Patents by Inventor Chan Ki Cho

Chan Ki Cho 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: 20260257624
    Abstract: Proposed is a vehicle side step that is easy to assemble. The vehicle side step includes: a step plate comprising a first guide groove formed in a longitudinal direction on a lower surface thereof, a second guide groove formed in the longitudinal direction inside the step plate and communicating with an upper portion of the first guide groove, the second guide groove having a width greater than a width of the first guide groove, and an insertion groove formed on the lower surface; a fixing member configured such that, in a state in which an upper portion thereof is accommodated in the second guide groove, a body portion thereof is movable along the first guide groove; and a bracket comprising a coupling plate formed on a first end thereof, and the bracket having a second end coupled to a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2026
    Publication date: September 3, 2026
    Inventors: Chan Ki Cho, Gun Young Park, Bum Jin Hwang, Hyeong Suk Nam, Se Hwan Lee
  • Publication number: 20260248680
    Abstract: Proposed is a lumbar support assembly that has a lumbar support function and a massage function. The lumbar support assembly is a compact lumbar support assembly with reduced manufacturing cost by reducing the number of components. The lumbar support assembly includes a suspension provided inside a vehicle seat, a bladder module having an upper bladder portion and a lower bladder portion provided on a front side of the suspension, a pump providing air to the bladder module, and a controller configured to control the bladder module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2026
    Publication date: August 27, 2026
    Inventors: Chan Ki Cho, Gun Young Park, Bum Jin Hwang, Jin Oh Kim, Su Min Choi
  • Publication number: 20260208678
    Abstract: Proposed is a clothing care system for a vehicle that can not only store clothing easily inside a vehicle but also care for the clothing efficiently. A clothing care system for a vehicle according to an embodiment includes a seat including a backrest having a blower therein and having a vent formed on a rear surface and connected to the blower, and a magnetic coupling portion provided around the vent, and a hanger including a hanger part having an inlet formed in a body and an outlet formed in legs, and a coupling portion provided around the inlet and coupled to the magnetic coupling portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2026
    Publication date: July 23, 2026
    Inventors: Chan Ki Cho, Gun Young Park, Bum Jin Hwang, Mun Su Park, Hong Jun Ha, Tae Sang Jo
  • Publication number: 20260208648
    Abstract: Proposed is a clothing care system for a vehicle that can not only store clothing easily inside a vehicle but also care for the clothing efficiently. The clothing care system for a vehicle includes a hanger including a hanger part having an inlet formed in a body and an outlet formed in legs, and a hanger coupling portion provided around the inlet, and a seat including a backrest in which a blower having a first vent formed on a rear surface and a second vent formed on a front surface is provided, and a backrest coupling portion provided around the first vent and configured to be coupled to the hanger coupling portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2026
    Publication date: July 23, 2026
    Inventors: Chan Ki Cho, Gun Young Park, Mun Su Park, Sang Young Park, Yong Jun Jo, Hyo Jeong Son
  • Publication number: 20260048691
    Abstract: Proposed is a vehicle air bladder designed to comfortably support an occupant, and that is visually appealing and makes a more positive impression. The air bladder includes a bladder part configured to include a first sheet that is joined to a seat back frame and a second sheet whose edge is joined to an edge of the first sheet, and to contract or expand on the seat back frame, and a shape-retaining part provided on each side of a width direction of the bladder part to preserve a shape of the expanded bladder part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2025
    Publication date: February 19, 2026
    Inventors: Chan Ki Cho, Gun Young Park, Min Sik Choi, Mu Hyun An
  • Patent number: 12377767
    Abstract: An embodiment vehicle seat includes a seatback configured to support an occupant's upper body, the seatback including an upper seatback part and a lower seatback part, wherein the upper seatback part includes a tilting part pivotably hinged onto the lower seatback part so as to be tiltable forward and backward with respect to the lower seatback part as the upper seatback part is pivoted forward and backward about the lower seatback part, and a tilting device configured to tilt the tilting part forward and backward in conjunction with a reclining operation of the seatback, wherein the tilting device is configured to tilt the tilting part forward in conjunction with a backward reclining operation of the seatback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Daechang Seat Co., LTD-Dongtan
    Inventors: Sang Man Seo, Suk Won Hong, Jae Hwa Lee, Chan Ki Cho, Myung Soo Lee
  • Publication number: 20250247200
    Abstract: The present disclosure may provide a frequency division method and a structure for a repeater system for supporting XDD in a repeater based on frequency division duplex (FDD). The repeater system includes a donor antenna, a server antenna, and a digital signal processor. The donor antenna is configured to receive a FDD downlink signal from a base transceiver station (BTS), transmit the FDD downlink signal to a first downlink path through a downlink of a donor duplexer, receive a time division duplex (TDD) downlink signal from the BTS, transmit the TDD downlink signal to a second downlink path through an uplink of the donor duplexer, receive a TDD uplink signal that has been output through a first uplink path through the donor duplexer, transmit the TDD uplink signal to the BTS, receive an FDD uplink signal, and transmit the FDD uplink signal to the BTS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Applicant: ADRF KOREA, Inc.
