Patents by Inventor Il-Kang Kim

Il-Kang 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: 8844435
    Abstract: A compression-type wastebasket includes: a body which has an opened upper part and a space formed therein in order to accommodate a garbage bag; a body cover which is configured to cover the upper part of the body, wherein an opening unit for connecting the inside and the outside of the body is formed on the central part thereof, a bag fixing unit is formed along the outer girth of the opening unit to fix the girth of an inlet end portion of the garbage bag, and a gripping unit is formed on a part of the opening unit; and a compression member which has a compression surface capable of entering the opening unit in order to compress the waste contained within the body, and is configured to be gripped on the gripping unit while rotating at a predetermined angle on the basis of a compression direction in the opening unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Inventor: Il Kang Kim
  • Publication number: 20130087055
    Abstract: A compression-type wastebasket includes: a body which has an opened upper part and a space formed therein in order to accommodate a garbage bag; a body cover which is configured to cover the upper part of the body, wherein an opening unit for connecting the inside and the outside of the body is formed on the central part thereof, a bag fixing unit is formed along the outer girth of the opening unit to fix the girth of an inlet end portion of the garbage bag, and a gripping unit is formed on a part of the opening unit; and a compression means which has a compression surface capable of entering the opening unit in order to compress the waste contained within the body, and is configured to be gripped on the gripping unit while rotating at a predetermined angle on the basis of a compression direction in the opening unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventor: Il Kang Kim
  • Patent number: 5685354
    Abstract: The improved automatically retractable sun shade assembly includes a bracket having an elongated preferably detachable spine and a pair of connector holders at opposite ends of the spine and spaced forwardly thereof. The holders preferably have female slots therein in which are releasably received male connectors which include longitudinally aligned elongated extensions spaced from the spine, but parallel thereto. The facing ends of the extensions releasably hold opposite ends of an elongated closed loop rubber band which is twisted around its longitudinal axis. The rubber band is disposed in the central space of a hollow open ended tube parallel to but spaced from the spine. The open opposite ends of the tube slideably receive the extensions. The tube can rotate around the extensions. The tube has an opening in its sidewall through which a pin passes and is connected to the exterior of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: Sugil Kim
    Inventor: Il-Kang Kim