Patents by Inventor Byeung Gun Nam

Byeung Gun Nam 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: 10179611
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hood for a vehicle, the hood including an outer panel and an inner panel. The outer panel is made of a first composite material and has a multi-layered structure formed by stacking a plurality of reinforcing fiber layers arranged in a predetermined direction. The inner panel is made of a second composite material, has a multi-layered structure formed by stacking a plurality of reinforcing fiber layers in a predetermined direction, and is combined with the outer panel. The reinforcing fibers of at least a pair of reinforcing fiber layers facing each other of the outer panel and of the inner panel are arranged in the same direction and form a predetermined angle with a virtual line extending through both longitudinal ends of the outer panel or the inner panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS COMPANY, IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Byeung Gun Nam, Jae Young Lim, Hak Sung Kim, Do Hyoung Kim, Ku Hyun Jung, In Gyu Lee, Dong Hyun Kim, Dug Joong Kim
  • Publication number: 20180093713
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hood for a vehicle, the hood including an outer panel and an inner panel. The outer panel is made of a first composite material and has a multi-layered structure formed by stacking a plurality of reinforcing fiber layers arranged in a predetermined direction. The inner panel is made of a second composite material, has a multi-layered structure formed by stacking a plurality of reinforcing fiber layers in a predetermined direction, and is combined with the outer panel. The reinforcing fibers of at least a pair of reinforcing fiber layers facing each other of the outer panel and of the inner panel are arranged in the same direction and form a predetermined angle with a virtual line extending through both longitudinal ends of the outer panel or the inner panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA Motors Corporation, IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
    Inventors: Byeung Gun Nam, Jae Young Lim, Hak Sung Kim, Do Hyoung Kim, Ku Hyun Jung, In Gyu Lee, Dong Hyun Kim, Dug Joong Kim