Patents by Inventor Sam K. Kim

Sam K. 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: 11285857
    Abstract: A cup holder assembly includes a stationary upper ring, a lower cup vertically movable relative to the stationary upper ring between a first position and a second position, a flexible sleeve extending between an upper edge of the lower cup and a bottom edge of the stationary upper ring, and an actuator adapted to selectively move the lower cup relative to the stationary upper ring between the first and second positions, thereby simultaneously varying a depth of the cup holder assembly and varying an inner diameter of the cup holder assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Taryn Dyle Kim, Sam K. Kim
  • Publication number: 20210155139
    Abstract: A cup holder assembly includes a stationary upper ring, a lower cup vertically movable relative to the stationary upper ring between a first position and a second position, a flexible sleeve extending between an upper edge of the lower cup and a bottom edge of the stationary upper ring, and an actuator adapted to selectively move the lower cup relative to the stationary upper ring between the first and second positions, thereby simultaneously varying a depth of the cup holder assembly and varying an inner diameter of the cup holder assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Taryn Dyle Kim, Sam K. Kim
  • Publication number: 20200001795
    Abstract: A vehicle storage system includes a structure with a storage compartment at least partially defined by a bottom surface. The storage compartment defines an opening in an upper surface of the structure through which the storage compartment is accessible. The system further includes a plurality of flexible protruberances extending vertically upward from the bottom surface into the storage compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Taryn Dyle Kim, Sam K. Kim
  • Patent number: 10518712
    Abstract: A vehicle storage system includes a structure with a storage compartment at least partially defined by a bottom surface. The storage compartment defines an opening in an upper surface of the structure through which the storage compartment is accessible. The system further includes a plurality of flexible protruberances extending vertically upward from the bottom surface into the storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Taryn Dyle Kim, Sam K. Kim
  • Patent number: 4532673
    Abstract: An opening pivot mechanism for a window or any type of closure that permits the closure to be opened in three directions from a single operator that includes three actuator rods with integral cylindrical bosses that define two pivot pins on each of three axes for slotted hinges carried by the closure. The actuator rods are simultaneously reciprocated by the operator through a series of links to position one of the rods with its pivot pins in their associated hinges thus defining the selected pivot axis, and to position at the same time reduced portions on the other two actuator rods in the remaining hinges so these rods can pass through the slots in their hinges during opening movement of the closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1985
    Inventor: Sam K. Kim