Patents by Inventor Hyung Kwen Ham
Hyung Kwen Ham 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).
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Publication number: 20210278090Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an oven including a main body including a cooking chamber, a door rotatably coupled to the main body to open and close the cooking chamber, and a door locking device to lock the door not to be open with respect to the main body, wherein the door locking device includes a cam to be rotatable and including a plurality of first contact parts and a plurality of second contact parts, a lock releasing guide to linearly move to selectively come into contact with the plurality of first contact parts, and a locker to come into contact with the plurality of second contact parts and coupled to a locker holder provided in the door when coming into the plurality of second contact parts. Other various embodiments are possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2019Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyung Kwen HAM, Hyeon Kyu LIM, Nam Soo PARK, Wan Gi PARK
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Patent number: 11089936Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dishwasher. The dishwasher, which is installed in a built-in manner in a system kitchen including a cabinet having a receiving space and a counter disposed on the cabinet to include an opening, includes a tub including a front opening, a front door configured to open and close the front opening, a cover frame disposed in the opening of the counter, an upper door rotatably coupled to the cover frame to open and close the opening of the counter, a trigger configured to lock or unlock the upper door, and a lift apparatus disposed to be spaced apart from the trigger and configured to open the upper door by a predetermined angle when the trigger releases the locking of the upper door.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyung Kwen Ham, Hyeon Kyu Lim, Yong Soo Kyong, Nam Soo Park, Chang Wook Lee, Jin Doo Kim
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Patent number: 11078697Abstract: A home appliance is provided. The home appliance includes a main body having an accommodation space, a first door rotatably coupled to the main body to open and close the accommodation space and having an opening, a second door rotatably coupled to the first door to open and close the opening, and a locking device configured to fix or separate the first door to or from the main body or fix or separate the second door to or from the first door. The locking device includes a main ring unit, an operating lever configured to separate the second door from the first door by pressure, and a dual opening preventing member configured to maintain a fixed state of the second door with respect to the first door when the operating lever is pressed in a state in which the first door is open.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyung-kwen Ham, Hyeon-kyu Lim, Nam-soo Park, Sang-jin Jeong
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Patent number: 10746411Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cooking apparatus capable of accurately perceiving whether a door is closed. Disclosed herein is also a cooking apparatus capable of preventing a latch assembly of a main body from being pressurized by another object outside the cooking apparatus in a state in which a door is opened. The cooking apparatus includes a latch assembly disposed in a main body and configured to confine a key member of a door, wherein the latch assembly includes: a body including an interference hole therein; a first lever rotatably coupled to the body; a second lever configured to be rotatable in a first direction due to pressurization of the key member; a stopper connected to the second lever and configured to restrict rotation of the first lever as the stopper is inserted into the interference hole; and a sensor configured to be selectively pressurized by the first lever and sense whether the door is opened and closed to prevent malfunction of the cooking apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyung Kwen Ham, Hyeon Kyu Lim, Nam Soo Park
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Publication number: 20200221921Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dishwasher. The dishwasher, which is installed in a built-in manner in a system kitchen including a cabinet having a receiving space and a counter disposed on the cabinet to include an opening, includes a tub including a front opening, a front door configured to open and close the front opening, a cover frame disposed in the opening of the counter, an upper door rotatably coupled to the cover frame to open and close the opening of the counter, a trigger configured to lock or unlock the upper door, and a lift apparatus disposed to be spaced apart from the trigger and configured to open the upper door by a predetermined angle when the trigger releases the locking of the upper door.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2018Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyung Kwen HAM, Hyeon Kyu LIM, Yong Soo KYONG, Nam Soo PARK, Chang Wook LEE, Jin Doo KIM
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Patent number: 10702123Abstract: A dishwasher includes a main body, a washing tub provided inside the main body, and configured to wash dishes therein, a fixed nozzle assembly fixed to one side of the washing tub, and configured to spray washing water; and a vane installed inside the washing tub in such a way to be movable along a first direction, and configured to reflect washing water sprayed from the fixed nozzle assembly toward the dishes.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chang Wook Lee, Seung Gee Hong, Hyung Kwen Ham, Ji Sun Yang, Buesing Johannes, Soo Hyung Yoo, Seung Wan Yoo
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Patent number: 10278240Abstract: A cooking appliance including a body includes a cooking compartment and an electrical component compartment formed therein, a door link-coupled with the body to open and/or close the cooking compartment, a door moving unit including a link member which connects the door with the body to allow the door to pivot upward and downward in front of the cooking compartment, and a cover unit which prevents the electrical component compartment in the body from being exposed by a movement of the link member. Here, the body includes a link moving portion formed on a front side to allow the link member to move into or out of the body, and the cover unit is configured to shield the link moving portion when the door is opened.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2016Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyung Kwen Ham, Nam Soo Park, Jea Won Lee
