Patents Represented by Attorney Christopher Paul Mitchell
  • Patent number: 8348175
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for preventing and removing fog at an airport runway. The apparatus includes: a water tank 10 buried in a ground around a runway; a water tank temperature sensor 20 for sensing a water temperature in the water tank; a heater 30 provided inside the water tank, for heating water contained in the water tank; a cooling device 40 provided inside the water tank, for cooling water contained in the water tank; the sprinklers 50 installed at opposite sides along the runway and over the ground around the runway, and supplied with the water from the water tank to spray water towards the atmosphere over and around the runway; and a controller 60 controlling, on the basis of the water temperature of the water tank measured using the temperature sensor, operation of the sprinklers, the heater, and the cooling device, according to an externally inputted operational signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Inventor: Choon San Kim
  • Patent number: 8348779
    Abstract: A training device for golf swings, which overcomes the elastic resistance arising from the coil-spring on a golf swing and accelerates the head speed to strengthen and to accelerate the impact, thus magnifying the centrifugal force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Inventor: Hyen Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 8337439
    Abstract: A splint for orthopedics for supporting the affected part of a patient suffering from a fracture or a sprain. A splint includes a support having 500˜1500 g/m2 of polyester non-woven fabric coated with a water-curable resin, an aluminum casing having a combination of polyethylene, aluminum and nylon (or polyester) in a pouch form to completely prevent the permeation of water so as to prevent the affected part from festering due to water, and a skin-protecting layer having polypropylene non-woven fabric and an outer surface layer having 200˜400 g/m2 of polyester, polypropylene or nylon, which are sequentially formed on the support. Unlike conventional splints for orthopedics which include a skin contact layer, a surface layer, and a support therebetween, the splint of the invention has a structure in which the support is directly packed with an aluminum casing, and an outer surface layer and a skin-protecting layer are provided thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Inventor: Jin-Woo Bae
  • Patent number: 8328216
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mechanical element, and more particularly, to a crank connected to a bicycle pedal or a handle for rotating a rotary body and to a bicycle using the same. The present invention uses a cylindrical cam, an end cam, or a swash plate cam, and the shafts of these cams and a shaft of a pedal or a handle for applying force are equipped with a miter gear (a bevel gear the number of teeth of which is 1:1 and the shaft angle of which is 90 degrees), such that the crank retracts/extends one time per one rotation of the pedal or the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Inventor: Keun Hyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 8312691
    Abstract: Method for producing a heating panel, and heating panel resulting therefrom. In a first platform, a stack of a sound-proof and moisture-proof material and a thermal insulating material, through which shock-absorbing poles having protecting caps are inserted by a predetermined interval, is prepared. A lower thermal energy storage plate is attached to the thermal insulating material in a second platform, a heat conduction steel plate is attached to the lower thermal energy storage plate in a third platform, and an upper thermal energy storage plate is attached to the heat conduction steel plate in a fourth platform. Rivet holes are perforated through the thermal energy storage plates, heat conduction steel plate, and protecting caps in a fifth platform, and rivets are into the holes in a sixth platform. The rivets are riveted in a seventh platform, completing the complex heating panel. The completed panel is transported in an eighth platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Inventor: Doo Nyun Kim
  • Patent number: 8310803
    Abstract: A device for saving electric power of the present invention comprises a case body; a tourmaline intermediate layer accommodated in the case body, which is a mixture layer of tourmaline power, permanent magnet power and moisture (H2O); ionization plates respectively positioned on upper and lower surfaces of the tourmaline intermediate layer interposed therebetween in the case body; and a conductive plate embedded in the tourmaline intermediate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Inventor: Sung Gwun Choi
  • Patent number: 8302967
    Abstract: A puzzle assembly which can be adjust the degree of difficulty is disclosed. The disclosed puzzle assembly comprises a rotation shaft, a plurality of rotation plate members having slide grooves on the outer circumference and inserted into the rotation shaft, a plurality of puzzle pieces engaged with the slide grooves movably, wherein at least two of the rotation plate members are coupled together and rotate simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Inventors: Jee soo Kim, Jong man Kim
  • Patent number: 8287338
    Abstract: Disclosed is a game apparatus for learning, in which a rotary plate located between a base plane of a base part and an upper plate of a housing main body is axially connected to a driving body installed in the base part such that the rotary plate is rotatable, a plurality of insertion grooves, into which learning assembly blocks are inserted, are respectively formed in the rotary plate and the upper plate in a circumferential shape, and driving sensing elements connected to the driving body are formed on the base plane. The upper plate is provided with a board unit including a push switch key matrix part, on which a plurality of push buttons is arranged in a matrix structure, and a monitoring matrix part, on which a plurality of LED dots is arranged in a matrix structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Inventor: Young jo Kim
  • Patent number: 8286290
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dock leveler that: facilitates safe and smooth movement of any driving device by reducing inclination of the dock leveler; and allows easy maintenance by removing a driving unit such as a hydraulic device. The dock leveler comprises a body which is fixed and rotatable on the rear top of an installation space for a dock; and a support unit supporting the body when positioned inside the installation space and sliding toward the front of the body so that the rear of the support unit can be connected to the front of the body when operating as a passage way for a transportation unit or a carrying unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Inventor: Byung Woong Kim
  • Patent number: 8279088
