Patents by Inventor Hyo-Shin LEE

Hyo-Shin LEE 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).

  • Air conditioner and method of controlling the same
    Patent number: 12146675
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: 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
  • AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
    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