Patents by Inventor Youn Seok Lee

Youn Seok Lee 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: 20120131942
    Abstract: A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator includes a cabinet comprising a storage chamber, a cold air generation chamber provided above the storage chamber, an evaporator provided in the cold air generation chamber, and a refrigerant tube configured to pass through a predetermined wall of the cold air generation chamber, not passing the storage chamber, to be connected with the evaporator. An object of the present disclosure is to provide a refrigerator which has an efficient installation structure of a refrigerant tube connected with an evaporator provided in a cold air generation chamber provided above a storage chamber to enlarge storage space of the storage chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Youn Seok Lee, Jang Seok Lee, So Hee Park, Su Nam Chae, Min Kyu Oh
  • Publication number: 20120125038
    Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator which maximally obtains an internal volume and efficiently performs heat radiation of the inner area of a machinery chamber (100) provided in the upper portion of a main body of the refrigerator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Min Kyu Oh, Kyeong Yun Kim, Jang Seok Lee, Youn Seok Lee, Su Nam Chae
  • Publication number: 20120117999
    Abstract: A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator includes a cabinet comprising a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment, a cold air generation chamber for the freezing compartment provided in an upper portion of the cabinet, in communication with the freezing compartment, the cold air generation chamber configured to accommodate an evaporator for the freezing compartment, a machine room provided in an upper portion of the cabinet, a cold air generation chamber for the refrigerating compartment independently provided from the cold air generation chamber for the freezing compartment, the cold air generation chamber for the refrigerating compartment configured to accommodate an evaporator for the refrigerating compartment, and a defrosted-water treating part configured to receive defrosted-water generated from the evaporator for the freezing compartment and the evaporator for the refrigerating compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Su Nam Chae, Kyeong Yun Kim, Jang Seok Lee, Min Kyu Oh, Youn Seok Lee
  • Publication number: 20120118000
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerator which enable to make effective arrangement elements in a machine room on a top of the refrigerator, and to absorb and cut off noise and vibration from the elements enabling quiet operation. To do this, the refrigerator includes a body formed to have a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber, a machine room formed on a top of the body to have a front region and a rear region, and a vibration isolating member for attenuating vibration in the machine room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Su Nam Chae, Jang Seok Lee, So Hee Park, Youn Seok Lee, Min Kyu Oh
  • Patent number: 8069686
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a body having a plurality of cooling compartments separated from each other by a partition, and a machine room defined by the partition in a lower region of one of the plurality of cooling compartments. The machine room receives predetermined elements required to operate the cooling compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Nam Soo Cho, Youn Seok Lee, Kyeong Yun Kim, Su Nam Chae, Jang Seok Lee
  • Patent number: 8037708
    Abstract: A refrigerator and a method for manufacturing the same. The refrigerator includes a main body which has a specified space and a open front surface, and a plate having a specified thickness, in which the plate is inserted into the main body through one side of the open front surface of the main body to sectionalize the space provided in the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Nam Soo Cho, Youn Seok Lee, Kyeong Yun Kim, Su Nam Chae, Sang Oh Kim, Jang Seok Lee
  • Patent number: 8033130
    Abstract: A refrigerator having a body defined with a plurality of cooling compartments, a plate arranged to partition the cooling compartments, and a cold air supplier arranged at one wall of the plate, to supply a cold air to at least one of the cooling compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Nam Soo Cho, Youn Seok Lee, Kyeong Yun Kim, Su Nam Chae, Sang Oh Kim, Jang Seok Lee
  • Patent number: 7958743
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a bulkhead partitioning an inner space of the refrigerator, a duct part provided to the bulkhead to guide a cold air to the inner space of the refrigerator, at least one rack configured to divide the inner space partitioned by the bulkhead into sub-spaces, the at least one rack configured to support an object to be stored, and at least one support part provided in one of the bulkhead and the duct part to support the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Youn Seok Lee, Su Nam Chae
  • Patent number: 7950247
    Abstract: A refrigerator, in which a guide member is arranged at an inlet of a cold air generating compartment that houses an evaporator. The guide member uniformly distributes cold air introduced into the cold air generating compartment to upper and lower portions of the evaporator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Youn Seok Lee, Jang Seok Lee, Min Kyu Oh, Kyeong Yun Kim, Su Nam Chae
  • Patent number: 7950245
    Abstract: In a refrigerator, cold air discharged from a cold air fan is guided by a guide member such that it flows directly to an evaporator. The guide member reduces flow of air through a gap between an inner surface of a cold air generating compartment and the evaporator. The guide member also includes a drainage portion configured to guide defrost water generated at the cold air fan to a position beneath the evaporator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Youn Seok Lee, Jang Seok Lee, Min Kyu Oh, Kyeong Yun Kim, Su Nam Chae
