Patents by Inventor Yongjun SON

Yongjun SON 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).

  • Publication number: 20240175620
    Abstract: The refrigerator according to the present invention may comprise: a first tray assembly forming a part of ice-making cells; and a second tray assembly forming the other part of the ice-making cells. In order that ice can be produced in the direction of ice-making cells formed by any one of the first and second tray assemblies to ice-making cells formed by the other tray assembly, following the start of an ice-making process, the one tray assembly comprises a first part, and the first part comprises: a first surface forming a part of the ice-making cells; and a first deformation-resistant reinforcement part extending from the first surface in the vertical direction away from a heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Donghoon LEE, Wookyong Lee, Sunggyun Son, Donghoon Lee, Seungseob Yeom, Yongjun Bae, Chongyoung Park
  • Patent number: 11994331
    Abstract: A refrigerator may include: a first tray forming a part of ice-making cells; a second tray forming the other part of the ice-making cells; a heater for supplying heat to the ice making cells; a cooler for supplying cold to a storage compartment; and a control unit for controlling the heater and the cooler. The operation modes of the refrigerator include a first mode and a second mode. The control unit may control so that either or both of the amounts of cooling by the cooler and the amount of heating by the heater vary in the first mode and the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Donghoon Lee, Wookyong Lee, Chongyoung Park, Donghoon Lee, Seungseob Yeom, Yongjun Bae, Sunggyun Son
  • Patent number: 11994330
    Abstract: The refrigerator includes: a first tray forming a part of ice-making cells which are where water changes phase into ice due to cold air; a second tray forming the other part of the ice-making cells; and a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the water or ice in the ice-making cells, wherein the temperature sensor comes into contact with the first tray and/or the second tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Donghoon Lee, Donghoon Lee, Wookyong Lee, Seungseob Yeom, Yongjun Bae, Sunggyun Son, Chongyoung Park
  • Publication number: 20240172504
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate, a scan line disposed over the substrate and extending in a first direction, an initialization voltage line disposed over the substrate and extending in the first direction, a first thin-film transistor including a first semiconductor layer and a first gate electrode insulated from the first semiconductor layer, the first semiconductor layer including a silicon semiconductor, and a second thin-film transistor including a second semiconductor layer and a second gate electrode insulated from the second semiconductor layer, the second semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor, wherein the second semiconductor layer is disposed between the scan line and the initialization voltage line in a plan view, and the second gate electrode extends from the scan line in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwangchul Jung, Yongjun Jo, Sungmin Son, Jaejin Song
  • Publication number: 20240167748
    Abstract: A refrigerator of the present invention may comprise: a first tray assembly forming a part of an ice making cell; and a second tray assembly forming the other part of the ice making cell. The first tray assembly includes a first tray, and the second tray assembly includes a second tray. The second tray includes a first portion forming at least a portion of the ice making cell, and a second portion extending from a predetermined point of the first portion. The second portion includes a first extension part extending from a first point of the first portion and a second extension part extending from a second point of the first portion, wherein the length of the second extension part in the horizontal direction is formed longer than the length of the first extension part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Donghoon LEE, Wookyong LEE, Chongyoung PARK, Donghoon LEE, Seungseob YEOM, Yongjun BAE, Sunggyun SON
  • Publication number: 20240151448
    Abstract: A refrigerator may include: a first tray forming a part of ice-making cells; a second tray forming the other part of the ice-making cells; a heater for supplying heat to the ice making cells; a cooler for supplying cold to a storage compartment; and a control unit for controlling the heater and the cooler. The operation modes of the refrigerator include a first mode and a second mode. The control unit may control so that either or both of the amounts of cooling by the cooler and the amount of heating by the heater vary in the first mode and the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Donghoon LEE, Wookyong LEE, Chongyoung PARK, Donghoon LEE, Seungseob YEOM, Yongjun BAE, Sunggyun SON
  • Publication number: 20240151447
    Abstract: A refrigerator may include a first tray assembly forming a part of an ice making cell, a second tray assembly forming another part of the ice making cell, a heater provided adjacent to at least one of the first or second tray assemblies, a driver connected to the second tray assembly, and a control unit to control the heater and the driver. The driving unit includes a cam capable of being connected to the second tray assembly, and a path in which a lever moves is formed inside the cam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Donghoon LEE, Wookyong LEE, Seungseob YEOM, Donghoon LEE, Yongjun BAE, Sunggyun SON, Chongyoung PARK
  • Publication number: 20240151767
