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).

  • Publication number: 20160184753
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air cleaner having independent fluid paths and a home appliance having the air cleaner. The air cleaner includes a front panel having a plurality of air inlets formed thereon for air to flow in from outside of the case, first and second blower devices arranged inside the case to allow air to flow in through the plurality of air inlets, first and second filter units arranged to filter the air flowing in by the first and second blower devices, a first outlet located on the case to release the air, a second outlet formed at a different location from that of the first outlet, a first fluid path formed between one of the plurality of air inlets and the first outlet; and a second fluid path formed between another of the plurality of air inlets and the second outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Euy Sung CHU, Tae Yong LEE, Won CHOE, Hyeong Joon SEO, Woo Seog SONG
  • Publication number: 20160153457
    Abstract: A fan assembly for a centrifugal blower and an air conditioning apparatus including the same are provided. The fan assembly for the centrifugal blower includes a first support configured to receive a driving force from a driving source to rotate, a plurality of blades having one end supported by the first support and arranged with an interval in a circumferential direction of the first support, and a second support configured to support the other end of the plurality of blades and including an air inlet formed therein, wherein the plurality of blades include a first portion disposed adjacent to the air inlet, and a second portion further from the air inlet than the first portion and having a wider width than the first portion, and at least one of the first and second portions has a constant width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keun-jeong JANG, Byung-ghun KIM, Yong-ho SEO, Hyung-jin KWON, Young-jae KIM, Hyeong-joon SEO
  • Publication number: 20150352479
    Abstract: An air cleaner, which allows air to flow smoothly, has increased strength, and reduces noise generated when a blower fan rotates. The air cleaner includes a main body including an inlet and an outlet, a blower fan provided inside of the main body, and configured to induce air from outside of the main body to be suctioned into the inlet and to be discharged to the outlet, a motor configured to drive the blower fan, and a fan guard to which the motor is fixed, and configured to guide air suctioned into the inlet to the blower fan, where the fan guard is provided to include a plurality of bent cross sections arranged in a radial direction at different distances from the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Mun Sub KIM, Hyun-Wuk KANG, Ju Young KIM, Woo Seog SONG, Jin Yong MO, Hyeong Joon SEO
  • Publication number: 20150192319
    Abstract: Disclosed is a plurality of guide blades configured to guide air discharged through a discharge port, and an air conditioner having the same. The guide blade includes an eddy induction groove that is concaved from at least one surface of the guide blade, and a plurality of protrusions each protruding from an inner surface of the eddy induction groove in the form of a polypyramid, to generate eddy currents of various directions, so that the guide blade may cope with air flow of various flow speeds and wind directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woo Seog SONG, Jong Moon Kim, Hyeong Joon Seo
  • Patent number: 9033674
    Abstract: Provided is a propeller fan including a hub having an oval shape in an axial direction, a plurality of wings that extend from the hub, and at least one reinforcement rib that extends from the hub and is formed closer to a leading edge of each of the plurality of wings. Through this configuration, the propeller fan has blowing efficiency and stiffness, and the weight and material cost of the propeller fan can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keun Jeong Jang, Byung Ghun Kim, Jong Moon Kim, Young Jae Kim, Hyeong Joon Seo
  • Publication number: 20140338388
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes an outdoor unit that includes a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant, a condenser configured to condense the compressed refrigerant, and a blowing fan configured to blow outdoor air into a room, an indoor unit that discharges air heat-exchanged with the refrigerant flowing-in from the outdoor unit to the room, and a connection piping that connects the outdoor unit and the indoor unit. Here, a plurality of protrusions may be formed at least one side of the blowing fan, and a convex portion and a concave portion may be formed on a surface of the blowing fan so that the surface of the blowing fan is indented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Ghun KIM, Keun Jeong Jang, Young Jae Kim, Jong Moon Kim, Hyun Dal Kim, Hyeong Joon Seo
  • Publication number: 20140119938
    Abstract: Provided is a propeller fan including a hub having an oval shape in an axial direction, a plurality of wings that extend from the hub, and at least one reinforcement rib that extends from the hub and is formed closer to a leading edge of each of the plurality of wings. Through this configuration, the propeller fan has blowing efficiency and stiffness, and the weight and material cost of the propeller fan can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keun Jeong Jang, Byung Ghun Kim, Jong Moon Kim, Young Jae Kim, Hyeong Joon Seo
