Patents by Inventor Nam I Jo

Nam I Jo 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: 11978602
    Abstract: A switch apparatus, includes: a base module including a base case, and a moving magnet movably mounted in the base case; and a manipulation module including a manipulation case, and a first magnet fixedly mounted in the manipulation case, wherein the moving magnet moves between a hold position and a releasable position, the hold position refers to a position in which the manipulation module is held onto the base module as an attractive force acts between the moving magnet and the first magnet, and the releasable position refers to a position in which the manipulation module is releasable from the base module as a repulsive force acts between the moving magnet and the first magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, NOVATECH CO., LTD, ALPS ELECTRIC KOREA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Hoon Shin, Hoo Sang Lee, Jong Hyun Choi, Dae Woo Park, Youn Tak Kim, Nam I Jo, Choon Teak Oh, Hong Jun Choi, Kon Hee Chang, Woo Joo Ahn
  • Patent number: 11776724
    Abstract: A switch apparatus includes a base module including a base case; a manipulation module including a manipulation case, and a grip mounted on an external circumferential surface of the manipulation case; a magnetic mechanism including a base-side magnetic unit provided to the base module, and a manipulation-side magnetic unit provided to the manipulation module; and a grip force sensing unit provided between the manipulation case and the grip, wherein the grip force sensing unit detects whether a grip force applied to the grip is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold, and the magnetic mechanism is configured to vary a magnetic force generated between the base-side magnetic unit and the manipulation-side magnetic unit in accordance with a magnitude of the grip force detected by the grip force sensing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, ALPS ELECTRIC KOREA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Hoon Shin, Hoo Sang Lee, Jong Hyun Choi, Dae Woo Park, Youn Tak Kim, Nam I Jo
  • Publication number: 20230110130
    Abstract: A switch apparatus includes a base module including a base case; a manipulation module including a manipulation case, and a grip mounted on an external circumferential surface of the manipulation case; a magnetic mechanism including a base-side magnetic unit provided to the base module, and a manipulation-side magnetic unit provided to the manipulation module; and a grip force sensing unit provided between the manipulation case and the grip, wherein the grip force sensing unit detects whether a grip force applied to the grip is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold, and the magnetic mechanism is configured to vary a magnetic force generated between the base-side magnetic unit and the manipulation-side magnetic unit in accordance with a magnitude of the grip force detected by the grip force sensing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Sang Hoon SHIN, Hoo Sang Lee, Jong Hyun Choi, Dae Woo Park, Youn Tak Kim, Nam I Jo
  • Publication number: 20230114041
    Abstract: A switch apparatus, includes: a base module including a base case, and a moving magnet movably mounted in the base case; and a manipulation module including a manipulation case, and a first magnet fixedly mounted in the manipulation case, wherein the moving magnet moves between a hold position and a releasable position, the hold position refers to a position in which the manipulation module is held onto the base module as an attractive force acts between the moving magnet and the first magnet, and the releasable position refers to a position in which the manipulation module is releasable from the base module as a repulsive force acts between the moving magnet and the first magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, NOVATECH Co., Ltd., ALPS ELECTRIC KOREA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Hoon Shin, Hoo Sang Lee, Jong Hyun Choi, Dae Woo Park, Youn Tak Kim, Nam I Jo, Choon Teak Oh, Hong Jun Choi, Kon Hee Chang, Woo Joo Ahn