    Inventors: Chan Ki CHO, Hyun Kyung SONG, Sung Hyun KIM, Baek Yong PARK
  • Patent number: 12280734
    Abstract: A vehicle seat reinforcement device includes a leg portion mounted on a floor panel, a seat cushion frame slidably mounted on the leg portion, and a load reinforcing structure connected between the leg portion and the seat cushion frame, wherein when a seat belt anchorage load is transferred to the seat cushion frame, the seat cushion frame is locked to the leg portion by the load reinforcing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Daechang Seat Co., LTD-Dongtan, Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Soo Lee, Chan Ho Jung, Mu Young Kim, Sang Hark Lee, Ho Suk Jung, Deok Soo Lim, Sang Do Park, In Sun Baek, Sin Chan Yang, Chan Ki Cho, Myung Soo Lee, Jae Yong Jang, Jun Sik Hwang, Ho Sung Kang, Hae Dong Kwak, Hyun Tak Ko
  • Publication number: 20250015817
    Abstract: An open radio access network (O-RAN) radio unit (RU) system includes an O-RU digital part and one or more smart antenna modules. The O-RU digital part includes a fronthaul transport layer configured to transmit and receive a signal to and from a distributed unit (DU), a low physical layer (Low PHY) configured to process a signal according to an O-RAN division standard received through the fronthaul transport layer, a digital front end (DFE) configured to perform digital-to-analog conversion on a signal transmitted by the low physical layer, and a first radio frequency (RF) interface configured to transmit and receive a signal to and from the smart antenna module. Each of the one or more smart antenna modules includes a second RF interface configured to transmit and receive a signal to and from the O-RU digital part, and a radio frequency front end (RF FE).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: ADRF KOREA, Inc.