    Abstract: Provided are a wafer-type measuring apparatus capable of accurately measuring the magnetic flux density in a process chamber without opening the process chamber, and a magnetic flux density measuring method using the wafer-type measuring apparatus. The wafer-type measuring apparatus includes a wafer-type substrate, magnetic flux density sensors disposed on the wafer-type substrate and configured to measure a magnetic flux density, a power supply disposed on the substrate and configured to supply power to the magnetic flux density sensors, a microcontroller unit (MCU) disposed on the substrate and configured to signal process the measured magnetic flux density, and a wireless communication module disposed on the substrate and configured to transmit a signal from the MCU to the outside, and measure the magnetic flux density in a process chamber using a magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Yongjun SEO, Sujin CHAE, Sanghyun SON, Sangmin HA, Youngsik BANG, Jeongmo HWANG, Dongok AHN
  • Patent number: 11971204
    Abstract: The refrigerator may comprise: a first tray assembly forming a part of ice-making cells; and a second tray assembly forming the other part of the ice-making cells. In order that ice can be produced in the direction of ice-making cells formed by any One of the first and second tray assemblies to ice-making cells formed by the other tray assembly, following the start of an ice-making process, the one tray assembly comprises a first part, and the first part comprises: a first surface forming a part of the ice-making cells; and a first deformation-resistant reinforcement part extending from the first surface in the vertical direction away from a heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Donghoon Lee, Wookyong Lee, Sunggyun Son, Donghoon Lee, Seungseob Yeom, Yongjun Bae, Chongyoung Park
  • Publication number: 20240133607
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a first tray assembly defining a portion of an ice making cell, a second tray assembly defining another portion of the ice making cell, a heater disposed adjacent to at least one of the first and second tray assemblies, and a controller configured to control the heater. The refrigerator further includes a pusher having a first edge pressing the ice or at least one of the first and second tray assemblies to separate the ice from the tray assemblies, a bar extending from the first edge, and a second edge disposed at the end of the bar. The second tray assembly includes a first coupling part connected to the pusher and a second coupling part connected to the driver. The controller moves at least one of the pusher and the second tray assembly to change a relative position between the pusher and the second tray assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Donghoon LEE, Donghoon LEE, wookyong LEE, Seungseob YEOM, Yongjun BAE, Sungyun SON, Chongyoung PARK
  • Publication number: 20240125532
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator. A refrigerator according to the present invention may comprises a first tray assembly forming one part of ice-making cells, and a second tray assembly forming the other part of same. Following the start of ice making process, so that ice can be produced in the direction of ice-making cells formed by any one tray assembly, from among the first and second tray assemblies, to the ice-making cells formed by the other tray assembly, the other tray assembly comprises a first surface forming a part of the ice-making cells, and a second surface extending from the first surface and supported by at least one surface of the one assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Donghoon LEE, Wookyong LEE, Sunggyun SON, Donghoon LEE, Seungseob YEOM, Yongjun BAE, Chongyoung PARK
  • Publication number: 20240118009
    Abstract: A refrigerator of the present disclosure can include an ice making cell, a heater configured to supply heat to the ice making cell during an ice making process, and a controller configured to control the heater. The process for controlling the heater includes a basic heating process and an additional heating process that is performed after the basic heating process. In the basic heating process, the controller performs control so that a heating amount of the heater varies according to a mass per unit height of water in the ice making cell. In at least partial section of the additional heating process, the controller controls the heater to operate with a heating amount that is equal to or less than a heating amount of the heater in the basic heating process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Donghoon LEE, Wookyong Lee, Seungseob Yeom, Donghoon Lee, Yongjun Bae, Sunggyun Son, Chongyoung Park
  • Publication number: 20240110738
    Abstract: A refrigerator comprises: a storage chamber, a cooler, a first tray, a second tray, the first portion and the second portion being configured to define a space formed by the cell to receive a liquid to be phase-changed to form ice, a heater provided adjacent to at least one of the first tray or the second tray; and a controller configured to: operate the heater while the ice is being formed so that gas bubbles dissolved in the liquid within the cell move from a portion of space where the liquid that has phase-changed into the ice to another portion of the space where the liquid is in a fluid state, and when a defrosting start condition is satisfied while the ice is being formed in the space of the cell, perform a defrosting process and reduce an amount of cold supplied by the cooler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Donghoon LEE, Wookyong lee, Chongyoung Park, Donghoon Lee, Seungseob Yeom, Yongjun Bae, Sunggyun Son
  • Patent number: 11940196
