Patents by Inventor Bu-kil Jeong

Bu-kil Jeong 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: 10753672
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator. The refrigerator comprising, a housing comprising a storage compartment, a door configured to open or close the storage compartment, a rotating bar provided at the door to be rotatable and configured to be located at a first position when the door opens the storage compartment and to be located at a second position lower than the first position when the door closes the storage compartment, and a guide part provided at the housing and configured to guide rotating of the rotating bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeon Soo Ham, Bu Kil Jeong, Jong-Woo Han
  • Publication number: 20200011591
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator. The refrigerator comprising, a housing comprising a storage compartment, a door configured to open or close the storage compartment, a rotating bar provided at the door to be rotatable and configured to be located at a first position when the door opens the storage compartment and to be located at a second position lower than the first position when the door closes the storage compartment, and a guide part provided at the housing and configured to guide rotating of the rotating bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Yeon Soo HAM, Bu Kil JEONG, Jong-Woo HAN
  • Patent number: 10458698
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator. The refrigerator comprising, a housing comprising a storage compartment, a door configured to open or close the storage compartment, a rotating bar provided at the door to be rotatable and configured to be located at a first position when the door opens the storage compartment and to be located at a second position lower than the first position when the door closes the storage compartment, and a guide part provided at the housing and configured to guide rotating of the rotating bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeon Soo Ham, Bu Kil Jeong, Jong-Woo Han
  • Patent number: 10323876
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a main body having a storage compartment; a door rotatably coupled to the main body to open or close the storage compartment; and an icemaker and an ice bucket configured to store ice cubes produced by the icemaker. The ice bucket is provided with a feeding device to feed the ice cubes stored therein. The main body includes a driving device configured to drive the feeding device. When the door is closed, the driving device is connected to the feeding device, and when the door is opened, the driving device is disconnected from the feeding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Jeong, Kyoung Ki Park, Bong Su Son, Do Yun Jang, Jae Koog An, Bu Kil Jeong
  • Publication number: 20180209209
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator. The refrigerator comprising, a housing comprising a storage compartment, a door configured to open or close the storage compartment, a rotating bar provided at the door to be rotatable and configured to be located at a first position when the door opens the storage compartment and to be located at a second position lower than the first position when the door closes the storage compartment, and a guide part provided at the housing and configured to guide rotating of the rotating bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Yeon Soo Ham, Bu Kil Jeong, Jong-Woo Han
  • Publication number: 20160282027
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a main body having a storage compartment; a door rotatably coupled to the main body to open or close the storage compartment; and an icemaker and an ice bucket configured to store ice cubes produced by the icemaker. The ice bucket is provided with a feeding device to feed the ice cubes stored therein. The main body includes a driving device configured to drive the feeding device. When the door is closed, the driving device is connected to the feeding device, and when the door is opened, the driving device is disconnected from the feeding device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin JEONG, Kyoung Ki PARK, Bong Su SON, Do Yun JANG, Jae Koog AN, Bu Kil JEONG
  • Patent number: 9377234
    Abstract: A refrigerator including an icemaker and an ice bucket provided at a door, a feeding unit to feed ice cubes stored in the ice bucket, a driving motor provided at a main body to drive the feeding unit, and a coupling device to transmit driving force from the driving motor to the feeding unit. When the door is closed, the driving motor is connected to the feeding unit. When the door is opened, the driving motor is disconnected from the feeding unit. Accordingly, the door has a simple structure, the ice bucket has an increased capacity, repair or replacement of the driving motor is easily achieved. The coupling device includes a first coupling unit and a second coupling unit which is engaged with the first coupling unit to receive driving force. The coupling device is configured to hide the coupling units when the door is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Jeong, Kyoung Ki Park, Bong Su Son, Do Yun Jang, Jae Koog An, Bu Kil Jeong
  • Publication number: 20130327076
    Abstract: A refrigerator including an icemaker and an ice bucket provided at a door, a feeding unit to feed ice cubes stored in the ice bucket, a driving motor provided at a main body to drive the feeding unit, and a coupling device to transmit driving force from the driving motor to the feeding unit. When the door is closed, the driving motor is connected to the feeding unit. When the door is opened, the driving motor is disconnected from the feeding unit. Accordingly, the door has a simple structure, the ice bucket has an increased capacity, repair or replacement of the driving motor is easily achieved. The coupling device includes a first coupling unit and a second coupling unit which is engaged with the first coupling unit to receive driving force. The coupling device is configured to hide the coupling units when the door is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Jin JEONG, Do Hyung KIM, Kyoung Ki PARK, Bong Su SON, Sung Cheol KANG, Sang Hyun PARK, Yong Jong PARK, Kook Jeong SEO, Jae Koog AN, Jae Seung LEE, Eui Young CHANG, Bu Kil JEONG
  • Publication number: 20090178428
