Patents by Inventor Sang-Phil Choi

Sang-Phil Choi 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: 9175896
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator that includes a cabinet, a refrigerator door, and a cabinet sealing part. The cabinet defines a storage compartment. The refrigerator door opens and closes the storage compartment. The cabinet sealing part is provided to a contact portion between the refrigerator door and the cabinet to prevent a communication between the storage compartment and an outside. The refrigerator door includes a door liner defining an ice compartment, an ice maker in the ice compartment, the ice maker generating ice, an ice bin storing ice generated by the ice maker, an ice compartment door opening and closing the ice compartment, and a plurality of sealing parts at positions spaced apart from each other. The sealing parts prevent a communication between the ice compartment and the storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Sang Phil Choi
  • Patent number: 8627678
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator that includes a cabinet and a refrigerator door. The cabinet defining a storage compartment. The refrigerator door opens and closes the storage compartment. The refrigerator door includes a door liner defining an ice compartment, an ice compartment door opening and closing the ice compartment, and a handle provided to the ice compartment door. The ice compartment door includes a dike protruding from the ice compartment door. The handle and the dike are disposed on an identical line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Sang Phil Choi
  • Publication number: 20110146326
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator that includes a cabinet, a refrigerator door, and a cabinet sealing part. The cabinet defines a storage compartment. The refrigerator door opens and closes the storage compartment. The cabinet sealing part is provided to a contact portion between the refrigerator door and the cabinet to prevent a communication between the storage compartment and an outside. The refrigerator door includes a door liner defining an ice compartment, an ice maker in the ice compartment, the ice maker generating ice, an ice bin storing ice generated by the ice maker, an ice compartment door opening and closing the ice compartment, and a plurality of sealing parts at positions spaced apart from each other. The sealing parts prevent a communication between the ice compartment and the storage compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Sang Phil CHOI
  • Publication number: 20110146323
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator that includes a cabinet and a refrigerator door. The cabinet defining a storage compartment. The refrigerator door opens and closes the storage compartment. The refrigerator door includes a door liner defining an ice compartment, an ice compartment door opening and closing the ice compartment, and a handle provided to the ice compartment door. The ice compartment door includes a dike protruding from the ice compartment door. The handle and the dike are disposed on an identical line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Sang Phil CHOI
  • Publication number: 20100269532
    Abstract: Provided is an ice-making assembly of a refrigerator. A tray is removable from a frame to improve cleaning of the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Sang Phil Choi
  • Publication number: 20040100175
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tray for a refrigerator. The tray of the present invention comprises a central boss provided on an inner surface of a refrigerator door, and a press plate of which one end is rotatably installed to the central boss and the other end tends to turn around the boss in a direction in which it is brought into close contact with the inner surface of the door. In such a case, a tray recess larger than the press plate is formed on the inner surface of the door so that the press plate can be positioned within the tray recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Sang-Phil Choi