Patents by Inventor Young-Bok Sung

Young-Bok Sung 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).

  • Publication number: 20150291066
    Abstract: An apparatus for back-folding a standup seat of a vehicle may include a standup associated back-folding unit that is installed between a hook mounted to a lower frame of a seat cushion to be locked to or unlocked from a striker of a floor panel, and a recliner mounted to a side frame of a seatback such that a forward folding operation of the seatback and a forward folding operation of a headrest that is automatically performed by operating the recliner during a standup operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Kug Hun Han, Young Bok SUNG, Sang Ho KIM, Soo Hyun MOON, Deok Soo LIM
  • Patent number: 8616642
    Abstract: A fold-and-dive apparatus for a vehicle seat is provided, which includes a protrusion projecting from a seat back that is folded toward a seat cushion, a moving block moving on a connection link by the protrusion when the seat back is folded, a lock plate connected to the moving block by a cable to move upward and downward on the connection link so as to restrain and release the seat cushion, and an elastic member having both end portions installed in the seat cushion and a vehicle body, respectively, to make the seat cushion slide forward. Since the seat cushion slides forward when the seat back is folded, the overlap of bolster portions between the seat back and the seat cushion is minimized, and thus the evenness of the seat back that is folded toward the seat cushion and the luggage trim is maximally improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Young Bok Sung, Chan Ho Jeong, Tae Hoon Lee, Seon Chae Na
  • Publication number: 20120139313
    Abstract: A fold-and-dive apparatus for a vehicle seat is provided, which includes a protrusion projecting from a seat back that is folded toward a seat cushion, a moving block moving on a connection link by the protrusion when the seat back is folded, a lock plate connected to the moving block by a cable to move upward and downward on the connection link so as to restrain and release the seat cushion, and an elastic member having both end portions installed in the seat cushion and a vehicle body, respectively, to make the seat cushion slide forward. Since the seat cushion slides forward when the seat back is folded, the overlap of bolster portions between the seat back and the seat cushion is minimized, and thus the evenness of the seat back that is folded toward the seat cushion and the luggage trim is maximally improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Young Bok SUNG, Chan Ho Jeong, Tae Hoon Lee, Seon Chae Na
  • Patent number: 8061776
    Abstract: A walk-in and folding apparatus for a seat includes a locking link installed on a cushion frame by an elastic hinge, and connected with a locking unit via a first wire so as to, upon rotation, release the locked locking unit, and a walk-in pin installed on a frame of a seat back by another elastic hinge, protruding towards the locking link so as to, upon folding of the frame of the seat back, force the locking link to rotate, and connected with a folding lever in such a manner as to rotate in association with the same so as to, upon a folding action caused by operation of the folding lever, rotate so that it does not interfere with the locking link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Chang Ju Gi, Young Bok Sung, Hyeong Jun Kim, Jae Hyun Na, Tae Hoon Lee, Jong Eup Choi
  • Patent number: 7931333
    Abstract: An automotive seat cushion with a drain device may include a seat cushion including a cushion pad which is disposed inside the seat cushion and a covering which is disposed outside the cushion pad and is connected to the cushion pad by a hog ring, a passenger classification sensor which is disposed between the cushion pad and the covering and detects whether a seat is occupied by an occupant or not, a drain hole which is formed by vertically penetrating the seat cushion, and a drain hole guide member which is inserted into the drain hole and engaged thereto to maintain a shape of the drain hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Young Bok Sung, Hyeong Jun Kim, Jae Hyun Na, Chang Ju Gi
  • Patent number: 7905551
    Abstract: A seatback frame structure is provided for the manufacture of a seat of a vehicle. The seatback frame structure includes a pair of side brackets and an upper cross member. The side brackets are coupled at lower ends thereof to left and right sides of a seat frame. The upper cross member is transversely mounted between the upper ends of the side brackets, and a headrest is placed on the upper portion of the upper cross member. Each of opposite ends of the upper cross member comprises a downwardly inclined surface, and is coupled to the upper end of a corresponding side bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Young Bok Sung, Sang Do Park
  • Publication number: 20100289304
    Abstract: An automotive seat cushion with a drain device may include a seat cushion including a cushion pad which is disposed inside the seat cushion and a covering which is disposed outside the cushion pad and is connected to the cushion pad by a hog ring, a passenger classification sensor which is disposed between the cushion pad and the covering and detects whether a seat is occupied by an occupant or not, a drain hole which is formed by vertically penetrating the seat cushion, and a drain hole guide member which is inserted into the drain hole and engaged thereto to maintain a shape of the drain hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Young Bok SUNG, Hyeong Jun Kim, Jae Hyun Na, Chang Ju Gi
  • Publication number: 20100133886
    Abstract: A walk-in and folding apparatus for a seat includes a locking link installed on a cushion frame by means of an elastic hinge, and connected with a locking unit via a first wire so as to, upon rotation, release the locked locking unit, and a walk-in pin installed on a frame of a seat back by means of another elastic hinge, protruding towards the locking link so as to, upon folding of the frame of the seat back, force the locking link to rotate, and connected with a folding lever in such a manner as to rotate in association with the same so as to, upon a folding action caused by operation of the folding lever, rotate so that it does not interfere with the locking link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Chang Ju GI, Young Bok SUNG, Hyeong Jun KIM, Jae Hyun NA, Tae Hoon LEE, Jong Eup CHOI
  • Publication number: 20090152929
    Abstract: A seatback frame structure is provided for the manufacture of a seat of a vehicle. The seatback frame structure includes a pair of side brackets and an upper cross member. The side brackets are coupled at lower ends thereof to left and right sides of a seat frame. The upper cross member is transversely mounted between the upper ends of the side brackets, and a headrest is placed on the upper portion of the upper cross member. Each of opposite ends of the upper cross member comprises a downwardly inclined surface, and is coupled to the upper end of a corresponding side bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Young Bok SUNG, Sang Do Park
  • Publication number: 20070090262
    Abstract: A seat sliding apparatus for vehicles is provided. The seat sliding apparatus includes a track and a guide bracket with legs connected to stepped locking pins to regulate the locked state of the locking pins which engage the track. In one embodiment, the track includes through-holes which are engaged by the locking pins. Accordingly to another aspect of the apparatus, a plastic bushing is provided to prevent horizontal/vertical floating of the locking pins, thereby minimizing the play of the locking pins and prevent floating. The apparatus also may simultaneously prevent a half-locked state of the locking pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventor: Young-Bok Sung
  • Publication number: 20040090056
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a folding headrest for a vehicle. More particularly, this invention relates to a folding type center headrest that is used in a vehicle of which the interior is divided into a passenger compartment and a cargo compartment. The headrest can be pivoted from a stored position that provides the driver with a clear view of the rear of the vehicle to a downward position for use as a headrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventor: Young-Bok Sung
  • Patent number: 6169413
    Abstract: A system for multi-testing a number of hard disk drives (HDDs) comprises a burn-in chamber of high temperature for orderly stacking the HDDs in rows and columns, a control chamber thermally insulated from the burn-in chamber by a partition wall for detachably mounting a plurality of HDD test computers in rows and columns electrically connected with the HDDs with each HDD test computer testing corresponding ones of said HDDs, and a host computer for controlling an internal environment of the burn-in chamber and operation of the HDD test computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woon-Juk Paek, Jeong-Min Kang, Dae-Geun Ryoo, Young-Bok Sung, Chang-Woo Nam