Patents by Inventor Dong Jeong Kim
Dong Jeong 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).
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Patent number: 8042708Abstract: A dispenser for a refrigerator is provided that increases a usable space of a storage compartment of the refrigerator. The dispenser includes a chute which receives contents from an inside of the refrigerator and discharges the contents to an outside through an opening provided on an end of the chute. A cover selectively opens or shuts the opening. A first unit causes the cover to slide relative to the opening so as to open or shut the opening.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2007Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kyung Han Jeong, Seong Jae Kim, Dong Jeong Kim
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Patent number: 8016160Abstract: A refrigerator includes a dispenser to dispense water or ice, a door handle positioned below the dispenser, and a tray mounted to the door handle in a position to receive at least some water or ice dispensed from the dispenser. The tray coupled to the door handle attached to the door may receive excess or residue water or ice dispensed from the dispenser without deterioration of the exterior appearance of the door.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2008Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Dong Jeong Kim, Seong Jae Kim
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Patent number: 7997452Abstract: A refrigerator includes a dispenser including a moving chute configured to move from a stored position in which an outlet of the moving chute is positioned in a space defined in a refrigerator door to an operable position in which the outlet of the moving chute is positioned outside of the refrigerator door.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2008Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Dong Jeong Kim, Seong Jae Kim, Kyung Han Jeong
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Publication number: 20100293983Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator configured to expand the inner space thereof by improving the structure of a refrigerator door to achieve the slimness of the refrigerator door provided with an ice-making device, and the refrigerator is further provided with a basket or a special freezing chamber adapted for storing foods. The refrigerator includes a main body including a storage chamber, a door rotatably coupled to the main body, an ice-making device provided to the door and configured to make ice, and a special freezing chamber provided to the door and including a communication hole to introduce cool air of the ice-making device. The slimed refrigerator door of the refrigerator is configured to receive a food basket, and the space for foods in the refrigerator is increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2008Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Dong-Jeong Kim, Seung-Hwan Oh, So-Hee Park, Wook-Yong Lee
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Publication number: 20100154457Abstract: An insertion-type hinge assembly may include a first hinge member including a mount unit and a shaft that is separated from and coupled to the mount unit, and that is positioned in parallel to the mount unit. The hinge assembly also includes a second hinge member that receives the shaft therein so as to rotatably couple the first and second hinge members. The first and second hinge members may be installed in corresponding recesses of a door and a main body such that they are not exposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: Dong-Jeong KIM, Wook-Yong LEE
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Publication number: 20100147009Abstract: A refrigerator with an ice making chamber is provided. The refrigerator may include a main body that defines a cooling chamber, and lateral wall passages formed at a lateral wall of the cooling chamber. A door that is rotatably coupled to the cooling chamber may be provided with an ice making chamber installed on an interior side thereof, and a connection duct part that connects the ice making chamber to the lateral wall passages. The connection duct part may include passage forming members that define a cold air passage therein, and insulation portion formed around the passage forming members, whereby components of the duct may be quickly and easily assembled at correct positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Inventors: Dong-Jeong KIM, Chang-Ho Seo
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Publication number: 20100147001Abstract: A refrigerator having one or more heat conduction sheets is provided. The refrigerator may include main body having a cooling chamber formed therein, and a door that opens and closes the cooling chamber. One or more heat conduction sheets may be disposed on the main body, the door, or a combination of various portions thereof so as to substantially eliminate an occurrence of a temperature variation on a corresponding planar surface and reduce an insulation thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Inventors: Dong-Jeong KIM, Tae-Hee LEE
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Publication number: 20100131105Abstract: An ice making apparatus for a refrigerator, in which an ice bank stores ice and has an opening that discharges ice on its one side. An ejector opens and closes the opening and is rotatably provided at the opening to also eject ice from the ice bank. After completion of an ice discharging operation, a sensor senses a relative position of the ejector against the ice bank and the ejector is controlled to close the opening to the extent necessary.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2009Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seung Do Han, Dong Jeong Kim, Ho Youn Lee, Young Jin Kim, Tae Hee Lee, Sung Yong Shin
