Patents by Inventor Dal Yong MUN

Dal Yong MUN 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: 9120351
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an airless are which absorbs shock and holds pressure applied to the tire through an auxetic spoke buffer without using air pressure. The airless tire includes a cylindrical tread being in contact with the ground, an axle fixing section having a smaller circumference than the tread and disposed inside the tread, and an auxetic spoke buffer connecting the tread and the axle fixing section and providing a buffering function. Accordingly, the airless tire is transformed only to an extent to properly function as a fire when the spoke buffer is transformed by pressure or impact and fully returns to an original shape when pressure or impact is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dal Yong Mun, Hak Joo Kim, Seok Ju Choi
  • Publication number: 20120060991
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an airless are which absorbs shock and holds pressure applied to the tire through an auxetic spoke buffer without using air pressure. The airless tire includes a cylindrical tread being in contact with the ground, an axle fixing section having a smaller circumference than the tread and disposed inside the tread, and an auxetic spoke buffer connecting the tread and the axle fixing section and providing a buffering function. Accordingly, the airless tire is transformed only to an extent to properly function as a fire when the spoke buffer is transformed by pressure or impact and fully returns to an original shape when pressure or impact is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Dal Yong MUN, Hak Joo KIM, Seok Ju CHOI