Patents by Inventor Tae-Gwang Kim

Tae-Gwang 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: 20070204427
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a suction brush for a vacuum cleaner, which is connected to a suction extension pipe connected to a main body of the vacuum cleaner and draws in foreign materials using a suction force generated in the main body. The suction brush includes a bottom housing with a dust entering port; a top housing connected to the bottom housing so as to cover the bottom housing; a connector disposed between the top housing and the bottom housing, the connector connected to the suction extension pipe; and a flow rate controller disposed at the connector, the flow rate controller controlling a volume of the air entering through the dust entering port so as to control a suction force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Jeong-hee Cho, Tae-gwang Kim
  • Publication number: 20070197080
    Abstract: A power cord arranging device for a vacuum cleaner according to an examplary embodiment of the present invention comprises first and second cord grips pivotably mounted and capable of being opened and closed about a hinge, and having at least two openings that receives a power cord when the cord grips are closed, and a resilient member biasing the first and second cord grips closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Yun-sup Hwang, Tae-gwang Kim
  • Publication number: 20070175185
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dust separating apparatus using a centrifugal force. The dust separating apparatus includes a cyclone body configured to separate dust from air using centrifugal force, and having an entering pipe through which the air enters; a dust collecting receptacle configured to be detachably connected to a bottom end of the cyclone body, and for collecting dust separated from the air; and a filter unit configured to be detachably disposed to the cyclone body, wherein the filter unit has a compact, at least double structure formed by a filter for filtering large dust and a filter for filtering fine dust.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Tae-gwang Kim, Oh-kyu Kwon, Jeong-hee Cho
  • Publication number: 20070169306
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a handle unit for a vacuum cleaner. The handle unit for the vacuum cleaner for controlling a cleaner body of the vacuum cleaner includes a handle body of the vacuum cleaner; and a supporting unit projected from one side of the handle body, the supporting unit holding an accessory brush, wherein the supporting unit and the handle body is molded in a single piece by the injection molding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Tae-Gwang Kim, Jeong-Hee Cho
  • Publication number: 20060230572
    Abstract: A path-conversion valve assembly for a vacuum cleaner comprises a valve member rotatably mounted in an air path formed in a cleaner of a vacuum cleaner which includes a socket for receiving a hose nozzle, and a resilient member mounted in the air path to resiliently press the rotating valve member in an opposite direction to the rotating direction of the valve member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Dong-yun Lee, Tae-gwang Kim