About Sonar Safety Systems
Sonar Safety Systems is part of the Tanhay family of companies. Sonar Safety Systems was created to fill the specific need of backup safety for fleets within any industry. With manufacturing based in Korea, our customers can be assured of the highest quality systems with the most up to date technology at low prices. Below you will find a timeline of major events associated with Tanhay Corp. and Sonar Safety Systems.
| MAY 1973 | Eastern Bamboo Corp. established |
| JAN 1979 | Tanhay Pneumatics Corporation established |
| MAY 1980 | US operation was opened and established to provide Vehicle Backing-up Safety Systems in CA as EBI (Eastern Bamboo International, Inc.) |
| MAY 1990 | Tanhay Cultural Center opens |
| DEC 1992 | Trademark "HINDSIGHT 20/20" Registered Reg.#1,742,908: Serial#74-259,465 |
| NOV 1993 | Construction completion of Tanhay Corp. Chupungryung office low-temperature warehouse and local specialty product sales department complex |
| OCT 1994 | Received award from the Minister of Commerce for the localization of machinery parts and materials |
| DEC 1994 | Technology research center was established and certification acquired |
| July 1995 | Company’s name is changed to Sonar Safety Systems, Inc. |
| DEC 1995 | Awarded “The Best Businessman of the Year” (CEO : Juseph Uhm) (Korea Industry Development Research) |
| DEC 1995 | Acquired “EM mark for Superior Machine Parts and Materials” from the National Industrial & Technology Center |
| APR 1996 | Acquired “K” mark certification by Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) |
| DEC 1996 | Acquired ISO 9001/9002 certification issued by KSA-QA-Korea Quality Certification Center |
| NOV 1997 | Acquired “CE“ mark certification |
| MAY 1999 | Awarded 1st prize in industrial productivity by the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy |
| MAY 1999 | Chosen as one of the superior ranked corporations for productivity improvement by the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy |
| MAY 2000 | Awarded 1st prize in industrial productivity by the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy. |
| Awarded 1st prize in industrial productivity by the Prime Minister of Korea (CEO,Juseph Uhm). |
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| JAN 2001 | Stock listed on the KOSDAQ |
| JUL 2004 | Awarded 1st prize in “the superior ranked patent products” |
| DEC 2004 | Trademark "HINDSIGHT 20/20" re-registered Reg.#3,039,744: Serial#76- 626,338 under Sonar Safety Systems, Inc. |
| DEC 2005 | Acquired Patent " SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING SURROUNDINGS OF VEHICLE from original inventor Young Jo Lee of Tanhay Corporation, South Korea.: Patent #10-2005-0118571 |
| MAR 2006 | Award of the Director of the office of National Tax Administration (President,Jay Uhm) |
| July 2006 | Launched Rear View Camera System, CS-550 later upgraded through CS-712 |
| March 2007 | Launched Sensor & Camera Combo System [HCS-700], Patent Registered by Tanhay Corporation, Manufacturer :Patent #10-0696362 |
| SEP 2007 | Trademark "Hindsight Camera" registered: Reg. No. 3,288,965 :serial#78/792563 |
| DEC 2011 | Launched Rear View Camera System, CSD-500 |