Patents by Inventor Tae Sung Kwon

Tae Sung Kwon 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: 11949445
    Abstract: A protective case configured to cover a portable electronic device is provided. The protective case may include a first card storage configured to receive a first card, and a second card storage configured to store a second card where the second card storage is spaced apart from the first card storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SPIGEN KOREA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Hee Kwon, Gang Il Park, Tae Sung Yoon, Tae Heon Kim
  • Publication number: 20240071787
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a substrate heat-treating apparatus including a process chamber in which a flat substrate to be heat treated is placed, the process chamber comprising a beam transmitting plate placed below the flat substrate and an infrared transmitting plate placed above the flat substrate; a beam irradiating module for irradiating a VCSEL beam having a single wavelength to a lower surface of the flat substrate through the beam transmitting plate; and an emissivity measuring configured to measure the laser beam reflected from the lower surface or an upper surface the flat substrate, thereby measuring the emissivity of the flat substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Hyoung June Kim, Byung Kuk Kim, Wang Jun Park, Oh Sung Kwon, Tae Hyeong Kim, Byeong Gyu Jeong
  • Patent number: 11745813
    Abstract: An automated vehicle inspection system includes a diagnostic terminal mounted in a vehicle and connected to an engine control unit (ECU) of the vehicle, sequentially operating individual electric components through the ECU based on stored electric component inspection items while the vehicle passes through a watertight booth and receiving individual operating currents measured to determine whether the electric components normally operate, a transceiver connecting to the diagnostic terminal and a wireless diagnostic communication network through an antenna disposed in the watertight booth process line, and an inspector recognizing a vehicle ID of a vehicle that enters the watertight booth, transmitting inspection items according to a vehicle type and specification of the vehicle ID to the diagnostic terminal through the diagnostic communication network, and recognizing a vehicle ID of a vehicle that leaves the watertight booth to collect inspection results determined in the diagnostic terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tae Sung Kwon, Gun Son, Kyungbae Yoon, Yeon Ji Choi
  • Patent number: 11345203
    Abstract: A ball joint according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a ball stud comprising a spherical ball and a rod extending upwardly from the ball; a bearing comprising an upper outer peripheral surface and a lower outer peripheral surface and configured to accommodate the ball; and a case comprising an upper inner peripheral surface which entirely comes into contact with the upper outer peripheral surface of the bearing and a stopper to which an upper end of the bearing is caught.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: ILJIN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tae Sung Kwon
  • Patent number: 11241928
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hybrid suspension arm for a vehicle, having excellent durability. A hybrid suspension arm for a vehicle according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a suspension arm body which is made of metal material and comprises a top plate part and two sidewall parts extending downward from the top plate part to be open downward; and an insert molding which is made of plastic material and is formed by being insert-molded in the suspension arm body, wherein a thickness of at least a portion in the portion of the insert molding that comes in contact with the top plate part and the sidewall parts is in the range of 2 mm to 3 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: ILJIN Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Woo Kim, Sung Keun Lee, Tae Sung Kwon, Dae Ju Lee, Min Kook Park, Soon Chan Kwon
  • Publication number: 20210358235
    Abstract: An automated vehicle inspection system utilizing a watertight booth process of a manufacturing plant includes a diagnostic terminal mounted in a vehicle and connected to an engine control unit (ECU) of the vehicle through vehicle communication, sequentially operating individual electric components through the ECU based on a stored electric component inspection items while the vehicle passes through a watertight booth and receiving individual operating currents measured accordingly to determine whether the electric components normally operate, a transceiver connecting the diagnostic terminal and wireless diagnostic communication through an antenna disposed in the watertight booth process, and an inspector recognizing a vehicle ID of a vehicle that enters the watertight booth, transmitting inspection items according to a vehicle type and specification of the vehicle ID to the diagnostic terminal through the diagnostic communication, recognizing a vehicle ID of a vehicle that leaves the watertight booth to colle
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Tae Sung Kwon, Gun Son, Kyungbae Yoon, Yeon Ji Choi
  • Patent number: 11104196
