Patents by Inventor Do Gwan Kim

Do Gwan Kim 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: 9555760
    Abstract: A safety apparatus for a vehicle includes a coupling device to couple an airbag device with a cowl cross bar. The coupling device includes a plurality of mounting brackets coupled with the cowl cross bar while being spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, mounting b locks coupled with the mounting brackets, and fitting members protruding from an outer bottom surface of the housing and fitted on the mounting blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: Do Gwan Kim, Doo Seob Jung
  • Publication number: 20160059815
    Abstract: An airbag for a knee airbag apparatus which is rapidly deployed upward between the knees of a passenger and instrument panel includes a front panel; a rear panel coupled to the front panel to form an inflation chamber; and a hinge portion having a thin inflation thickness at a position corresponding to a housing connecting portion, at which the instrument panel is coupled to the housing, when the airbag is inflated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Doo Seob JUNG, Do Gwan KIM
  • Publication number: 20150291120
    Abstract: A safety apparatus for a vehicle includes a coupling device to couple an airbag device with a cowl cross bar. The coupling device includes a plurality of mounting brackets coupled with the cowl cross bar while being spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, mounting b locks coupled with the mounting brackets, and fitting members protruding from an outer bottom surface of the housing and fitted on the mounting blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: Do Gwan Kim, Doo Seob Jung
  • Patent number: 8398113
    Abstract: A knee air bag for a vehicle has an inflator, a diffuser and a cushion to protect a passenger's knee when the cushion is deployed. The knee air bag also includes an inflator connector which is provided on a back of the cushion, and an external tether which is provided on an upper portion of the inflator connector and secured at lower and upper ends thereof to the back of the cushion, thus guiding the cushion so that the cushion is deployed upwards. The knee air bag makes the cushion come into close contact with a seatback of the vehicle when the knee air bag is deployed, thus reducing interference with a roof air bag located at an upper position, therefore preventing a passenger's head or neck from suffering secondary injuries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp., Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Jun Yeol Choi, Wan Dong Yoo, Do Gwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20120126516
    Abstract: A knee air bag for a vehicle has an inflator, a diffuser and a cushion to protect a passenger's knee when the cushion is deployed. The knee air bag also includes an inflator connector which is provided on a back of the cushion, and an external tether which is provided on an upper portion of the inflator connector and secured at lower and upper ends thereof to the back of the cushion, thus guiding the cushion so that the cushion is deployed upwards. The knee air bag makes the cushion come into close contact with a seatback of the vehicle when the knee air bag is deployed, thus reducing interference with a roof air bag located at an upper position, therefore preventing a passenger's head or neck from suffering secondary injuries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Autoliv Development AB, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Yeol Choi, Wan Dong Yoo, Do Gwan Kim