Patents by Inventor Gene H. Kim

Gene H. 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).

  • Portable countertop electric oven
    Patent number: 8330083
    Abstract: A portable countertop electric oven for cooking food includes: a cooking housing; a power head operative to attach, connect, and/or couple, to the cooking housing, at least a portion of the power head extending into an interior of the cooking housing; a base operative to attach, connect, and/or couple, to the cooking housing; and a first securing element operable to secure the cooking housing to the base. A porting element may be provided, such as a handle formed from a portion of the power head, which may include first and second bulged regions of the power head. At least one of: the cooking housing; the power head and the base, may have a substantially elliptical shape, and may include two bulged portions at respective distal ends. The first securing element may be an attachment clip including a first region operable to engage with the cooking housing and a second region operable to engage with the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Hearthware, Inc.
    Inventors: Jung S. Moon, Gene H. Kim, Mikale K. Kwon, Eung Y. Choi, Byong G. Choi
  • PORTABLE COUNTERTOP ELECTRIC OVEN
    Publication number: 20110220632
    Abstract: A portable countertop electric oven for cooking food includes: a cooking housing; a power head operative to attach, connect, and/or couple, to the cooking housing, at least a portion of the power head extending into an interior of the cooking housing; a base operative to attach, connect, and/or couple, to the cooking housing; and a first securing element operable to secure the cooking housing to the base. A porting element may be provided, such as a handle formed from a portion of the power head, which may include first and second bulged regions of the power head. At least one of: the cooking housing; the power head and the base, may have a substantially elliptical shape, and may include two bulged portions at respective distal ends. The first securing element may be an attachment clip including a first region operable to engage with the cooking housing and a second region operable to engage with the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: IBC-HEARTHWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Jung S. Moon, Gene H. Kim, Mikale K. Kwon, Eung Y. Choi, Byong G. Choi
  • Portable countertop electric oven
    Patent number: D651456
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: IBC-Hearthware, Inc.
    Inventors: Jung S. Moon, Gene H. Kim, Mikale K. Kwon, Charles Choi, Mark R. Pavel
  • Cooking housing for a portable countertop electric oven
    Patent number: D651850
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: IBC-Hearthware, Inc.
    Inventors: Jung S. Moon, Gene H. Kim, Mikale K. Kwon, Charles Choi, Mark R. Pavel
  • Power head for a portable countertop electric oven
    Patent number: D693643
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Hearthware Inc.
    Inventors: Jung S. Moon, Gene H. Kim, Mikale K. Kwon, Charles Choi, Mark R. Pavel