Patents by Inventor Manbok HONG

Manbok HONG 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: 9592174
    Abstract: An exoskeleton mechanism according to the present disclosure includes: a fixed frame positioned to correspond to an upper physique; a rotatable frame positioned to correspond to a lower physique and coupled to the fixed frame by a hinge unit to be rotatable in the vertical direction; a support frame for supporting a terminal; a first motor mounted to the fixed frame and connected to the rotatable frame to drive the rotatable frame to rotate in the vertical direction; motors mounted to the rotatable frame and connected to the support frame to drive the support frame to rotate in the vertical direction and in the horizontal direction and rotate around an axis (roll axis) of the lower physique; links for connecting the first motor and the rotatable frame; and links for connecting the motors and the support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Manbok Hong, Keehoon Kim
  • Patent number: 8763490
    Abstract: A spherical transmission joint has an input shaft connected to a driving source to rotate, an input link fixed to the input shaft to be rotated by the input shaft and having a bent shape, a coupler link rotatably mounted to a first rotary shaft mounted to the input link and having a bent shape, an output link rotatably mounted to a second rotary shaft mounted to the coupler link and having a bent shape, and an output shaft fixed to the output link. This spherical transmission joint for rotating power transmission of inclined shafts is widely used for transmission joints with certain gradients since a rotating angle between an input shaft and an output shaft is ranged wide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Keehoon Kim, Manbok Hong
  • Publication number: 20130102398
    Abstract: A spherical transmission joint has an input shaft connected to a driving source to rotate, an input link fixed to the input shaft to be rotated by the input shaft and having a bent shape, a coupler link rotatably mounted to a first rotary shaft mounted to the input link and having a bent shape, an output link rotatably mounted to a second rotary shaft mounted to the coupler link and having a bent shape, and an output shaft fixed to the output link. This spherical transmission joint for rotating power transmission of inclined shafts is widely used for transmission joints with certain gradients since a rotating angle between an input shaft and an output shaft is ranged wide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Keehoon KIM, Manbok HONG
  • Publication number: 20130090580
    Abstract: An exoskeleton mechanism according to the present disclosure includes: a fixed frame positioned to correspond to an upper physique; a rotatable frame positioned to correspond to a lower physique and coupled to the fixed frame by a hinge unit to be rotatable in the vertical direction; a support frame for supporting a terminal; a first motor mounted to the fixed frame and connected to the rotatable frame to drive the rotatable frame to rotate in the vertical direction; motors mounted to the rotatable frame and connected to the support frame to drive the support frame to rotate in the vertical direction and in the horizontal direction and rotate around an axis (roll axis) of the lower physique; links for connecting the first motor and the rotatable frame; and links for connecting the motors and the support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Manbok HONG, Keehoon KIM