Patents by Inventor Myung Ryul Lee

Myung Ryul Lee 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: 7762097
    Abstract: An ice maker for a refrigerator includes a first shaft rotatably fastened to an inside of an ice bank, a second shaft fastened to an end of the first shaft and rotated by a driving motor, and a plurality of blades formed along a longitudinal direction of the second shaft. The blades are spaced apart a predetermined distance along the second shaft and have a spiral surface which acts to push ice as the second shaft rotates. The first shaft may be formed of a material such as steel, which has good torsional elasticity. The second shaft and the blades may be formed as one molded piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kyung Han Jeong, In Chul Jeong, Myung Ryul Lee
  • Publication number: 20100184097
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 4,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)imidazole compound inducing differentiation of myoblasts or muscle fibers into neuron cells, a pharmaceutical composition including said compound, a method of inducing neuron cells differentiation and a screening method for identifying additional compound useful for inducing neuron cells differentiation. More specifically, it relates to 2-{2-[5-(3-chlorophenyl)]furanyl}-4,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)imidazole that induces differentiation of myoblasts or muscle fibers into neuron cells, all pharmaceutically acceptable isomers, salts, hydrates, solvates and prodrug thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition including said compound, a method of inducing neuron cells differentiation and a screening method for identifying additional compound useful for inducing neuron cells differentiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: Industry-Academic Corporation Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: In-Jae Shin, Myung-Ryul Lee, Darren Williams
  • Patent number: 7718685
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 4,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)imidazole compound inducing differentiation of myoblasts or muscle fibers into neuron cells and a pharmaceutical composition including said compound. More specifically, it relates to 2-(2-fluorenyl)-4,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)imidazole that induces differentiation of myoblasts or muscle fibers, all pharmaceutically acceptable isomers, salts, hydrates, solvates and prodrug thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition including said compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: In-Jae Shin, Myung-Ryul Lee, Darren Williams
  • Publication number: 20100105726
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising compound for induction of apoptosis, a method for inducing cancer cell apoptosis, a method to suppress lymphocyte activation, a method to improve intracellular trafficking of misfolded mutants and a screening method to identify additional compounds useful for inducing apoptosis, and more specifically, it relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising imidazole derivatives as active gradients for induction of apoptosis to treat various diseases including cancers and immune-related diseases, the method of inducing apoptosis by treating cancer cells with the said pharmaceutical composition, the method of inactivating human lymphocytes by treating lymphocytes with the said pharmaceutical composition, the method of improving intracellular trafficking of misfolded mutants by treating cells containing the mutants with the said pharmaceutical composition, and the screening method for identifying additional compound useful for inducing apoptos
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: In-Jae Shin, Myung-ryul Lee, Darren Williams
  • Patent number: 7703298
    Abstract: Refrigerator with an icemaker including a cabinet having a mullion wall for compartmentalization of a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber, a case provided to a door on the refrigerating chamber, having a cavity therein, a first duct for supplying cold air from a neighborhood of an evaporator in the freezing chamber to the cavity, the icemaker in the cavity for producing ice, an ice container in the cavity for storing the ice, and a dispenser in the door in communication with the cavity, thereby having ice supplied to a user at an outside of the refrigerator through a dispenser provided to the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Myung Ryul Lee, Seong Jae Kim, Chang Ho Seo, Sung Hoon Chung
  • Publication number: 20100038387
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dispenser of an icemaker in a refrigerator for maximizing an inner space when a total size is the same, and for minimizing the total size when the inner space is the same. The dispenser of the icemaker in the refrigerator includes an ice chute being a passage through which the ice produced from the icemaker is discharged; and a container supporter provided at an outer case and disposed to be perpendicular to an outer surface of the outer case when the ice is discharged outside through the ice chute, the contain supporter allowing a container seated thereon to receive the ice discharged from the ice chute. The ice chute is closed and not exposed outside when the ice-discharging process is finished, and the container supporter is not exposed to the outer surface of the outer case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Wook Yong LEE, Eui Yeop CHUNG, Seung Hwan OH, Myung Ryul LEE, Chang Ho SEO, Seong Jae KIM, Sung Hoon CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20100037650
