Patents by Inventor Hyeong-Joon Seo

Hyeong-Joon Seo 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: 11920827
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an air cleaner. The air cleaner includes a main body, a panel configured to be movable with respect to the main body, a power transmission device connected to the panel, a vibration-preventing member connected to the power transmission device and including a vibration-preventing portion in contact with the power transmission device and a slip-preventing portion having a thickness thinner than the vibration-preventing portion, and a driving source connected to the vibration-preventing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mun Sub Kim, Jae-Woo Choi, Hyeong Joon Seo, Du Han Jung
  • Patent number: 11885514
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a housing having a suction port and a discharge port, a main fan configured to draw air into the housing through the suction port and discharge air from the housing through the discharge port, an auxiliary fan configured to draw, into the housing, air discharged by the main fan and a controller configured to control a rotational speed of the auxiliary fan to change a direction in which air is discharged from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Jin Kim, Ju-Hyun Kang, Young-Jae Kim, Byung Yul So, Yong-Gak Kim, In-Jung Baek, Na Yeong Byeon, Moo Gyo Seo, Hyeong Joon Seo, Seung Cheon Yu, Sang Woo Lee, Hyo Kyu Lee, Jin Ho Lim, Min-Gi Cho, Hyeong Kyu Cho, Jun Hwang, Do Yeon Kim, Hyun Ah Kim, Yong Ho Seo, Woo Seog Song, Hyun-Joo Song, Young Sun Shin, Joon-Ho Yoon, Bu Youn Lee, Jung Dae Lee, Chang Seon Lee, Min Gu Jeon, Hee Jae Jeong
  • Patent number: 11708979
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet, a blade having a plurality of discharge holes and provided to discharge air through the plurality of discharge holes, a first opening formed between one side of the blade near the inlet and the housing when the blade discharges air through the plurality of discharge holes, and a second opening formed between the housing and the other side opposite to the one side of the blade when the blade discharges air through the plurality of discharge holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Ghun Kim, Do-Hoon Kim, Woo Seok Song, Jun Hwang, Jong Moon Kim, Hyeong Joon Seo, Jong Moon Lee, Jun Hwa Lee, Hyeong Kyu Cho
  • Patent number: 11655991
    Abstract: An air conditioner of the disclosure includes a compressor; an indoor heat exchanger temperature sensor configured to sense an indoor heat exchanger temperature; an indoor humidity sensor configured to sense indoor humidity; and a controller configured to calculate a dew point temperature using the humidity value detected by the indoor humidity sensor and an indoor set temperature, and control a frequency of the compressor based on the calculated dew point temperature and the indoor heat exchanger temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Jin Kim, Seung Won Yeum, Hyo Ju Moon, Jong Hoon Park, Hyeong Joon Seo, Sung Jin In, Hong Seok Jun, Young Moo Huh, Kwang Il Nam, Sung Dai Cho
  • Patent number: 11493230
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner having an airflow guide to make the flow of discharged air uniform. An air conditioner comprising a housing having a suction port and a discharge port, a heat exchanger arranged inside the housing, a blower fan configured to suck in air through the suction port, force the air to be subject to heat exchange with the heat exchanger, and discharge the heat-exchanged air through the discharge port, a first blade pivotally arranged to open or close the discharge port and having a first face and a second face opposite of the first face, a first flow path formed between the discharge port and the first face, a second flow path formed between the discharge port and the second face, a second blade movably installed inside the housing and a third blade formed to protrude from the second blade to guide air to the first flow path and the second flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keun Jeong Jang, Chur Ju Lee, Yong-Sam Kwon, Jang Jung Lee, Eun Sung Jo, Jong Moon Kim, Hyeong Joon Seo
  • Patent number: 11421900
