Patents by Inventor Gyoung Bok Kim

Gyoung Bok 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).

  • Patent number: 6698063
    Abstract: A hinge assembly for a flat display monitor is enclosed. The hinge assembly according to the present invention includes a support plate fastened to a rear side of a flat display monitor; first and second mount brackets, each having a base side fastened to the support plate and a bracket side with a bracket hole; and a hinge shaft rotatably mounted so as to extend through the bracket hole of each mount bracket. The hinge assembly further includes a hinge tongue fixedly coupled to the hinge shaft, the hinge tongue also being coupled to a support leg; means for limiting an inclination angle of the flat display monitor by limiting an angular position of the hinge shaft; and means for adjusting a torque required to change the inclination angle of the flat display monitor. The hinge assembly of the present invention allows a user to adjust the inclination angle of a flat display monitor easily. In addition, the whole processes of making and assembling the hinge assembly are greatly simplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Gyoung Bok Kim, Dong Woo Kim
  • Publication number: 20030221288
    Abstract: A hinge assembly for a flat display monitor is enclosed. The hinge assembly according to the present invention includes a support plate fastened to a rear side of a flat display monitor; first and second mount brackets, each having a base side fastened to the support plate and a bracket side with a bracket hole; and a hinge shaft rotatably mounted so as to extend through the bracket hole of each mount bracket. The hinge assembly further includes a hinge tongue fixedly coupled to the hinge shaft, the hinge tongue also being coupled to a support leg; means for limiting an inclination angle of the flat display monitor by limiting an angular position of the hinge shaft; and means for adjusting a torque required to change the inclination angle of the flat display monitor. The hinge assembly of the present invention allows a user to adjust the inclination angle of a flat display monitor easily. In addition, the whole processes of making and assembling the hinge assembly are greatly simplified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Gyoung Bok Kim, Dong Woo Kim