Patents by Inventor Chanbin PARK

Chanbin PARK 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: 20230288128
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator capable of fixing a door panel to a door body by using a sliding trim. The refrigerator comprises: a main body provided to form a storage compartment; and a door configured to open and close the storage compartment. The door comprises: a door body comprising a first chassis and a second chassis provided to form opposite side surfaces; a door panel detachably mounted on the door body, and comprising a first side trim provided at a rear surface of the door panel and provided to be rotatably coupled to the first chassis and a second side trim spaced apart from the second chassis by a predetermined distance so as to form a sliding groove; and a sliding trim inserted into the sliding groove by sliding with respect to the door body and the door panel, and provided to fix the second side trim to the door body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Chomin LEE, Yangyeol GU, Seongwoo KIM, Chanbin PARK, Yongman SEO
  • Publication number: 20230280086
    Abstract: A refrigerator comprises: a body having a storage compartment; a door body configured to open/close the storage compartment and including an upper cap and a lower cap; and a door panel detachably coupled to the front surface of the door body. The door panel comprises a panel body; an upper trim provided at the top of the rear surface of the panel body; and a lower trim provided at the bottom of the rear surface of the panel body. The refrigerator includes a fixer which locks the upper trim into a state where the upper trim is coupled to the upper cap, and the fixer is attached to the upper cap in such a manner that the fixer can move between a locked position in which the fixer locks the upper trim while attached to the upper cap and an unlocked position in which the fixer unlocks the upper trim while attached to the upper cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Chanbin PARK, Byoungmok KIM, Jaeung BANG, Sungjun CHO
  • Patent number: 11709012
    Abstract: A refrigerator with an enhanced door includes a main body including a storeroom, first and second doors pivotally coupled to the main body to open or close the storeroom and a pivot bar pivotally installed at the first door. The pivot bar is movable between a first position between the first and second doors and a second position pivoted toward the first door to prevent cold air leaks from the storeroom. A locking device separably locks the pivot bar to the first door when the pivot bar is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chanbin Park, Yang-Yeol Gu, Jaejin Lee, Jeonghyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20220268510
    Abstract: A refrigerator with an enhanced door includes a main body including a storeroom, first and second doors pivotally coupled to the main body to open or close the storeroom and a pivot bar pivotally installed at the first door. The pivot bar is movable between a first position between the first and second doors and a second position pivoted toward the first door to prevent cold air leaks from the storeroom. A locking device separably locks the pivot bar to the first door when the pivot bar is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chanbin PARK, Yang-Yeol GU, Jaejin LEE, Jeonghyun LEE
  • Patent number: 11359856
    Abstract: A refrigerator with an enhanced door includes a main body including a storeroom, first and second doors pivotally coupled to the main body to open or close the storeroom and a pivot bar pivotally installed at the first door. The pivot bar is movable between a first position between the first and second doors and a second position pivoted toward the first door to prevent cold air leaks from the storeroom. A locking device separably locks the pivot bar to the first door when the pivot bar is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chanbin Park, Yang-Yeol Gu, Jaejin Lee, Jeonghyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20200363122
    Abstract: A refrigerator with an enhanced door includes a main body including a storeroom, first and second doors pivotally coupled to the main body to open or close the storeroom and a pivot bar pivotally installed at the first door. The pivot bar is movable between a first position between the first and second doors and a second position pivoted toward the first door to prevent cold air leaks from the storeroom. A locking device separably locks the pivot bar to the first door when the pivot bar is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chanbin PARK, Yang-Yeol GU, Jaejin LEE, Jeonghyun LEE