Patents by Inventor Il Sung Bae

Il Sung Bae 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: 11668511
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a main body, a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber provided inside the main body with front sides thereof open, an evaporator, while being arranged inside the main body, configured to generate cold air and arranged behind the first storage chamber, a first duct configured to supply the cold air generated from the evaporator to the first storage chamber, a second duct configured to supply cold air to the second storage chamber, and a connection duct configured to connect the first duct and the second duct to cause the cold air inside the first duct to flow into the second duct, and a damper configured to selectively open and close the connection duct, wherein the damper is provided inside the first duct, and the second duct has a front surface in a form of a flat surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo Yong Lee, Il Sung Bae, Joo Hee Song, Byung Kwan Yang, Jae Pil Cho, Hyo Ju Han
  • Patent number: 11512887
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment, and a cooling module removably mounted to the cabinet. The cooling module includes an evaporator, a condenser, and a compressor. A first cold air duct extends from the first storage compartment and is configured to allow a portion of the cooling module in which the evaporator is arranged, to communicate with the first storage compartment when the cooling module is coupled to the cabinet, and a second cold air duct is different from the first cold air duct and extends from the second storage compartment. The second cold air duct is configured to allow the portion of the cooling module in which the evaporator is arranged, to communicate with the second storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Woo Jeon, Il Sung Bae, Dae Jin Hong, Sun Gi Hong
  • Publication number: 20220316788
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a main body, a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber provided inside the main body with front sides thereof open, an evaporator, while being arranged inside the main body, configured to generate cold air and arranged behind the first storage chamber, a first duct configured to supply the cold air generated from the evaporator to the first storage chamber, a second duct configured to supply cold air to the second storage chamber, and a connection duct configured to connect the first duct and the second duct to cause the cold air inside the first duct to flow into the second duct, and a damper configured to selectively open and dose the connection duct, wherein the damper is provided inside the first duct, and the second duct has a front surface in a form of a flat surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Joo Yong LEE, Il Sung BAE, Joo Hee SONG, Byung Kwan YANG, Jae Pil CHO, Hyo Ju HAN
  • Publication number: 20220252325
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a main body, a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber provided inside the main body with front sides thereof open, an evaporator, while being arranged inside the main body, configured to generate cold air and arranged behind the first storage chamber, a first duct configured to supply the cold air generated from Elite evaporator to the first storage chamber, a second duct configured to supply cold air to the second storage chamber, and a connection duct configured to connect the first duct and the second duct to cause the cold air inside the first duct to flow into the second duct, and a damper configured to selectively open and close the connection duct, wherein the damper is provided inside the first duct, and the second duct has a from surface in a form of a flat surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Joo Yong Lee, Il Sung Bae, Joo Hee Song, Byung Kwan Yang, Jae Pil Cho, Hyo Ju Han
  • Patent number: 11402146
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body including an inner case and an outer case, a storage compartment defined by the inner case, a door configured to open and close the storage compartment, an ice making chamber disposed on a rear surface of the door, a fan configured to supply cold air to the storage compartment and the ice making chamber, and a guide passage formed by being recessed into the inner case to guide cold air supplied by the fan to the ice making chamber. The inner case includes an upper wall, and the guide passage is formed by being recessed into the upper wall of the inner case to be exposed to the storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Woo Jeon, Il Sung Bae, Joo Hee Song, Ki-Hyun Kim, Byung Kwan Yang
  • Patent number: 11333421
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator capable of improving a user's convenience by locating a knob for adjusting a temperature of a cooling container above the cooling container. The refrigerator includes: a first storage room; a second storage room positioned below the first storage room; a cooling container positioned in the inside of the first storage room, and forming a cooling space maintained at a temperature that is different from a temperature of the first storage room; and a knob configured to adjust a temperature of the cooling space and positioned above the cooling container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo Hee Song, Il Sung Bae, Se Jin Yun, Jae Pil Cho
  • Patent number: 11313607
