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).
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Patent number: 12371102Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 7, 2022Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Ji Ae Yong, Seok Ju Gim, Tae Gyu Park, Ho Yeon Kim, Sun Hyung Cho, Chul Hee Heo, Won Oh Kim
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Publication number: 20250187502Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: Mu Young Kim, Hee Dong Choi, Seok Ju Gim
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Publication number: 20250153613Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2024Publication date: May 15, 2025Inventors: Mu Young Kim, Suk Won Hong, Hee Dong Choi, Seok Ju Gim
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Patent number: 12291266Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 20, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Ji Ae Yong, Seok Ju Gim, Hyung Gyu Park, Ho Yeon Kim, Sun Hyung Cho, Chul Hee Heo, Won Oh Kim
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Patent number: 12263885Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 19, 2022Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Ho Yeon Kim, Seok Ju Gim, Won Oh Kim, Je Joon Lee, Chul Hee Heo, Ji Ae Yong
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Publication number: 20250091493Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Inventors: 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
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Patent number: 12240547Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 3, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Seok Ju Gim, Ji Ae Yong, Won Oh Kim, Mok Yeon Hong, Sun Hyung Cho, Chul Hee Heo, Ho Yeon Kim
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Patent number: 12145652Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 25, 2022Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Ho Yeon Kim, Seok Ju Gim, Ji Ae Yong, Won Oh Kim, Chul Hee Heo, Tae Gyu Park
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Publication number: 20240190269Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2024Publication date: June 13, 2024Inventors: Seok Ju Gim, Tae Gyu Park, Ho Yeon Kim, Sun Hyung Cho, Chul Hee Heo, Ji Ae Yong
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Patent number: 11926226Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 11, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Seok Ju Gim, Tae Gyu Park, Ho Yeon Kim, Sun Hyung Cho, Chul Hee Heo, Ji Ae Yong
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Patent number: 11794813Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Ho Yeon Kim, Seok Ju Gim, Ji Ae Yong, Chul Hee Heo, Tae Gyu Park
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Patent number: 11772709Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 15, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Chul Hee Heo, Tae Gyu Park, Ho Yeon Kim, Sun Hyung Cho, Seok Ju Gim, Ji Ae Yong
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Publication number: 20230278631Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2022Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Ji Ae Yong, Seok Ju Gim, Tae Gyu Park, Ho Yeon Kim, Sun Hyung Cho, Chul Hee Heo, Won Oh Kim
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Publication number: 20230249765Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2022Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Seok Ju Gim, Ji Ae Yong, Won Oh Kim, Mok Yeon Hong, Sun Hyung Cho, Chul Hee Heo, Ho Yeon Kim
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Patent number: 11718345Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 28, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Won Oh Kim, Seok Ju Gim, Ji Ae Yong, Ho Yeon Kim, Chui Hee Heo, Tae Gyu Park
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Patent number: 11713081Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Seok Ju Gim, Tae Gyu Park, Ho Yeon Kim, Sun Hyung Cho, Chul Hee Heo, Ji Ae Yong
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Publication number: 20230182815Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Won Oh Kim, Seok Ju Gim, Ji Ae Yong, Ho Yeon Kim, Chul Hee Heo, Tae Gyu Park
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Publication number: 20230182818Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Ho Yeon Kim, Seok Ju Gim, Won Oh Kim, Je Joon Lee, Chul Hee Heo, Ji Ae Yong
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Publication number: 20230174155Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Ji Ae Yong, Seok Ju Gim, Hyung Gyu Park, Ho Yeon Kim, Sun Hyung Cho, Chul Hee Heo, Won Oh Kim
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Publication number: 20230174161Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Ho Yeon Kim, Seok Ju Gim, Ji Ae Yong, Won Oh Kim, Chul Hee Heo, Tae Gyu Park