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an air conditioner and control method of determining duration to be maintained at a reference temperature of a mode change based on an outdoor temperature. The air conditioner includes a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an indoor heat exchanger, a four-way valve configured to guide refrigerant compressed in the compressor to either the outdoor heat exchanger or the indoor heat exchanger according to a cooling mode or a heating mode, and a controller configured to determine duration corresponding to a measured outdoor temperature, change the heating mode to the cooling mode when the measured indoor temperature is maintained at a first reference indoor temperature or greater for the determined duration, and change the cooling mode to the heating mode when a measured indoor temperature is maintained at a second reference indoor temperature or less for the determined duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Suk Ho Lee, Chang Yong Lee, Jae Hun Hur, Min Chang, Dae Chui Han, Jong Won Bak, Hyeong Joon Seo, Dong Il Jung
  • Patent number: 11326786
    Abstract: An air conditioner comprises a compressor configured to have an inlet, through which a refrigerant is sucked in, the sucked refrigerant being compressed by the compressor, and an outlet, through which the compressed refrigerant is discharged, a four-way valve configured to switch flow paths in cooling and heating operations, the four-way valve having a valve body, a D port protruding from the valve body in a first direction to be connected to the outlet, and an S port 26 protruding from the valve body in a second direction, which is opposite to the first direction, to be connected to the inlet, and a compressor pipe having a discharging pipe to connect the outlet and the D port and a sucking pipe to connect the inlet and the S port, one of the discharging pipe and the sucking pipe has two curved portions and the other has one curved portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mun Sub Kim, Hyeong Joon Seo, Hyeong Jin Lee, Du Han Jung
  • Publication number: 20220049871
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes an outdoor unit, a plurality of mode change devices including at least one mode changer including a branch duct and a changing valve, and configured to receive a control signal from the outdoor unit to control an operation of the at least one mode changer. A plurality of indoor units are connected to the outdoor unit or the plurality of mode change devices. The outdoor unit may determine an operation mode to operate the plurality of mode change devices a plurality of times. Each of the plurality of indoor units may detect a temperature change of an indoor heat exchanger in response to the operation of the mode change devices, to determine the number of connected mode changers and a connectable mode changer candidate group based on the temperature change of the indoor heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Won BAK, Tae Il KIM, Dong-Il JUNG, Dong Hyun GOH, Hyeong Joon SEO, Suk Ho LEE, Byoung Guk LEE, Hyeong Seok LIM, Yong Hee JANG
  • Patent number: 11231216
    Abstract: An air conditioner, a control device thereof, and a method of controlling the same are provided. The air conditioner includes a control device including a plurality of indoor unit operation changers, and an indoor unit connected to any one of the plurality of indoor unit operation changers, where at least one of the indoor unit and the control device determines an operation mode of each of the plurality of indoor unit operation changers respectively connected to a plurality of indoor units, detects an indoor unit operation changer at an operation mode corresponding to an operation of any one of the plurality of indoor units among the plurality of indoor unit operation changers, and determines an indoor unit operation changer connected to the indoor unit among the plurality of indoor unit operation changers on based on a result of detecting at least one of the indoor unit operation changers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Il Jung, Chang-Yong Lee, Jeong Mun Yeom, Je-Jin Lee, Jae Hun Hur, Dong Hyun Goh, Kwang Il Nam, Hyeong Joon Seo, Dong Kue Lee, Suk Ho Lee, Byoung Guk Lim, Hong Seok Jun
  • Publication number: 20220018567
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for a data learning server is provided. The apparatus of the disclosure includes a communicator configured to communicate with an external device, at least one processor configured to acquire a set temperature set in an air conditioner and a current temperature of the air conditioner at the time of setting the temperature via the communicator, and a generate or renew a learning model using the set temperature and the current temperature, and a storage configured to store the generated or renewed learning model to provide a recommended temperature to be set in the air conditioner as a result of generating or renewing the learning model. For example, the data learning server of the disclosure may generate a learned learning model to provide a recommended temperature using a neural network algorithm, a deep learning algorithm, a linear regression algorithm, or the like as an artificial intelligence algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Hyun-woo OCK, Min-kyong KIM, Tan KIM, Hyung-seon SONG, Dong-jun SHIN, Sung-bin IM, Hyeong-joon SEO, Young-ju JOO
