Patents by Inventor Jong Seop SONG

Jong Seop SONG 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: 11858364
    Abstract: A battery case mounting structure for an electric vehicle includes: a vehicle body floor in which a plurality of seats are installed; a battery case provided below the vehicle body floor, having a battery module therein, and including an air inlet, through which air is suctioned, disposed on a rear side of the battery case, and an air outlet, through which air is discharged, disposed on a front side of the battery case; an intake duct configured to communicate with the air inlet at an upper portion of the vehicle body floor and guide interior air to an interior of the battery case; and a discharge duct configured to communicate with the air outlet at the upper portion of the vehicle body floor, extending from the upper portion of the vehicle floor to a rear side of the vehicle body floor, and configured to discharge air to outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Young Lim, Jin Won Kim, Sung Bae Bang, Jong Seop Song
  • Publication number: 20230173914
    Abstract: An automotive hydrogen storage tank support system for a vehicle includes: a floor; a pair of side sills mounted on lateral edges of the floor, respectively; and a support frame mounted on the floor and supporting a hydrogen storage tank The support frame includes a pair of longitudinal members, and a plurality of transverse members connecting the pair of longitudinal members to each other, at least one transverse member among the plurality of transverse members has a pair of extension portions respectively extending from opposite ends thereof toward the pair of side sills, and each extension portion is joined to a corresponding side sill of the pair of side sills.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Ji Ho CHOI, Seung Won AN, Jong Seop SONG
  • Patent number: 11654974
    Abstract: A vehicle body includes a floor assembly having a center floor and a rear floor, a pair of side structures connected to both sides of the floor assembly, and a pair of side sills connected to both side edges of the floor assembly, wherein each side sill includes an inner side sill facing an interior of the vehicle body, an outer side sill facing an exterior of the vehicle body, and first and second side sill reinforcements disposed between the inner side sill and the outer side sill, and wherein a rear end portion of the first side sill reinforcement overlaps a front end portion of the second side sill reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Ji Ho Choi, Jong Seop Song
  • Publication number: 20220161867
    Abstract: A vehicle body includes a floor assembly having a center floor and a rear floor, a pair of side structures connected to both sides of the floor assembly, and a pair of side sills connected to both side edges of the floor assembly, wherein each side sill includes an inner side sill facing an interior of the vehicle body, an outer side sill facing an exterior of the vehicle body, and first and second side sill reinforcements disposed between the inner side sill and the outer side sill, and wherein a rear end portion of the first side sill reinforcement overlaps a front end portion of the second side sill reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Ji Ho Choi, Jong Seop Song
  • Publication number: 20220089040
    Abstract: A battery case mounting structure for an electric vehicle includes: a vehicle body floor in which a plurality of seats are installed; a battery case provided below the vehicle body floor, having a battery module therein, and including an air inlet, through which air is suctioned, disposed on a rear side of the battery case, and an air outlet, through which air is discharged, disposed on a front side of the battery case; an intake duct configured to communicate with the air inlet at an upper portion of the vehicle body floor and guide interior air to an interior of the battery case; and a discharge duct configured to communicate with the air outlet at the upper portion of the vehicle body floor, extending from the upper portion of the vehicle floor to a rear side of the vehicle body floor, and configured to discharge air to outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Young LIM, Jin Won KIM, Sung Bae BANG, Jong Seop SONG
  • Publication number: 20210350341
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for collecting a transportation fare using a mobile terminal. When the mobile terminal is adjacent to transportation means, a collection server issues a onetime boarding ticket which grants an authority to get on the transport means at a current location of the mobile terminal and transmits the onetime boarding ticket to the mobile terminal. A validator in the transportation means validates the onetime boarding ticket through short-range communication with the mobile terminal and transmits the validated result to the collection server. The collection server collects the transportation fare to the mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: STraffic Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Seop SONG, Chan-Mo YANG
  • Patent number: 10370034
    Abstract: A vehicle body reinforcement structure corresponding to a small overlap collision may include side members whose front end surface is bonded to a rear surface of a crash box bracket; an external cover whose upper and external edge portions of a front surface are bonded to a rear surface of the crash box bracket; and a fender apron member that is disposed at the outside of the side member and in which at an upper end portion of the front side, an upper bonding portion that is bonded to an upper portion of the external cover, a lower bonding portion and that is bonded to a lower portion of a rear surface of the external cover are formed, and a slanted bonding portion that is bonded to the cover slanted surface of the external cover are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ji Woong Park, Sun Ik Jang, Jae Kap Joo, Jong Seop Song
  • Publication number: 20180170437
    Abstract: A vehicle body reinforcement structure corresponding to a small overlap collision may include side members whose front end surface is bonded to a rear surface of a crash box bracket; an external cover whose upper and external edge portions of a front surface are bonded to a rear surface of the crash box bracket; and a fender apron member that is disposed at the outside of the side member and in which at an upper end portion of the front side, an upper bonding portion that is bonded to an upper portion of the external cover, a lower bonding portion and that is bonded to a lower portion of a rear surface of the external cover are formed, and a slanted bonding portion that is bonded to the cover slanted surface of the external cover are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ji Woong PARK, Sun Ik JANG, Jae Kap JOO, Jong Seop Song
  • Patent number: 9776671
    Abstract: An assembling structure of a vehicle body may include side sill members provided in a length direction of a vehicle at both side portions of a lower portion of the vehicle body, respectively, a dash cross member provided in a width direction of the vehicle, both side end portions thereof being assembled to front end portions of the side sill members, center members provided in the length direction of the vehicle between the side sill members and a central portion of the vehicle body, front end portions thereof being assembled to a lower end portion of the dash cross member, and reinforcing members provided in the width direction of the vehicle between the center members and the side sill members, a first end portion of each reinforcing members being assembled to the center members and a second end portion of each reinforcing members being assembled to the side sill members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jong Seop Song, Yong Kew Kim
  • Publication number: 20170015363
    Abstract: An assembling structure of a vehicle body may include side sill members provided in a length direction of a vehicle at both side portions of a lower portion of the vehicle body, respectively, a dash cross member provided in a width direction of the vehicle, both side end portions thereof being assembled to front end portions of the side sill members, center members provided in the length direction of the vehicle between the side sill members and a central portion of the vehicle body, front end portions thereof being assembled to a lower end portion of the dash cross member, and reinforcing members provided in the width direction of the vehicle between the center members and the side sill members, a first end portion of each reinforcing members being assembled to the center members and a second end portion of each reinforcing members being assembled to the side sill members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jong Seop Song, Yong Kew KIM
  • Publication number: 20140358648
    Abstract: A fare collecting apparatus is provided. The fare collecting apparatus according to one implementation of this invention comprises, a declined card list storage unit configured to store a list of declined cards, including card information relating to each declined card, an authorization determination unit configured to search in the list of declined cards to determine whether card information included in the received card payment request is included in the list of declined cards, in response to receipt of a card payment request from a user, and an authorization-only transaction request unit configured to transmit an authorization-only transaction request message including a provisional authorization amount, to a payment gateway, if the card information included in the received card payment request is not included in the list of declined cards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG SDS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hun JEONG, Heung Woo LEE, Jong Seop SONG