Patents by Inventor Jaeik CHA

Jaeik CHA 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: 12662770
    Abstract: A clothes dryer including an improved gasket structure to improve a drying performance. The clothes dryer includes a cabinet, a drum rotatable inside the cabinet, a frame positionable between the cabinet and the drum to support the drum, and a gasket positionable between the drum and the frame. The gasket includes a first member to couple an inlet member of the drum to a vertical surface of the frame while the first member is in contact with the vertical surface of the frame so as to limit a horizontal movement of the drum, and a second member to couple the inlet member of the drum to a horizontal surface of the frame while the second member elastically supports the inlet member of the drum on the horizontal surface of the frame so as to limit a vertical movement of the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Changbae Yeom, Youngjae Kim, Jaeik Cha, Yeonwoo Jeong
  • Publication number: 20240410105
    Abstract: A dryer includes: a main body which includes a front panel with an opening, an inlet and a base forming a bottom surface; a drum; and a heat exchanger accessible through the opening. The base includes a bottom portion on which the heat exchanger is seated and a front wall portion vertical to the bottom portion. The base includes a cover configured to open and close the opening, a filter unit, and a ground electrode on the front wall portion. The filter unit includes a fixer member coupleable to the front wall portion such that while the fixer member at a first position the filter unit is prevented from being separated, and while the fixer member is moved to a second position the filter unit is separable from the front wall portion. The fixer member is electrically connected to the ground electrode at the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sunghyun CHUN, Youngjae KIM, Myungwon JEON, Jaeik CHA, Hankyu CHOI