Patents by Inventor Eui-Yeop Jung

Eui-Yeop Jung 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).

  • Ice bin of refrigerator
    Patent number: 7422168
    Abstract: An ice dispenser apparatus includes an ice bin to receive ice cubes; a shutter mechanism located near a bottom of the ice bin to selectively dispense ice cubes or crushed ice; an ice crusher located above the shutter mechanism to crush ice cubes into crushed ice; and an ice discharge controller located adjacent to the ice crusher and having a structure to selectively provide a certain amount of ice cubes onto the shutter mechanism and to effectively minimize an undesirable accumulation of ice near the ice crusher that may cause interference during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Eui-Yeop Jung, Sung-Hoon Chung, Nam-Gi Lee, Wook-Yong Lee
  • Ice bin of refrigerator
    Publication number: 20060202071
    Abstract: An ice dispenser apparatus, comprising: an ice bin to receive ice cubes; a shutter mechanism located near a bottom of the ice bin to selectively dispense ice cubes or crushed ice; an ice crusher located above the shutter mechanism to crush ice cubes into crushed ice; and an ice discharge controller located adjacent to the ice crusher and having a structure to selectively provide a certain amount of ice cubes onto the shutter mechanism and to effectively minimize an undesirable accumulation of ice near the ice crusher that may cause interference during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Eui-Yeop Jung, Sung-Hoon Chung, Nam-Gi Lee, Wook-Yong Lee