  • Patent number: 7878015
    Abstract: A radiating apparatus of a built-in refrigerator includes an airflow guide that separates a condenser from a blower fan in order to prevent a cool air and a hot air from mixing together, thereby increasing an efficiency of the built-in refrigerator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyoung Keun Lim, Youn Seok Lee, Yang Gyu Kim, Se Young Kim, Chan Ho Chun
  • Publication number: 20100192617
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet comprising a storage compartment An evaporator is positioned at an upper portion of the cabinet and generates cold air supplied to the storage compartment. A unit (e.g., closable damper) controls supply of cold air generated by the evaporator to the storage compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Su Nam Chae, Kyeong Yun Kim, Jang Seok Lee, Min Kyu Oh, Youn Seok Lee
  • Publication number: 20100192608
    Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator that includes a main body having a cooling chamber. The refrigerator also includes a door coupled to the main body and configured to open and close the cooling chamber. The refrigerator further includes a home bar positioned at a front surface of the door and configured to provide access to contents of the refrigerator without opening the door. In addition, the refrigerator includes a heater positioned at the home bar and configured to adjust an amount of heat based on an ambient temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youn-Seok Lee, Kyeong-Yun Kim, Su-Nam Chae, Min-Kyu Oh, Jang-Seok Lee
  • Publication number: 20100192609
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a plurality of storage compartments and a cold air generating compartment provided in an upper portion of the cabinet. The cold air generating compartment is in communication with the plurality of the storage compartments and houses a plurality of evaporators, with each evaporator corresponding to a particular storage compartment in the cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Su Nam CHAE, Kyeong Yun KIM, Jang Seok LEE, Min Kyu OH, Youn Seok LEE
  • Patent number: 7766437
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a cooling chamber in a main body, includes: a rack assembly installed inside the cooling chamber; and a rack assembly drawing unit for drawing/putting the rack assembly out of/into the cooling chamber. Accordingly, food containers put on a rack of a rack assembly can be easily and conveniently taken out or checked regardless their locations by constructing the rack assembly to be selectively drawn out of a cooling chamber. Also, by attaching a vibration preventing rubber material to an end of the rack assembly, the food container put on the rack is prevented from being dropped, and the vibration noise can be effectively prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyung-Keun Lim, Chan-Ho Chun, Youn-Seok Lee, Yang-Gyu Kim, Sae-Young Kim
  • Publication number: 20100180621
    Abstract: In a refrigerator, cold air discharged from a cold air fan is guided by a guide member such that it flows directly to an evaporator. The guide member reduces flow of air through a gap between an inner surface of a cold air generating compartment and the evaporator. The guide member also includes a drainage portion configured to guide defrost water generated at the cold air fan to a position beneath the evaporator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Youn Seok LEE, Jang Seok LEE, Min Kyu OH, Kyeong Yun KIM, Su Nam CHAE
  • Publication number: 20100180620
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes an air guide provided with a defrost water hole and inclined with respect to a centrifugal direction of a cold air fan. The air guide guides cold air discharged from the cold air fan to a guide duct and also guides, to the defrost water hole, defrost water falling in the centrifugal direction of the cold air fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youn Seok LEE, Jang Seok LEE, Min Kyu OH, Kyeong Yun KIM, Su Nam CHAE
  • Publication number: 20100180625
    Abstract: A refrigerator, in which an evaporator and a cold air fan are horizontally arranged in a cold air generating compartment positioned at an upper portion of the refrigerator. The evaporator and the cold air fan extend along a depth of the refrigerator in forward and rearward directions of the refrigerator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youn Seok LEE, Jang Seok LEE, Min Kyu OH, Kyeong Yun KIM, Su Nam CHAE
  • Publication number: 20100180619
    Abstract: A refrigerator, in which a guide member is arranged at an inlet of a cold air generating compartment that houses an evaporator. The guide member uniformly distributes cold air introduced into the cold air generating compartment to upper and lower portions of the evaporator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youn Seok LEE, Jang Seok LEE, Min Kyu OH, Kyeong Yun KIM, Su Nam CHAE
  • Publication number: 20100147002
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a defroster, and more particularly, to a defroster in a refrigerator in which a damper mounted to an inlet to a circulating duct (60) controls air to flow in a reverse direction toward an evaporator (20) for maximizing defrosting efficiency by using not only radiant heat but also convective heat. For this, the defroster in a refrigerator includes an evaporator (20), a heater (10) for defrosting the evaporator (20) by radiation, and flow control means (50) for controlling air circulated by a fan (30) to flow in a reverse direction toward the evaporator (20) in the defrosting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Kyeong Yun Kim, Nam Soo Cho, Su Nam Chae, Jang Seok Lee, Youn Seok Lee