Patents by Inventor Sung Il Yu

Sung Il Yu 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: 6978696
    Abstract: A corkscrew for easily removing a cork from a wine bottle in the manner wherein a holding screw fixedly inserted in the cork is raised, even by a weak force, by rotating a removal handle, which is spirally coupled to a conveying screw integrally extended in a line from the holding screw, and which is rotatably engaged with a cylindrical support body placed over a mouth of the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Inventor: Sung Il Yu
  • Publication number: 20040231465
    Abstract: Disclosed is a corkscrew for easily removing a bottle cork from a wine bottle in the manner that a cylindrical support body is placed over the bottle mouth of the bottle, a push-rotation handle is rotated until a holding screw connected to the push-rotation handle is inserted into the cork to the depth of a predetermined extent, a removal handle spirally coupled to the push-rotation handle is rotated in the same direction that the push-rotation handle is rotated, and, with the cork's being held, the holding screw is moved upwardly thanks to (upward movement of) a conveying screw. In particular, since the cork is removed, while being held by the holding screw, by smoothly rotating the removal handle, the corkscrew according to the present invention is easy and stable to use. Further, the corkscrew is suitable and convenient for women or the aged to use because the cork is easily removed with a little amount of force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventor: Sung Il Yu