Patents by Inventor Seok-Ju GIM

Seok-Ju GIM 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: 12371102
    Abstract: An embodiment end module of a vehicle includes longitudinal members spaced apart in a width direction, each having a pipe shape extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, and each being located at end portions of a lower body of the vehicle, a support module located in a front or rear end portion of the lower body, the support module including a plurality of pipes including transverse members extending in the width direction and spaced apart in a vertical direction and a first connection member extending in the vertical direction to connect transverse members, and the support module being spaced apart from end portions of the longitudinal members in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and connected to the first connection members and the longitudinal members, and a back beam including a pipe extending in a transverse direction and connected to the end portions of the longitudinal members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Ji Ae Yong, Seok Ju Gim, Tae Gyu Park, Ho Yeon Kim, Sun Hyung Cho, Chul Hee Heo, Won Oh Kim
  • Publication number: 20250187502
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle can include a seat rest, a backrest rotatable with respect to the seat rest, and a rotation mechanism configured to rotate the backrest with respect to the seat rest, wherein, by the rotation mechanism, the backrest is configured to be rotatable in a first direction within a preset angle range and be rotatable in a second direction within the angle range, where the first direction may be opposite the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Mu Young Kim, Hee Dong Choi, Seok Ju Gim
  • Publication number: 20250153613
    Abstract: In an embodiment of a vehicle seat device for assistance in entering and exiting a vehicle, the vehicle seat device includes an integrated assistance device mounted on a seat swivel device and configured to perform a seat relaxation operation and a seat assistance operation of allowing a passenger to enter and exit the vehicle, thereby not only implementing a relaxation posture of a seat, but also allowing the passenger to conveniently enter and exit the vehicle through a seat swivel operation and a seat operation for assistance in entering and exiting the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Mu Young Kim, Suk Won Hong, Hee Dong Choi, Seok Ju Gim
  • Patent number: 12291266
    Abstract: An embodiment vehicle lower body includes a front lower body and a rear lower body spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction, each including multiple pipes and having wheels and a suspension mounted thereto, a pair of lower body main members each having a pipe shape and spaced apart from each other in a lateral direction, the pair of lower body main members connecting upper end sides of the front lower body and the rear lower body and extending in the longitudinal direction to define upper side members of the front lower body and the rear lower body, and a pair of lower body floor members each having a pipe shape and spaced apart from each other in the lateral direction, the pair of lower body floor members connecting lower end sides of the front lower body and the rear lower body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Ji Ae Yong, Seok Ju Gim, Hyung Gyu Park, Ho Yeon Kim, Sun Hyung Cho, Chul Hee Heo, Won Oh Kim
  • Patent number: 12263885
    Abstract: An embodiment upper body for a vehicle includes an upper main body extending in a longitudinal direction from two opposite sides of the vehicle, the upper main body comprising a plurality of transverse members, a plurality of upper body pillar units each comprising a central portion bent and protruding upward and two opposite ends respectively connected to two opposite sides of the upper main body, the plurality of upper body pillar units being disposed to be spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction, and an upper body connection member extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, spaced apart upward from a side of the upper main body, and connecting sides of the plurality of upper body pillar units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ho Yeon Kim, Seok Ju Gim, Won Oh Kim, Je Joon Lee, Chul Hee Heo, Ji Ae Yong
  • Publication number: 20250091493
    Abstract: A rear seat apparatus for a vehicle includes a back frame and a cushion frame. The back frame is not interlocked with the cushion frame and is individually rotated in the forward-and-rearward direction independently of the cushion frame. The cushion frame is not interlocked with the back frame and individually slides in the forward-and-rearward direction independently of the back frame. A front seating state and a rear seating state of a passenger are implemented through individual sliding movement of the cushion frame in the forward-and-rearward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Mu Young Kim, Hee Dong Choi, Soo Hyun Moon, Wan Su Park, Gil Ju Kim, Seok Ju Gim, Kyoung Su Oh, Jae Hong Bae, Dong Hyeon Kim, Yong Tak Han, Sung Wook Lee, Yong Sun Oh, Kyu Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 12240547