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Publication number: 20190063123Abstract: A home appliance is provided. The home appliance includes a main body having an accommodation space, a first door rotatably coupled to the main body to open and close the accommodation space and having an opening, a second door rotatably coupled to the first door to open and close the opening, and a locking device configured to fix or separate the first door to or from the main body or fix or separate the second door to or from the first door. The locking device includes a main ring unit, an operating lever configured to separate the second door from the first door by pressure, and a dual opening preventing member configured to maintain a fixed state of the second door with respect to the first door when the operating lever is pressed in a state in which the first door is open.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Hyung-kwen HAM, Hyeon-kyu LIM, Nam-soo PARK, Sang-jin JEONG
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Patent number: 10182699Abstract: A washing operation and a drying operation are performed while a basket which is located inside a washing tub and accommodates dishes reciprocates in a vertical direction of a washing tub due to a driving device. The basket reciprocates in order to pass through an injection nozzle which injects washing water and an air nozzle which injects air to perform the washing operation while passing through the injection nozzle and to perform the drying operation while passing through the air nozzle. Through this, a small amount of dishes may be washed and dried in a short time and the dishes may be washed using a small amount of water and energy.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jee-Hoon Lee, Ji Won Ryu, Jea Won Lee, Hyung Kwen Ham
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Patent number: 10168093Abstract: An integral door guide assembly is removably coupled in an opening of a door of a refrigerator and has an adjustable height. The refrigerator includes a first door rotatably connected to a front surface of a main body, and having an opening in which a plurality of door guide assemblies can be arranged, and a second door rotatably connected to a front surface of the first door. The door guide assembly includes a door guide, a guide removably fixed on both side walls of the opening, a moving unit removably coupled with both side walls of the door guide, guided by the guide to move in an up-down direction, a stopper coupled with the guide, and caught by or released from the catching projections to adjust a position of the moving unit and a latch configured to fix the stopper released from the catching projections.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2018Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae-In Eom, Nam Soo Park, Hyung Kwen Ham, Seon Ju Lee, Young Seok Lee, Bok Hyun Jang, Simon Ireland, June Hyuck Choi
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Publication number: 20180238604Abstract: An integral door guide assembly is removably coupled in an opening of a door of a refrigerator and has an adjustable height. The refrigerator includes a first door rotatably connected to a front surface of a main body, and having an opening in which a plurality of door guide assemblies can be arranged, and a second door rotatably connected to a front surface of the first door. The door guide assembly includes a door guide, a guide removably fixed on both side walls of the opening, a moving unit removably coupled with both side walls of the door guide, guided by the guide to move in an up-down direction, a stopper coupled with the guide, and caught by or released from the catching projections to adjust a position of the moving unit and a latch configured to fix the stopper released from the catching projections.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae-In EOM, Nam Soo PARK, Hyung Kwen HAM, Seon Ju LEE, Young Seok LEE, Bok Hyun JANG, Simon IRELAND, June Hyuck CHOI
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Publication number: 20180209659Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cooking apparatus capable of accurately perceiving whether a door is closed. Disclosed herein is also a cooking apparatus capable of preventing a latch assembly of a main body from being pressurized by another object outside the cooking apparatus in a state in which a door is opened. The cooking apparatus includes a latch assembly disposed in a main body and configured to confine a key member of a door, wherein the latch assembly includes: a body including an interference hole therein; a first lever rotatably coupled to the body; a second lever configured to be rotatable in a first direction due to pressurization of the key member; a stopper connected to the second lever and configured to restrict rotation of the first lever as the stopper is inserted into the interference hole; and a sensor configured to be selectively pressurized by the first lever and sense whether the door is opened and closed to prevent malfunction of the cooking apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Hyung Kwen HAM, Hyeon Kyu LIM, Nam Soo PARK
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Patent number: 9976793Abstract: An integral door guide assembly is removably coupled in an opening of a door of a refrigerator and has an adjustable height. The refrigerator includes a first door rotatably connected to a front surface of a main body, and having an opening in which a plurality of door guide assemblies can be arranged, and a second door rotatably connected to a front surface of the first door. The door guide assembly includes a door guide, a guide removably fixed on both side walls of the opening, a moving unit removably coupled with both side walls of the door guide, guided by the guide to move in an up-down direction, a stopper coupled with the guide, and caught by or released from the catching projections to adjust a position of the moving unit and a latch configured to fix the stopper released from the catching projections.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae-In Eom, Nam Soo Park, Hyung Kwen Ham, Seon Ju Lee, Young Seok Lee, Bok Hyun Jang, Simon Ireland, June Hyuck Choi