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a parking management system. The parking management system includes an entrance camera (100) installed at an entrance of a parking lot to photograph a vehicle that enters the parking lot. An exit camera (200) photographs a vehicle that departs from the parking lot. A plurality of region cameras (300) is installed in respective parking regions to photograph a vehicle. A management server (400) includes a vehicle license number recognition unit (450) for recognizing a vehicle license number, a registration unit (460) for registering a last photographed parking region on a parking ticket, a control unit (440) for calculating a number of available parking spaces for each parking region, and determining a total number of available parking spaces, and a guidance unit (470) for guiding an entering vehicle to an available parking region. A display unit (350) displays the number of available parking spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Inventor: Key-chang Khim
  • Patent number: 8276087
    Abstract: A method for making multi-divided display contents and a system thereof are disclosed. In the method for making multi-divided display contents and a system thereof, a user is able to freely make or edit a multimedia display content by using a DB design system provided on the web and a user interface without a professional skill or knowledge. A new image type can be expressed along with a change in part of the data in the thusly-created multi-divided display contents, a remaking or a change in a display construction combination. In case that the original data cooperating with a XML on a specific divided display in the multi-divided display is being changed in real time, the divided display cooperating with XML in the whole images can be automatically changed depending on the change of the contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Inventor: Gi Yun Kim
  • Patent number: 8238065
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power cutoff device automatically operated upon the occurrence of a spark on an electric wire. The power cutoff device of the present invention automatically cuts off power supply to an earth leakage breaker or an electronic switch according to a control signal transmitted by detecting an electromagnetic wave due to an electric spark generated on an electric wire by an abnormal state such as a connection failure of an electrical device, thus preventing a disaster such as an electrical fire caused by the electric spark (flame). According to the present invention, since the power cutoff device provides an intrinsic function of the earth leakage breaker that operates in a state of an overload or electric leakage and the earth leakage breaker is operated by detecting the electric spark generated on the electric wire, it is possible to effectively prevent a disaster such as an electrical fire caused by the electric spark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Inventors: Tae Young Chung, Dea Sang Kim
  • Patent number: 8221254
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a golf glove having fixing means with a loading groove arranged on a thumb portion thereof for positioning a golfer's hand on an upper portion of a golf club when gripping the club to prevent the middle and index fingers of the other hand with no glove from slipping and to fix said fingers in the loading groove, to thereby prevent the golf club from erroneously rotating and to accurately control the club during a golf swing to enable the golfer to hit a golf ball in the desired direction with ease. The fixing means has an end with an auxiliary fixing means elastically taken up on the golf club to fix the thumb portion of the glove and to enable a firm grip to be maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Inventor: Hong Keun Park
  • Patent number: 8216987
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a agent for cleaning metal drawing oil, which contains alcohol, glycol ether, water, and one or more compounds selected from hydrocarbon or ester compounds. The cleaning agent according to the present invention is environmentally friendly because it does not contain halogen elements such as chlorine. The agent can reduce toxicity on the human body due to low volatility; is economical due to the long change period resulting from the reduction of evaporation; and removes drawing oil having high viscosity and polarity effectively during metal processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Woorifinechem. Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Du Hee Han, Tae Gi Kim
  • Patent number: 8210163
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a semi-cylindrical solar collecting apparatus for a solar boiler that is provided with a plurality of solar collecting plates having a semi-cylindrical shape, thereby greatly enhancing solar collecting efficiencies, and that connects a plurality of heat-exchanging pipes adapted to be heated by the plurality of solar collecting plates with an underground heat-exchanging pipe by means of auxiliary pipes, such that water is circulated well by means of a circulation pump, thereby completely solving the frozen and burst problems of the heat-exchanging pipes and circulation pipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Inventor: Insig Seong
  • Patent number: 8196537
    Abstract: This WIG craft has a configuration of tandem/canard type, comprising: a body; a front wing having a relatively small aspect ratio, as installed in the lowest portion of the fore half of the body; and a rear wing having a longer span and a shorter chord length than the front wing, as installed in the rearmost portion of the body. Since the front wing, which is also used for planing, is not fixed directly to the body, but installed through a suspension system, so as to travel up and down while planing along the rough water surface, the WIG craft can take off and land stably even in high waves, and further cruise at a extremely low height safely without worrying about the impacts of the wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Inventor: Hee-Seoung Lee
  • Patent number: 8167376
    Abstract: A headrest apparatus for vehicle seats. The headrest apparatus includes coupling holders, a support, a headrest, and an actuating unit. The headrest apparatus further includes a connector body mounted outside any one of the coupling holders, and configured to have guide rails that extend from the connector body in the ascending and descending direction of the support; a slider coupled to the connector body so as to be moved along the guide rails; and connectors configured to be respectively mounted to a lower end of the support and the slider, to be coupled to or separated from each other according to the ascent and descent of the support, and to be respectively connected with the power line, which is connected to the actuating unit of the headrest, and the power line, which is connected to the power supply unit of the vehicle via the seat main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: DDD Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Byeong Rock Song
  • Patent number: D670284
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Inventor: Se Joong Choi
  • Patent number: D670764
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Inventor: Jong Hwi Han
  • Patent number: D671110
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Inventor: Se Joong Choi