    Abstract: Disclosed are a refrigeration-cycle apparatus including a plurality of evaporators having various temperature bands, and a refrigerator including a plurality of cooling compartments to enable stable and even cooling operations in various temperature bands with the use of the plurality of evaporators. The refrigeration-cycle apparatus and the refrigerator enable the individual operation of a part of the evaporators, thereby reducing the consumption of energy and enabling the accurate control of an interior temperature of the refrigerator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Moon Yeon Lee, Jong Jin Park, Myung Ryul Lee
  • Patent number: 7654105
    Abstract: Refrigerator with an icemaker including a cabinet having a mullion wall for compartmentalization of a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber, a case provided to a door on the refrigerating chamber, having a cavity therein, a first duct for supplying cold air from a neighborhood of an evaporator in the freezing chamber to the cavity, the icemaker in the cavity for producing ice, an ice container in the cavity for storing the ice, and a dispenser in the door in communication with the cavity, thereby having ice supplied to a user at an outside of the refrigerator through a dispenser provided to the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Myung Ryul Lee, Seong Jae Kim, Chang Ho Seo, Sung Hoon Chung
  • Patent number: 7628032
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dispenser of an icemaker in a refrigerator for maximizing an inner space when a total size is the same, and for minimizing the total size when the inner space is the same. The dispenser of the icemaker in the refrigerator includes an ice chute being a passage through which the ice produced from the icemaker is discharged; and a container supporter provided at an outer case and disposed to be perpendicular to an outer surface of the outer case when the ice is discharged outside through the ice chute, the contain supporter allowing a container seated thereon to receive the ice discharged from the ice chute. The ice chute is closed and not exposed outside when the ice-discharging process is finished, and the container supporter is not exposed to the outer surface of the outer case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Wook Yong Lee, Eui Yeop Chung, Seung Hwan Oh, Myung Ryul Lee, Chang Ho Seo, Seong Jae Kim, Sung Hoon Chung
  • Publication number: 20090193832
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerator, in which cold-storage (1) and freezer rooms (2) are situated at upper and lower parts, respectively, in which ice made at the freezer room (2) of the lower part is dispensed at the cold-storage room (1) of the upper part, and by which a user can pick up the ice without bending over to enhance user's convenience. The present invention includes a body (B) having a cold-storage room (1) provided to an upper part and a freezer room (2) provided to a lower part, an ice maker (400) provided to the freezer room to make ice, an ice bank (600) receiving the ice made by the ice maker, and a transport mechanism sending the ice discharged from the ice bank (600) toward the cold-storage room (1) via an ice transport passage (200a, 300). Therefore, the present invention sufficiently secures the spaces of the cold-storage and freezer rooms to raise spatial efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Myung Ryul Lee, Seung Hwan Oh
  • Patent number: 7493777
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cold chamber; a cold chamber door for covering the cold chamber; a freezing chamber; a thermal insulation case on the cold chamber door; an ice-making chamber located on an inner side of the cold chamber door and covered by the thermal insulation case; an ice-making unit installed in the ice-making chamber for making ice using ice-making cold air supplied from the freezing chamber; and a cold air guide structure including: a cold air inlet port for supplying the ice-making cold air into the ice-making chamber; a cold air outlet port for exhausting the ice-making cold air from the ice-making chamber; a cold air supply passage along a wall of the refrigerator to supply the ice-making cold air from the freezing chamber to the cold air inlet port; and a cold air return passage along the wall of the refrigerator to discharge the exhausted ice-making cold air from the cold air outlet port to the freezing chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Seong Jae Kim, Chang Ho Seo, Myung Ryul Lee, Sung Hoon Chung
  • Patent number: 7458230
    Abstract: A refrigerator is provided with an airflow passage for an ice making compartment of the refrigerator. In the refrigerator, a main body has an opened side, and a door selectively closes the opened side of the main body. An ice making compartment is formed in the door, the ice making compartment being insulated from the outside and being kept at a low temperature. A duct is formed in the main body for exchanging cooling air with the ice making compartment, and a cooling air passage is formed at an outer surface of the ice making compartment to connect the duct with the ice making compartment. A switching unit closes the cooling air passage when the door is opened, and opens the cooling air passage when the door is closed. With this arrangement, the cooling air can be sufficiently supplied to the ice making compartment without the penetration of foreign substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Myung Ryul Lee, Sung Hoon Chung, Seong Jae Kim, Chang Ho Seo
  • Publication number: 20080236188
    Abstract: Refrigerator with an icemaker including a cabinet having a mullion wall for compartmentalization of a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber, a case provided to a door on the refrigerating chamber, having a cavity therein, a first duct for supplying cold air from a neighborhood of an evaporator in the freezing chamber to the cavity, the icemaker in the cavity for producing ice, an ice container in the cavity for storing the ice, and a dispenser in the door in communication with the cavity, thereby having ice supplied to a user at an outside of the refrigerator through a dispenser provided to the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Myung Ryul Lee, Seong Jae Kim, Chang Ho Seo, Sung Hoon Chung
