Patents by Inventor Yoonseong NAM

Yoonseong NAM 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: 11573046
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a refrigerator main body having a refrigerating chamber therein, a cold air passage duct disposed within the refrigerator main body and provided with a cold air passage therein to discharge the cold air into the refrigerating chamber, a control case coupled to one surface of the cold air discharge duct and having a cold air discharge opening through which the cold air is discharged, and a shutter disposed between the cold air passage duct and the control case, and reciprocally movable in one direction to open and close at least part of the cold air discharge opening, and a knob link rotatably connected to the cold air passage duct to press the shutter such that the shutter is reciprocally movable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunghun Lee, Yoonseong Nam
  • Patent number: 11408662
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a refrigerator main body having a refrigerating chamber therein, a cold air passage duct provided within the refrigerator main body and having a cold air passage therein to discharge the cold air into the refrigerating chamber, a control case attached to one surface of the cold air discharge duct and having a cold air discharge opening through which the cold air is discharged, and a knob provided between the cold air passage duct and the control case and attached to the control case to be reciprocally movable in one direction, the knob opening and closing at least part of the cold air discharge opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunghun Lee, Yoonseong Nam
  • Patent number: 11226145
    Abstract: A method for controlling a refrigerator includes turning on a compressor to operate with a predetermined cooling power for cooling a storage compartment, turning off the compressor when a temperature of the storage compartment reaches a temperature equal to or lower than a first reference temperature, and turning on the compressor again when the temperature of the storage compartment reaches a temperature equal to or higher than a second reference temperature higher than the first reference temperature. In the turning on the compressor again, the compressor is operated with a cooling power determined based on an on slope, which is a temperature change slope of the storage compartment during an on time of the compressor, and an off slope, which is a temperature change slope of the storage compartment during an off time of the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Giseok Seong, Yoonseong Nam, Yonghun Suh, Myungjin Chung
  • Patent number: 10837686
    Abstract: A control method for a refrigerator comprises: decreasing an output of at least one of a cold air supply means for a first storage chamber or stopping the cold air supply means, if a sensed temperature of the first storage chamber reaches a value less than or equal to a second reference temperature; increasing the output, if a certain time has passed after the temperature has reached the value less than or equal to the second reference temperature, or if the temperature reaches a first specific value between a first reference temperature and the second reference temperature; and decreasing the output or stopping the cold air supply means, if a certain time has passed after the output of the air supply means has been changed in a previous step, or if the temperature reaches a preset second specific value between the first specific value and the second reference temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Namgyo Lee, Sunghee Kang, Jindong Kim, Hyuksoon Kim, Yoonseong Nam, Jihyun Im, Yonghyeon Cho, Taehwa Hong
  • Publication number: 20200224954
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet that forms a chamber, a partition wall configured to partition the chamber into a storage space and an air flow path, a partition shelf configured to partition the storage space into a first space and a second space, a heat exchanger provided in the air flow path, and a first damper provided in the air flow path to adjust air supplied to the first space. The top of the heat exchanger is lower than the bottom surface of the partition shelf. The first damper is provided at a height overlapping the partition shelf in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Giseok SEONG, Yoonseong NAM, Wookyung BAIK, Jeongwon PARK, Kyungseok KIM
  • Publication number: 20200224956
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet configured to have an inner case in which a storage space is formed, and a partition member configured to partition the storage space into a first space and a second space, in which the inner case includes a first body facing the first space, and a second body facing the second space, and at least one hole is formed between the first body and the second body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Myungjin CHUNG, Yoonseong NAM, Wookyung BAIK, Kyungseok KIM
  • Publication number: 20200166259
    Abstract: A method for controlling a refrigerator includes turning on a compressor to operate with a predetermined cooling power for cooling a storage compartment, turning off the compressor when a temperature of the storage compartment reaches a temperature equal to or lower than a first reference temperature, and turning on the compressor again when the temperature of the storage compartment reaches a temperature equal to or higher than a second reference temperature higher than the first reference temperature. In the turning on the compressor again, the compressor is operated with a cooling power determined based on an on slope, which is a temperature change slope of the storage compartment during an on time of the compressor, and an off slope, which is a temperature change slope of the storage compartment during an off time of the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Giseok SEONG, Yoonseong NAM, Yonghun SUH, Myungjin CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20190346194
