Patents by Inventor Sun-Myung Hwang

Sun-Myung Hwang 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: 8066342
    Abstract: A refrigerator with a home bar includes a main body of the refrigerator having a cooling chamber, a refrigerator door configured to open or close the cooling chamber and having an opening, and a home bar. The home bar includes a housing coupled to the opening and having a storage space therein, a home bar door for opening or closing the opening, and a home bar door driving unit for driving the home bar door to open or close the opening. Consequently, a gap increasing between the home bar door and the opening can be avoided so as to prevent leakage of cold air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Sun-Myung Hwang
  • Publication number: 20100072870
    Abstract: A refrigerator with a home bar is provided, the refrigerator comprising: a main body of the refrigerator having a cooling chamber; a refrigerator door configured to open or close the cooling chamber and having an opening; and a home bar including a housing coupled to the opening and having a storage space therein, a home bar door for opening or closing the opening, and a home bar door driving unit for driving the home bar door to open or close the opening, whereby a gap increasing between the home bar door and the opening can be avoided so as to prevent leakage of cold air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventor: Sun-Myung Hwang