Patents by Inventor Sung Jhee
Sung Jhee 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: 10465974Abstract: The refrigerator includes a body having a storage space for storing a predetermined storage object, wherein the body includes an inner case having the storage space, an outer case having an inside surface spaced a predetermined gap from an inside surface of the inner case to house the inner case, a vacuum space provided between the inner case and the outer case enclosed to maintain a vacuum state for heat insulating between the inner case and the outer case, and a sealing unit for sealing a front of the vacuum space formed between a front of the inner case and a front of the outer case and reducing a heat transfer rate between the inner case and the outer case.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Wonyeong Jung, Myungryul Lee, Sung Jhee
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Publication number: 20190316831Abstract: This invention relates to refrigerators, and more particularly to a refrigerator in which a vacuum space is formed between an outer case and an inner case of a body thereof for enhancing a heat insulating function. The refrigerator includes a body having a storage space for storing a predetermined storage object, wherein the body includes an inner case having the storage space, an outer case having an inside surface spaced a predetermined gap from an outside surface of the inner case to house the inner case, and a vacuum space provided between the inner case and the outer case sealed to maintain a vacuum state for heat insulating between the inner case and the outer case.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Wonyeong JUNG, Myungryul LEE, Sung JHEE
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Patent number: 10415871Abstract: An evaporating device includes: an evaporator, a defrost heater, and an evaporation pan, wherein the evaporation pan is made of aluminum and the inner side of the evaporation pan is coated with a surface treatment to improve the melting of ice in the evaporation pan.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Changwon Eom, Suwon Lee, Chongyoung Park, Minhyuk Lee, Sung Jhee
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Patent number: 10337788Abstract: This invention relates to refrigerators, and more particularly to a refrigerator in which a vacuum space is formed between an outer case and an inner case of a body thereof for enhancing a heat insulating function. The refrigerator includes a body having a storage space for storing a predetermined storage object, wherein the body includes an inner case having the storage space, an outer case having an inside surface spaced a predetermined gap from an outside surface of the inner case to house the inner case, and a vacuum space provided between the inner case and the outer case sealed to maintain a vacuum state for heat insulating between the inner case and the outer case.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2017Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Wonyeong Jung, Myungryul Lee, Sung Jhee
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Publication number: 20190120538Abstract: A refrigerator includes a body having a storage space. The body includes an inner case having the storage space, an outer case having an inside surface spaced a predetermined gap from an outside surface of the inner case to house the inner case, a vacuum space provided between the inner case and the outer case sealed to maintain a vacuum state for heat insulating between the inner case and the outer case, a supporting portion provided to contact with the outside surface of the inner case and the inside surface of the outer case to maintain a spaced state of the vacuum space, and a dewing preventive unit adjacent to the supporting portion for preventing dewing from taking place at the outer case by suppressing surface temperature drop of the outer case caused by cold conducted from the inner case to the outer case through the supporting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Wonyeong JUNG, Myungryul LEE, Sung JHEE
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Publication number: 20190120543Abstract: The refrigerator includes a body having a storage space for storing a predetermined storage object, wherein the body includes an inner case having the storage space, an outer case having an inside surface spaced a predetermined gap from an inside surface of the inner case to house the inner case, a vacuum space provided between the inner case and the outer case enclosed to maintain a vacuum state for heat insulating between the inner case and the outer case, and a sealing unit for sealing a front of the vacuum space formed between a front of the inner case and a front of the outer case and reducing a heat transfer rate between the inner case and the outer case.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Wonyeong JUNG, Myungryul LEE, Sung JHEE
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Patent number: 10174989Abstract: A refrigerator includes a body having a storage space. The body includes an inner case having the storage space, an outer case having an inside surface spaced a predetermined gap from an outside surface of the inner case to house the inner case, a vacuum space provided between the inner case and the outer case sealed to maintain a vacuum state for heat insulating between the inner case and the outer case, a supporting portion provided to contact with the outside surface of the inner case and the inside surface of the outer case to maintain a spaced state of the vacuum space, and a dewing preventive unit adjacent to the supporting portion for preventing dewing from taking place at the outer case by suppressing surface temperature drop of the outer case caused by cold conducted from the inner case to the outer case through the supporting portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Wonyeong Jung, Myungryul Lee, Sung Jhee
