Patents by Inventor Jong Seok Yoon
Jong Seok Yoon 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: 20240094601Abstract: A camera module includes a housing, a movable body configured to move in a direction of an optical axis of the housing; a reinforcing member formed integrally on one surface of the movable body, and configured to increase a rigidity of the movable body; and a first buffer member formed in the reinforcing member, and configured to reduce an impactive force between the housing and the movable body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae Hyuk LEE, Soo Cheol LIM, Byung Woo KANG, Young Bok YOON, Jong Woo HONG, Jung Seok LEE
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Patent number: 8726686Abstract: An ice-making device and a refrigerator having the ice-making device are provided. The ice-making device includes an ice-making housing defining a predetermined ice-making space therein, an ice tray rotatably installed in the ice-making space and provided with a plurality of ice-making grooves, and a protruding rib that is formed on the ice tray to prevent water from being splashed out of the ice-making grooves.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2008Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jong-Seok Yoon, Byeong-Gyu Kang
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Patent number: 8683822Abstract: A refrigerator includes a freezing chamber door provided with an ice-making assembly. Ice made by the ice-making assembly can be immediately drawn out to the outside by opening an exclusively used home-bar door. In addition, an ice-making case is coupled by a coupling formed integrally with the freezing chamber door and the ice-making case without a coupling tool or operation. Moreover, if a water bucket is installed to the ice-making case, a water supply hole of the lower end of the water bucket is opened by an opening and closing structure, so that water in the water bucket is automatically supplied to an ice tray. In addition, an ice-separating lever having a ? shape is provided to simultaneously rotate a plurality of ice trays. Meanwhile, an ice bank cooperates with the home-bar door to be drawn out forward as the home-bar door is opened.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2007Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Byeong-Gyu Kang, Young-Woo Kim, Jae-Youl Lee, Hwal-Kyun Lee, Jong-Seok Yoon, Sang-Ho Park
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Patent number: 8333448Abstract: A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a shelf member provided in the refrigerator; a position setting member positioning the shelf member at the set height; a guide member maintaining the connection state of the shelf member and the position setting member; and a rise induction mechanism allowing the shelf member to be raised by stages as connected with the position setting member.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2007Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Jong-Seok Yoon, Anthony Ogg
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Patent number: 8226184Abstract: A height adjusting apparatus of a shelf for a refrigerator in a refrigerator having the shelf on which objects to be stored are placed and which is movable up or down to a certain height, the apparatus comprising: fixing guides formed in parallel with the movement path of the shelf; and operation levers movable along the fixing guides when the shelf is moved upwardly or downwardly, and restricted in the fixing guides to maintain the shelf at a height that the shelf is moved upwardly or downwardly when the shelf is completely moved upwardly or downwardly.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2007Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Byeong-Gyu Kang, Jae-Youl Lee, Ki-Hoon Song, Jeong-Ho Shin, Jong-Seok Yoon
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Patent number: 8210626Abstract: In order to allow a user to conveniently adjust the elevation of the shelf, simplify the structure not to generate noise, stably maintain the selected position of the shelf, and rapidly and considerably adjusting the elevation of the shelf, the present invention discloses an elevation adjustment apparatus for a shelf in a refrigerator comprises a shaft lengthily provided up and down in the inside of the refrigerator; a shelf moved up and down along the shaft; an operating lever hinged to the shelf and having a through hole through which the shaft penetrates; and an elastic member pushing the operating lever to contact the through hole to the shelf and hook them so that the up and down movement of the shelf is selectively restricted.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2007Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jeong-Ho Shin, Byeong-Gyu Kang, Jae-Youl Lee, Jong-Seok Yoon, Ki-Hoon Song
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Patent number: 8104304Abstract: The present invention relates to an ice-making device for a refrigerator. The ice-making device of the present invention comprises a water tank detachably installed to a rear surface of a refrigerator door for selectively opening or closing a storage space, first and second ice trays rotatably installed to the rear surface of the door to make ice using water supplied from the water tank, and an ice bank installed to the rear surface of the door to store therein the ice made in the first and second ice trays. According to the present invention, ice can be more simply and easily taken out while minimizing the leakage of cold air circulating in the storage space. Further, ice can be stored in a more sanitary way while minimizing the contamination of the storage space in the process of making ice.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2007Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Byeong-Gyu Kang, Young-Woo Kim, Jae-Youl Lee, Hwal-Kyun Lee, Jong-Seok Yoon, Sang-Ho Park