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a duct module, wherein the duct modules include a front panel and a rear panel coupled to each other in the front-rear direction and forming a flow path, a plurality of flow path forming protrusions extending from a front surface of the front panel to form a flow path therebetween, and a sealing surface extending parallel to the rear surface of the front panel from front ends of the plurality of flow path forming protrusions and in surface contact with the rear surface of the front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo Yong Lee, Sun Gi Hong, Il Sung Bae, Joo Hee Song, Byung Kwan Yang
  • Patent number: 11306960
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a cabinet in which a storeroom is formed and including a duct opening; a cooling module detachably coupled to the cabinet and including an evaporator, a condenser, a compressor, a module body having a space in which the evaporator is accommodated, and a duct module detachably coupled to the module body to guide cold air produced from the evaporator to the storeroom, wherein the duct opening, the duct module and the storeroom are arranged so that, when the duct module is detached from the module body, the duct module is passable through the duct opening to be removed through the storeroom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Jin Hong, Il Sung Bae, Byung Kwan Yang, Byung Woo Jeon, Sun Gi Hong
  • Publication number: 20220099352
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body, a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber provided inside the main body with front sides thereof open. An evaporator is arranged inside the main body and is configured to generate cold air and arranged behind the first storage chamber. A first duct is configured to supply the cold air generated from the evaporator to the first storage chamber and a second duct is configured to supply cold air to the second storage chamber. A connection duct is configured to connect the first duct and the second duct to cause the cold air inside the first duct to flow into the second duct, and a damper is configured to selectively open and close the connection duct. The damper is provided inside the first duct, and the second duct has a flat front surface in a form of a flat surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joo Yong LEE, Il Sung BAE, Joo Hee SONG, Byung Kwan YANG, Jae Pil CHO, Hyo Ju HAN
  • Publication number: 20220011035
    Abstract: A refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a main body; a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber provided in the main body so that the front surfaces thereof are opened; an evaporator which is disposed inside the main body and which generates cold air; a first duct for supplying the cold air to the first storage chamber; a second duct for supplying the cold air to the second storage chamber; and a connecting duct for connecting the first duct and the second duct so as to allow the cold air generated by the evaporator to flow to the second duct, wherein the second duct includes a connecting port connected to the connecting duct, a discharge port through which the cold air is discharged, a discharge path for connecting the connecting port and the discharge port, and a connecting path for connecting the inside of the second storage chamber and the discharge path, the discharge path includes a minimum region in which the cross sectional area thereof in a vertical di
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Joo Yong LEE, Il Sung BAE, Hyo Ju HAN
  • Patent number: 11073327
    Abstract: A refrigerator may include a main body having a storage room, a door configured to open or close the storage room, a sensing lever configured to contact the door while the door is closed, where the sensing lever is movable in one of a first direction and in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, a sensor configured to sense a movement of the sensing lever in one of the first direction and the second direction, and a controller configured to open the door when the sensor senses the movement of the sensing lever in the first direction, and to maintain the door closed when the sensor senses the movement of the sensing lever in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woo-Sung Kim, Sung Ho Cho, Il Sung Bae
  • Publication number: 20210095910
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator having an improved structure to improve ice making performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Woo Jeon, Il Sung Bae, Joo Hee Song, Ki-Hyun Kim, Byung Kwan Yang
  • Publication number: 20200208901
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator which includes a rear duct including a first guide passage configured to guide cold air generated in an evaporator and a cooling discharge port through which the cold air is discharged from the first guide passage to the inside of a storage compartment to cool the storage compartment, an upper duct including a second guide passage coupled with the first guide passage and an air curtain discharge port through which the cold air is discharged from the second guide passage to a front opening of the storage compartment to form an air curtain at the front opening of the storage compartment, and a blade to close or open the air curtain discharge port and which may form an effective air curtain with a simple structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Il Sung BAE, Joo Hee SONG, Joo Yong LEE
  • Patent number: 10634418