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing a vehicular hybrid suspension arm and a hybrid suspension arm manufactured using the same. The method of manufacturing a hybrid suspension arm includes preparing an assembly of a ball stud and a bearing; preparing a suspension arm body; attaching a ball joint pipe and bush pipes to the suspension arm body; manufacturing a suspension arm main body by inserting the assembly of the ball stud and the bearing into the ball joint pipe; inserting the suspension arm main body into a mold in which a plurality of fixing pins are formed; injecting an insert molding into a ball joint portion comprising the ball joint pipe and the ball stud in a direction of an upper surface of the ball joint pipe through the mold; and inserting and assembling bushes into the bush pipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: ILJIN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tae Sung Kwon
  • Patent number: 10953577
    Abstract: A vehicular hybrid suspension arm includes a suspension arm body made of a steel material, and an insert molding inserted into and coupled to the suspension arm body, providing a suspension arm having reduced weight and high rigidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: ILJIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Keun Lee, Hyun Woo Kim, Tae Sung Kwon, Byong Suk Yu, Se Woong Jeong, Hyuk Kwon, Ig Jin Kwon, Young In Yoon, Min Kook Park, Soon Chan Kwon, Dae Ju Lee
  • Patent number: 10814535
    Abstract: A hybrid lower arm and a hybrid upper arm include an arm body made of a metal material, and an insert injection-molded integrally with the arm body so that the insert is inserted into an inside of the arm body. The arm body has a weight ratio of 50% or more and 90% or less with respect to the total weight of the hybrid lower arm or the hybrid upper arm, thus achieving the rigidity increase as well as the weight reduction in the lower arm and the upper arm of a suspension system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: ILJIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Keun Lee, Hyun Woo Kim, Tae Sung Kwon, Byong Suk Yu, Se Woong Jeong, Hyuk Kwon, Ig Jin Kwon, Young In Yoon, Min Kook Park, Soon Chan Kwon, Dae Ju Lee
  • Publication number: 20200223273
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing a vehicular hybrid suspension arm and a hybrid suspension arm manufactured using the same. The method of manufacturing a hybrid suspension arm includes preparing an assembly of a ball stud and a bearing; preparing a suspension arm body; attaching a ball joint pipe and bush pipes to the suspension arm body; manufacturing a suspension arm main body by inserting the assembly of the ball stud and the bearing into the ball joint pipe; inserting the suspension arm main body into a mold in which a plurality of fixing pins are formed; injecting an insert molding into a ball joint portion comprising the ball joint pipe and the ball stud in a direction of an upper surface of the ball joint pipe through the mold; and inserting and assembling bushes into the bush pipes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: ILJIN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tae Sung KWON
  • Publication number: 20200180377
    Abstract: A ball joint according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a ball stud comprising a spherical ball and a rod extending upwardly from the ball; a bearing comprising an upper outer peripheral surface and a lower outer peripheral surface and configured to accommodate the ball; and a case comprising an upper inner peripheral surface which entirely comes into contact with the upper outer peripheral surface of the bearing and a stopper to which an upper end of the bearing is caught.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: ILJIN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tae Sung KWON
  • Publication number: 20190315174
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hybrid suspension arm for a vehicle, the hybrid suspension arm having the strength required for a vehicle while being lightweight and having excellent durability. The hybrid suspension arm for a vehicle according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: an arm body comprising aluminum; and an insert molding part made of plastic material which is insert-molded on the arm body and coupled thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: ILJIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Sung KWON, Sung Keun LEE, Hyun Woo KIM, Dae Ju LEE, Min Kook PARK, Soon Chan KWON
  • Publication number: 20190315173
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hybrid suspension arm for a vehicle, having excellent durability. A hybrid suspension arm for a vehicle according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a suspension arm body which is made of metal material and comprises a top plate part and two sidewall parts extending downward from the top plate part to be open downward; and an insert molding which is made of plastic material and is formed by being insert-molded in the suspension arm body, wherein a thickness of at least a portion in the portion of the insert molding that comes in contact with the top plate part and the sidewall parts is in the range of 2 mm to 3 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: ILJIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Woo KIM, Sung Keun LEE, Tae Sung KWON, Dae Ju LEE, Min Kook PARK, Soon Chan KWON
