Patents by Inventor You-Hong Kihm

You-Hong Kihm 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: 8393086
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring trend and plunge of a geologic line feature and an auxiliary apparatus for measuring trend and plunge. The apparatus for measuring trend and plunge includes a rod operable to be disposed parallel to a lineation, a rotation block connected to an end of the rod and being operable to rotate around a central axis of the rod, the rotation block includes a hinge shaft extending in a direction perpendicular to the central axis of the rod, a plate coupled to the hinge shaft of the rotation block so that the plate is rotatable around the hinge shaft, a protractor disposed on the hinge shaft, and a measuring unit disposed on the plate, the measuring unit includes a compass configured to confirm a direction of the rod, thereby measuring the trend when the plate is horizontally disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
    Inventor: You-Hong Kihm