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator which includes a rear duct including a first guide passage configured to guide cold air generated in an evaporator and a cooling discharge port through which the cold air is discharged from the first guide passage to the inside of a storage compartment to cool the storage compartment, an upper duct including a second guide passage coupled with the first guide passage and an air curtain discharge port through which the cold air is discharged from the second guide passage to a front opening of the storage compartment to form an air curtain at the front opening of the storage compartment, and a blade to close or open the air curtain discharge port and which may form an effective air curtain with a simple structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Il Sung Bae, Joo Hee Song, Joo Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20200033046
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator capable of improving a user's convenience by locating a knob for adjusting a temperature of a cooling container above the cooling container. The refrigerator includes: a first storage room; a second storage room positioned below the first storage room; a cooling container positioned in the inside of the first storage room, and forming a cooling space maintained at a temperature that is different from a temperature of the first storage room; and a knob configured to adjust a temperature of the cooling space and positioned above the cooling container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Joo Hee SONG, Il Sung BAE, Se Jin YUN, Jae Pil CHO
  • Patent number: 10526741
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a washing machine including a balancer module which is actively driven in a balancer housing to damp load unbalance of the washing machine, a power supplying unit provided at an outside of a tub to supply electric power to the balancer module, and a wire configured to pass through a hollow portion of a rotating shaft of a flange shaft to electrically connect the balancer module and the power supplying unit. The washing machine comprises a slip ring disposed between the rotating balancer module and the fixed power supplying unit to prevent the wire from being twisted. An internal wire disposed in a rotating tub is covered by a waterproofing tube so as to prevent moisture from permeating the internal wire. The hollow portion of the rotating shaft of the flange shaft is sealed by a stopper member and a packing member so as to prevent the moisture from permeating. An external wire disposed at an outside of the tub may be neatly arranged by a guide bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Il Sung Bae, In Ju Lee, Doo Young Ryu, Jae Seuk Park, Jeoung Kyo Jeoung
  • Publication number: 20180347892
    Abstract: A refrigerator may include a main body having a storage room, a door configured to open or close the storage room, a sensing lever configured to contact the door while the door is closed, where the sensing lever is movable in one of a first direction and in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, a sensor configured to sense a movement of the sensing lever in one of the first direction and the second direction, and a controller configured to open the door when the sensor senses the movement of the sensing lever in the first direction, and to maintain the door closed when the sensor senses the movement of the sensing lever in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woo-Sung KIM, Sung Ho CHO, Il Sung BAE
  • Publication number: 20180224188
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator including a duct module, wherein the duct modules include a front duct and a rear duct coupled to each other in the front-rear direction and forming a flow path, a plurality of flow path forming portions extending from a front surface of the rear duct to form a flow path therebetween, and a sealing portion extending parallel to the rear surface of the front duct from front ends of the plurality of flow path forming portions and in surface contact with the rear surface of the front duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Joo Yong LEE, Sun Gi HONG, Il Sung BAE, Joo Hee SONG, Byung Kwan YANG
  • Publication number: 20180187470
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a door opening apparatus capable of preventing degradation of appearance quality of a door because an additional switch is not provided, and a refrigerator including the same. The refrigerator may include a main body including a storage compartment, a door provided to open or close the storage compartment, and a door opening apparatus provided to detect a moving amount of the door and open the door when the door is pushed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Young Il SONG, Il Sung BAE, Jae Koog AN, Kwan Yeol LEE, Joo Yong LEE
  • Publication number: 20180172336
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator which includes a rear duct including a first guide passage configured to guide cold air generated in an evaporator and a cooling discharge port through which the cold air is discharged from the first guide passage to the inside of a storage compartment to cool the storage compartment, an upper duct including a second guide passage coupled with the first guide passage and an air curtain discharge port through which the cold air is discharged from the second guide passage to a front opening of the storage compartment to form an air curtain at the front opening of the storage compartment, and a blade to close or open the air curtain discharge port and which may form an effective air curtain with a simple structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Il Sung BAE, Joo Hee SONG, Joo Yong LEE