Patents by Inventor Hee-mun Ahn

Hee-mun Ahn 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).

  • Apparatus and method for supplying paper in printer
    Patent number: 6179282
    Abstract: A paper supplying apparatus in a printer and method for supplying paper loaded in a cassette to a printing unit in a printer main body, the apparatus including a pickup roller pivotally installed on the printer main body so as to be closely in contact with the paper, for picking up the paper while rotating in contact with the paper, mechanism for pivoting and rotating the pickup roller installed on the printer main body, and a rotation delay mechanism for delaying the initial rotation of the pickup roller for a predetermined time. Similarly, the paper supplying method includes the steps of pivotally installing a pickup roller on the printer main body so as to be closely in contact with the paper, for picking up the paper while rotating in contact with the paper, pivoting and rotating the pickup roller installed on the printer main body, and delaying the initial rotation of the pickup roller for a predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hee-mun Ahn