    Inventors: Chan Ki CHO, Hyun Kyung SONG
  • Publication number: 20240270126
    Abstract: A multi-position seat configured to maximize usability thereof through various changes in the positions of a seat back and a seat cushion may include a height assembly configured to move a base frame mounted on a vehicle body, a slide assembly configured to move a seat cushion frame, which is positioned above the base frame and is connected to the base frame via a link mechanism, upwards and downwards by sliding action of the link mechanism in a forward and backward direction, a tilt assembly configured to move a rear end portion of the seat cushion frame upwards and downwards, and a seat back frame hingedly coupled to a rear end portion of the base frame to be reclined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Transys,Inc., Daechang Seat Co., LTD-Dongtan
    Inventors: Eun Sue KIM, Seung Sik Han, Hong Heui Lee, Myung Hoe Kim, Jong Tak Lee, Hae Dong Kwak, Cheol Hwan Yoon, Jun Sik Hwang, In Sun Baek, Sin Chan Yang, Myung Soo Lee, Chan Ki Cho
  • Patent number: 12036905
    Abstract: A backboard assembly for a vehicular rear seat is disclosed. The backboard assembly includes an upper part and a lower part, which are made of a hard plastic material. The backboard assembly prevents the formation of a gap between the lower part and a luggage board, regardless of the operational mode of the rear seat. When a seat back is folded, the upper part, the lower part, and the luggage board are aligned in a horizontal direction, thereby allowing the space for passengers in the rear seat to be completely integrated with a luggage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Transys Inc., Daechang Seat Co., LTD-Dongtan
    Inventors: Eun Sue Kim, Seung Sik Han, Hong Heui Lee, Myung Hoe Kim, Cheol Hwan Yoon, Hae Dong Kwak, Jun Sik Hwang, Jong Tak Lee, Sin Chan Yang, In Sun Baek, Myung Soo Lee, Chan Ki Cho
  • Patent number: 12024066
    Abstract: A multi-position seat configured to maximize usability thereof through various changes in the positions of a seat back and a seat cushion may include a height assembly configured to move a base frame mounted on a vehicle body, a slide assembly configured to move a seat cushion frame, which is positioned above the base frame and is connected to the base frame via a link mechanism, upwards and downwards by sliding action of the link mechanism in a forward and backward direction, a tilt assembly configured to move a rear end portion of the seat cushion frame upwards and downwards, and a seat back frame hingedly coupled to a rear end portion of the base frame to be reclined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Transys Inc., Daechang Seat Co. LTD-Dongtan
    Inventors: Eun Sue Kim, Seung Sik Han, Hong Heui Lee, Myung Hoe Kim, Jong Tak Lee, Hae Dong Kwak, Cheol Hwan Yoon, Jun Sik Hwang, In Sun Baek, Sin Chan Yang, Myung Soo Lee, Chan Ki Cho
  • Publication number: 20240174151
    Abstract: An embodiment vehicle seat includes a seatback configured to support an occupant's upper body, the seatback including an upper seatback part and a lower seatback part, wherein the upper seatback part includes a tilting part pivotably hinged onto the lower seatback part so as to be tiltable forward and backward with respect to the lower seatback part as the upper seatback part is pivoted forward and backward about the lower seatback part, and a tilting device configured to tilt the tilting part forward and backward in conjunction with a reclining operation of the seatback, wherein the tilting device is configured to tilt the tilting part forward in conjunction with a backward reclining operation of the seatback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Man Seo, Suk Won Hong, Jae Hwa Lee, Chan Ki Cho, Myung Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 11987153
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting a seat of a vehicle includes a seat back frame, a cushion frame that is moved forward and backward by a motor driving unit, a cushion hinge part connecting the seat back frame and the cushion frame and rotating according to the movement of the cushion frame to adjust the angle of the seat back frame, and a seat back hinge part connecting the seat back frame and the vehicle body and rotating according to the movement of the seat back frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, DAECHANG SEAT CO., LTD-DONGTAN, HYUNDAI TRANSYS INC.
    Inventors: Min Ju Lee, Seunghyun Kim, Byung Yong Choi, Sanghyun Lee, Seon Chae Na, Chan Ki Cho, In Chang Hwang, Donghwan Kim, Youngwoon Choi, Jaejin Lee
  • Patent number: 11967991
    Abstract: A distributed antenna system (DAS) for multi-carrier and multi-frequency band based on an O-RAN standard in an open radio access network (O-RAN)-based mobile communication network is provided. The DAS includes an O-RAN remote unit (RU) connected to a fronthaul network according to an O-RAN split option specification of base station transceiver systems (BTSs), and comprising a plurality of O-RAN RUs to accommodate a plurality of carriers and a plurality of frequency bands, and a channel combiner to which outputs of the plurality of O-RAN RUs are combined. The channel combiner is an analog combiner. The DAS further includes an optical distribution unit (ODU) connected to the analog combiner, and a radio unit (RU) connected to the ODU. The RU includes an optical receiving unit (ORU), a high power amplifier (HPA), a low noise amplifier (LNA), and a duplexer or filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: ADRF KOREA, Inc.
