Patents by Inventor Dong Han Koo

Dong Han Koo 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: 11453456
    Abstract: A personal mobility apparatus includes: a support platform having a pair of footplates and a cavity; two drive wheels disposed on both sides of the support platform, respectively; and a steering wheel connected to the support platform to be received in the cavity. The steering wheel is connected through a telescopic tube to be received in the cavity of the support platform and the telescopic tube includes a first tube and a second tube moving telescopically with respect to the first tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hun Keon Ko, Dong Han Koo, Jun Hwan Park
  • Patent number: 11124034
    Abstract: A height adjustment module includes a mounting part extending on a plane; a plurality of support arms disposed around the mounting part on the plane on which the mounting part has been extended, and coupled to the mounting part to be rotatable upward or downward; a plurality of travelling parts each being coupled to a first end portion of the support arm, respectively, and including a wheel contacting the ground, respectively; a lift extending over the plane, and connected to second end portions of the plurality of support arms so that vertical movement is interlocked with each other; and a support link coupled to the mounting part to be vertically slidable, and coupled to the lift to be vertically fixed to move the mounting part relative to the lift as the support link is slid in the mounting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Han Koo, Byeong Cheol Lee, Seok Won Lee, Ji A Lee
  • Patent number: 11092971
    Abstract: A shared mobility system using robots may include: a plurality of robots configured to be allocated performance zones and to perform assigned tasks in the performance zones, or assigned tasks without restriction of the performance zones. When one or more deviating robots performing the assigned tasks in the performance zones deviate from corresponding performance zones, one or more adjacent robots in adjacent performance zones adjacent to the corresponding performance zones move to the corresponding performance zones, a number of the one or more adjacent robots moving to the corresponding performance zones equaling a number of the one or more deviating robots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Dong Han Koo
  • Publication number: 20200317016
    Abstract: A height adjustment module includes a mounting part extending on a plane; a plurality of support arms disposed around the mounting part on the plane on which the mounting part has been extended, and coupled to the mounting part to be rotatable upward or downward; a plurality of travelling parts each being coupled to a first end portion of the support arm, respectively, and including a wheel contacting the ground, respectively; a lift extending over the plane, and connected to second end portions of the plurality of support arms so that vertical movement is interlocked with each other; and a support link coupled to the mounting part to be vertically slidable, and coupled to the lift to be vertically fixed to move the mounting part relative to the lift as the support link is slid in the mounting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Dong Han Koo, Byeong Cheol Lee, Seok Won Lee, Ji A Lee
  • Publication number: 20200189682
    Abstract: A personal mobility apparatus includes: a support platform having a pair of footplates and a cavity; two drive wheels disposed on both sides of the support platform, respectively; and a steering wheel connected to the support platform to be received in the cavity. The steering wheel is connected through a telescopic tube to be received in the cavity of the support platform and the telescopic tube includes a first tube and a second tube moving telescopically with respect to the first tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hun Keon Ko, Dong Han Koo, Jun Hwan Park
  • Patent number: 10507575
    Abstract: An attitude-supporting apparatus of a wearable robot includes an actuator for generating a hydraulic pressure by a worker's direct manipulation, and a driving unit including, the driving unit including: an inner component and an outer component capable of relatively rotating, and control components for controlling the relative rotations of the inner component and the outer component, wherein a motion of the control components is controlled by receiving the hydraulic pressure generated from the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jun Hwan Park, Dong Han Koo
  • Patent number: 10486763
    Abstract: A folding personal mobility vehicle includes a footboard part including wheels and a handle part including handles. The footboard part includes a front footboard part and a rear footboard part connected to each other through a hinge structure to be folded. The handle part has a length that is changed through sliding and is foldable toward the footboard part. The rear footboard part is folded on the front footboard part through the hinge structure, the handle part is folded on the rear footboard part in a state in which the length of the handle part is shortened through the sliding, and the rear footboard part is positioned between the handle part and the front footboard part in the folded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Han Koo, Jae Young Choi, Jun Hwan Park
  • Patent number: 10421515
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a small mobility vehicle including: a base unit including a footplate and a plurality of driving wheels mounted on the footplate, a first column unit having a first plurality of links hinged to another link of the first plurality of links, wherein the footplate is coupled to a lower end of a lower link of the first plurality of links and steering handlebars are coupled to an upper end of an upper link of the first plurality of links, and a second column unit capable of being folded or unfolded that has a second plurality of links hinged to another link of the second plurality of links, wherein a lower end of a first link of the second plurality of links is hinged to the footplate and an auxiliary wheel is coupled to one end of a second link of the second plurality of links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Han Koo, Jun Hwan Park
  • Patent number: 10351067
    Abstract: A mobility device storage apparatus for a vehicle, may include a door having a storage space therein and a position releasing portion disposed in the storage space; and a tiltable storage device disposed in the storage space to be rotatable in a lateral direction, the tiltable storage device being tiltable in a vertical direction wherein a tilting motion of the tiltable storage device in the vertical direction is restricted by a tilting-up locking portion, wherein when the tiltable storage device is rotated in the lateral direction, the tilting-up locking portion is interlocked with the position releasing portion, wherein the tilting motion of the tiltable storage device in the vertical direction is unrestricted to allow the tiltable storage device to be tilted upward or downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Dong Han Koo, Seok Won Lee, Jae Young Choi, Jun Hwan Park
