Patents by Inventor Jin Su Choo

Jin Su Choo 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: 6758513
    Abstract: A pin-linked latch structure for an automobile tailgate is disclosed wherein the outside handle can be positioned up or down of latch assembly. Using a reverse-U aligned rod, the rod can be rendered upward as well as downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Jin-Su Choo
  • Publication number: 20030034669
    Abstract: A pin-linked latch structure for an automobile tailgate is disclosed wherein the outside handle can be positioned up or down of latch assembly. Using a reverse-U aligned rod, the rod can be rendered upward as well as downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventor: Jin-Su Choo
  • Patent number: 6474190
    Abstract: A hood unlocking apparatus of an automobile is provided adapted to unlock a hood of the automobile via a wire, the apparatus comprising a fixing bracket mounted at an inner side panel of the automobile and a rocking bracket formed with a handle for pulling the wire and having one side thereof fixed to the wire while the other side thereof is hitched via a pin and a spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Jin-Su Choo
  • Patent number: 6471263
    Abstract: A tailgate glass release button assembly includes a button-mounting unit installed into a release button assembly hole formed on an outer panel of a tailgate for providing a socket, a button plugged into the socket of the button-mounting unit, and a spring interposed between the button-mounting unit and the button for returning the button after being depressed The button-mounting unit has more than one hanger formed around an upper portion of the button-mounting unit for preventing the button-mounting unit from being separated before being fastened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Jin-Su Choo
  • Patent number: 6467320
    Abstract: A door locking apparatus of an automobile is provided wherein inner and outer handles mounted at a door of an automobile for releasing a latch transfer the manipulating force to the latch by an integrated link member, thereby shortening an assembly process of the tailgate by reducing the number of required parts and also reduce the manufacturing cost. The apparatus has an inner handle mounted inside of a door of the automobile, an outer handle mounted outside of the door of the automobiles, a locking device for releaseably locking the door, and link having a first movable member for receiving a manipulating force of the outer handle and a second movable member rotated by the first movable member and the inner handle to release the latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Jin-Su Choo
  • Patent number: 6431618
    Abstract: A locking device of tailgate for vehicle comprising a base plate having three mounting portions, a connecting flange and two limit flanges; a locking lever pivotally mounted on the base plate and connected with a key lock through a key locking rod and a tailgate latch through a tailgate latch locking rod respectively; an open lever pivotally mounted on the base plate and connected with a glass latch through a glass locking rod and a glass open handle, and being operated by the glass open handle; and the locking lever having a stopper for limiting the operation of the open lever, and the open lever having a stopper for limiting the operation of the locking lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Jin Su Choo
  • Publication number: 20020078724
    Abstract: A tail gate locking apparatus whose operational modes can be selectively switched to make an opening of the tail gate possible or impossible from inside the vehicle is disclosed to prevent the tail gate from being dangerously opened by children's wrong manipulation, the apparatus comprising: a base plate; a latch lever rotatively installed at the base plate in connection to a latch device by a latch rod; a control lever rotatively installed at the base plate to rotate the latch lever; an inside lever rotatively installed at the base plate with one side thereof being connected with an inside cable; and rotational force controlling means coupled between the control lever and inside lever to selectively switch a state of unblocking or blocking transmission of rotational force of the inside lever to the control lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventor: Jin-Su Choo