Patents by Inventor Sug-Whan Kim

Sug-Whan 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: 20230404214
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a string adjuster that can adjust the length of a string by winding the string. A string adjuster of the present invention includes a fixed unit and a rotation unit, in which a knob of the rotation unit includes a first extension having a counter-anti-separator formed on the interior circumferential surface and preventing separation from a housing, a second extension having a winding determination protrusion formed on the interior circumferential surface and determining winding and releasing modes, and a spacing groove formed between the first extension and the second extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventor: Sug Whan KIM
  • Patent number: 11771179
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a string adjuster that can adjust the length of a string by winding the string. A string adjuster of the present invention includes a fixed unit and a rotation unit, in which a knob of the rotation unit includes a first extension having a counter-anti-separator formed on the interior circumferential surface and preventing separation from a housing, a second extension having a winding determination protrusion formed on the interior circumferential surface and determining winding and releasing modes, and a spacing groove formed between the first extension and the second extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventor: Sug Whan Kim
  • Publication number: 20230180896
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus for convenient tightening and loosening of strings such as those found in shoelaces of footwear. The apparatus includes a rotating portion within a base portion. A cover portion, when operated in a first position, provides a ratchet movement that allows rotation in a tightening direction while preventing movement in a loosening direction. When the cover is moved to a second position, the ratchet mechanism disengages, and the strings can then be easily loosened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Sug Whan KIM, Jun Young KIM
  • Patent number: 11653718
    Abstract: An apparatus for convenient tightening and loosening of strings such as those found in shoelaces of footwear is provided. The apparatus includes a rotating portion within a base portion. A cover portion, when operated in a first position, provides a ratchet movement that allows rotation in a tightening direction while preventing movement in a loosening direction. When the cover is moved to a second position, the ratchet mechanism disengages, and the strings can then be easily loosened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Inventor: Sug Whan Kim
  • Patent number: 11602200
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a string tightening device that can easily adjust the characteristics of the string, such as the length or tension of the string used in various wearing products or household items, including shoes, bags, clothing, and the like. A string tightening device of the present invention includes: a base having a space therein and including a first projection portion; a lower rotation member that is disposed in the base and moves a predetermined distance in a direction of separation from the base or the opposite direction thereof, an upper rotation member coupled to the lower rotation member, including a second locking portion corresponding to the first locking portion, and rotating only in one direction when the first locking portion and the second locking portion are closely attached; and an inner housing portion provided in the lower rotation member or the upper rotation member and wound therearound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Inventor: Sug Whan Kim
  • Publication number: 20220151343
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus for convenient tightening and loosening of strings such as those found in shoelaces of footwear. The apparatus includes a rotating portion within a base portion. A cover portion, when operated in a first position, provides a ratchet movement that allows rotation in a tightening direction while preventing movement in a loosening direction. When the cover is moved to a second position, the ratchet mechanism disengages, and the strings can then be easily loosened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventor: Sug Whan Kim
  • Patent number: 11234490
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus for convenient tightening and loosening of strings such as those found in shoelaces of footwear. The apparatus includes a rotating portion within a base portion. A cover portion, when operated in a first position, provides a ratchet movement that allows rotation in a tightening direction while preventing movement in a loosening direction. When the cover is moved to a second position, the ratchet mechanism disengages, and the strings can then be easily loosened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: TYRENN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sug Whan Kim, Jun Young Kim
  • Patent number: 11219258
    Abstract: A string fastening device which may be used for easily winding and fastening strings provided in shoes, bags, clothes, or the like is provided. The string fastening device includes a base; a fixation member coupled to the base to maintain state in which the bobbin is stored in the base; a rotational member coupled to the fixation member and rotating the bobbin; and a string suspension member provided in the bobbin and fixing a string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: TYRENN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sug Whan Kim
  • Publication number: 20210401121
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a string adjuster that can adjust the length of a string by winding the string. A string adjuster of the present invention includes a fixed unit and a rotation unit, in which a knob of the rotation unit includes a first extension having a counter-anti-separator formed on the interior circumferential surface and preventing separation from a housing, a second extension having a winding determination protrusion formed on the interior circumferential surface and determining winding and releasing modes, and a spacing groove formed between the first extension and the second extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventor: Sug Whan KIM
  • Patent number: 11192748
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a string adjusting device. According to the present invention, there is provided a string adjusting device, including: a base unit including a base plate, a cylindrical lower housing provided on the base plate, and stop protrusions formed to protrude from an outer surface of the lower housing; and a rotation unit including a bobbin rotatably installed inside the housing and configured such that a string is wound therearound, a rotation head connected to one end portion of the bobbin, and an engagement member formed and provided inside the rotation head to be elastically deformable and configured to be caught on the stop protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: TYRENN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sug Whan Kim
