Patents by Inventor Gi-Bong JO

Gi-Bong JO 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: 20230332667
    Abstract: A hydro bushing includes an outer pipe, an inner pipe disposed within the outer pipe and spaced apart from the outer pipe, an elastic body disposed between the outer pipe and the inner pipe and provided with a liquid chamber portion accommodating liquid therein, and a nozzle disposed between the outer pipe and the elastic body and including a stopper extending toward the liquid chamber portion such that a portion of an internal surface of the nozzle protrudes to be in contact with the liquid chamber portion. A contact end of the stopper is formed to have a surface corresponding to deformation of the elastic body caused by conical movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, PYUNG HWA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Hyun RYU, Chan Hee PARK, Young Ho KIM, Dae Un SUNG, Gi Bong JO, Jae Hyeok CHOI, Young Bin JU, Ho Sung LEE
  • Patent number: 11707958
    Abstract: An insulator for a vehicle suspension and a method of manufacturing the same, may include an insulator having a housing which is configured to be engaged with a vehicle body and in which a hook protrusion is formed to protrude from an upper end opening of the housing; a bush which is configured to be engaged with a piston rod of a shock absorber, wherein a vibration-proof rubber, a core, and an outer pipe are integrally mounted in the bush, and wherein the bush is press-inserted into and fixed in an inner space of the housing so that the bush becomes hooked upward to the hook protrusion; and a fixing plate press-inserted into and fixed in the inner space of the housing so that the fixing plate is in contact with a lower end portion of the bush and supports the bush from a lower side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Gi Bong Jo
  • Publication number: 20230202302
    Abstract: An embodiment engagement structure includes an engagement bracket including an upper end configured to be engaged with a side member of a vehicle and connected to a region in which the side member is to be engaged with a sub-frame, wherein the engagement bracket comprises an inclined portion inclined downward toward a rear side of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Gi-Bong Jo, Chul-Woo Kwak, Hyun-Mo Yang, Hee-Jun Hwang
  • Patent number: 11685209
    Abstract: A composite material bush may include a center plate; and an outer foam which is arranged outside the center plate to surround the center plate and is made of different kinds of materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Gi-Bong Jo
  • Patent number: 11505250
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle sub-frame including a front cross member, a rear cross member, and left and right side members mounted to connect the front cross member and the rear cross member to each other. Each of the left and right side members has a protrusion that protrudes laterally at a corner portion of a rear end portion thereof, the corner portion being joined to a corner portion of the rear cross member. A weld joint is formed by welding to the rear cross member along a laterally extending portion of a trim line portion of the protrusion, in which the trim line portion of the protrusion is the perimeter of the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Dong Hee Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gi Bong Jo, Hyun Min Jang, Sang Jae Shin, Chul Woo Kwak, Soo Cheol Lee, Se Hoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20210354758
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle sub-frame including a front cross member, a rear cross member, and left and right side members mounted to connect the front cross member and the rear cross member to each other. Each of the left and right side members has a protrusion that protrudes laterally at a corner portion of a rear end portion thereof, the corner portion being joined to a corner portion of the rear cross member. A weld joint is formed by welding to the rear cross member along a laterally extending portion of a trim line portion of the protrusion, in which the trim line portion of the protrusion is the perimeter of the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Dong Hee Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gi Bong Jo, Hyun Min Jang, Sang Jae Shin, Chul Woo Kwak, Soo Cheol Lee, Se Hoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20210291604
    Abstract: An insulator for a vehicle suspension and a method of manufacturing the same, may include an insulator having a housing which is configured to be engaged with a vehicle body and in which a hook protrusion is formed to protrude from an upper end opening of the housing; a bush which is configured to be engaged with a piston rod of a shock absorber, wherein a vibration-proof rubber, a core, and an outer pipe are integrally mounted in the bush, and wherein the bush is press-inserted into and fixed in an inner space of the housing so that the bush becomes hooked upward to the hook protrusion; and a fixing plate press-inserted into and fixed in the inner space of the housing so that the fixing plate is in contact with a lower end portion of the bush and supports the bush from a lower side thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Gi Bong JO
  • Publication number: 20200207169
    Abstract: A composite material bush may include a center plate; and an outer foam which is arranged outside the center plate to surround the center plate and is made of different kinds of materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventor: Gi-Bong Jo
  • Publication number: 20160245356
    Abstract: A core bush of a multi-insulated insulator may include a cylinder-shaped core upper plate of which a bottom surface is formed with a core upper plate hole at the center thereof, a bumper stopper cup of which a cylinder-shaped contact portion contacted with the core upper plate is formed to be projected on an upper surface thereof, a bush outer steel of a cylindrical shape opened at upper and lower portions thereof, and disposed to surround outer circumference surfaces of the core upper plate and the contact portion, and a rubber bush disposed between the outer circumference surfaces of the core upper plate and the contact portion and an inner circumference surface of the bush outer steel to couple the core upper plate and the contact portion to the bush outer steel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Gi-Bong JO