Patents by Inventor Byung Seok Kong

Byung Seok Kong 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: 20230398941
    Abstract: Disclosed is a structure for fixing a movable device. The structure for fixing a movable device includes a rail unit mounted inside the floor of a vehicle, a storage part configured to be movable along the rail unit, and a fixing unit provided on the storage part so as to be adjacent to the rail unit to limit movement of the storage part. The fixing unit includes a housing disposed in the storage part, a locking rod disposed in the housing and configured to be insertable into a fixing bracket disposed on the rail unit, a first limiting rod configured to limit movement of the locking rod in a vertical direction, and a second limiting rod configured to limit movement of the first limiting rod in the state of separation of the first limiting rod from the locking rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Byung Seok Kong, Geun Heung Kim
  • Publication number: 20230398942
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a moving device, and as one embodiment of the present disclosure. The moving device includes a rail unit positioned to be embedded in a floor of a vehicle, a storage unit moved along the rail unit, a magnetic unit positioned in the storage unit and configured to be moved along the rail unit, a magnetic shield unit positioned on both side surfaces of the magnetic unit to increase adherence between the magnetic unit and the rail unit, and a fixing unit fastened to the floor and the storage unit to limit the movement of the storage unit. The magnetic unit is configured to have opposite polarities on both sides with respect to the longitudinal direction of the rail unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Byung Seok Kong, Geun Heung Kim
  • Patent number: 11827181
    Abstract: A movable carrier device for vehicles including a rail section positioned in a vehicle floor, a storage section movable along the rail section, a magnetic section located in the storage section so as to be movable along the rail section, a locking unit fastened to the floor and the storage section to restrict the movement of the storage section, and a controller configured to control the locking unit such that the storage section and the locking unit are fastened to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC.
    Inventors: Hyeon Ju An, Kwang Kyu Han, Byung Seok Kong, Jong Chae Lee
  • Patent number: 11685833
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a polyamide composition and a molded article made of the same with improved mechanical strength and reduced weight. The molded article may include the polyamide composition that includes high flowable polyamide and polyphthalamide and a small-diameter fiber, thereby resulting in an improvement in mechanical strength while achieving excellent surface properties and high weight reduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, KTP Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Seul Yi, Boo Youn An, Dae Sik Kim, In Soo Han, Kyeong Hoon Jang, Jin Gi Ahn, Byung Seok Kong, Seong Won Seo
  • Publication number: 20230137805
    Abstract: An embodiment apparatus for a knee airbag includes an airbag located inside a cockpit, the cockpit configured to be located in a front side of an interior of a vehicle, an airbag door disposed in the cockpit at a position facing an occupant knee area, the airbag door being configured to open when the airbag is deployed, an absorber located at a front end of the airbag, and a guide part surrounding at least two surfaces of the absorber and the airbag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventor: Byung Seok Kong
  • Publication number: 20220169182
    Abstract: A movable carrier device for vehicles including a rail section positioned in a vehicle floor, a storage section movable along the rail section, a magnetic section located in the storage section so as to be movable along the rail section, a locking unit fastened to the floor and the storage section to restrict the movement of the storage section, and a controller configured to control the locking unit such that the storage section and the locking unit are fastened to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Hyeon Ju An, Kwang Kyu Han, Byung Seok Kong, Jong Chae Lee
  • Patent number: 11174421
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing mineral ore powder using vegetable organic matter and microorganisms. The method comprises a step of pulverizing seven minerals consisting of 20 wt % of zeolite, 20 wt % of hornblende, 10 wt % of elvan, 10 wt % of illite, 10 wt % of biotite, 20 wt % of tourmaline, and 10% of white clay into 325 mesh; a step of discharging impurities by heating the pulverized mineral powder at a temperature of 1,100° C. for a few days; a step of preparing a mineral ore powder by adding microorganisms and pulverized vegetable organic matter consisting of 30 wt % of mulberry bark, 25 wt % of pine needles, 20 wt % of cypress, 15 wt % of ginger plant, and 10 wt % of bush clover; and a step of drying the mineral ore powder at a temperature of 30° C. for 2 days to activate the microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Inventor: Byung Seok Kong