  • Patent number: 10442262
    Abstract: A hybrid arm according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include: a first body made of a metal material and formed with a plurality of end portions; a second body formed so as to fill an inner side of the first body by being insert-injection-molded to the first body; and a ball joint formed integrally at a first end portion among the plurality of end portions of the first body. The ball joint may include: a reinforcement member coupled to the first end portion; a bearing member formed with a space therein; a ball stud including a ball rotatably inserted into the space of the bearing member and a rod extending upward of the ball; and a housing interposed between the reinforcement member and the bearing member and formed integrally with the second body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: ILJIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-Sung Kwon, Sung-Geun Lee, Byong Suk Yu, Se Woong Jeong, Hyun-Woo Kim, Hyuk Kwon, Ig-Jin Kwon, Young In Yoon, Min Kook Park, Soon Chan Kwon
  • Patent number: 10277212
    Abstract: A pulse generator includes a first inverter configured to inverse an input pulse and output a result, a second inverter configured to inverse the output of the first inverter and output a result, a clamp inverter configured to generate a clamping voltage by clamping the output of the second inverter and generate an output pulse through a source follower which operates according to the clamping voltage, and a temperature compensator configured to compensate for variations in the clamping voltage caused by temperature change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Kinam Song, Wonhi Oh, Jinkyu Choi, Tae-sung Kwon, Seunghyun Hong
  • Publication number: 20190118437
    Abstract: A hybrid lower arm and a hybrid upper arm include an arm body made of a metal material, and an insert injection-molded integrally with the arm body so that the insert is inserted into an inside of the arm body. The arm body has a weight ratio of 50% or more and 90% or less with respect to the total weight of the hybrid lower arm or the hybrid upper arm, thus achieving the rigidity increase as well as the weight reduction in the lower arm and the upper arm of a suspension system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Sung Keun LEE, Hyun Woo KIM, Tae Sung KWON, Byong Suk YU, Se Woong JEONG, Hyuk KWON, Ig Jin KWON, Young In YOON, Min Kook PARK, Soon Chan KWON, Dae Ju LEE
  • Publication number: 20190061452
    Abstract: A vehicular hybrid suspension arm includes a suspension arm body made of a steel material, and an insert molding inserted into and coupled to the suspension arm body, providing a suspension arm having reduced weight and high rigidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Sung Keun LEE, Hyun Woo KIM, Tae Sung KWON, Byong Suk YU, Se Woong JEONG, Hyuk KWON, Ig Jin KWON, Young In YOON, Min Kook PARK, Soon Chan KWON, Dae Ju LEE
  • Patent number: 10125810
    Abstract: A ball joint may include a stud member having a spherical portion formed to be convex along an exterior circumference, a bearing member seated on an exterior circumference of the spherical portion and facilitating rotation of the stud member, an outer pipe provided at an outside of the bearing member, a seat member provided between and coupling the bearing member and the outer pipe, a pair of rubber ring members provided respectively at both sides of the spherical portion on the exterior circumference of the stud member, and a pair of outer ring members, each of the pair of outer ring members being coupled on an exterior circumference of each rubber ring member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: ILJIN.CO.LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Chun Lee, Tae-Sung Kwon, Hyun-Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 10005496
    Abstract: A module bracket device for a suspension system, which is used to mount a shock absorber at a vehicle body side may include a bush cup having an insulator bush mounted therein, a steel bracket disposed at an upper portion of the bush cup with a gap therebetween, and a module bracket injection molded at a lower portion of the steel bracket while surrounding the bush cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, ILJIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Jin Shin, Byeong Su Yu, Tae Sung Kwon
  • Publication number: 20180154719
    Abstract: A hybrid arm according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include: a first body made of a metal material and formed with a plurality of end portions; a second body formed so as to fill an inner side of the first body by being insert-injection-molded to the first body; and a ball joint formed integrally at a first end portion among the plurality of end portions of the first body. The ball joint may include: a reinforcement member coupled to the first end portion; a bearing member formed with a space therein; a ball stud including a ball rotatably inserted into the space of the bearing member and a rod extending upward of the ball; and a housing interposed between the reinforcement member and the bearing member and formed integrally with the second body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Tae-Sung KWON, Sung-Geun LEE, Byong Suk YU, Se Woong JEONG, Hyun-Woo KIM, Hyuk KWON, Ig-Jin KWON, Young In YOON, Min Kook PARK, Soon Chan KWON