  • Publication number: 20140047852
    Abstract: An air conditioner that improves efficiency of an inverter compressor by injecting an intermediate pressure refrigerant to the inverter compressor during heating or cooling and a control method thereof are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Hoon Kim, Hyun Wuk Kang, Mun Sub Kim, You Jae Kim, Suk Ho Lee, Se Won Kim, Tae Il Kim, Jin Yong Mo, Jong Won Bak, Hyeong Joon Seo, Je Jin Lee, Min Chang, Dong Il Jung, Il Yong Cho, Man Ki Ha
  • Patent number: 8073570
    Abstract: An unified controller for controlling a plurality of air-conditioning systems which are capable of air-conditioning individual air-conditioning rooms of a building using different schemes. The unified controller is located under a Building Management System (BMS) controller which simultaneously manages a plurality of systems corresponding to arrangements of the building, and simultaneously controls a multiple air-conditioning system acting as one of the air-conditioning systems and a central air-conditioning system acting as the other one of the air-conditioning systems using a single control command. The unified controller performs error correction, addition of a new function, and update of pre-loaded functions upon receiving a request from the remote controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Suhgoo Kim, Tanabe Takeshi, Hyeong Joon Seo, Gyoung Rok Kim, Jae Hyo Jeong
  • Patent number: 7780426
    Abstract: A rotary compressor including a housing having first and second compressing chambers separated from each other, first and second flanges coupled to the housing, to close the first and second compressing chambers, respectively, an intermediate plate to separate the first and second compressing chambers from each other, first and second rollers rotatably installed in the first and second compressing chambers, respectively, first and second vanes to reciprocate in a radial direction of the first and second compressing chambers to divide the first and second compressing chambers, respectively, and a vane control device to control the reciprocating movement of the first vane by use of a suction pressure and a discharge pressure, for a variation in compression capacity. A first gap, defined at an end of the first roller, is smaller than a second gap defined at an end of the second roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Rae Cho, Phil Soo Chang, Hyeong Joon Seo, In Ju Lee, Ji Hoon Choi
  • Patent number: 7775782
    Abstract: A variable capacity rotary compressor capable of reducing collision noise of a vane with a roller. The variable capacity rotary compressor includes a vane controller controlling the operation of a vane in order to vary compression capacity. The vane controller includes a control valve that switches a fluid channel so as to selectively apply discharge pressure and intake pressure to the vane guide slot, a connection channel that connects the control valve with the vane guide slot, a high-pressure channel that connects the control valve with a discharge side of the compressor, and a low-pressure channel that connects the control valve with an intake side of the compressor, and a throttle section that reduces the fluid channel of at least one of the high-pressure channel and the connection channel in order to reduce an initial discharge pressure applied to the vane guide slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Hoon Choi, Jeong Il Park, Jeong Hoon Kang, Phil Soo Chang, Kyung Rae Cho, Jin Kyu Choi, Hyeong Joon Seo, In Ju Lee
  • Publication number: 20090057429
    Abstract: An unified controller for controlling a plurality of air-conditioning systems which are capable of air-conditioning individual air-conditioning rooms of a building using different schemes. The unified controller is located under a Building Management System (BMS) controller which simultaneously manages a plurality of systems corresponding to arrangements of the building, and simultaneously controls a multiple air-conditioning system acting as one of the air-conditioning systems and a central air-conditioning system acting as the other one of the air-conditioning systems using a single control command. The unified controller performs error correction, addition of a new function, and update of pre-loaded functions upon receiving a request from the remote controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Suhgoo Kim, Tanabe Takeshi, Hyeong Joon Seo, Gyoung Rok Kim, Jae Hyo Jeong
  • Publication number: 20080193314
    Abstract: A rotary compressor including a housing having first and second compressing chambers separated from each other, first and second flanges coupled to the housing, to close the first and second compressing chambers, respectively, an intermediate plate to separate the first and second compressing chambers from each other, first and second rollers rotatably installed in the first and second compressing chambers, respectively, first and second vanes to reciprocate in a radial direction of the first and second compressing chambers to divide the first and second compressing chambers, respectively, and a vane control device to control the reciprocating movement of the first vane by use of a suction pressure and a discharge pressure, for a variation in compression capacity. A first gap, defined at an end of the first roller, is smaller than a second gap defined at an end of the second roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Rae Cho, Phil Soo Chang, Hyeong Joon Seo, In Ju Lee, Ji Hoon Choi
  • Publication number: 20080175736
