Patents by Inventor Hyock In Kwon

Hyock In Kwon 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: 8366145
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a curtain airbag cushion. The cushion has a length appropriate for being deployed to the chest of a passenger. A blocking part which partitions the interior of the cushion into portions is oriented in the vertical direction. The lower end of the blocking part is spaced apart from the bottom of the cushion by a predetermined distance. Thus, when an inflator explodes, gas discharged from the inflator is guided towards the lower portion of the cushion and then guided towards the front or upper portion of the cushion through the space between the lower end of the blocking part and the bottom of the cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Jae Ho Choi, Hyeong Ho Choi, Seong Woo Lee, Jun Yeol Choi, Hyock In Kwon, Soon Bok Lee, Hyong Sok Oh
  • Patent number: 8297651
    Abstract: A pre-crash side airbag device includes a side collision detection sensor, a pre-crash sensor, a main airbag, an auxiliary airbag, and a control unit. The side collision detection sensor detects a collision occurring at the side of a vehicle. The pre-crash sensor detects physical quantities related to the speed of an approaching object. The main airbag is deployed when a control signal is input. The auxiliary airbag is coupled to one side of the main airbag. The control unit controls the deployment of the main airbag and the auxiliary airbag depending on a pre-crash case where a high-speed side collision is expected and a normal case where a low-speed side collision is expected or the measurement value is erroneous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Hyock In Kwon, Hyeong Ho Choi, Seung Woo Lee, Jae Ho Choi, Jun Yeol Choi
  • Publication number: 20120248745
    Abstract: A side airbag for a vehicle may include an inflator provided on a seat side frame in a seat of the vehicle, a first cushion part installed in a seat side pad mounted on the seat side frame, wherein the first cushion part covers the seat side frame and may be fluid-connected to the inflator so that when the inflator may be operated, the first cushion part inflates inside the seat side pad to push an occupant sideways, and a second cushion part integrally connected to the first cushion part so that when gas may be supplied from the inflator into the second cushion part via the first cushion part, the second cushion part protrudes out of the seat side pad to protect a side portion of a body of the occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicants: Kia Motors Corp., Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Hyock In KWON, Hyeong Ho CHOI
  • Patent number: 8246074
    Abstract: An airbag mounting assembly for vehicles to mount a passenger airbag housing to a cowl cross bar may include a mounting bracket, a first end thereof being mounted to the passenger airbag housing and a fastening unit mounting a second end of the mounting bracket to the cowl cross bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hyoung Ho Choi, Hyock In Kwon
  • Patent number: 8220829
    Abstract: A roof air bag mounting structure includes a frame having a plurality of vertically open spaces therein and bolt holes at opposite ends thereof and air bag cushions provided respectively inside the spaces of the frame. A door allowing the air bag cushion to deploy is provided at the bottom of the frame, and the top surface of the frame is closed to support a deploying force of the air bag cushion. The roof air bag mounting structure can be easily assembled and reduced in weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Hyeong Ho Choi, Hyock In Kwon
  • Publication number: 20120123645
    Abstract: A passenger-shift airbag apparatus may include an inflator installed at a predetermined position in a seat back of a vehicle; and a passenger-shift airbag cushion fluid-connected to the inflator directly or by a gas supply tube, the passenger-shift airbag cushion being located in the seat back adjacent to a lateral side of the seatback, so that when the passenger-shift airbag cushion is inflated by gas supplied from the inflator, the passenger-shift airbag cushion shifts the passenger towards an inside of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Hyock In Kwon, Hyeong Ho Choi, Seung Woo Lee, Jae Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20120043740
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a curtain airbag cushion. The cushion has a length appropriate for being deployed to the chest of a passenger. A blocking part which partitions the interior of the cushion into portions is oriented in the vertical direction. The lower end of the blocking part is spaced apart from the bottom of the cushion by a predetermined distance. Thus, when an inflator explodes, gas discharged from the inflator is guided towards the lower portion of the cushion and then guided towards the front or upper portion of the cushion through the space between the lower end of the blocking part and the bottom of the cushion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicants: Autoliv Development AB, Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jae Ho CHOI, Hyeong Ho Choi, Seung Woo Lee, Jun Yeol Choi, Hyock In Kwon, Soon Bok Lee, Hyong Sok Oh
  • Publication number: 20120032425
    Abstract: A pre-crash side airbag device includes a side collision detection sensor, a pre-crash sensor, a main airbag, an auxiliary airbag, and a control unit. The side collision detection sensor detects a collision occurring at the side of a vehicle. The pre-crash sensor detects physical quantities related to the speed of an approaching object. The main airbag is deployed when a control signal is input. The auxiliary airbag is coupled to one side of the main airbag. The control unit controls the deployment of the main airbag and the auxiliary airbag depending on a pre-crash case where a high-speed side collision is expected and a normal case where a low-speed side collision is expected or the measurement value is erroneous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Hyock In KWON, Hyeong Ho Choi, Seung Woo Lee, Jae Ho Choi, Jun Yeol Choi
  • Publication number: 20110115200
    Abstract: An airbag mounting assembly for vehicles to mount a passenger airbag housing to a cowl cross bar may include a mounting bracket, a first end thereof being mounted to the passenger airbag housing and a fastening unit mounting a second end of the mounting bracket to the cowl cross bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hyoung Ho Choi, Hyock In Kwon
  • Patent number: 7918480
    Abstract: A roof airbag apparatus, may include an inflator, a housing mounted to an opening frame provided in a vehicle roof, the opening frame defining an opening therein to receive the housing, an airbag cushion contained in the housing, the airbag cushion being deployed downwards by gas supplied from the inflator to protect a passenger, an airbag door coupled to the housing by a hinge to support the airbag cushion, and angle limiting means for limiting a rotating angle to a predetermined angle when the airbag door is rotated to open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Hyock In Kwon, Hyeong Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20110049845
    Abstract: A roof air bag mounting structure includes a frame having a plurality of vertically open spaces therein and bolt holes at opposite ends thereof and air bag cushions provided respectively inside the spaces of the frame. A door allowing the air bag cushion to deploy is provided at the bottom of the frame, and the top surface of the frame is closed to support a deploying force of the air bag cushion. The roof air bag mounting structure can be easily assembled and reduced in weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hyeong Ho CHOI, Hyock In Kwon
  • Publication number: 20100301591
    Abstract: A roof airbag apparatus, may include an inflator, a housing mounted to an opening frame provided in a vehicle roof, the opening frame defining an opening therein to receive the housing, an airbag cushion contained in the housing, the airbag cushion being deployed downwards by gas supplied from the inflator to protect a passenger, an airbag door coupled to the housing by a hinge to support the airbag cushion, and angle limiting means for limiting a rotating angle to a predetermined angle when the airbag door is rotated to open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: HYOCK IN KWON, HYEONG HO CHOI