the stationary assembly, the movable assembly has a retractable holder assembly for accommodating an article, and two opposite end portions of the return spring are respectively mounted on the stationary assembly and the movable assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Nifco Korea Inc., Seoyon E-Hwa Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun Lei SANG, Cheng Kun LI, Won Young BAE, Bong Ju CHOI, Dae Kyo KIM
  • Publication number: 20220314855
    Abstract: A rotatable armrest includes: a housing; a button system; and a hinge system engaged to the button system, in which the button system and the hinge system are provided in the housing, in which the hinge system includes a hinge shaft, and the rotatable armrest is fixed at a first position, a second position, or a third position by being rotated about the hinge shaft, and in which the rotatable armrest is configured to be positioned to be folded downward at the first position, the rotatable armrest is configured to be positioned to be directed forward horizontally at the second position, and the rotatable armrest is configured to be positioned to be directed rearward horizontally at the third position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Nifco Korea Inc., Seoyon E-Hwa Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng Kun Li, Chun Lei Sang, Won Young Bae, Bong Ju Choi, Dae Kyo Kim
  • Patent number: 10730442
    Abstract: A cover for a cup holder device for a vehicle includes a cover unit including a body, and a side surface protrusion group formed to be protruded on both side surfaces of the body and provided in plural along the longitudinal direction of the body; and a support unit installed at the bottom surface side of the cover unit to support the load of the cover unit, and having a structure in which a plurality of support members formed in the shape of a slice, respectively, are installed to be spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the cover unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: SEOYON E-HWA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Min Kim, Bong Ju Choi
  • Publication number: 20190135153
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cover for a cup holder device for a vehicle, and is configured to include a cover unit including a body, and a side surface protrusion group formed to be protruded on both side surfaces of the body and provided in plural along the longitudinal direction of the body; and a support unit installed at the bottom surface side of the cover unit to support the load of the cover unit, and having a structure in which a plurality of support members formed in the shape of a slice, respectively, are installed to be spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the cover unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Jae Min KIM, Bong Ju CHOI