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Patent number: 10161670Abstract: The refrigerator includes a body having a storage space for storing a predetermined storage object, wherein the body includes an inner case having the storage space, an outer case having an inside surface spaced a predetermined gap from an inside surface of the inner case to house the inner case, a vacuum space provided between the inner case and the outer case enclosed to maintain a vacuum state for heat insulating between the inner case and the outer case, and a sealing unit for sealing a front of the vacuum space formed between a front of the inner case and a front of the outer case and reducing a heat transfer rate between the inner case and the outer case.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2015Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Wonyeong Jung, Myungryul Lee, Sung Jhee
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Patent number: 10082330Abstract: A refrigerator and a method for controlling a refrigerator, including a plurality of compressors and a plurality of evaporators disposed on inlet-sides of the plurality of compressors to supply cool air to a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment includes determining whether a temperature of the refrigerating compartment belongs to a refrigerating compartment satisfaction range, determining an indoor temperature when the temperature of the refrigerating compartment does not belong to the refrigerating compartment satisfaction range, and determining whether a load corresponding operation condition is satisfied when the determined indoor temperature belongs to a set range. When the load corresponding operation condition is satisfied, a simultaneous operation of the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment is performed, and when the load corresponding operation condition is not satisfied, a cooling operation of the refrigerating compartment is performed.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Myungjin Chung, Yonghun Suh, Sung Jhee, Namsoo Cho
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Publication number: 20180010843Abstract: An evaporating device includes: an evaporator, a defrost heater, and an evaporation pan, wherein the evaporation pan is made of aluminum and the inner side of the evaporation pan is coated with a surface treatment to improve the melting of ice in the evaporation pan.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Inventors: Changwon EOM, Suwon LEE, Chongyoung PARK, Minhyuk LEE, Sung JHEE
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Patent number: 9841220Abstract: A refrigerator and a method of controlling a refrigerator are provided. The refrigerator may include a machine room defined in or at one side of a storage compartment, a base that defines a bottom surface of the machine room, a compressor seated on the base to compress a refrigerant, a condenser that condenses a refrigerant compressed in the compressor, the condenser being disposed on or at one side of the compressor, a drain pan disposed on the base to store condensed water generated in the condenser, and a fan assembly coupled to the base to generate an air flow within the machine room. The fan assembly may include a plurality of condensation fans.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hosan Kim, Jangseok Lee, Yonghun Suh, Sung Jhee, Hyoungkeun Lim
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Publication number: 20170219273Abstract: This invention relates to refrigerators, and more particularly to a refrigerator in which a vacuum space is formed between an outer case and an inner case of a body thereof for enhancing a heat insulating function. The refrigerator includes a body having a storage space for storing a predetermined storage object, wherein the body includes an inner case having the storage space, an outer case having an inside surface spaced a predetermined gap from an outside surface of the inner case to house the inner case, and a vacuum space provided between the inner case and the outer case sealed to maintain a vacuum state for heat insulating between the inner case and the outer case.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Wonyeong JUNG, Myungryul LEE, Sung JHEE
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Patent number: 9651292Abstract: This invention relates to refrigerators, and more particularly to a refrigerator in which a vacuum space is formed between an outer case and an inner case of a body thereof for enhancing a heat insulating function. The refrigerator includes a body having a storage space for storing a predetermined storage object, wherein the body includes an inner case having the storage space, an outer case having an inside surface spaced a predetermined gap from an outside surface of the inner case to house the inner case, and a vacuum space provided between the inner case and the outer case sealed to maintain a vacuum state for heat insulating between the inner case and the outer case.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2014Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Wonyeong Jung, Myungryul Lee, Sung Jhee
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Publication number: 20160313054Abstract: A refrigerator and a method for controlling a refrigerator, including a plurality of compressors and a plurality of evaporators disposed on inlet-sides of the plurality of compressors to supply cool air to a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment includes determining whether a temperature of the refrigerating compartment belongs to a refrigerating compartment satisfaction range, determining an indoor temperature when the temperature of the refrigerating compartment does not belong to the refrigerating compartment satisfaction range, and determining whether a load corresponding operation condition is satisfied when the determined indoor temperature belongs to a set range. When the load corresponding operation condition is satisfied, a simultaneous operation of the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment is performed, and when the load corresponding operation condition is not satisfied, a cooling operation of the refrigerating compartment is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Myungjin CHUNG, Yonghun SUH, Sung JHEE, Namsoo CHO
