Patents by Inventor Young Gunw Lee

Young Gunw 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).

  • Patent number: 5988709
    Abstract: An opening and closing device of a refrigerator door includes a button, a gear, a cam, an arm, a push panel, and a plurality of stoppers. The button has a gear portion formed vertically on one side thereof and a top portion protruding above a top surface of the door. The gear is engaged with the gear portion of the button. The cam is integrally formed on the gear and fixed on a same shaft as the gear. The arm has a top surface of a rear portion thereof coming in contact with the cam and a front end including a hook, rotatably mounted on the refrigerator door. The push panel has a depression for engaging with the hook of the arm, mounted on the body of the refrigerator and capable of being rotated by a spring. The plurality of stoppers restrict the rotation of the push panel and they are mounted near and on one side of the push panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Daewoo Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Gunw Lee, Jin Woo Song