    Inventors: Chong Youn Chun, Chan Ki Cho
  • Publication number: 20240083384
    Abstract: A vehicle seat reinforcement device includes a leg portion mounted on a floor panel, a seat cushion frame slidably mounted on the leg portion, and a load reinforcing structure connected between the leg portion and the seat cushion frame, wherein when a seat belt anchorage load is transferred to the seat cushion frame, the seat cushion frame is locked to the leg portion by the load reinforcing structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Daechang Seat Co.,LTD-Dongtan, Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Soo LEE, Chan Ho JUNG, Mu Young KIM, Sang Hark LEE, Ho Suk JUNG, Deok Soo LIM, Sang Do PARK, In Sun BAEK, Sin Chan YANG, Chan Ki CHO, Myung Soo LEE, Jae Yong JANG, Jun Sik HWANG, Ho Sung KANG, Hae Dong KWAK, Hyun Tak KO
  • Patent number: 11890975
    Abstract: Proposed is a folding seat which can be folded by manipulating a lever at various positions so as to improve the utilization of space around the folding seat. The folding seat includes: a seat frame; a seat back frame located at a rear of the seat frame and coupled rotatably to the seat frame or a vehicle; and a first latch part provided with a side support, a first end of the side support being coupled to the vehicle and a second end of the side support being coupled to the rear of the seat frame through a rotation shaft such that the seat frame is rotatable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: DAECHANG SEAT CO., LTD-DONGTAN
    Inventors: Jae Kwang Shin, Myung Soo Lee, Chan Ki Cho
  • Patent number: 11889923
    Abstract: Proposed is an actuator for a recliner which can be manufactured with components having simple structures to reduce weight, and functions of a seat operated through different cables are independently performed stably. The actuator for a recliner includes: a casing part, and a drive part provided with a worm wheel gear located inside the casing part and rotated by an operation of a motor, and a rack gear configured to move elastically toward a first or second side of the drive part in engagement with the worm wheel gear, with cables being coupled respectively to the first and second sides of the rack gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: DAECHANG SEAT CO., LTD-DONGTAN
    Inventors: Chan Ki Cho, Myung Soo Lee, Sin Chan Yang, In Sun Baek
  • Publication number: 20240034200
    Abstract: Disclosed is a seat adjustment apparatus for a mobility vehicle, in which a seat cushion slides in a forward/rearward direction while moving upward or downward when the seat cushion is tilted, thereby allowing an occupant to take a stable posture. In one aspect, the seat apparatus comprises 1) a fixing bracket fixed to a floor surface; 2) a setting bracket disposed above the fixing bracket and connected to a back frame so that the back frame is rotatable; 3) a guide unit disposed at a front end of the fixing bracket and a front end of the setting bracket; 4) a guide part disposed at a rear end of the fixing bracket and a rear end of the setting bracket; and 5) a drive unit connected to the guide unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Soo Lee, Chan Ho Jung, Mu Young Kim, Sang Hark Lee, Ho Suk Jung, Deok Soo Lim, Sang Do Park, Jae Yong Jang, Hyun Tak Ko, Ho Sung Kang, Hae Dong Kwak, In Sun Baek, Sin Chan Yang, Jun Sik Hwang, Chan Ki Cho, Myung Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 11801777
    Abstract: A load support apparatus for a lumbar support assembly is proposed, in which reinforcing ribs are arranged on a lateral surface and a front surface of a concave portion, the load support apparatus maintaining bearing power for supporting an occupant and having a reduced weight. The load support apparatus includes a main support unit including a main plate formed in the shape of a plate, a concave portion formed by one portion of the main plate protruding backward, with a groove being formed in front of the concave portion, and a rib portion formed by protruding from the main plate toward the groove or backward from the main plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: DAECHANG SEAT CO., LTD-DONGTAN
    Inventors: Chan Ki Cho, Gun Young Park, Jin Oh Kim, Tae Hong Han