  • Patent number: 11193677
    Abstract: An air conditioner and a control method thereof perform cooling through an outlet if room temperature or room humidity is high to reduce the room temperature or the room humidity, and closing the outlet to perform cooling at low velocity through an outlet hole if room temperature or room humidity reaches a predetermined value so that a user can little feel the wind velocity of cooling of the air conditioner, while maintaining indoor space at pleasant temperature or humidity. By performing cooling at low velocity through the outlet hole formed in the lower portion of the air conditioner, it is possible to cool the lower area of indoor space at pleasant temperature when a user is asleep.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Kweon Ha, Hee-Chan Kang, Jong Woon Kim, Tae Woo Kim, Seung Jun Park, Byoung-Ok Ahn, Hong Seok Jun, Jun Hwang, Kwon Jin Kim, Na Yeong Byeon, Hyeong Joon Seo
  • Patent number: 11175052
    Abstract: An air conditioner and a control method thereof perform cooling through an outlet if room temperature or room humidity is high to reduce the room temperature or the room humidity, and closing the outlet to perform cooling at low velocity through an outlet hole if room temperature or room humidity reaches a predetermined value so that a user can little feel the wind velocity of cooling of the air conditioner, while maintaining indoor space at pleasant temperature or humidity. By performing cooling at low velocity through the outlet hole formed in the lower portion of the air conditioner, it is possible to cool the lower area of indoor space at pleasant temperature when a user is asleep.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Kweon Ha, Hee-Chan Kang, Jong Woon Kim, Tae Woo Kim, Seung Jun Park, Byoung-Ok Ahn, Hong Seok Jun, Jun Hwang, Kwon Jin Kim, Na Yeong Byeon, Hyeong Joon Seo
  • Publication number: 20210341169
    Abstract: An air conditioner including: a housing having a discharge port and a plurality of holes; a door capable of closing the discharge port; a heat exchanger provided in the housing; a compressor connected to the heat exchanger so as to circulate a refrigerant so that same passes through the heat exchanger: a fan for blowing air so that the air passes through the heat exchanger and is discharged through the discharge port and at least one of the plurality of holes. The air conditioner includes a humidity sensor provided inside the housing so as to sense the humidity of the air having passed through the heat exchanger: and a control unit for controlling the door so as to open or close the discharge port and rotating the fan, on the basis of the humidity sensed by the humidity sensor when the compressor has been stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Won OH, Chi Wook GU, Young Hoon KIM, Tae Woo KIM, Hyeong Joon SEO, Sun-Hee SON, Hae Gyun SHIN, Jeong Kyo OH, Hyo-Shin LEE, Il Yong CHO, Hyoung Seo CHOI
  • Patent number: 11137161
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for a data learning server is provided. The apparatus of the disclosure includes a communicator configured to communicate with an external device, at least one processor configured to acquire a set temperature set in an air conditioner and a current temperature of the air conditioner at the time of setting the temperature via the communicator, and a generate or renew a learning model using the set temperature and the current temperature, and a storage configured to store the generated or renewed learning model to provide a recommended temperature to be set in the air conditioner as a result of generating or renewing the learning model. For example, the data learning server of the disclosure may generate a learned learning model to provide a recommended temperature using a neural network algorithm, a deep learning algorithm, a linear regression algorithm, or the like as an artificial intelligence algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-woo Ock, Min-kyong Kim, Tan Kim, Hyung-seon Song, Dong-jun Shin, Sung-bin Im, Hyeong-joon Seo, Young-ju Joo
  • Publication number: 20210254846
