Patents by Inventor Chang Hyo HONG

Chang Hyo HONG 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: 11794527
    Abstract: A tire with a resonator for noise reduction includes: a main groove unit which has a plurality of main grooves formed to extend along a circumferential direction of the tire; a resonance unit which is formed between a pair of the main grooves; a neck unit which is provided to communicate the resonance unit with one of the pair of main grooves; and a cuff unit which is provided to connect the resonance unit and the other of the pair of main grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventors: Il Sik Kim, Jeong Eun Cho, Su Jin Son, Kang Il Jung, Chang Hyo Hong, Jae Wook Ihm
  • Patent number: 11613146
    Abstract: Provided is a container structure for attaching sensors to tires and, more particularly, to a container structure for attaching sensors to tires, the container structure being able to prevent sensors attached to tires from being damaged by intense heat. The container structure can include: a bottom container that is attached to the inner liner of a tire; a top container that extends from the top of the bottom container and has an insertion space in which a sensor can be inserted; and a channel part that is formed on the inner side of the top container, in which the channel part is provided such that air can cool the sensor by flowing inside and outside with the sensor inserted in the top container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon Hong So, Kwang Yong Lee, Chang Hyo Hong, Byung Lip Kim, Jung Ho Son
  • Patent number: 11485177
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire with a bead filler has a side wall curved at both sides of a tread that is a thick rubber layer that comes in direct contact with a road surface, a bead core seated on a rim of a vehicle, and a bead part having a difference of rubber hardness. The pneumatic tire includes a carcass that is an internal frame of the tire and is provided to be turned up around the bead core of the bead part, in which the bead part includes: a first bead filler that is surrounded by the carcass and a turned-up carcass inside the tire; and a second bead filler that is disposed between the outer side of the turned-up carcass, the side wall, and the rim, and is applied with multiple rubber layers composed of different kinds of rubber layers to reduce weight and improve rolling resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: HANKOOK TIRE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Young Jun Cho, Chang Hyo Hong
  • Patent number: 11260703
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire with a reinforcement material includes: a tread that comes in contact with a road surface; side walls that extend and form shoulders and inner liners at both sides of the tread; a carcass that is integrally attached to the tread and the inner sides of the side walls and forms a turn-up head at both ends of the side walls; a belt layer that is layered on the tread of the carcass; and a bead that includes a bead core inserted in a wheel inside the turn-up head, a bead filler inserted in a side of the tread of the bead core, and a reinforcement material inserted in an interface of the turn-up head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: HANKOOK TIRE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Sol Kim, Kyung Min Yun, Chang Hyo Hong
  • Patent number: 11203236
    Abstract: The disclosed technology generally relates to a tire sensor and more particularly to a tire sensor configured to be fixed to a tire in a screwing manner, and a tire having the same. In one aspect, a tire sensor configured to be fixed to a tire in a screwing manner includes a sensor module configured to be attached to an inner surface of a tread of a pneumatic tire to detect conditions of the tire, a sensor casing formed to surround the sensor module, and a sensor fixture including a fixing screw to fixedly attach the sensor casing to the inner surface of the tread of the tire in a screwing manner by turning the fixing screw. In another aspect, a tire includes the tire sensor fixedly attached in a screwing manner therein for detecting tire conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Heon Kim, Chang Hyo Hong
  • Patent number: 11117425
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tire configured for reducing noise during running of the tire by forming a predetermined shape in a groove of the tire to reduce a peak of air column resonance sound. The tire with reduced noise includes a first protrusion formed on a sidewall of a groove, protruding in a depth direction of the groove, and dispersing sound waves generated in a tread, and a second protrusion formed on the sidewall of the groove, protruding in a longitudinal direction of the groove, and dispersing sound waves generated in the tread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Bum Kim, Su Jin Son, Il Sik Kim, Chang Hyo Hong
  • Publication number: 20210252920
    Abstract: Proposed is a tire with self-generation and sound absorption and, more particularly, is a tire with self-generation and sound absorption that operates an electronic module through self-power generation and has improved sound absorption performance. The tire with self-generation and sound absorption includes: a wall structure formed on a surface of an inner liner of the tire; a sound absorber spaced apart upward from the inner liner with both ends coupled to the wall structure and blocking sound generated by surfaces of treads and a road surface; and an electronic unit disposed on the surface of the inner liner and positioned between the inner liner and the sound absorber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Soon Hong SO, Chang Hyo HONG, Jung Hee CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210138841