    Abstract: An embodiment vehicle body includes a drive vehicle body module configured to accommodate a driving part of a vehicle and including a first plurality of frames coupled together and fastening units provided at an upper end of the drive vehicle body module and an upper vehicle body module including a second plurality of frames coupled together, wherein a lower end of the upper vehicle body module is fastened to the fastening units of the drive vehicle body module to define an interior usage space of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Seok Ju Gim, Ji Ae Yong, Won Oh Kim, Mok Yeon Hong, Sun Hyung Cho, Chul Hee Heo, Ho Yeon Kim
  • Patent number: 12145652
    Abstract: An embodiment vehicle truss member includes a member body having a pipe shape having an open end and an end patch coupled to the open end of the member body to close the open end of the member body, the end patch including a coupling part configured to be selectively coupled to an external element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Ho Yeon Kim, Seok Ju Gim, Ji Ae Yong, Won Oh Kim, Chul Hee Heo, Tae Gyu Park
  • Publication number: 20240190269
    Abstract: In an embodiment a vehicle body includes a floor member, a support member coupled to an upper surface of the floor member and a frame member coupled to an upper end of the support member to define a space between the floor member and the frame member, wherein the space is configured to house an item, and wherein the frame member extends along a side perimeter of the item to surround a lateral side of the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Seok Ju Gim, Tae Gyu Park, Ho Yeon Kim, Sun Hyung Cho, Chul Hee Heo, Ji Ae Yong
  • Patent number: 11926226
    Abstract: A vehicle body includes a floor member, a support member coupled to an upper surface of the floor member, and a frame member coupled to an upper end of the support member to define a space between the floor member and the frame member, wherein the space is configured to house an item. The item may include a high-voltage battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Seok Ju Gim, Tae Gyu Park, Ho Yeon Kim, Sun Hyung Cho, Chul Hee Heo, Ji Ae Yong
  • Patent number: 11794813
    Abstract: An embodiment vehicle body includes a plurality of shock absorber housings configured to cover and support upper ends of respective shock absorbers connected to the wheels of a vehicle, a plurality of upper truss members, each of which is connected at one end thereof to a front shock absorber housing and extends upwards while being bent and is connected at a remaining end thereof to a rear shock absorber housing so as to constitute a corresponding one of two lateral pillars of the vehicle; and a roof member, which extends in a width direction of the vehicle and is connected at two ends thereof to upper portions of the plurality of upper truss members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Ho Yeon Kim, Seok Ju Gim, Ji Ae Yong, Chul Hee Heo, Tae Gyu Park
  • Patent number: 11772709
    Abstract: A vehicle body includes a plurality of shock absorber housings, each shock absorber housing adapted to cover and support a respective shock absorber connected to a respective wheel of a vehicle, wherein each of the shock absorber housings includes a projection projecting upwards from a lower end of the shock absorber housing with an internal space therein, wherein the lower end of the shock absorber housing or the projection is coupled to the shock absorber such that the shock absorber is disposed in the internal space in the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Chul Hee Heo, Tae Gyu Park, Ho Yeon Kim, Sun Hyung Cho, Seok Ju Gim, Ji Ae Yong
  • Publication number: 20230278631
    Abstract: An embodiment end module of a vehicle includes longitudinal members spaced apart in a width direction, each having a pipe shape extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, and each being located at end portions of a lower body of the vehicle, a support module located in a front or rear end portion of the lower body, the support module including a plurality of pipes including transverse members extending in the width direction and spaced apart in a vertical direction and a first connection member extending in the vertical direction to connect transverse members, and the support module being spaced apart from end portions of the longitudinal members in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and connected to the first connection members and the longitudinal members, and a back beam including a pipe extending in a transverse direction and connected to the end portions of the longitudinal members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Ji Ae Yong, Seok Ju Gim, Tae Gyu Park, Ho Yeon Kim, Sun Hyung Cho, Chul Hee Heo, Won Oh Kim
  • Publication number: 20230249765
    Abstract: An embodiment vehicle body includes a drive vehicle body module configured to accommodate a driving part of a vehicle and including a first plurality of frames coupled together and fastening units provided at an upper end of the drive vehicle body module and an upper vehicle body module including a second plurality of frames coupled together, wherein a lower end of the upper vehicle body module is fastened to the fastening units of the drive vehicle body module to define an interior usage space of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Seok Ju Gim, Ji Ae Yong, Won Oh Kim, Mok Yeon Hong, Sun Hyung Cho, Chul Hee Heo, Ho Yeon Kim
