Patents by Inventor Sangchul Ku
Sangchul Ku 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).
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Patent number: 12263880Abstract: A steering device of a vehicle includes an upper tube receiving a steering shaft, a lower tube receiving the upper tube, a movable bracket to which one end of the lower tube is hinged, a fixed bracket to which the movable bracket being slidably coupled in an axial direction, a first driver for sliding the upper tube with respect to the lower tube, a second driver axially fixed to the fixed bracket to tilt the lower tube with respect to the movable bracket, and a third driver for sliding the movable bracket with respect to the fixed bracket. The steering device makes it possible to quickly and stably perform an operation of storing and withdrawing the steering wheel for securing a space in a driver's seat, and enhance operation stability by minimizing interference with peripheral components during the operation of storing and withdrawing the steering wheel.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2023Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: HL MANDO CORPORATIONInventors: Sangchul Ku, Sunghun Park, Jeongrae Kim, Sungjune Moon, Taeho Kim
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Patent number: 12258064Abstract: According to the present embodiments, it is possible to quickly and stably store and withdraw the steering wheel to secure a space in the driver's seat, limit the contracting stroke of the steering column during collapsing motion to stably perform collapsing motion, and set various collapsing strokes.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2023Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: HL MANDO CORPORATIONInventors: Sangchul Ku, Sunghun Park, Jeongrae Kim, Sungjune Moon, Taeho Kim
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Patent number: 12195078Abstract: The present embodiments provide a vehicle steering column that may more quickly and stably perform telescoping for adjusting the axial length of the steering column and stowing for drawing the steering wheel into or out of the dashboard, secure a convenient space for the driver, and provide safety and convenience to the driver.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: HL MANDO CORPORATIONInventors: Sangchul Ku, Sunghun Park, Jeongrae Kim, Sungjune Moon, Taeho Kim
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Publication number: 20240326899Abstract: According to the present embodiments, it is possible to rapidly perform an operation of storing and withdrawing a steering wheel for securing a space in a driver's seat, and strengthen the rigidity of, and easily adjust, the operation of the steering column for storing and withdrawing the steering wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2023Publication date: October 3, 2024Inventors: Sangchul KU, Sunghun PARK, Jeongrae KIM, Sungjune MOON, Taeho KIM
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Publication number: 20240326894Abstract: A steering device of a vehicle includes an upper tube receiving a steering shaft, a lower tube receiving the upper tube, a movable bracket to which one end of the lower tube is hinged, a fixed bracket to which the movable bracket being slidably coupled in an axial direction, a first driver for sliding the upper tube with respect to the lower tube, a second driver axially fixed to the fixed bracket to tilt the lower tube with respect to the movable bracket, and a third driver for sliding the movable bracket with respect to the fixed bracket. The steering device makes it possible to quickly and stably perform an operation of storing and withdrawing the steering wheel for securing a space in a driver's seat, and enhance operation stability by minimizing interference with peripheral components during the operation of storing and withdrawing the steering wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2023Publication date: October 3, 2024Inventors: Sangchul KU, Sunghun PARK, Jeongrae KIM, Sungjune MOON, Taeho KIM
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Publication number: 20240317297Abstract: The present embodiments provide a vehicle steering column that may more quickly and stably perform telescoping for adjusting the axial length of the steering column and stowing for drawing the steering wheel into or out of the dashboard, secure a convenient space for the driver, and provide safety and convenience to the driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2023Publication date: September 26, 2024Inventors: Sangchul KU, Sunghun PARK, Jeongrae KIM, Sungjune MOON, Taeho KIM
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Publication number: 20240317298Abstract: According to the present embodiments, it is possible to quickly and stably store and withdraw the steering wheel to secure a space in the driver's seat, limit the contracting stroke of the steering column during collapsing motion to stably perform collapsing motion, and set various collapsing strokes.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2023Publication date: September 26, 2024Applicant: HL MANDO CORPORATIONInventors: Sangchul KU, Sunghun PARK, Jeongrae KIM, Sungjune MOON, Taeho KIM
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Patent number: 11822693Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed, including a sensor module configured to recognize boarding and alighting of a passenger from the vehicle, a network interface configured to communicate with a mobile device disposed in the vehicle, a memory, storing a program including one or more instructions, and a processor. The processor implements a method, including: detecting alighting of the passenger using the sensor module, or when a mobile device disconnects from the network interface, determining, by the processor, a deletion level for data related to personal information of a passenger, the deletion level based on a use history information of the passenger, including a latest use time and a use frequency, and deleting the data from the memory according to the determined deletion level.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyunsik Ki, Sangchul Ku, Youngil Kim, Junhong Kim, Sanghoon Lee, Woong Lee, Junhyun Yim
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Publication number: 20230224981Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure relates to a method of detecting the location of a user located in a vehicle, the method including performing pairing between a mobile device of the user and the vehicle, outputting a plurality of sound wave signals respectively from a plurality of speakers located in the vehicle, the plurality of sound wave signal being different from each other in at least one of a frequency band and a time period, and obtaining user location information which is information about a user location detected based on an audio signal received by the mobile device in correspondence to the plurality of sound wave signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Youngil KIM, Sangchul KU, Hyunsik KI, Junhong KIM, Sanghoon LEE, Woong LEE, Junhyun YIM