    Abstract: An ice making unit taking the form of a kit separably installed in a freezing compartment of a refrigerator. The ice making unit includes a water supply tank to supply water, an ice making case defining an external appearance of the ice making unit, the ice making case being formed, at an upper portion of a front surface thereof, with a water supply tank installation hole to allow the water supply tank to be slidably installed therethrough, at least one ice making tray installed in the ice making case to receive the water supplied from the water supply tank, and an ice separating device to separate ice from the ice making tray, and the water supply tank is coupled to or separated from the ice making case via forward and rearward sliding movement thereof. Supply of water into the ice making unit can be accomplished via simple coupling or separation of the water supply tank, resulting in convenient use of the ice making unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Jin Cho, Seak Haeng Park, Jae Seung Lee, Eui Young Chang, Hyo Sik Kang, Bu Kil Jeong
  • Patent number: 7216502
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body having at least one refrigerating compartment; a door to open and close an opening of the refrigerating compartment; a water dispenser provided on the door to supply drinking water; a drawer provided inside the refrigerating compartment; and a filter assembly disposed behind the drawer to filtrate water supplied to the water dispenser. Thus, the refrigerator has more available space and the filter assembly can be exchanged by the user with ease. Further, the refrigerator has a better appearance inside the cooling compartment and the cost for the filter assembly is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bu-kil Jeong, Sung-chul Kang
  • Publication number: 20070093102
    Abstract: A refrigerator including an outer casing and an inner casing that is spaced from the outer casing across a heat-insulating space, the inner casing forming a storage compartment having a connector-mounting opening, the refrigerator including: a stationary connector provided in the heat-insulating space; a connector fastener accommodating the stationary connector and mounted to the connector-mounting opening; a movable connector coupled to the stationary connector while leaving the connector-mounting opening therebetween; and a connector cover coupled to the connector fastener and accommodating the movable connector and the stationary connector therein. With this configuration, water in a storage compartment is effectively prevented from being introduced into the inside of a connector, thereby preventing a short circuit or malfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun-Seong Park, Bu-kil Jeong, Jin-ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20070085457
    Abstract: A refrigerator, with an inner casing forming a drawer type storage compartment and a drawer unit being received in and combined with the drawer type storage compartment, the refrigerator having: at least a pair of rail units provided between the inner casing and the drawer unit enabling the drawer unit to slide against the inner casing; a support part positioned at the inner casing, supporting the rail unit, and preventing the rail unit from moving upward and downward; and a combining part combining the rail unit with the support part, the combining part enabling the support part to move relative to the rail unit in a direction approximately perpendicular to a surface of the inner casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-cheul Park, Byung-moo Lee, Jae-sek Oh, Bu-kil Jeong
  • Patent number: 7204095
    Abstract: A refrigerator which includes a main body having a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment, an evaporating unit provided in the main body, and a first duct and a second duct in communication with the evaporating unit to guide cooling air generated from the evaporating unit to the freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment of the main body, respectively, wherein the second duct is provided around a edge of a rear of the refrigerating compartment of the main body and having a cooling air supply hole to supply the cooling air to the refrigerating compartment. Thus, according to the present invention, the cooling air is supplied from the edge of the rear of the refrigerating compartment, thereby providing the duct of a simple structure and facilitating a refrigerating efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bu-kil Jeong, Eui-young Chang
  • Publication number: 20060143860
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a refrigerator main body having at least one freezing compartment, and a door to open and close the freezing compartment, the refrigerator including a hinge unit including a hinge shaft which is provided in one of the refrigerator main body and the door, and having an accommodating part to penetrate an inside of the hinge shaft, and a hinge groove which is provided in the other one of the refrigerator main body and the door to rotatably accommodate the hinge shaft, and a height adjusting unit which is coupled to the hinge shaft and the hinge groove to adjust a height of the door, and includes a height adjusting member which is provided between the hinge shaft and the hinge groove. Thus, the present invention provides a refrigerator which mounts a hinge unit and a height adjusting unit in a small space therein without difficulty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun-Seong Park, Duck-Ho Han, Sung-Cheol Kang, Bu-Kil Jeong
  • Publication number: 20050160755
    Abstract: The present invention relates a refrigerator comprising: a main body having at least one refrigerating compartment; a door to open and close an opening of the refrigerating compartment; a water dispenser provided on the door to supply drink water; a drawer provided inside the refrigerating compartment; and a filter assembly disposed behind the drawer to filtrate water supplied to the water dispenser. Thus, the present invention provides the refrigerator that has the more available space and in which the filter assembly can be exchanged by the user with ease. Further, the present invention provides the refrigerator that has the better appearance inside the cooling compartment and in which cost for the filter assembly is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Bu-kil Jeong, Sung-chul Kang
  • Publication number: 20050138952
    Abstract: A refrigerator which includes a main body having a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment, an evaporating unit provided in the main body, and a first duct and a second duct in communication with the evaporating unit to guide cooling air generated from the evaporating unit to the freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment of the main body, respectively, wherein the second duct is provided around a edge of a rear of the refrigerating compartment of the main body and having a cooling air supply hole to supply the cooling air to the refrigerating compartment. Thus, according to the present invention, the cooling air is supplied from the edge of the rear of the refrigerating compartment, thereby providing the duct of a simple structure and facilitating a refrigerating efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bu-kil Jeong, Eui-young Chang