  • Patent number: 11718345
    Abstract: A lower body for a vehicle includes front and rear main bodies each including pipes, a pair of first longitudinal members extending in a forward/rearward direction and spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction, a first transverse member extending in the transverse direction and connecting the first longitudinal members, and mounting parts each having an outer side to which the first longitudinal members and the first transverse member are coupled, and a pair of lower body main members connecting the outer sides of the mounting parts and two opposite sides of upper ends of the front and rear main bodies spaced apart from each other, the pair of lower body main members each having a pipe shape and extending forward and rearward to constitute upper side members of the front and rear main bodies and defining an overall length of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Won Oh Kim, Seok Ju Gim, Ji Ae Yong, Ho Yeon Kim, Chui Hee Heo, Tae Gyu Park
  • Patent number: 11713081
    Abstract: A vehicle body includes a pair of side truss members extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle, a plurality of cross truss members connecting the pair of side truss members to each other in a width direction of the vehicle, a plurality of cross floor truss members coupled to upper ends of the pair of side truss members, extending in a transverse direction of the side truss members, and spaced apart from each other in an anteroposterior direction, and a plurality of side connection truss members extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and connecting ends of the cross floor truss members to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Seok Ju Gim, Tae Gyu Park, Ho Yeon Kim, Sun Hyung Cho, Chul Hee Heo, Ji Ae Yong
  • Publication number: 20230182815
    Abstract: A lower body for a vehicle includes front and rear main bodies each including pipes, a pair of first longitudinal members extending in a forward/rearward direction and spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction, a first transverse member extending in the transverse direction and connecting the first longitudinal members, and mounting parts each having an outer side to which the first longitudinal members and the first transverse member are coupled, and a pair of lower body main members connecting the outer sides of the mounting parts and two opposite sides of upper ends of the front and rear main bodies spaced apart from each other, the pair of lower body main members each having a pipe shape and extending forward and rearward to constitute upper side members of the front and rear main bodies and defining an overall length of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Won Oh Kim, Seok Ju Gim, Ji Ae Yong, Ho Yeon Kim, Chul Hee Heo, Tae Gyu Park
  • Publication number: 20230182818
    Abstract: An embodiment upper body for a vehicle includes an upper main body extending in a longitudinal direction from two opposite sides of the vehicle, the upper main body comprising a plurality of transverse members, a plurality of upper body pillar units each comprising a central portion bent and protruding upward and two opposite ends respectively connected to two opposite sides of the upper main body, the plurality of upper body pillar units being disposed to be spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction, and an upper body connection member extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, spaced apart upward from a side of the upper main body, and connecting sides of the plurality of upper body pillar units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Ho Yeon Kim, Seok Ju Gim, Won Oh Kim, Je Joon Lee, Chul Hee Heo, Ji Ae Yong
  • Publication number: 20230174155
    Abstract: An embodiment vehicle lower body includes a front lower body and a rear lower body spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction, each including multiple pipes and having wheels and a suspension mounted thereto, a pair of lower body main members each having a pipe shape and spaced apart from each other in a lateral direction, the pair of lower body main members connecting upper end sides of the front lower body and the rear lower body and extending in the longitudinal direction to define upper side members of the front lower body and the rear lower body, and a pair of lower body floor members each having a pipe shape and spaced apart from each other in the lateral direction, the pair of lower body floor members connecting lower end sides of the front lower body and the rear lower body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Ji Ae Yong, Seok Ju Gim, Hyung Gyu Park, Ho Yeon Kim, Sun Hyung Cho, Chul Hee Heo, Won Oh Kim
  • Publication number: 20230174161
    Abstract: An embodiment vehicle truss member includes a member body having a pipe shape having an open end and an end patch coupled to the open end of the member body to close the open end of the member body, the end patch including a coupling part configured to be selectively coupled to an external element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Ho Yeon Kim, Seok Ju Gim, Ji Ae Yong, Won Oh Kim, Chul Hee Heo, Tae Gyu Park