  • Patent number: 10328986
    Abstract: A folding personal mobility vehicle includes a foothold part provided with a wheel, a handle part provided with a handle, and a hinge structure between the foothold part and the handle part. The foothold part and the handle part are each configured to be folded using the hinge structure and the foothold part and the handle part are configured so that the foothold part is positioned between the handle parts in a folded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Han Koo, Jae Young Choi, Jun Hwan Park
  • Patent number: 10315307
    Abstract: A wearable chair robot system is provided and includes a first link having a first end hinge-connected to a heel of a user and a second end rotating up and down about the first end distal to a foot of the user, and supported on the ground at a lower limit. The system further includes a second link having a first end hinge-connected to the user above the first end of the first link and a second end that extends distal to the user. A third link has a first end hinge-connected to the second end of the link and a second end hinge-connected to the second end of the first link. Further, a driving unit has a first end hinge-connected to the user above the first end of the second link and a second end extending downward and hinge-connected to the second end of the first link or the third link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seok Won Lee, Dong Han Koo
  • Patent number: 10286851
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a storage apparatus for a mobility device in a vehicle, wherein the mobility device is stored in a vehicle door and the mobility device can be taken out directly from the vehicle door by maintaining the tilted state of the mobility device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Han Koo, Seok Won Lee, Jae Young Choi, Jun Hwan Park
  • Publication number: 20190129445
    Abstract: A shared mobility system using robots may include: a plurality of robots configured to be allocated performance zones and to perform assigned tasks in the performance zones, or assigned tasks without restriction of the performance zones. When one or more deviating robots performing the assigned tasks in the performance zones deviate from corresponding performance zones, one or more adjacent robots in adjacent performance zones adjacent to the corresponding performance zones move to the corresponding performance zones, a number of the one or more adjacent robots moving to the corresponding performance zones equaling a number of the one or more deviating robots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventor: Dong Han Koo
  • Publication number: 20190009853
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a small mobility vehicle including: a base unit including a footplate and a plurality of driving wheels mounted on the footplate, a first column unit having a first plurality of links hinged to another link of the first plurality of links, wherein the footplate is coupled to a lower end of a lower link of the first plurality of links and steering handlebars are coupled to an upper end of an upper link of the first plurality of links, and a second column unit capable of being folded or unfolded that has a second plurality of links hinged to another link of the second plurality of links, wherein a lower end of a first link of the second plurality of links is hinged to the footplate and an auxiliary wheel is coupled to one end of a second link of the second plurality of links.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Dong Han KOO, Jun Hwan Park
  • Publication number: 20180186294
    Abstract: A mobility device storage apparatus for a vehicle, may include a door having a storage space therein and a position releasing portion disposed in the storage space; and a tiltable storage device disposed in the storage space to be rotatable in a lateral direction, the tiltable storage device being tiltable in a vertical direction wherein a tilting motion of the tiltable storage device in the vertical direction is restricted by a tilting-up locking portion, wherein when the tiltable storage device is rotated in the lateral direction, the tilting-up locking portion is interlocked with the position releasing portion, wherein the tilting motion of the tiltable storage device in the vertical direction is unrestricted to allow the tiltable storage device to be tilted upward or downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Dong Han KOO, Seok Won Lee, Jae Young Choi, Jun Hwan Park
  • Publication number: 20180186423
    Abstract: A folding personal mobility vehicle includes a footboard part including wheels and a handle part including handles. The footboard part includes a front footboard part and a rear footboard part connected to each other through a hinge structure to be folded. The handle part has a length that is changed through sliding and is foldable toward the footboard part. The rear footboard part is folded on the front footboard part through the hinge structure, the handle part is folded on the rear footboard part in a state in which the length of the handle part is shortened through the sliding, and the rear footboard part is positioned between the handle part and the front footboard part in the folded state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Han Koo, Jae Young Choi, Jun Hwan Park
  • Publication number: 20180186296
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a storage apparatus for a mobility device in a vehicle, wherein the mobility device is stored in a vehicle door and the mobility device can be taken out directly from the vehicle door by maintaining the tilted state of the mobility device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Han KOO, Seok Won LEE, Jae Young CHOI, Jun Hwan PARK
  • Publication number: 20180170473
    Abstract: A folding personal mobility vehicle includes a foothold part provided with a wheel, a handle part provided with a handle, and a hinge structure between the foothold part and the handle part. The foothold part and the handle part are each configured to be folded using the hinge structure and the foothold part and the handle part are configured so that the foothold part is positioned between the handle parts in a folded state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Dong Han Koo, Jae Young Choi, Jun Hwan Park
  • Publication number: 20180056501
    Abstract: An attitude-supporting apparatus of a wearable robot includes an actuator for generating a hydraulic pressure by a worker's direct manipulation, and a driving unit including, the driving unit including: an inner component and an outer component capable of relatively rotating, and control components for controlling the relative rotations of the inner component and the outer component, wherein a motion of the control components is controlled by receiving the hydraulic pressure generated from the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jun Hwan PARK, Dong Han KOO
  • Patent number: D960075
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Han Koo, Hun Keon Ko, Jun Hwan Park