Patents by Inventor Byoung Haan CHOI

Byoung Haan 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: 10508479
    Abstract: A hood latch assembly for a vehicle. A housing includes an insert recess allowing a striker coupled to a hood of a vehicle to be retracted into and withdrawn from the insert recess. A latch has one end portion pivotably coupled to an inner portion of the housing. A fitting recess in the other end portion of the latch allows the striker to be retracted into and withdrawn from the fitting recess. A support protrusion is formed on one end portion of the fitting recess. A safety hook includes a hinge disposed on one end portion to be pivotably coupled to an outer portion of housing and a sliding protrusion disposed on the other end portion to allow the striker to slide when in contact with the striker. When the hood is in a closed position, the safety hook is supported by the support protrusion so as not to pivot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: In Hwang, So Yeon Park, Byung Joo Lee, Ki Won Kim, Byoung Haan Choi
  • Patent number: 10155441
    Abstract: A fuel door opener may include a main body coupled in a fuel door housing, and disposed to face a hinge of a fuel door rotatably coupled at one side of the fuel door housing, a locking rod which is disposed to be movable between a locking position where the fuel door is locked and an unlocking position where the fuel door is unlocked in accordance with opened and closed states of the fuel door, and an opening detection switch disposed in the main body adjacent to the locking rod, and detecting the opened and closed states of the fuel door by selectively coming into contact with the locking rod as the locking rod is positioned at the unlocking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Pyeong Hwa Automotive Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sin Kook Kim, In Hwang, Byung Joo Lee, Gi Won Kim, Byoung Haan Choi, Kyoung Hoon Park
  • Publication number: 20180142504
    Abstract: A hood latch assembly for a vehicle. A housing includes an insert recess allowing a striker coupled to a hood of a vehicle to be retracted into and withdrawn from the insert recess. A latch has one end portion pivotably coupled to an inner portion of the housing. A fitting recess in the other end portion of the latch allows the striker to be retracted into and withdrawn from the fitting recess. A support protrusion is formed on one end portion of the fitting recess. A safety hook includes a hinge disposed on one end portion to be pivotably coupled to an outer portion of housing and a sliding protrusion disposed on the other end portion to allow the striker to slide when in contact with the striker. When the hood is in a closed position, the safety hook is supported by the support protrusion so as not to pivot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: In Hwang, So Yeon Park, Byung Joo Lee, Ki Won Kim, Byoung Haan Choi
  • Publication number: 20170240040
    Abstract: A fuel door opener may include a main body coupled in a fuel door housing, and disposed to face a hinge of a fuel door rotatably coupled at one side of the fuel door housing, a locking rod which is disposed to be movable between a locking position where the fuel door is locked and an unlocking position where the fuel door is unlocked in accordance with opened and closed states of the fuel door, and an opening detection switch disposed in the main body adjacent to the locking rod, and detecting the opened and closed states of the fuel door by selectively coming into contact with the locking rod as the locking rod is positioned at the unlocking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Pyeong Hwa Automotive Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sin Kook KIM, In HWANG, Byung Joo LEE, Gi Won KIM, Byoung Haan CHOI, Kyoung Hoon PARK