  • Publication number: 20080237255
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dispenser of an icemaker in a refrigerator for maximizing an inner space when a total size is the same, and for minimizing the total size when the inner space is the same. The dispenser of the icemaker in the refrigerator includes an ice chute being a passage through which the ice produced from the icemaker is discharged; and a container supporter provided at an outer case and disposed to be perpendicular to an outer surface of the outer case when the ice is discharged outside through the ice chute, the contain supporter allowing a container seated thereon to receive the ice discharged from the ice chute. The ice chute is closed and not exposed outside when the ice-discharging process is finished, and the container supporter is not exposed to the outer surface of the outer case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Wook Yong LEE, Eui Yeop CHUNG, Seung Hwan OH, Myung Ryul LEE, Chang Ho SEO, Seong Jae KIM, Sung Hoon CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20080209938
    Abstract: Refrigerator with an icemaker including a cabinet having a mullion wall for compartmentalization of a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber, a case provided to a door on the refrigerating chamber, having a cavity therein, a first duct for supplying cold air from a neighborhood of an evaporator in the freezing chamber to the cavity, the icemaker in the cavity for producing ice, an ice container in the cavity for storing the ice, and a dispenser in the door in communication with the cavity, thereby having ice supplied to a user at an outside of the refrigerator through a dispenser provided to the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Myung Ryul LEE, Seong Jae KIM, Chang Ho SEO, Sung Hoon CHUNG
  • Patent number: 7408310
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus for controlling a driving of a reciprocating compressor capable of enhancing an efficiency by differently controlling a frequency and a stroke voltage according to a load size and capable of reducing consumption power, and a method thereof. The apparatus comprises a controlling unit for judging a load size by comparing a phase difference between a detected current and a stroke with a reference phase difference, and outputting a frequency control signal and a stroke control signal according to the judged load size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Eon-Pyo Hong, Jae-Yoo Yoo, Myung-Ryul Lee, Kyeong-Bae Park, Chel-Woong Lee, Gye-Young Song, Ki-Chul Choi
  • Patent number: 7392665
    Abstract: Refrigerator with an icemaker including a cabinet having a mullion wall for compartmentalization of a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber, a case provided to a door on the refrigerating chamber, having a cavity therein, a first duct for supplying cold air from a neighborhood of an evaporator in the freezing chamber to the cavity, the icemaker in the cavity for producing ice, an ice container in the cavity for storing the ice, and a dispenser in the door in communication with the cavity, thereby having ice supplied to a user at an outside of the refrigerator through a dispenser provided to the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Myung Ryul Lee, Seong Jae Kim, Chang Ho Seo, Sung Hoon Chung
  • Patent number: 7383689
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dispenser of an icemaker in a refrigerator for maximizing an inner space when a total size is the same, and for minimizing the total size when the inner space is the same. The dispenser of the icemaker in the refrigerator includes an ice chute being a passage through which the ice produced from the icemaker is discharged; and a container supporter provided at an outer case and disposed to be perpendicular to an outer surface of the outer case when the ice is discharged outside through the ice chute, the contain supporter allowing a container seated thereon to receive the ice discharged from the ice chute. The ice chute is closed and not exposed outside when the ice-discharging process is finished, and the container supporter is not exposed to the outer surface of the outer case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Wook Yong Lee, Eui Yeop Chung, Seung Hwan Oh, Myung Ryul Lee, Chang Ho Seo, Seong Jae Kim, Sung Hoon Chung
  • Publication number: 20080131292
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus for controlling a driving of a reciprocating compressor capable of enhancing an efficiency by differently controlling a frequency and a stroke voltage according to a load size and capable of reducing consumption power, and a method thereof. The apparatus comprises a controlling unit for judging a load size by comparing a phase difference between a detected current and a stroke with a reference phase difference, and outputting a frequency control signal and a stroke control signal according to the judged load size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Eon-Pyo HONG, Jae-Yoo YOO, Myung-Ryul LEE, Kyeong-Bae PARK, Chel-Woong LEE, Gye-Young SONG, Ki-Chul CHOI
  • Patent number: 7373789
    Abstract: Refrigerator and an ice maker, the refrigerator including an ice maker, an ice bank for receiving ice from the ice maker, and discharging the ice, an ice moving device movably mounted for receiving ice from the ice bank, and discharging the ice to a dispenser, and a driving device for moving the ice moving device, thereby obtaining ice without bending oneself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seung Hwan Oh, Myung Ryul Lee