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Publication number: 20100126201Abstract: A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator may include an evaporator that generates cold air supplied to a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber, a first fan that supplies the cold air generated by the evaporator to a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber of the refrigerator, and a second fan that circulates the cold air within the refrigerating chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2009Publication date: May 27, 2010Inventors: Chang Ho SEO, Dong Jeong Kim
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Publication number: 20100122548Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator including a refrigerator main body having a cooling chamber. The refrigerator also includes a refrigerating chamber door positioned at the refrigerator main body and configured to open and close at least a portion of a refrigerating chamber. The refrigerator further includes an ice chamber disposed at an inner surface of the refrigerating chamber door containing ice. In addition, the refrigerator includes a door basket configured to be attached to an outer surface of the ice chamber and having a non-contact to portion positioned at a surface facing the ice chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2009Publication date: May 20, 2010Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Dong-Jeong KIM, Bong-Jin KIM, Chang-Ho SEO
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Publication number: 20090301126Abstract: The present invention relates to refrigerators. More specifically, the present invention relates to a refrigerator which has a residue tray for holding residue of water or ice from a dispenser when the dispenser is pushed in the door, thereby permitting to make simple and effective disposing of the residue of water or ice from the dispenser in the door.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2008Publication date: December 10, 2009Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Dong Jeong Kim, Seong Jae Kim, Kyung Han Jeong
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Publication number: 20090008403Abstract: A food storing apparatus capable of dispensing a content stored in the apparatus is disclosed. The food storing apparatus includes a button tray composite device configured to function as a switch to control the dispensation of the content, but also configured to function as a tray for receiving a residual content discharged after the content dispensation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Nam Gi LEE, Seong Jae KIM, Dong Jeong KIM
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Publication number: 20080174220Abstract: A refrigerator includes a dispenser to dispense water or ice, a door handle positioned below the dispenser, and a tray mounted to the door handle in a position to receive at least some water or ice dispensed from the dispenser. The tray coupled to the door handle attached to the door may receive excess or residue water or ice dispensed from the dispenser without deterioration of the exterior appearance of the door.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2008Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Dong Jeong KIM, Seong Jae KIM
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Publication number: 20080173027Abstract: A refrigerator includes a dispenser including a moving chute configured to move from a stored position in which an outlet of the moving chute is positioned in a space defined in a refrigerator door to an operable position in which the outlet of the moving chute is positioned outside of the refrigerator door.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2008Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Dong Jeong KIM, Seong Jae KIM, Kyung Han JEONG
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Publication number: 20080156027Abstract: A dispenser for a refrigerator is provided that increases a usable space of a storage compartment of the refrigerator. The dispenser includes a chute which receives contents from an inside of the refrigerator and discharges the contents to an outside through an opening provided on an end of the chute. A cover selectively opens or shuts the opening. A first unit causes the cover to slide relative to the opening so as to open or shut the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2007Publication date: July 3, 2008Inventors: Kyung Han Jeong, Seong Jae Kim, Dong Jeong Kim
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Publication number: 20050039483Abstract: A refrigerator comprises a cabinet providing a refrigerating compartment and a machine compartment isolated from the refrigerating compartment, said cabinet installed with a door for opening and closing the refrigerating compartment; and a refrigerating unit detachably installed in the machine compartment, for supplying cool air into the refrigerating compartment, and including mechanisms performing a refrigerating cycle of compression, condensation, expansion and evaporation, said mechanisms integrally installed in the machine compartment. Accordingly, a fabrication process of a refrigerator is simplified and cost and operating time for installation, maintenance and repair of the refrigerating unit can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2004Publication date: February 24, 2005Inventors: Duke-Won Yun, Ju-Hong Chae, Ho-Rim Lee, Dong-Jeong Kim, Young-Sun Ku