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Patent number: 9310105Abstract: The temperatures in a refrigerating chamber and freezing chamber are monitored with sensors. An amount of change in a refrigerating chamber temperature, or an amount of change of a freezing chamber temperature is calculated per time period. A load corresponding driving is executed if the amount of change in a current time period differs from an amount of change in a previous time period.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2011Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hoyoun Lee, Sung Jhee, Sunam Chae
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Publication number: 20160047593Abstract: The refrigerator includes a body having a storage space for storing a predetermined storage object, wherein the body includes an inner case having the storage space, an outer case having an inside surface spaced a predetermined gap from an inside surface of the inner case to house the inner case, a vacuum space provided between the inner case and the outer case enclosed to maintain a vacuum state for heat insulating between the inner case and the outer case, and a sealing unit for sealing a front of the vacuum space formed between a front of the inner case and a front of the outer case and reducing a heat transfer rate between the inner case and the outer case.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2015Publication date: February 18, 2016Inventors: Wonyeong JUNG, Myungryul LEE, Sung JHEE
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Patent number: 9170046Abstract: The refrigerator includes a body having a storage space for storing a predetermined storage object, wherein the body includes an inner case having the storage space, an outer case having an inside surface spaced a predetermined gap from an inside surface of the inner case to house the inner case, a vacuum space provided between the inner case and the outer case enclosed to maintain a vacuum state for heat insulating between the inner case and the outer case, and a sealing unit for sealing a front of the vacuum space formed between a front of the inner case and a front of the outer case and reducing a heat transfer rate between the inner case and the outer case.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Wonyeong Jung, Myungryul Lee, Sung Jhee
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Patent number: 9146046Abstract: A refrigerator and a driving method thereof are disclosed. A primary compressor and a secondary compressor can form independent cycles together with corresponding evaporators so as to reduce unnecessary power consumption. Also, a backflow prevention valve is installed between the primary and secondary compressors to prevent an increase in pressure of the secondary compressor, or an auxiliary heat exchanger is installed at the outlet side of a second evaporator with high temperature to allow heat exchange of an outlet side pipe of a first evaporator with low temperature so as to shift a load of a freezing chamber into a relatively large refrigerating chamber, thereby improving efficiency of the refrigerator. In addition, an oil separator or an oil collection pipe is installed at the outlet sides of the compressors or an oil balancing pipe and an oil balancing valve are installed between the compressors, so as to uniformly maintain an oil amount between the compressors.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2011Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sunam Chae, Juyeong Heo, Sung Jhee, Chanho Jeon
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Publication number: 20150076984Abstract: A refrigerator includes a body having a storage space. The body includes an inner case having the storage space, an outer case having an inside surface spaced a predetermined gap from an outside surface of the inner case to house the inner case, a vacuum space provided between the inner case and the outer case sealed to maintain a vacuum state for heat insulating between the inner case and the outer case, a supporting portion provided to contact with the outside surface of the inner case and the inside surface of the outer case to maintain a spaced state of the vacuum space, and a dewing preventive unit adjacent to the supporting portion for preventing dewing from taking place at the outer case by suppressing surface temperature drop of the outer case caused by cold conducted from the inner case to the outer case through the supporting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Wonyeong JUNG, Myungryul LEE, Sung JHEE
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Publication number: 20150059370Abstract: A refrigerator and a method of controlling a refrigerator are provided. The refrigerator may include a machine room defined in or at one side of a storage compartment, a base that defines a bottom surface of the machine room, a compressor seated on the base to compress a refrigerant, a condenser that condenses a refrigerant compressed in the compressor, the condenser being disposed on or at one side of the compressor, a drain pan disposed on the base to store condensed water generated in the condenser, and a fan assembly coupled to the base to generate an air flow within the machine room. The fan assembly may include a plurality of condensation fans.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Hosan KIM, Jangseok Lee, Yonghun Suh, Sung Jhee, Hyoungkeun Lim