Patents by Inventor JONG CHUL OH

JONG CHUL OH 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: 20250230691
    Abstract: A door latch apparatus for vehicles, includes: a door striker fixed to a vehicle body in response to one lower side of a door which is opened or closed by double motions of pop-up and swing motions through a hinge unit; a latch unit mounted on the one lower side of the door to lock or release the door striker; a pop-up guide unit guiding the one lower side of the door by the door striker during the pop-up motion of the door; a locking unit locking the door striker when the door striker enters the pop-up guide unit while the door is closed by the swing motion; and a door sagging prevention bracket including one end portion fixed to a body of the latch unit, and extending toward the locking unit while being spaced apart from the top portion of the pop-up guide unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, PHA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyong Don KIM, Yongdae SEO, Jong Chul OH, Tae Won KIM, Do Sik MOON, Hyeon Yeong PARK, Kyung Yul KIM, Hyun Duk CHO, Jong Ho PARK
  • Publication number: 20240400161
    Abstract: An elevation system includes deck units each including a frame, a movable deck coupled to the frame to be movable in a vertical direction, a sliding unit coupled to the frame to be movable in a horizontal direction, and elevation wires connected to the movable deck and the sliding unit via a direction changing sheave at the frame, a first sheave at each of the deck units and fixed to the frame, a second sheave at each of the deck units and coupled to the sliding unit to adjust a distance between the first sheave and the second sheave, a drive wire extending through the deck units and simultaneously wound around the first sheave and the second sheave of each of the deck units to deliver a driving force to the sliding unit, and a driver pulling the drive wire to cause the sliding unit to be slidably moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: AN JIN PARK, SUNG YUN JEONG, JANG IK PARK, JONG CHUL OH
  • Patent number: 10415278
    Abstract: A door latch device for a vehicle comprises an operation pawl lever interlocked with a door handle which is mounted on a door, the operation pawl lever configured to rotate; a support pawl lever including a guide hole, and coupled to a rotating shaft that linearly moves along the guide hole, the support pawl lever being pressed in a first direction by the operation pawl lever when the operation pawl lever rotates in a first rotation direction; a claw lever configured to be restricted from rotating by a support part disposed on the support pawl lever, wherein the support pawl lever moves in the first direction when the operation pawl lever presses the support pawl lever to keep the door in a closed state, wherein the support part protrudes in a second direction different from the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, PYEONG HWA AUTOMOTIVE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Wuk Choi, Jong Chul Oh, Ki Ryun Ahn, Hyuk Noh, Jong Ho Park
  • Patent number: 9534429
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a latch apparatus. The latch apparatus includes: a base formed with an opening; a latch gear formed with a mounting groove to lock a striker entering the mounting groove through the opening; a pawl rotatably disposed on the base and engaging with the latch gear to prevent rotation of the latch gear; a release lever disposed to adjoin the pawl, transmitting constraint force of pressing the pawl, and rotating the pawl to release the latch gear; a support shaft secured to the base, supporting a lateral surface of the pawl and transmitting the constraint force of pressing the pawl; and a guide portion rotatably provided to the support shaft, pressed to rotate by the release lever, and guiding movement of a projection pin provided to the pawl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: PYEONGHWA AUTOMOTIVE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nigel Spurr, Gurbinder Singh Kalsi, Sang Beom Hur, Ki Ryun Ahn, Jong Chul Oh
  • Publication number: 20160160541
    Abstract: A door latch device for a vehicle comprises an operation pawl lever interlocked with a door handle which is mounted on a door, the operation pawl lever configured to rotate; a support pawl lever including a guide hole, and coupled to a rotating shaft that linearly moves along the guide hole, the support pawl lever being pressed in a first direction by the operation pawl lever when the operation pawl lever rotates in a first rotation direction; a claw lever configured to be restricted M from rotating by a support part disposed on the support pawl lever, wherein the support pawl lever moves in the first direction when the operation pawl lever presses the support pawl lever to keep the door in a closed state, wherein the support part protrudes in a second direction different from the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Dong Wuk CHOI, Jong Chul OH, Ki Ryun AHN, Hyuk NOH, Jong Ho PARK
  • Publication number: 20150097379
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a latch apparatus. The latch apparatus includes: a base formed with an opening; a latch gear formed with a mounting groove to lock a striker entering the mounting groove through the opening; a pawl rotatably disposed on the base and engaging with the latch gear to prevent rotation of the latch gear; a release lever disposed to adjoin the pawl, transmitting constraint force of pressing the pawl, and rotating the pawl to release the latch gear; a support shaft secured to the base, supporting a lateral surface of the pawl and transmitting the constraint force of pressing the pawl; and a guide portion rotatably provided to the support shaft, pressed to rotate by the release lever, and guiding movement of a projection pin provided to the pawl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: PYEONGHWA AUTOMOTIVE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: NIGEL SPURR, GURBINDER SINGH KALSI, SANG BEOM HUR, KI RYUN AHN, JONG CHUL OH