Patents by Inventor Ho C. Kim

Ho C. Kim 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: 5568730
    Abstract: A deodorizing device for a refrigerator is disclosed. The deodorizing device includes a deodorizing unit which is detachably mounted to a cooling air return port of a cooling chamber and sucks the cooling air laden with odor and bacteria thereinto by the blowing force of a cooling air fan. The deodorizing unit includes a cooling air grille provided with a plurality of cooling air through holes, a deodorant container provided on each side of the top surface of the grille a guide cover detachably coupled to the grille for guiding the cooling air to the cooling: air return passage, and a fixing plate for fixing the guide cover to an inner case of the freezing chamber so as to mount the deodorizing unit to the second cooling air return port. The fixing plate is placed on the top of the guide cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Assignee: Goldstar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho C. Kim, Sang B. Kim
  • Patent number: 5438555
    Abstract: A multi-purpose key ring comprises a pouch having a closable opening and adapted to receive coins, a ring adapted to hold keys and attached to the pouch, and a timer attached to the pouch, settable to a selected one of a plurality of time periods, and having a sounder for signaling the end of the selected time period a predetermined time before the end of the selected time period. The ring can be configured as a bottle opener and a prying tool for a liftable tab of a beverage can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Inventor: Ho C. Kim
  • Patent number: 5386611
    Abstract: A paint roller support assembly comprises an elongated handgrip member having an internally threaded sleeve at its distal end and a roller-supporting rod member attached to the handgrip member by an externally threaded portion. The roller-supporting rod member is L-shaped, having mutually perpendicular leg portions. Each leg portion receives a rotatable paint roller assembly in a position such that longitudinal elements of the roller surfaces in the plane of the leg portions and nearest to the handgrip member form an internal corner. The threaded connection between the roller-supporting member and the handgrip member permits the roller assembly on the leg having the threaded portion to be removed and replaced. The paint roller support assembly is intended for simultaneously painting surfaces that face generally away from and laterally, relative to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Inventor: Ho C. Kim