Patents by Inventor Eun-tae JUNG

Eun-tae JUNG 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).

  • Image forming apparatus including a rotatable operation panel
    Patent number: 9357089
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main body; an operation panel coupled to the main body to rotate between a storage position and a use position; a stopper positioned on the operation panel; a stopper support unit, located on a rotation trajectory of the stopper with interference, which has a blocking position to block a rotation of the operation panel to the use position and the storage position, and a non-blocking position to allow a rotation of the operation panel; an elastic member to generate an elastic force in a direction where the stopper support unit is located in the blocking position; and an operation member to rotate the stopper support unit to the non-blocking location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun-tae Jung, Yu-jin Oh
  • IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160021267
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main body; an operation panel coupled to the main body to rotate between a storage position and a use position; a stopper positioned on the operation panel; a stopper support unit, located on a rotation trajectory of the stopper with interference, which has a blocking position to block a rotation of the operation panel to the use position and the storage position, and a non-blocking position to allow a rotation of the operation panel; an elastic member to generate an elastic force in a direction where the stopper support unit is located in the blocking position; and an operation member to rotate the stopper support unit to the non-blocking location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun-tae JUNG, Yu-jin OH