  • Patent number: 11148601
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a moving multi console for a vehicle, which is designed to be used in various applications in the confined interior space in a vehicle, and which includes a second console slidably and rotatably mounted on a floor panel, a first console slidably and rotatably coupled to the second console, and first and second guide shafts, which are fixed at lower ends thereof to the floor panel and are inserted at upper ends thereof into the second console and the first console so as to guide and support sliding movement and rotating movement of the second console and the first console.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eun Il Lee, Byung Seok Kong, Hyeon Ju An, Sung Sik Choi
  • Publication number: 20210214554
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a polyamide composition and a molded article made of the same with improved mechanical strength and reduced weight. The molded article may include the polyamide composition that includes high flowable polyamide and polyphthalamide and a small-diameter fiber, thereby resulting in an improvement in mechanical strength while achieving excellent surface properties and high weight reduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Seul Yi, Boo Youn An, Dae Sik Kim, In Soo Han, Kyeong Hoon Jang, Jin Gi Ahn, Byung Seok Kong, Seong Won Seo
  • Patent number: 11059521
    Abstract: A cowl cross bar is provided for a vehicle capable of easily ensuring a space in which a heads-up display device is disposed and a passage through which an air duct extends, and which exhibits improved self-supporting stiffness and sufficient stiffness to support a steering column. The cowl cross bar includes a main bar disposed in a lateral direction from a vehicle body, a pair of first brackets for supporting hardware, which is coupled to the main bar and extends forward therefrom, a second bracket for supporting a steering column, which is coupled to the main bar and extends forward therefrom, the second bracket being disposed between lower ends of the pair of first brackets for supporting hardware, and a third bracket for reinforcement, which is disposed between the pair of first brackets for supporting hardware and the second bracket for supporting the steering column and is connected thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Sik Choi, Byung Seok Kong
  • Patent number: 11034306
    Abstract: A half-movable console for a vehicle is provided. The half-movable console includes a base console fixedly mounted to a floor panel, a moving console coupled to a top of the base console such that the moving console is slidable in forward and rearward directions, and a protector disposed at a front side of the moving console while being mounted to the base console such that the protector is movable in the forward and rearward directions while being adjustable in tilting angle. In accordance with this configuration, the half-movable console is usable for various purposes within a limited passenger compartment in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyeon Ju An, Byung Seok Kong, Sung Sik Choi, Eun Il Lee
  • Publication number: 20210009042
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a moving multi console for a vehicle, which is designed to be used in various applications in the confined interior space in a vehicle, and which includes a second console slidably and rotatably mounted on a floor panel, a first console slidably and rotatably coupled to the second console, and first and second guide shafts, which are fixed at lower ends thereof to the floor panel and are inserted at upper ends thereof into the second console and the first console so as to guide and support sliding movement and rotating movement of the second console and the first console.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Eun Il Lee, Byung Seok Kong, Hyeon Ju An, Sung Sik Choi
  • Publication number: 20210001925
    Abstract: A cowl cross bar is provided for a vehicle capable of easily ensuring a space in which a heads-up display device is disposed and a passage through which an air duct extends, and which exhibits improved self-supporting stiffness and sufficient stiffness to support a steering column. The cowl cross bar includes a main bar disposed in a lateral direction from a vehicle body, a pair of first brackets for supporting hardware, which is coupled to the main bar and extends forward therefrom, a second bracket for supporting a steering column, which is coupled to the main bar and extends forward therefrom, the second bracket being disposed between lower ends of the pair of first brackets for supporting hardware, and a third bracket for reinforcement, which is disposed between the pair of first brackets for supporting hardware and the second bracket for supporting the steering column and is connected thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Sung Sik Choi, Byung Seok Kong
