Patents by Inventor Youg Pyo Kim

Youg Pyo 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: 20020015636
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a FOUP door opening apparatus capable of stably supporting a FOUP door, implementing a smooth door locking and unlocking operation and preventing a particle from being introduced into the system when opening a FOUP door. The FOUP door opening apparatus includes a door opening unit having a front end having a latch key and a rear end having a worm wheel wherein the work wheel is engaged with a worm, and the worm is connected with a driving motor shaft, a particle discharging unit which has a suction hole at a certain portion wherein the suction hole is connected with a suction and discharging unit having a certain pressure for thereby sucking and discharging the particles to the outside when opening the door, and a door support unit which includes buffering rollers installed at both ends of the latch key for enhancing a contact feel and implementing a door support based on an expansion force of the compressed air before the FOUP door is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Applicant: Shinsung Eng Corporation
    Inventors: Wan Keun Lee, Youg Pyo Kim