    Abstract: A tire with a resonator for noise reduction includes: a main groove unit which has a plurality of main grooves formed to extend along a circumferential direction of the tire; a resonance unit which is formed between a pair of the main grooves; a neck unit which is provided to communicate the resonance unit with one of the pair of main grooves; and a cuff unit which is provided to connect the resonance unit and the other of the pair of main grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Il Sik KIM, Jeong Eun CHO, Su Jin SON, Kang Il JUNG, Chang Hyo HONG, Jae Wook IHM
  • Publication number: 20200331303
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire with a bead filler has a side wall curved at both sides of a tread that is a thick rubber layer that comes in direct contact with a road surface, a bead core seated on a rim of a vehicle, and a bead part having a difference of rubber hardness. The pneumatic tire includes a carcass that is an internal frame of the tire and is provided to be turned up around the bead core of the bead part, in which the bead part includes: a first bead filler that is surrounded by the carcass and a turned-up carcass inside the tire; and a second bead filler that is disposed between the outer side of the turned-up carcass, the side wall, and the rim, and is applied with multiple rubber layers composed of different kinds of rubber layers to reduce weight and improve rolling resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Young Jun CHO, Chang Hyo HONG
  • Publication number: 20200324582
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire with a reinforcement material includes: a tread that comes in contact with a road surface; side walls that extend and form shoulders and inner liners at both sides of the tread; a carcass that is integrally attached to the tread and the inner sides of the side walls and forms a turn-up head at both ends of the side walls; a belt layer that is layered on the tread of the carcass; and a bead that includes a bead core inserted in a wheel inside the turn-up head, a bead filler inserted in a side of the tread of the bead core, and a reinforcement material inserted in an interface of the turn-up head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Sol KIM, Kyung Min YUN, Chang Hyo HONG
  • Publication number: 20200047563
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tire configured for reducing noise during running of the tire by forming a predetermined shape in a groove of the tire to reduce a peak of air column resonance sound. The tire with reduced noise includes a first protrusion formed on a sidewall of a groove, protruding in a depth direction of the groove, and dispersing sound waves generated in a tread, and a second protrusion formed on the sidewall of the groove, protruding in a longitudinal direction of the groove, and dispersing sound waves generated in the tread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Bum KIM, Su Jin SON, Il Sik KIM, Chang Hyo HONG
  • Publication number: 20200047566
    Abstract: The disclosed technology generally relates to a tire sensor and more particularly to a tire sensor configured to be fixed to a tire in a screwing manner, and a tire having the same. In one aspect, a tire sensor configured to be fixed to a tire in a screwing manner includes a sensor module configured to be attached to an inner surface of a tread of a pneumatic tire to detect conditions of the tire, a sensor casing formed to surround the sensor module, and a sensor fixture including a fixing screw to fixedly attach the sensor casing to the inner surface of the tread of the tire in a screwing manner by turning the fixing screw. In another aspect, a tire includes the tire sensor fixedly attached in a screwing manner therein for detecting tire conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Jeong Heon Kim, Chang Hyo Hong
  • Publication number: 20190263185
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire, and more particularly, to a pneumatic tire having an improved decoupling groove in a shoulder. The pneumatic tire including a tread (100), a sidewall (200), and a bead (300) includes one or more side ring decoupling grooves (400) formed along the circumference of the tire at an upper portion of the sidewall (200), and the side ring decoupling grooves (400) are formed in a direction parallel with the ground coming into contact with the tire while the tire runs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Sung Chul LEE, Eun Chang CHUN, Jung Hee CHOI, Chang Hyo HONG
  • Publication number: 20190160895
    Abstract: Provided is a container structure for attaching sensors to tires and, more particularly, to a container structure for attaching sensors to tires, the container structure being able to prevent sensors attached to tires from being damaged by intense heat. The container structure can include: a bottom container that is attached to the inner liner of a tire; a top container that extends from the top of the bottom container and has an insertion space in which a sensor can be inserted; and a channel part that is formed on the inner side of the top container, in which the channel part is provided such that air can cool the sensor by flowing inside and outside with the sensor inserted in the top container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Soon Hong SO, Kwang Yong LEE, Chang Hyo HONG, Byung Lip KIM, Jung Ho SON
  • Publication number: 20150107736
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a tread block structure of a pneumatic tire including at least one tread cone having different physical properties from the outer surface toward the inner surface. According to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the tread cones with different properties existing in the tread block may control the rigidity of the tread block without the trade-off on other tread performance, and thus the tread block structure and a pneumatic tire comprising the same exhibit an improved balance between traction, cornering performance, and abrasion resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Chang Hyo HONG