  • Publication number: 20200407614
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing mineral ore powder using vegetable organic matters and microorganisms, particularly a method for preparing mineral ore powder by heating and pulverizing seven (7) minerals that are beneficial to the human body but contain toxins and impurities at high temperatures in a furnace, removing toxin gases and impurities through carbonization, and drying the minerals for two days with liquid or powdered vegetable organic matters and microorganisms at room temperature. The present invention provides a method for preparing mineral ore powder, the method comprising a step of pulverizing seven (7) minerals consisting of 20% of zeolite, 10% of hornblende, 10% of elvan, 10% of illite, 10% of biotite, 20% of tourmaline and 10% of white clay into 325 mesh; a step of discharging impurities by heating the pulverized mineral powder at a temperature of 1,100° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Byung Seok KONG
  • Publication number: 20200406823
    Abstract: A half-movable console for a vehicle is provided. The half-movable console includes a base console fixedly mounted to a floor panel, a moving console coupled to a top of the base console such that the moving console is slidable in forward and rearward directions, and a protector disposed at a front side of the moving console while being mounted to the base console such that the protector is movable in the forward and rearward directions while being adjustable in tilting angle. In accordance with this configuration, the half-movable console is usable for various purposes within a limited passenger compartment in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Hyeon Ju An, Byung Seok Kong, Sung Sik Choi, Eun Il Lee
  • Patent number: 10766528
    Abstract: A cowl cross bar for a vehicle comprising a main cross bar disposed in front of a driver's seat in a transverse direction of the vehicle, a sub-cross bar disposed in front of a passenger seat in the transverse direction of the vehicle, and a center supporter configured to couple the main cross bar and the sub-cross bar to each other such that diametric centers thereof are disposed eccentrically relative to each other, the center supporter may include a main center support bracket provided with a connector to which a longitudinal end of the sub-cross bar is fixed, and a sub-center support bracket fixed to the main center support bracket, and having an insert hole through which a longitudinal end of the main cross bar is fixed to the sub-center support bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Byung Seok Kong, Jung Yoon Jang
  • Patent number: 10766529
    Abstract: A cowl cross bar for a vehicle comprising a main cross bar disposed in front of a driver's seat in a transverse direction of the vehicle, a sub-cross bar disposed in front of a passenger seat in the transverse direction of the vehicle, and a center supporter configured to couple the main cross bar and the sub-cross bar to each other such that diametric centers thereof are disposed eccentrically relative to each other, the center supporter may include a main center support bracket provided with a connector to which a longitudinal end of the sub-cross bar is fixed, and a sub-center support bracket fixed to the main center support bracket, and having an insert hole through which a longitudinal end of the main cross bar is fixed to the sub-center support bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Byung Seok Kong, Jung Yoon Jang
  • Patent number: 10760163
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of fabricating an aluminum alloy member for bonding different materials. The method may include etching the aluminum alloy member with one or more etching solutions, and forming one or more undercuts on a surface of the aluminum alloy member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Chang-Yeol Yoo, Byung-Seok Kong
  • Publication number: 20200189661
    Abstract: A lightweight cowl crossbar may include a cowl cross beam of connecting transversely side frames disposed on both sides of a vehicle body; side fastening portions to be coupled to both end portions of the cowl cross beam; a support leg positioned at a center portion of the cowl cross beam and configured to be supported to a front vehicle body of a vehicle; and a reinforcing bracket of integrally connecting the support leg and the cowl cross beam wherein the components mentioned above are constructed integrally from a plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Byung Seok KONG
  • Patent number: 10532547
    Abstract: A crash pad comprises a skin including a plasticizer and a forming space. A foaming layer is foam-formed by injecting a foam liquid into the forming space and comprises a foam molecular formed by foam forming. A coating agent surrounds the foam molecular and prevents the transition of the plasticizer to the foaming layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Byung Seok Kong