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Publication number: 20220121774Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a sensor module configured to recognize boarding and alighting of a passenger from the vehicle, a network interface configured to communicate with a mobile device disposed in the vehicle, a memory, storing a program including one or more instructions, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including: detecting alighting of the passenger using the sensor module, or when a mobile device disconnects from the network interface, determining, by the processor, a deletion level for data related to personal information of a passenger, the deletion level based on a use history information of the passenger, including a latest use time and a use frequency, and deleting the data from the memory according to the determined deletion level.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Hyunsik KI, Sangchul KU, Youngil KIM, Junhong KIM, Sanghoon LEE, Woong LEE, Junhyun YIM
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Publication number: 20170046503Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication module, a memory configured to store multiple recognition algorithms for analyzing user activities, and a processor configured to acquire activity schedule information related to a user activity; select at least one recognition algorithm among the multiple recognition algorithms, at least based on the acquired activity schedule information; and analyze activity information related to the user activity, using the at least one recognition algorithm, thereby providing activity guide information related to the user activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Inventors: Junghee CHO, Sangchul KU, Jung-Won SUH, Sun-Tae JOO, Shinyoung NA, Taeho KIM, Joeng-Min PARK
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Publication number: 20160287142Abstract: A method and wearable device are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Jooman HAN, Hyung-Jin PARK, Kihuk LEE, Dongsoo HAN, Dongeup HAM, Sangchul KU, Yongjoon JEON
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Patent number: 8904902Abstract: A unique motor type motor driven column apparatus may include a motor attached to a telescoping tube that slidably receives a column tube therein, wherein the telescoping tube may be pivotally coupled with a vehicle body by a tilt bracket, an actuating rod rotating by the motor, a tilt mechanism including a tilt clutch receiving the actuating rod therethrough and selectively engaged therebetween by a motor controller such that a rotation force of the actuating rod may be converted into a linear movement of the tilt mechanism to make a tilt motion of the column tube, and a telescoping mechanism including a telescoping clutch receiving the actuating rod therethrough and selectively engaged therebetween by the motor controller such that a rotation force of the actuating rod may be converted into a linear movement of the telescoping mechanism so as to make a telescoping motion of the column tube.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2011Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Namyang Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Donghan Lee, Sanggyu Yoon, Sungjong Hong, Sangchul Ku
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Patent number: 8376402Abstract: A lower type motor-driven column apparatus includes a tilt unit having a column tube and a tilt link forming a plurality of hinge fixed points in order to tilt up/down a steering wheel by vertical motion generated with rotation due to straight motion of a tilt rod through a tilt motor, a telescopic unit implementing telescopic movement pushing or pulling the column tube by means of straight motion of a tele-rod through a tele-motor, and a shock-absorbing member absorbing and attenuating a shock stroke of the column tube, ahead of the tilt unit and the telescopic unit, in which the operation mechanism of the tilt unit and the operation mechanism of the telescopic unit are individually implemented, such that the MDPS can be easily used for middle-sized and large-sized vehicles which are difficult to use the upper type and it is possible to save fuel of the middle-sized and large-sized vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Namyang Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sanggyu Yoon, Seounghoon Lee, Donghan Lee, Sungjong Hong, Sangchul Ku, Munchun Park
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Publication number: 20120137818Abstract: A unique motor type motor driven column apparatus may include a motor attached to a telescoping tube that slidably receives a column tube therein, wherein the telescoping tube may be pivotally coupled with a vehicle body by a tilt bracket, an actuating rod rotating by the motor, a tilt mechanism including a tilt clutch receiving the actuating rod therethrough and selectively engaged therebetween by a motor controller such that a rotation force of the actuating rod may be converted into a linear movement of the tilt mechanism to make a tilt motion of the column tube, and a telescoping mechanism including a telescoping clutch receiving the actuating rod therethrough and selectively engaged therebetween by the motor controller such that a rotation force of the actuating rod may be converted into a linear movement of the telescoping mechanism so as to make a telescoping motion of the column tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, NAMYANG IND. CO., LTD., Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Donghan LEE, Sanggyu YOON, Sungjong HONG, Sangchul KU
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Publication number: 20110162904Abstract: A lower type motor-driven column apparatus includes a tilt unit having a column tube and a tilt link forming a plurality of hinge fixed points in order to tilt up/down a steering wheel by vertical motion generated with rotation due to straight motion of a tilt rod through a tilt motor, a telescopic unit implementing telescopic movement pushing or pulling the column tube by means of straight motion of a tele-rod through a tele-motor, and a shock-absorbing member absorbing and attenuating a shock stroke of the column tube, ahead of the tilt unit and the telescopic unit, in which the operation mechanism of the tilt unit and the operation mechanism of the telescopic unit are individually implemented, such that the MDPS can be easily used for middle-sized and large-sized vehicles which are difficult to use the upper type and it is possible to save fuel of the middle-sized and large-sized vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2010Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Namyang Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sanggyu Yoon, Seounghoon Lee, Donghan Lee, Sungjong Hong, Sangchul Ku, Munchun Park