Patents by Inventor Byung Kil Lee

Byung Kil 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: 7882595
    Abstract: A handle for a door of a refrigerator having a hollow rod shape, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the door and disposed on the front surface of the door so as to be improved in productivity and aesthetic quality, and a method for manufacturing the same. A handle for a door of a refrigerator, which has a main body having a storage chamber provided with an opened front surface, doors provided on the front surface of the main body for opening and closing the storage chamber, and handles respectively provided on the doors, extending in the longitudinal direction of the doors and having a hollow rod shape, includes a first resin layer making the shape of the handle and made of a first resin comprising glass fibers for reinforcing the rigidity of the handle; and a second resin layer formed on the outer surface of the first resin layer and made of a second resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Kil Lee, Jin Hwan Bae
  • Patent number: 7731315
    Abstract: A refrigerator having a mounting structure capable of easily and conveniently achieving the mounting process for elements to be installed in an inner case. The refrigerator includes a first body including an inner case, an outer case, and a urethane foam filled between the inner case and the outer case, a coupling hole formed through the inner case, a mounting member coupled to the coupling hole at a first outside of the inner case by a first end of the mounting member and provided with a fastening hole, the mounting member being fixed between the inner case and the outer case by the urethane foam when the urethane foam is filled, and a fastening member fastened to the fastening hole at a first inside of the inner case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Kil Lee, Geun Ho Her, Chun Young Oh, Jin Su Lee, Min Jung Kim
  • Patent number: 7640630
    Abstract: A refrigerator capable of saving time and labor for mounting a handle to a door is disclosed. The refrigerator has a main body including a storage compartment opened toward the front, a door mounted to the main body to open and close the storage compartment, a handle provided on the front of the door in the form of a long shaft extended lengthwise in a vertical direction of the door in order to open and close the door, and fastening units arranged between the handle and the door lengthwise in the vertical direction of the door to enable mounting of the handle to the door through a simple operation of pushing the handle toward the door and engaging the fastening units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Byung Kil Lee
  • Publication number: 20080295291
    Abstract: A refrigerator capable of saving time and labor for mounting a handle to a door is disclosed. The refrigerator has a main body including a storage compartment opened toward the front, a door mounted to the main body to open and close the storage compartment, a handle provided on the front of the door in the form of a long shaft extended lengthwise in a vertical direction of the door in order to open and close the door, and fastening units arranged between the handle and the door lengthwise in the vertical direction of the door to enable mounting of the handle to the door through a simple operation of pushing the handle toward the door and engaging the fastening units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventor: Byung Kil Lee
  • Publication number: 20080180013
    Abstract: A refrigerator having a mounting structure capable of easily and conveniently achieving the mounting process for elements to be installed in an inner case. The refrigerator includes a first body including an inner case, an outer case, and a urethane foam filled between the inner case and the outer case, a coupling hole formed through the inner case, a mounting member coupled to the coupling hole at a first outside of the inner case by a first end of the mounting member and provided with a fastening hole, the mounting member being fixed between the inner case and the outer case by the urethane foam when the urethane foam is filled, and a fastening member fastened to the fastening hole at a first inside of the inner case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: BYUNG KIL LEE, GEUN HO HER, CHUN YOUNG OH, JIN SU LEE, MIN JUNG KIM
  • Publication number: 20080086843
    Abstract: A handle for a door of a refrigerator having a hollow rod shape, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the door and disposed on the front surface of the door so as to be improved in productivity and aesthetic quality, and a method for manufacturing the same. A handle for a door of a refrigerator, which has a main body having a storage chamber provided with an opened front surface, doors provided on the front surface of the main body for opening and closing the storage chamber, and handles respectively provided on the doors, extending in the longitudinal direction of the doors and having a hollow rod shape, includes a first resin layer making the shape of the handle and made of a first resin comprising glass fibers for reinforcing the rigidity of the handle; and a second resin layer formed on the outer surface of the first resin layer and made of a second resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Byung Kil Lee, Jin Hwan Bae
  • Publication number: 20070145874
    Abstract: A refrigerator having a door for opening and closing a storage chamber. The door includes an outer case forming an outer front surface of the door, an inner case connected with an inner surface of the outer case, at least one support portion protruded from an inner surface of the inner case; a foam insulating material filling a space between the outer case and the inner case; and at least one compartment member installed in the at least one support portion to prevent the deformation of the door by the foam insulating material in such a manner that an inside of the at least one support portion is divided into a plurality of regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Kil Lee, Youn Seok Yang