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Patent number: 7934389Abstract: An ice tray assembly for a refrigerator is provided, which includes a case; at least one ice tray disposed in the case; a water box provided at a lateral surface of the ice trays to supply water to the ice trays; and at least one discharge hole provided at the water box corresponding to the number of the ice trays. According to the present invention, the ice tray assembly for the refrigerator is capable of supplying water to the plurality of ice trays at once, of easily supplying water to the ice trays disposed at an upper layer portion in general, as the water box is disposed at the lateral surface of the ice trays, and of uniformly supplying water to each of the plurality of the ice trays.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2007Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jong-Seok Yoon, Byeong-Gyu Kang, Jae-Youl Lee
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Patent number: 7841203Abstract: An ice tray assembly and refrigerator having the same are disclosed, by which pieces of ice stored in a plurality of ice trays can be simultaneously discharged by a single motion without interfering with each other. The present invention includes a plurality of ice trays vertically provided within a case, a plurality of the ice trays connected to one another by an interoperating means to be simultaneously rotated and a driving means for rotating a plurality of the ice trays by being connected thereto.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2007Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jong Seok Yoon, Byeong Gyu Kang, Jae Youl Lee
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Patent number: 7810344Abstract: Disclosed are a water tank and a refrigerator having the same. The water tank includes a tank main body provided with a water storage space formed therein and a discharge hole; a tank cover connected to the tank main body for opening and closing the water storage space; a valve movably installed in the tank main body for opening and closing the discharge hole; and a valve driving unit moving the valve using magnetic force so as to cause the valve to open and close the discharge hole. The water tank is opened and closed by the magnetic force of magnets and the restoring force of elastic members, and thus it is possible to prevent water stored in the water tank from leaking out in a process of attaching or detaching the water tank to or from the rear surface of a door or a refrigerator.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2007Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jong Seok Yoon, Byeong Gyu Kang, Jae Youl Lee
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Publication number: 20100236273Abstract: The present invention relates to an ice-making device for a refrigerator. The ice-making device of the present invention comprises a water tank detachably installed to a rear surface of a refrigerator door for selectively opening or closing a storage space, first and second ice trays rotatably installed to the rear surface of the door to make ice using water supplied from the water tank, and an ice bank installed to the rear surface of the door to store therein the ice made in the first and second ice trays. According to the present invention, ice can be more simply and easily taken out while minimizing the leakage of cold air circulating in the storage space. Further, ice can be stored in a more sanitary way while minimizing the contamination of the storage space in the process of making ice.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2007Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Byeong-Gyu Kang, Young-Woo Kim, Jae-Youl Lee, Hwal-Kyun Lee, Jong-Seok Yoon, Sang-Ho Park
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Publication number: 20100171402Abstract: Disclosed related to a refrigerator according to the present invention comprising a shelf member provided in the refrigerator; a position setting member positioning the shelf member at the set height; a guide member maintaining the connection state of the shelf member and the position setting member; and a rise induction means allowing the shelf member to be raised by stages as connected with the position setting member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2007Publication date: July 8, 2010Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Jong-Seok Yoon
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Publication number: 20100147011Abstract: The present invention relates to an ice-making assembly for a refrigerator and a refrigerator including the same. According to the present invention, a freezing chamber door is provided with an ice-making assembly, and ice made by the ice-making assembly can be immediately drawn out to the outside by opening an exclusively used home-bar door. In addition, an ice-making case is coupled by a coupling means formed integrally with the freezing chamber door and the ice-making case without a coupling tool or operation. Moreover, according to the present invention, if a water bucket is installed to the ice-making case, a water supply hole of the lower end of the water bucket is opened by an opening and closing means, so that water in water bucket is automatically supplied to an ice tray. In addition, an ice-separating lever having a ‘?’ shape is provided to simultaneously rotating a plurality of ice trays.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2007Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Byeong-Gyu Kang, Young-Woo Kim, Jae-Youl Lee, Hwal-Kyun Lee, Jong-Seok Yoon, Sang-Ho Park
