Patents by Inventor Gihoon Song

Gihoon Song 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: 9403627
    Abstract: A coupler having a semi-rigid support member and two extrusions. The extrusions can be secured against opposing sides of a container. Each of the extrusions is fitted through a void on each of the opposing sides. The coupling can provide structural support when the extrusions are securely fitted into the void. Each of the extrusions can include an insertable end, a non-insertable end, a trunk, and a set of tertiary pawls extending from the trunk and the primary pawl. The tertiary pawls can be positioned between the insertable and non-insertable ends along a longitudinal axis of the coupler. The insertable end can be able to fit through a void from the frontside to the backside. The trunk can terminate at the insertable end in the primary pawl. The base pawl can be able to be secure the coupler against the frontside surface of the void.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Inventors: William M. Scott, Gihoon Song
  • Patent number: 9266654
    Abstract: An elongated strap can include of a series of ratchet teeth along a portion of the length of the strap. The strap can include a first and second end. A releasable head of the first end can include a fastening mechanism (FM) and a release mechanism (RM). The head can include an opening having the FM for temporarily engaging a portion of the series of ratchet teeth when the second end of the elongated strap is inserted into the head forming a loop. The RM can be configured to non-destructively release the second end. A non-releasable head of the first end can include a cavity which can have a pawl for securely engaging a portion of the series of ratchet teeth when the second end of the elongated strap is inserted into the releasable head forming a loop. The pawl can disallow non-destructive disengaging of the end from the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Inventors: William M. Scott, Gihoon Song