Patents by Inventor Hye Kyoung An

Hye Kyoung An 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).

  • Ice maker, refrigerator having the same, and method for making ice
    Patent number: 10928114
    Abstract: An ice maker provided in a refrigerator is provided. The ice maker includes: first and second ice making units configured to include ice making trays, heaters heating the ice making trays for deicing, and ejectors ejecting made ice from the ice making trays, respectively, wherein a plurality of first ice making grooves are formed in the ice making tray of the first ice making unit, and a plurality of second ice making grooves are formed in the ice making tray of the second ice making unit, the plurality of second ice making grooves having a shape different from that of the plurality of first ice making grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye-kyoung An, Kwan-yeol Lee, Jae-koog An, Ho-cheol Cho
  • ICE MAKER, REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MAKING ICE
    Publication number: 20180187941
    Abstract: An ice maker provided in a refrigerator is provided. The ice maker includes: first and second ice making units configured to include ice making trays, heaters heating the ice making trays for deicing, and ejectors ejecting made ice from the ice making trays, respectively, wherein a plurality of first ice making grooves are formed in the ice making tray of the first ice making unit, and a plurality of second ice making grooves are formed in the ice making tray of the second ice making unit, the plurality of second ice making grooves having a shape different from that of the plurality of first ice making grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Hye-kyoung AN, Kwan-yeol LEE, Jae-koog AN, Ho-cheol CHO
  • Refrigerator and control method thereof
    Patent number: 6955056
    Abstract: A refrigerator for preventing the generation of frost and a control method of the refrigerator. The refrigerator includes an ice cube tray, a water supply unit for supplying water for making ice cubes to the ice cube tray, an air blast unit for circulating cooled air, and a controller for preventing the operation of the air blast unit in a water supply mode, in which the water is supplied to the ice cube tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye Kyoung An, Sinn Bong Yoon, Tae Wan Kang