    Abstract: The refrigerator may comprise: a first tray assembly forming a part of ice-making cells; and a second tray assembly forming the other part of the ice-making cells. In order that ice can be produced in the direction of ice-making cells formed by any One of the first and second tray assemblies to ice-making cells formed by the other tray assembly, following the start of an ice-making process, the one tray assembly comprises a first part, and the first part comprises: a first surface forming a part of the ice-making cells; and a first deformation-resistant reinforcement part extending from the first surface in the vertical direction away from a heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Donghoon Lee, Wookyong Lee, Sunggyun Son, Donghoon Lee, Seungseob Yeom, Yongjun Bae, Chongyoung Park
  • Publication number: 20240093928
    Abstract: A method for controlling a refrigerator of the present invention includes turning on the heater when ice making is completed; moving the second tray to a standby position in a forward direction when the movement condition of the second tray is satisfied; turning off the heater when a turn-off condition of the heater is satisfied after the second tray moves to the standby position in the forward direction; determining whether the heater is turned off and a predetermined time has elapsed; and moving the second tray to the ice separation position in the forward direction when it is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Donghoon LEE, Wookyong LEE, Seungseob YEOM, Donghoon LEE, Yongjun BAE, Sunggyun SON, Chongyoung PARK
  • Publication number: 20240085079
    Abstract: A refrigerator may include: a storage chamber, a first ice-maker, a second ice-maker, a cooler for supplying the cold to the storage chamber and the ice-making chamber, an ice bin for storing ice generated by the second ice-maker, a water supply unit for supplying water to the ice-making cell, a heater for supplying heat to the ice-making cell, and a controller for controlling the heater. The controller may increase the heating amount of the heater when the heat transfer amount between the cold in the storage chamber and the water in the ice-making cell is increased, and decreases the heating amount of the heater when the heat transfer amount between the cold in the storage chamber and the water in the ice-making cell is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Donghoon LEE, Wookyong Lee, Seungseob Yeom, Donghoon Lee, Yongjun Bae, Sunggyun Son, Chongyoung Park
  • Publication number: 20240085081
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a storage chamber, a cold air supply which supplies cold air to the storage chamber, a first tray which forms a part of an ice making cell that is a space where water is phase-changed into ice by the cold air, a second tray which forms another part of the ice making cell and which may come into contact with the first tray during an ice making process and may be separated from the first tray during an ice transfer process, a heater adjacent to at least one of the first tray or the second tray, a sensor which determines the position of the second tray in a movement process of the second tray, and a control unit which controls the heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Donghoon LEE, Wookyong LEE, Seungseob YEOM, Donghoon LEE, Yongjun BAE, Sunggyun SON, Chongyoung PARK
  • Patent number: 11920846
    Abstract: A refrigerator of the present invention may comprise: a first tray assembly forming a part of an ice making cell; and a second tray assembly forming the other part of the ice making cell. The first tray assembly includes a first tray, and the second tray assembly includes a second tray. The second tray includes a first portion forming at least a portion of the ice making cell, and a second portion extending from a predetermined point of the first portion. The second portion includes a first extension part extending from a first point of the first portion and a second extension part extending from a second point of the first portion, wherein the length of the second extension part in the horizontal direction is formed longer than the length of the first extension part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Donghoon Lee, Wookyong Lee, Chongyoung Park, Donghoon Lee, Seungseob Yeom, Yongjun Bae, Sunggyun Son
  • Publication number: 20240068728
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator may include a first tray assembly defining a portion of an ice making cell and a second tray assembly defining another portion of the ice making cell. The one tray assembly of the first and second tray assemblies may include a first portion that defines at least a portion of the ice making cell and a second portion extending from a predetermined point of the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Donghoon LEE, Wookyong Lee, Seungseob Yeom, Donghoon Lee, Yongjun Bae, Sunggyun Son, Chongyoung Park
  • Patent number: 11877204
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus according to various embodiments comprises: a wireless communication circuit comprising a broadband communication module and a Bluetooth communication module; a processor; and a memory operationally connected to the wireless communication circuit, wherein the memory may store instructions for controlling the processor, when executed, to measure a distance from a mobile device on the basis of a first signal transmitted and received through the broadband communication module, determine a direction in which the mobile device is located according to whether a second signal transmitted and received through the Bluetooth communication module is measurable, and control execution of a function of the electronic apparatus according to the determined direction of the mobile device when the measured distance of the mobile device is located in an area set for the execution of the function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jungho Ahn, Yongjun Son, Saegee Oh, Jun Yoo, Jaeil Joo