Patents by Inventor Chung-Lae KIM

Chung-Lae KIM 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: 20230251043
    Abstract: Provided is a thermoelectric cooling device comprising: a thermoelectric module; a heat sink having a body, which has on one side a contact surface coming into contact with a heating side of the thermoelectric module, and a plurality of heat dissipation fins, and emitting the heat transferred from the heating side of the thermoelectric module; a heat pipe coupled to a mounting groove which is formed on the contact surface of the heat sink, and for transferring heat by means of a working fluid stored therein; and a cooling fan for forming the airflow to the heat sink, wherein the heat pipe comprises a plurality of corner-extension heat pipes extending to a corner area of the heat sink from the central part of the heat sink on which the thermoelectric module is installed, and the shape of the mounting groove corresponds to the shape of the corner-extension heat pipes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: COWAY Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-Hyo YE, Jung-Hwan LEE, Jae-Man KIM, Min-Chul YONG, Chung-Lae KIM, Jin-Hyeok JANG, Young-Kwang CHOI, Jin-Woo CHOI, Seong-Min PARK, Young-Jae LEE, Sang-Jin YOUN
  • Publication number: 20220412613
    Abstract: Disclosed is a condenser for a water purifier, comprising a pipe provided with a plurality of bending parts which are disposed so as to be vertically overlapping with one another, cooling wires provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the plurality of bending parts; and fixing members for fixing the cooling wires. The cooling wires that are provided on the surfaces, facing each other, of the plurality of bending parts are disposed so as to alternate with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: COWAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Chul YONG, Chung-Lae KIM, Chul-Ho KIM, Young-Hoon HONG, Hyun-Soo SHIN, Si-Jun PARK, Chan-Jung PARK, Gyeong-Jong KIM, Gyeong-Min LEE, Byung-Hyo YE, Woong JUNG
  • Patent number: 11465895
    Abstract: A cold water tank includes a tank body, a cover part connected to the tank body to cover an open top of the tank body, and a cooling unit disposed in the tank body to cool water stored inside the tank body so as to make cold water. The cover part is configured to have an air layer formed therein, thereby minimizing or preventing the occurrence of condensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: COWAY Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Hwan Lee, Hee-Do Jung, Hyun-Goo Kim, Yoo-Won Oh, Hyun-Woo Lee, Chung-Lae Kim, Chan-Jung Park, Woong Jung
  • Publication number: 20220057129
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an evaporator for ice-making includes: a preparation step for preparing a plate member, a finger member, and a capillary tube, the plate member being provided with a through hole and formed as a developed view of a tube; an insertion step for inserting the finger member into the through hole so that the finger member at least partially passes through the through hole; a connection step for fixedly connecting the finger member to the plate member; an insert placement step for placing at least a part of the capillary tube on the plate member; and an evaporation tube formation step for forming an evaporation tube, which is provided with a refrigerant flow path through which a refrigerant flows, by bending the plate member into a tube shape and connecting end portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: WOONGJIN COWAY Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwon-Jae LEE, In-Du CHOI, Hyun-Woo LEE, Chung-Lae KIM, Chan-Jung PARK, Woong JUNG
  • Publication number: 20210292151
    Abstract: A cold water tank includes a tank body, a cover part connected to the tank body to cover an open top of the tank body, and a cooling unit disposed in the tank body to cool water stored inside the tank body so as to make cold water. The cover part is configured to have an air layer formed therein, thereby minimizing or preventing the occurrence of condensation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: WOONGJIN COWAY Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Hwan LEE, Hee-Do JUNG, Hyun-Goo KIM, Yoo-Won OH, Hyun-Woo LEE, Chung-Lae KIM, Chan-Jung PARK, Woong JUNG