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a refrigerator main body having a refrigerating chamber therein, a cold air passage duct disposed within the refrigerator main body and provided with a cold air passage therein to discharge the cold air into the refrigerating chamber, a control case coupled to one surface of the cold air discharge duct and having a cold air discharge opening through which the cold air is discharged, and a shutter disposed between the cold air passage duct and the control case, and reciprocally movable in one direction to open and close at least part of the cold air discharge opening, and a knob link rotatably connected to the cold air passage duct to press the shutter such that the shutter is reciprocally movable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Sunghun LEE, Yoonseong Nam
  • Publication number: 20190331394
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a refrigerator main body having a refrigerating chamber therein, a cold air passage duct provided within the refrigerator main body and having a cold air passage therein to discharge the cold air into the refrigerating chamber, a control case attached to one surface of the cold air discharge duct and having a cold air discharge opening through which the cold air is discharged, and a knob provided between the cold air passage duct and the control case and attached to the control case to be reciprocally movable in one direction, the knob opening and closing at least part of the cold air discharge opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Sunghun LEE, Yoonseong Nam
  • Patent number: 10378811
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a refrigerator main body having a refrigerating chamber therein, a cold air passage duct disposed within the refrigerator main body and provided with a cold air passage therein to discharge the cold air into the refrigerating chamber, a control case coupled to one surface of the cold air discharge duct and having a cold air discharge opening through which the cold air is discharged, and a shutter disposed between the cold air passage duct and the control case, and reciprocally movable in one direction to open and close at least part of the cold air discharge opening, and a knob link rotatably connected to the cold air passage duct to press the shutter such that the shutter is reciprocally movable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunghun Lee, Yoonseong Nam
  • Patent number: 10371433
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a refrigerator main body having a refrigerating chamber therein, a cold air passage duct provided within the refrigerator main body and having a cold air passage therein to discharge the cold air into the refrigerating chamber, a control case attached to one surface of the cold air discharge duct and having a cold air discharge opening through which the cold air is discharged, and a knob provided between the cold air passage duct and the control case and attached to the control case to be reciprocally movable in one direction, the knob opening and closing at least part of the cold air discharge opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunghun Lee, Yoonseong Nam
  • Publication number: 20190120533
    Abstract: A control method for a refrigerator comprises: decreasing an output of at least one of a cold air supply means for a first storage chamber or stopping the cold air supply means, if a sensed temperature of the first storage chamber reaches a value less than or equal to a second reference temperature; increasing the output, if a certain time has passed after the temperature has reached the value less than or equal to the second reference temperature, or if the temperature reaches a first specific value between a first reference temperature and the second reference temperature; and decreasing the output or stopping the cold air supply means, if a certain time has passed after the output of the air supply means has been changed in a previous step, or if the temperature reaches a preset second specific value between the first specific value and the second reference temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Namgyo LEE, Sunghee KANG, Jindong KIM, Hyuksoon KIM, Yoonseong NAM, Jihyun IM, Yonghyeon CHO, Taehwa HONG
  • Publication number: 20170082346
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a refrigerator main body having a refrigerating chamber therein, a cold air passage duct disposed within the refrigerator main body and provided with a cold air passage therein to discharge the cold air into the refrigerating chamber, a control case coupled to one surface of the cold air discharge duct and having a cold air discharge opening through which the cold air is discharged, and a shutter disposed between the cold air passage duct and the control case, and reciprocally movable in one direction to open and close at least part of the cold air discharge opening, and a knob link rotatably connected to the cold air passage duct to press the shutter such that the shutter is reciprocally movable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Sunghun LEE, Yoonseong Nam
  • Publication number: 20170074576
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a refrigerator main body having a refrigerating chamber therein, a cold air passage duct provided within the refrigerator main body and having a cold air passage therein to discharge the cold air into the refrigerating chamber, a control case attached to one surface of the cold air discharge duct and having a cold air discharge opening through which the cold air is discharged, and a knob provided between the cold air passage duct and the control case and attached to the control case to be reciprocally movable in one direction, the knob opening and closing at least part of the cold air discharge opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Sunghun LEE, Yoonseong Nam
  • Publication number: 20160138849
    Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage compartment, a duct unit formed with a plurality of discharge holes for discharge of cold air to the storage compartment, the duct unit providing a path for movement of the cold air, a guide provided inside the duct unit, the guide being configured to guide the cold air to be discharged to the storage compartment by dividing the cold air, moving to the top of the duct unit, into opposite sides, and a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant so as to supply the cold air to the duct unit. The guide includes a Phase Change Material (PCM) having a melting point at a lower temperature than a temperature inside the storage compartment, the temperature inside the storage compartment being set to initiate driving of the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Sunghun LEE, Jisun JUNG, Yoonseong NAM