Patents by Inventor Tai-Up Kim

Tai-Up 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).

  • Publication number: 20100183407
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a container transfer port system for transferring containers between an onshore container terminal and an offshore container terminal located apart from the onshore terminal. The container transfer port system of the present invention comprises: an offshore quay (32) at the offshore container terminal (31) equipped with cranes (13) for transferring containers (11) between the offshore quay (32) and a ship (12) berthed to the quay (32); an undersea tunnel (41) constructed between undersea of the quay (32) and underground of the onshore container terminal (21) for providing a route for transferring the containers; a tunnel conveyor (45) installed in the tunnel (41) for transferring the containers along the tunnel (41): an offshore lift (52) for transferring the containers vertically between the offshore quay (32) and the tunnel (41); and an onshore lift (51) for transferring the containers vertically between the tunnel (41) and the onshore container terminal (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventor: Tai-Up Kim
  • Patent number: 6398642
    Abstract: A Mahjong game machine has a body and four player pads. The body includes a microprocessor for executing a Mahjong program and a main display for displaying a series of contents associated with the progress of the game. Each player pad has a L-shaped section, and thus consists of a vertical portion and a horizontal portion. Said vertical portion of each player pad has a hand display for displaying tiles in the hand of each player in such a manner that those tiles are not exposed to the other players, and a menu display section for sequentially displaying a menu for corresponding actions that the player should perform. Said horizontal portion of each player pad has a button section for inputting an action corresponding to the menu displayed on said menu display section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Inventor: Tai-Up Kim
  • Patent number: D696727
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Tera Logic Ltd.
    Inventor: Tai-Up Kim