Patents by Inventor Chanuk KANG

Chanuk KANG 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: 10808994
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door configured to open and close the cabinet and having an opening, a panel assembly configured to shield the opening and including a see-through part, and a light provided further inward from the refrigerator than the panel assembly to illustrate a rear side of a door so that the inside of the refrigerator is visible through the see-through part. The wherein the panel assembly includes a transparent front panel defining a front surface thereof, a display disposed on a rear surface of the front panel, a light guide plate disposed to be spaced apart from the display, a backlight configured to emit light toward an end of the light guide plate, and a rear panel made of a transparent material, spaced apart from the front panel to define a heat insulation space in which the display, the light guide plate, and the backlight are accommodated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sangmyung Lee, Chanuk Kang, Hyuk Kwon, Sanghyun Cheon
  • Patent number: 10767917
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door opening/closing the cabinet and having an opening that is penetrated in a front/rear direction, a transparent panel assembly mounted to cover the opening and through which the inside of the refrigerant is seen, and a lighting member provided in the door or the cabinet to brighten a rear side of the transparent panel assembly. The transparent panel assembly includes a front panel defining an outer appearance of a front surface, a rear panel defining an outer appearance of a rear surface, a spacer made of a metal material and disposed between the front panel and the rear panel to define a periphery of the transparent panel assembly. A heater mounting part on which a heater is mounted is disposed on the spacer, and when the heater generates heat, one side of the front panel, which comes into contact with the spacer, is heated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Inventors: Junghwan Kim, Chanuk Kang, Hyuk Kwon, Sangmyung Lee, Ikkyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20200248959
    Abstract: A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a cabinet, a door configured to open/close the cabinet, an outer plate defining a front surface of the door and having an opening formed therein to pass through the door, a door liner defining a rear surface of the door, lighting members configured to illuminate storage spaces of the door and the cabinet, a transparent panel assembly mounted to shield the opening and allowing the storage spaces to be selectively seen according to an ON/OFF state of the lighting members, an insulator filled between the outer plate and the door liner, and a blocking part arranged inside the door along a periphery of the transparent panel assembly and detachably coupled to a peripheral surface of the transparent panel assembly to fix the transparent panel assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Chanuk KANG, Hyuk KWON, Sangmyung LEE
  • Patent number: 10704826
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door, an outer plate defining a plate opening, a door liner defining a liner opening, a frame disposed along a circumference of the plate opening, a transparent display assembly seated on the frame and configured to cover at least a portion of the plate opening and the liner opening, a decoration cap defining a top surface of the door, an insulation material filled in at least a portion of the door along a circumference of the transparent display assembly, a PCB configured to control operation of the transparent display assembly, and a barrier that contacts the outer plate and that defines a first space configured to receive the insulation material and a second space configured to accommodate the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sangmyung Lee, Chanuk Kang, Dongrim Woo
  • Patent number: 10670329
    Abstract: A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a cabinet, a door configured to open/close the cabinet, an outer plate defining a front surface of the door and having an opening formed therein to pass through the door, a door liner defining a rear surface of the door, lighting members configured to illuminate storage spaces of the door and the cabinet, a transparent panel assembly mounted to shield the opening and allowing the storage spaces to be selectively seen according to an ON/OFF state of the lighting members, an insulator filled between the outer plate and the door liner, and a blocking part arranged inside the door along a periphery of the transparent panel assembly and detachably coupled to a peripheral surface of the transparent panel assembly to fix the transparent panel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Chanuk Kang, Hyuk Kwon, Sangmyung Lee
  • Publication number: 20190360745
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door configured to open and close the cabinet and having an opening, a panel assembly configured to shield the opening and including a see-through part, and a light provided further inward from the refrigerator than the panel assembly to illustrate a rear side of a door so that the inside of the refrigerator is visible through the see-through part. The wherein the panel assembly includes a transparent front panel defining a front surface thereof, a display disposed on a rear surface of the front panel, a light guide plate disposed to be spaced apart from the display, a backlight configured to emit light toward an end of the light guide plate, and a rear panel made of a transparent material, spaced apart from the front panel to define a heat insulation space in which the display, the light guide plate, and the backlight are accommodated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Sangmyung LEE, Chanuk KANG, Hyuk KWON, Sanghyun CHEON
  • Publication number: 20180274852
    Abstract: A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a cabinet, a door configured to open/close the cabinet, an outer plate defining a front surface of the door and having an opening formed therein to pass through the door, a door liner defining a rear surface of the door, lighting members configured to illuminate storage spaces of the door and the cabinet, a transparent panel assembly mounted to shield the opening and allowing the storage spaces to be selectively seen according to an ON/OFF state of the lighting members, an insulator filled between the outer plate and the door liner, and a blocking part arranged inside the door along a periphery of the transparent panel assembly and detachably coupled to a peripheral surface of the transparent panel assembly to fix the transparent panel assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Chanuk KANG, Hyuk KWON, Sangmyung LEE
  • Publication number: 20180274846
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door opening/closing the cabinet and having an opening that is penetrated in a front/rear direction, a transparent panel assembly mounted to cover the opening and through which the inside of the refrigerant is seen, and a lighting member provided in the door or the cabinet to brighten a rear side of the transparent panel assembly. The transparent panel assembly includes a front panel defining an outer appearance of a front surface, a rear panel defining an outer appearance of a rear surface, a spacer made of a metal material and disposed between the front panel and the rear panel to define a periphery of the transparent panel assembly. A heater mounting part on which a heater is mounted is disposed on the spacer, and when the heater generates heat, one side of the front panel, which comes into contact with the spacer, is heated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Junghwan KIM, Chanuk KANG, Hyuk KWON, Sangmyung LEE, Ikkyu LEE
  • Publication number: 20180164031
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door, an outer plate defining a plate opening, a door liner defining a liner opening, a frame disposed along a circumference of the plate opening, a transparent display assembly seated on the frame and configured to cover at least a portion of the plate opening and the liner opening, a decoration cap defining a top surface of the door, an insulation material filled in at least a portion of the door along a circumference of the transparent display assembly, a PCB configured to control operation of the transparent display assembly, and a barrier that contacts the outer plate and that defines a first space configured to receive the insulation material and a second space configured to accommodate the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Sangmyung LEE, Chanuk KANG, Dongrim WOO