    Abstract: A variable capacity rotary compressor capable of reducing collision noise of a vane with a roller. The variable capacity rotary compressor includes a vane controller controlling the operation of a vane in order to vary compression capacity. The vane controller includes a control valve that switches a fluid channel so as to selectively apply discharge pressure and intake pressure to the vane guide slot, a connection channel that connects the control valve with the vane guide slot, a high-pressure channel that connects the control valve with a discharge side of the compressor, and a low-pressure channel that connects the control valve with an intake side of the compressor, and a throttle section that reduces the fluid channel of at least one of the high-pressure channel and the connection channel in order to reduce an initial discharge pressure applied to the vane guide slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Hoon Choi, Jeong Il Park, Jeong Hoon Kang, Phil Soo Chang, Kyung Rae Cho, Jin Kyu Choi, Hyeong Joon Seo, In Ju Lee
  • Publication number: 20080166249
    Abstract: A rotary compressor is provided, including: a rotation shaft; a driving motor which is coupled to a first side of the rotation shaft to supply a rotation force; a rotation cam which is eccentrically provided to a second side of the rotation shaft and supports a rolling piston rotating inside a cylinder which is provided under the driving motor; an upper radial bearing and a lower radial bearing which are provided to an upper part and a lower part of the rolling piston and support the rotation shaft in a radial direction; and an axial supporting part which comprises a first supporting member which is provided between the driving motor and the upper radial bearing, and a second supporting member which is provided between the rotation cam and the lower radial bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung-rae Cho, Phil-soo Chang, In-ju Lee, Ji-hoon Choi, Hyeong-joon Seo
  • Patent number: 7377119
    Abstract: An air conditioning system includes an indoor heat exchanging unit, an outdoor heat exchanging unit, a compressor forming a closed loop together with the indoor and outdoor heat exchanging units to compress refrigerant, and a compressor driver to drive the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-chul Kim, Hyeong-joon Seo, Jun-pyo Lee, Jae-hyo Jeong, Jung-chul Choi
  • Publication number: 20060032254
    Abstract: An air conditioning system includes an indoor heat exchanging unit, an outdoor heat exchanging unit, a compressor forming a closed loop together with the indoor and outdoor heat exchanging units to compress refrigerant, and a compressor driver to drive the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-chul Kim, Hyeong-joon Seo, Jun-pyo Lee, Jae-hyo Jeong, Jung-chul Choi
  • Patent number: 6701722
    Abstract: An air conditioner and method of detecting a refrigerant leakage in the air conditioner in which the entire refrigerant pipe of the air conditioner is sectioned based on expansion valves into a plurality of sections, the sections are checked one by one to quickly detect a refrigerant leakage from the sections and an exact position of a broken or loosened area of the refrigerant pipe causing such a refrigerant leakage is found. In the method of detecting a refrigerant leakage in the air conditioner, comprising a compressor, an expansion valve, an outdoor heat exchanger, and an indoor heat exchanger connected to one another by a refrigerant pipe, the refrigerant pipe is sectioned into a high pressure section extending from the outlet port of the compressor to the inlet port of the expansion valve, and a low pressure section extending from the outlet port of the expansion valve to the inlet port of the compressor. A pressure sensor is provided on the refrigerant pipe within the low pressure section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeong-Joon Seo, Gyoo-Ha Jung
  • Patent number: 6453691
    Abstract: Disclosed herewith is an air conditioner with a pressure regulation device. The air conditioner controls the number of operated compressors according to load. The air conditioner includes a plurality of bypass conduits for guiding gaseous refrigerant from the outlet sides of compressors to the inlet sides of the compressors. A plurality of bypass valves are arranged on the bypass conduits for selectively opening and shutting the bypass conduits. A control unit controls the opening and closing of the bypass valves so as to control pressure in the inlet sides of one or more started compressors during the starting of the compressors. In addition, a method for controlling the air conditioner is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeong-Joon Seo, Jong-Moon Kim
  • Publication number: 20020073721
    Abstract: Disclosed herewith is an air conditioner with a pressure regulation device. The air conditioner controls the number of operated compressors according to load. The air conditioner includes a plurality of bypass conduits for guiding gaseous refrigerant from the outlet sides of compressors to the inlet sides of the compressors. A plurality of bypass valves are arranged on the bypass conduits for selectively opening and shutting the bypass conduits. A control unit controls the opening and closing of the bypass valves so as to control pressure in the inlet sides of one or more started compressors during the starting of the compressors. In addition, a method for controlling the air conditioner is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Hyeong-Joon Seo, Jong-Moon Kim