Patents by Inventor Jongchol SEO

Jongchol SEO 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: 10168686
    Abstract: A smart loader apparatus for a trunk lid hinge includes a hinge alignment jig at which a trunk lid hinge is aligned and disposed at a predetermined position, a smart loader of which a transfer gripper for gripping the trunk lid hinge aligned at the hinge alignment jig is disposed at a front end portion, and the smart loader includes an articulated arm for transferring the trunk lid hinge gripped by the transfer gripper to a predetermined position of a vehicle body, a driving portion that drives the transfer gripper and the articulated arm to change a position of the transfer gripper, a force and torque (FT) sensor installed at a portion at which the articulated arm and the transfer gripper are connected, and a controller that controls the driving portion to move the transfer gripper in the direction of the force sensed by the FT sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Chanwoo Choi, Jongchol Seo
  • Publication number: 20170168475
    Abstract: A smart loader apparatus for a trunk lid hinge includes a hinge alignment jig at which a trunk lid hinge is aligned and disposed at a predetermined position, a smart loader of which a transfer gripper for gripping the trunk lid hinge aligned at the hinge alignment jig is disposed at a front end portion, and the smart loader includes an articulated arm for transferring the trunk lid hinge gripped by the transfer gripper to a predetermined position of a vehicle body, a driving portion that drives the transfer gripper and the articulated arm to change a position of the transfer gripper, a force and torque (FT) sensor installed at a portion at which the articulated arm and the transfer gripper are connected, and a controller that controls the driving portion to move the transfer gripper in the direction of the force sensed by the FT sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Chanwoo CHOI, Jongchol SEO