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a housing having a suction port and a discharge port, a main fan configured to draw air into the housing through the suction port and discharge air from the housing through the discharge port, an auxiliary fan configured to draw, into the housing, air discharged by the main fan and a controller configured to control a rotational speed of the auxiliary fan to change a direction in which air is discharged from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Jin KIM, Ju-Hyun KANG, Young-Jae KIM, Byung Yul SO, Yong-Gak KIM, In-Jung BAEK, Na Yeong BYEON, Moo Gyo SEO, Hyeong Joon SEO, Seung Cheon YU, Sang Woo LEE, Hyo Kyu LEE, Jin Ho LIM, Min-Gi CHO, Hyeong Kyu CHO, Jun HWANG, Do Yeon KIM, Hyun Ah KIM, Yong Ho SEO, Woo Seog SONG, Hyun-Joo SONG, Young Sun SHIN, Joon-Ho YOON, Bu Youn LEE, Jung Dae LEE, Chang Seon LEE, Min Gu JEON, Hee Jae JEONG
  • Patent number: 11077399
    Abstract: Provided is a dehumidifier capable of preventing condensation from flowing to the outside of a water container when the dehumidifier is turned over or while the dehumidifier is moved, since a suction structure for suctioning the condensation and a discharge structure for discharging the condensation are improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Un Choi, Kwon Jin Kim, Hyeong Joon Seo, Kang Ho Choi, Seong Ryeol Myeong, Hyun Jin Bae, Moon Sun Shin, Jong Chul Ahn, Sung June Cho, Jae Hun Choi
  • Patent number: 11041506
    Abstract: Disclosed are: a blower fan capable of reducing noise and power consumption; and an air conditioner having the same. The present device comprises: a hub connected to a driving member so as to receive rotating power; and a plurality of wings radially arranged along the circumference of the hub, wherein the plurality of wings can comprise: uneven parts formed at trailing edges, which are the rear edge portions of each wing, with respect to the rotational direction thereof; and tail wing parts formed on the outer sides of the uneven parts so as to have convex parts protruding farther than the uneven parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-ghun Kim, Keun-jeong Jang, Yong-ho Seo, Hyeong-joon Seo, Eun-sung Jo
  • Patent number: 11035583
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a housing having a suction port and a discharge port, a main fan configured to draw air into the housing through the suction port and discharge air from the housing through the discharge port, an auxiliary fan configured to draw, into the housing, air discharged by the main fan and a controller configured to control a rotational speed of the auxiliary fan to change a direction in which air is discharged from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Jin Kim, Ju-Hyun Kang, Young-Jae Kim, Byung Yul So, Yong-Gak Kim, In-Jung Baek, Na Yeong Byeon, Moo Gyo Seo, Hyeong Joon Seo, Seung Cheon Yu, Sang Woo Lee, Hyo Kyu Lee, Jin Ho Lim, Min-Gi Cho, Hyeong Kyu Cho, Jun Hwang, Do Yeon Kim, Hyun Ah Kim, Yong Ho Seo, Woo Seog Song, Hyun-Joo Song, Young Sun Shin, Joon-Ho Yoon, Bu Youn Lee, Jung Dae Lee, Chang Seon Lee, Min Gu Jeon, Hee Jae Jeong
  • Patent number: 11002451
    Abstract: An air conditioner according to an aspect of the present invention includes a housing arranged to be mounted on or embedded in a ceiling, a cover panel coupled to a lower portion of the housing, the cover panel including an inlet and an outlet, a blower fan configured to draw in air into the housing through the inlet and discharge air out of the housing through the outlet and a blade configured to open and close the outlet, the blade including a plurality of through holes to control the air discharged out of the housing through the outlet while the blade closes the outlet. With this structure, the air conditioner can discharge air in various ways by varying the wind direction, the wind speed, and the air amount of the discharged air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Ghun Kim, Hyun-Ho Kim, Hyeonu Park, Woo Seog Song, Jang Jung Lee, Jei Min Choi, Jong Moon Kim, Hong Yeol Moon, Chul Byung Park, Hyeong Joon Seo, Seung-Jun Yoon, Jun Hwa Lee, Hyeong Kyu Cho, Jun Hwang
  • Patent number: 10976061
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air conditioner (AC) indoor unit including a housing installed on the ceiling and having an inlet and an outlet provided around the inlet and having a pair of straight sections facing each other and a pair of curved sections facing each other; a heat exchanger provided inside the housing and arranged in a main flow path between the inlet and the outlet; a blower fan configured to suck in air through the inlet, allow the air to exchange heat with the heat exchanger, and discharge the air through the outlet; and an auxiliary flow path guiding an auxiliary air current to change a direction of an air current discharged from the outlet. The direction of the discharged air current may be controlled by sucking in air around the outlet or blowing air to the periphery of the outlet through the auxiliary flow path without a blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Jae Kim, Do Yeon Kim, Je Myung Moon, Hyeong Joon Seo, Bu Youn Lee