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Publication number: 20100101261Abstract: An ice-making device and a refrigerator having the ice-making device are provided. The ice-making device includes an ice-making housing defining a predetermined ice-making space therein, an ice tray rotatably installed in the ice-making space and provided with a plurality of ice-making grooves, and a protruding rib that is formed on the ice tray to prevent water from being splashed out of the ice-making grooves.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2004Publication date: April 29, 2010Inventors: Jong-Seok Yoon, Byeong-Gyu Kang
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Publication number: 20100064721Abstract: In order to allow a user to conveniently adjust the elevation of the shelf, simplify the structure not to generate noise, stably maintain the selected position of the shelf, and rapidly and considerably adjusting the elevation of the shelf, the present invention discloses an elevation adjustment apparatus for a shelf in a refrigerator comprises a shaft lengthily provided up and down in the inside of the refrigerator; a shelf moved up and down along the shaft; an operating lever hinged to the shelf and having a through hole through which the shaft penetrates; and an elastic member pushing the operating lever to contact the through hole to the shelf and hook them so that the up and down movement of the shelf is selectively restricted.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2007Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jeong-Ho Shin, Byeong-Gyu Kang, Jae-Youl Lee, Jong-Seok Yoon, Ki-Hoon Song
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Publication number: 20100060125Abstract: A height adjusting apparatus of a shelf for a refrigerator in a refrigerator having the shelf on which objects to be stored are placed and which is movable up or down to a certain height, the apparatus comprising: fixing guides formed in parallel with the movement path of the shelf; and operation levers movable along the fixing guides when the shelf is moved upwardly or downwardly, and restricted in the fixing guides to maintain the shelf at a height that the shelf is moved upwardly or downwardly when the shelf is completely moved upwardly or downwardly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2007Publication date: March 11, 2010Inventors: Byeong-Gyu Kang, Jae-Youl Lee, Ki-Hoon Song, Jeong-Ho Shin, Jong-Seok Yoon
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Publication number: 20100053934Abstract: A lighting apparatus for a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention uses a light emitting diode with small volume and low heat generation amount so that the storage space of the refrigerator is assured as well as a risk of the degradation in the storage state of foods stored in the refrigerator due to heat emitted from the lighting apparatus is minimized.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2007Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jong-Seok Yoon, Bong-Kook Lee, Dong-Kyun Kim
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Publication number: 20090243453Abstract: The present invention relates to gaskets (120), and more particularly, to a gasket (120) which enables, not only to seal a gap between two components, but also easy attachment/detachment of the two components; and a refrigerator therewith. The gasket (120) includes a case (124) having a sealing member (122) attachable/detachable to/from a predetermined thing for sealing a gap when the sealing member (122) is attached, a close contact piece (126) for making close contact to other thing, and a plurality of supporting pieces (130, 132) connected between the close contact piece (126) and the case (124) so that one side of an attached surface of the sealing member (122) is detached from the predetermined thing at first if the other thing is pulled forward.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2007Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Byeong Gyu Kang, Ki Hoon Song, Jeong Ho Shin, Jong Seok Yoon
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Publication number: 20080001058Abstract: An ice tray assembly for a refrigerator is provided, which comprises: a case; at least one ice tray disposed in the case; a water box provided at a lateral surface of the ice trays to supply water to the ice trays; and at least one discharge hole provided at the water box corresponding to the number of the ice tray. According to the present invention, the ice tray assembly for the refrigerator is capable of supplying water to the plurality of ice trays at once, of easily supplying water to the ice trays disposed at an upper layer portion in general, as the water box is disposed at the lateral surface of the ice trays, and of uniformly supplying water to each of the plurality of the ice trays.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2007Publication date: January 3, 2008Inventors: Jong-Seok Yoon, Byeong-Gyu Kang, Jae-Youl Lee
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Patent number: 7189948Abstract: A lower limit of a heating factor for heating control of an oxygen sensor is adjusted on the basis of the heating factor, a P-jump delay time calculated based on an output voltage of the oxygen sensor, and a diagnosis index of the oxygen sensor, and thereby an engine may be stably controlled even if the oxygen sensor is aged.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2003Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Young Soo Kwon, Jong Seok Yoon, Ki Ha Shin