Patents by Inventor Heekwon RYU

Heekwon RYU 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: 20220090834
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a temperature sensor provided in a storage space of the refrigerator to detect a temperature; an inverter compressor constituting a freezing cycle for cooling the storage space, the number of rotations being variable by frequency control; and a controller for controlling the operation of the inverter compressor. The controller may variably control the operating frequency of the inverter compressor according to the load of the storage space in order to maintain the storage space at a set temperature, and compare the operating frequency with a stop frequency when a stop signal is input, when the operating frequency is lower than the stop frequency, raise the frequency of the inverter compressor to the stop frequency, and then stop the inverter compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Hyunwoo DO, Heekwon RYU, Gyudong LEE, Hwanyoung KIM
  • Patent number: 10837699
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a control module which controls a first compressor, a second compressor, a first fan, a second fan, and a third fan, in which the control module performs a high-temperature initial simultaneous operation when the outside air temperature is at the outside air set temperature or more, performs a high-temperature initial alternation operation when the freezing compartment temperature is at the freezing compartment set temperature or less and the refrigerating compartment temperature is at the refrigerating compartment set temperature or less during the high-temperature initial simultaneous operation. The control module drives the first compressor and the second compressor together during the high-temperature initial simultaneous operation, and alternately drives the first compressor and the second compressor during the high-temperature initial alternation operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Heekwon Ryu, Sunam Chae
  • Publication number: 20190063822
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a control module which controls a first compressor, a second compressor, a first fan, a second fan, and a third fan, in which the control module performs a high-temperature initial simultaneous operation when the outside air temperature is at the outside air set temperature or more, performs a high-temperature initial alternation operation when the freezing compartment temperature is at the freezing compartment set temperature or less and the refrigerating compartment temperature is at the refrigerating compartment set temperature or less during the high-temperature initial simultaneous operation. The control module drives the first compressor and the second compressor together during the high-temperature initial simultaneous operation, and alternately drives the first compressor and the second compressor during the high-temperature initial alternation operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Heekwon RYU, Sunam CHAE
  • Patent number: 10088216
    Abstract: A refrigerator that includes a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant; a condenser configured to condense the refrigerant; a first evaporator that is configured to evaporate the refrigerant, the evaporated refrigerant being configured to cool a refrigerating compartment; a second evaporator that is configured to evaporate the refrigerant, the evaporated refrigerant being configured to cool a freezing compartment; a first heat exchanger; a refrigerating-compartment expansion device that is coupled to the first heat exchanger and that is configured to expand the refrigerant and provide the expanded refrigerant to the first heat exchanger; a second heat exchanger coupled to the second evaporator; and a freezing-compartment expansion device that is coupled to the second heat exchanger and that is configured to expand the refrigerant and provide the expanded refrigerant to the second heat exchanger, wherein the first heat exchanger is configured to cool the second heat exchanger is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sunam Chae, Kyungseok Kim, Soyoon Kim, Heekwon Ryu
  • Publication number: 20170191727
    Abstract: A refrigerator that includes a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant; a condenser configured to condense the refrigerant; a first evaporator that is configured to evaporate the refrigerant, the evaporated refrigerant being configured to cool a refrigerating compartment; a second evaporator that is configured to evaporate the refrigerant, the evaporated refrigerant being configured to cool a freezing compartment; a first heat exchanger; a refrigerating-compartment expansion device that is coupled to the first heat exchanger and that is configured to expand the refrigerant and provide the expanded refrigerant to the first heat exchanger; a second heat exchanger coupled to the second evaporator; and a freezing-compartment expansion device that is coupled to the second heat exchanger and that is configured to expand the refrigerant and provide the expanded refrigerant to the second heat exchanger, wherein the first heat exchanger is configured to cool the second heat exchanger is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Sunam CHAE, Kyungseok KIM, Soyoon KIM, Heekwon RYU