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Publication number: 20180055332Abstract: A dishwasher includes a main body, a washing tub provided inside the main body, and configured to wash dishes therein, a fixed nozzle assembly fixed to one side of the washing tub, and configured to spray washing water; and a vane installed inside the washing tub in such a way to be movable along a first direction, and configured to reflect washing water sprayed from the fixed nozzle assembly toward the dishes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chang Wook LEE, Seung Gee HONG, Hyung Kwen HAM, Ji Sun YANG, BUESING JOHANNES, Soo Hyung YOO, Seung Wan YOO
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Patent number: 9700197Abstract: A dishwasher enabling wash water to be reused, and a method of controlling the same, include a body provided with a washing tub on which dishware is disposed to be washed, a sump unit provided at a lower side of the body, and configured to accommodate wash water and pump the accommodated wash water, a spray nozzle configured to receive the wash water from the sump unit and spray the wash water to the washing tub, a storage tank provided at a lower side of the body and configured to accommodate used wash water which is supplied from the sump unit, a water supply pipe connecting the sump unit to the storage tank, and a pump connected to the water supply pipe and configured to pump the wash water being accommodated in the sump unit to the storage tank.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyung Kwen Ham, Jung Yoon Hahm, Dong Ho Park, Keon Ho Hong
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Publication number: 20170159992Abstract: An integral door guide assembly is removably coupled in an opening of a door of a refrigerator and has an adjustable height. The refrigerator includes a first door rotatably connected to a front surface of a main body, and having an opening in which a plurality of door guide assemblies can be arranged, and a second door rotatably connected to a front surface of the first door. The door guide assembly includes a door guide, a guide removably fixed on both side walls of the opening, a moving unit removably coupled with both side walls of the door guide, guided by the guide to move in an up-down direction, a stopper coupled with the guide, and caught by or released from the catching projections to adjust a position of the moving unit and a latch configured to fix the stopper released from the catching projections.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2016Publication date: June 8, 2017Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae-In EOM, Nam Soo PARK, Hyung Kwen HAM, Seon Ju LEE, Young Seok LEE, Bok Hyun JANG, Simon IRELAND, June Hyuck CHOI
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Patent number: 9668637Abstract: A nozzle assembly for spraying wash water at an inside a washing tub and a dishwasher having the same, the nozzle assembly including a nozzle configured to rotate on a rotating axis thereof, an inside rotor having a shape of a cylinder and configured to rotate according to a rotation of the nozzle while coupled to the rotating axis, and an outside rotor case having a larger radius than a radius of the inside rotor to accommodate the inside rotor therein, and having an opening hole through which the rotating axis passes, and the rotating axis of the nozzle revolves around a circumference of the opening hole.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2012Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chang Wook Lee, Jung Yoon Hahm, Hyung Kwen Ham
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Patent number: 9615719Abstract: A dishwasher including a washing chamber to wash dishes, a sump concavely formed at a lower portion of the washing chamber to collect water used in washing, a microfilter disposed at the sump to filter out dirt produced when the dishes are washed, and an ultrasonic generator to radiate ultrasonic waves toward the microfilter. Since the microfilter is automatically cleaned by the ultrasonic generator, a user may not need to manually clean the microfilter.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2013Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyun Hee Lim, Su Jin Seong, Ae Lee Im, Jea Won Lee, Jong Ho Lee, Jung Min Choi, Hyung Kwen Ham, Kyung Ho Hwang
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Publication number: 20160374157Abstract: A cooking appliance including a body includes a cooking compartment and an electrical component compartment formed therein, a door link-coupled with the body to open and/or close the cooking compartment, a door moving unit including a link member which connects the door with the body to allow the door to pivot upward and downward in front of the cooking compartment, and a cover unit which prevents the electrical component compartment in the body from being exposed by a movement of the link member. Here, the body includes a link moving portion formed on a front side to allow the link member to move into or out of the body, and the cover unit is configured to shield the link moving portion when the door is opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyung Kwen HAM, Nam Soo PARK, Jea Won LEE
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Publication number: 20160338568Abstract: A washing operation and a drying operation are performed while a basket which is located inside a washing tub and accommodates dishes reciprocates in a vertical direction of a washing tub due to a driving device. The basket reciprocates in order to pass through an injection nozzle which injects washing water and an air nozzle which injects air to perform the washing operation while passing through the injection nozzle and to perform the drying operation while passing through the air nozzle. Through this, a small amount of dishes may be washed and dried in a short time and the dishes may be washed using a small amount of water and energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jee-Hoon LEE, Ji Won RYU, Jea Won LEE, Hyung Kwen HAM