  • Publication number: 20210030119
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a string tightening device that can easily adjust the characteristics of the string, such as the length or tension of the string used in various wearing products or household items, including shoes, bags, clothing, and the like. A string tightening device of the present invention includes: a base having a space therein and including a first projection portion; a lower rotation member that is disposed in the base and moves a predetermined distance in a direction of separation from the base or the opposite direction thereof, an upper rotation member coupled to the lower rotation member, including a second locking portion corresponding to the first locking portion, and rotating only in one direction when the first locking portion and the second locking portion are closely attached; and an inner housing portion provided in the lower rotation member or the upper rotation member and wound therearound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventor: Sug Whan KIM
  • Patent number: 10874180
    Abstract: A wearable smart band and comprises a fixing band provided so as to be wearable on a joint of a user including a human, an animal, a machine, etc., a receptacle member formed on the fixing band so that a tool, a machine part, a device, and an information device is located, and having an upper part covered by a cover; a flexible band provided on one side of the fixing band, whereof the shape of the fixing band is transformed according to movement of the user's joint; and an inserting and drawing assembly having one end connected to the flexible band and the other end connected to the information device or the cover, wherein the information device or cover is drawn or inserted from or into the receptacle member by the transformation of the flexible band according to the movement of the user's joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignees: Spheredyne Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sug Whan Kim
  • Patent number: 10635457
    Abstract: An input device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a band including a contracted or extended flexible area; a sensor which detects a change of the flexible area and outputs a signal corresponding to the detected change of the flexible area; and a main body which is connected to the band and determines a cause operation for the change of the flexible area based on the signal output from the sensor, in which the flexible area includes fixed units, and connection units which connect the fixed units and are contracted or extended, and a distance between the fixed units is changed according to the cause operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: TYRENN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sug Whan Kim
  • Patent number: 10543118
    Abstract: A joint apparatus includes a first fixed ring, a second fixed ring arranged spaced apart from the first fixed ring, an extension portion comprising a bar extending from the first fixed ring in a direction toward the second fixed ring and an end portion disposed at an end portion of the bar in the direction toward the second fixed ring, a first flexure extending from the second fixed ring in a direction toward the first fixed ring and supporting the end portion, and a second flexure extending from the second fixed ring in the direction toward the first fixed ring and supporting the end portion, the second flexure being disposed at an opposite side to the first flexure with respect to the extension portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignees: SPHEREDYNE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sug Whan Kim
  • Publication number: 20190380410
    Abstract: A string fastening device which may be used for easily winding and fastening strings provided in shoes, bags, clothes, or the like is provided. The string fastening device includes a base; a fixation member coupled to the base to maintain state in which the bobbin is stored in the base; a rotational member coupled to the fixation member and rotating the bobbin; and a string suspension member provided in the bobbin and fixing a string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventor: Sug Whan KIM
  • Patent number: 10500466
    Abstract: A training device has a joint function suitable for training various complex motions for various body parts such as an arm, a leg, a head, and a trunk for training martial arts. The training device includes: a shaft; a joint having a diameter larger than that of the shaft and disposed at one end portion of the shaft; a joint support contacting the joint and elastically supporting the joint; and a shaft support elastically supporting an outer side of the shaft at the one end portion of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: TYRENN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sug Whan Kim
  • Patent number: 10466267
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sensor with a simple structure which can precisely sense movement, etc., the sensor comprising: a head; and a support which is disposed to support one side of the head, wherein the support comprises: a first support portion for supporting the head; a second support portion which supports the head and is spaced apart from the first support portion; a first extension portion which is extended from the first support portion; a second extension portion which is extended from the second support portion; and a sensing portion which senses the deformation of the first extension portion and the second extension portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: SPHEREDYNE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sug Whan Kim
  • Patent number: 10433602
    Abstract: A string fastening device which may be used for easily winding and fastening strings provided in shoes, bags, clothes, or the like is provided. The string fastening device includes a base; a fixation member coupled to the base to maintain state in which the bobbin is stored in the base; a rotational member coupled to the fixation member and rotating the bobbin; and a string suspension member provided in the bobbin and fixing a string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Inventor: Sug Whan Kim
  • Publication number: 20190254385
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus for convenient tightening and loosening of strings such as those found in shoelaces of footwear. The apparatus includes a rotating portion within a base portion. A cover portion, when operated in a first position, provides a ratchet movement that allows rotation in a tightening direction while preventing movement in a loosening direction. When the cover is moved to a second position, the ratchet mechanism disengages, and the strings can then be easily loosened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Sug Whan Kim, Jun Young Kim
  • Patent number: D907992
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Inventor: Sug Whan Kim