Patents by Inventor Hung Tae Shin

Hung Tae Shin 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).

  • Method and apparatus for making spherical ice particles
    Patent number: 6038869
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating uniformly sized spherical ice particles. The apparatus comprises a water feed pump, a vacuum chamber connected to the water feed pump and having a water spray nozzle, boosters discharging the vapor from the vacuum chamber to maintain the inside of the vacuum chamber below a desired pressure and compressing it, a condenser for condensing the vapor being compressed by the boosters, and a vacuum pump for removing noncondensable gases from the condenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Yoon Pyo Lee, Chun Sik Lee, Kwang Ho Kim, Jong Soo Jurng, Young Il Kim, Hung Tae Shin, Hee Suk Han