Patents by Inventor Steve Kim

Steve 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).

  • Publication number: 20060048266
    Abstract: I invented SHIRT HOLDER which is all of the ways and things to prevent shirt coming out from pants or belt to avoid odd looking and uncomfortable. There are many ways that letting the SHIRT HOLDER hold the shirt to be stayed inside of pants or belt as the same place as first worn in the morning, doing by fixing cloth, string, rubber, plastic, button etc., or stitching, altering etc. on the bottom part of shirt inside or outside by friction and/or weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventor: Steve Kim
  • Publication number: 20060049607
    Abstract: I invented a new SIDE WHEELS BICYLE which have two wheels at the left and right sides of rider without chain. This new bicycle may run much faster than existing bicycles, because of the rotating power deliver directly to the two wheels without chain. It will be good for sports, fun or transportation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventor: Steve Kim
  • Publication number: 20060042493
    Abstract: People have a fixed idea or type or write and reading are only one direction likely from left to right. However, there is no problem to do that reverse direction also if the letters or words are arranged in the order with reverse way. So, I invented TYPING AND PRINTING FOR WINDING WAY READING by arranging letters or words in reverse order of each line against to the previous line in the page, and the first letter of each line starts right below and closest place from the last letter or character of the previous line for ALL LANGUAGES. This is similar to farmers crop there corns both directions to save time and costs. MY WINDING WAY READING may give to readers big benefits to save time and avoid eyes tiring to bring back their eyes all the way left side to find and read every next line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventor: Steve Kim
  • Publication number: 20060042097
    Abstract: My new FRUITS PEELER WITH CUTTING PART is a very simple single piece of metal plate which have a round peeling part inside of metal and a cutter outside of the same metal to peel and cut fruits. I realized and invented that round peeling part is the most efficiency to peel out the round and convex surfaces of fruits. And I added a cutting part outside of the same metal to cut and eat comfortably. It is easy to make it because of one piece of single metal plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventor: Steve Kim
  • Publication number: 20040173563
    Abstract: A bottle cap includes a top and a skirt depending from the top, the skirt having a bottom edge, a locking bead radially extending inward from an interior of the skirt intermediate the top and the bottom edge, a tear tab extending downward from the bottom edge, a first tear line proximate the tear tab and extending upward along the skirt from the bottom edge across the locking bead and terminating at a terminus adjacent to or below the perimeter. The first tear line is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the cap. The first tear line and the longitudinal axis define a radially extending plane P. The bottle cap also includes a second tear line proximate the tear tab and spaced from the first tear line. An upper portion of the second tear line extending through the plane P and between the terminus and the longitudinal axis. A method of using the bottle cap is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Sungsuk Steve Kim, Daniel Luch
  • Publication number: 20020134180
    Abstract: A linear actuator for providing linear motion of an output shaft member and automatically disconnecting the shaft from a gear train comprising a rotatable shaft adapted to be coupled to an electrically powered gear train for causing rotation of the shaft; a shaft member mounted onto the rotatable shaft and axially moveable between a retracted position and an extended position in response to rotation of the shaft; a rotatable screw co-acting with the gear train to rotate in response to movement of the gear train; a second member mounted on the rotatable screw and axially moveable in response to rotation of the screw between the retracted position and the extended position; a switch unit located at at least one of the extended and retracted positions and responsive to engagement with the moveable second member for causing an electrical disconnection between the gear train and a power source to cause termination of shaft rotation; and a member coupled to the rotatable shaft for disconnecting the shaft from the g
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Jacob Gorin, Steve Kim
  • Patent number: 6078832
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and apparatus for determining physiological characteristics of body lumens, such as the length of a blood vessel. According to one exemplary method, the distance between a first target location and a second target location within a lumen are measured by aligning a first marker on a first elongate member disposed within a lumen with the first target location. A second marker on a second elongate member disposed within the lumen is aligned with the second target location. The distance between the first and second markers is then measured, and the measured distance corresponds to the distance between the first and second target locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay A. Lenker, Rodney A. White, Richard Murphy, Steve Kim
  • Patent number: 5887352
    Abstract: A gun sight system for accurately directing a bullet of a firearm towards a target, comprising a front sight and a rear sight each having a transparent medium with a geometric shape inscribed upon the transparent medium. By looking through the rear sight towards the front sight and aligning the geometric shapes in a pre-determined manner with the target seen in the background through the transparent mediums, an accurate contact of the bullet with the target is guaranteed upon firing the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Inventor: Steve Kim
  • Patent number: 5860923
    Abstract: The invention provides apparatus for determining physiological characteristics of body lumens, such as the length of a blood vessel. A catheter allows measurements of the distance between a first target location and a second target location within a lumen by aligning a first marker on a first elongate member disposed within a lumen with the first target location. A second marker on a second elongate member disposed within the lumen is aligned with the second target location. The distance between the first and second markers is then directly measured from spaced-apart calibration marks along the second member, and the measured distance corresponds to the distance between the first and second target locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: Cardiovascular Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay A. Lenker, Rodney A. White, Richard Murphy, Steve Kim