Patents by Inventor Kae-hum Lee
Kae-hum 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).
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Patent number: 10260796Abstract: A refrigerator includes a compressor to compress refrigerant, a condenser to liquefy the refrigerant supplied from the compressor, a capillary tube to decompress and expand the refrigerant supplied from the condenser, an evaporator to vaporize the refrigerant supplied from the capillary tube, a shutoff valve installed at an inlet of the capillary tube so as to prevent the refrigerant in the condenser during stoppage of the compressor from being moved to the evaporator, and a control unit to enable the shutoff valve to be blocked together so as to prevent movement of the refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator during stoppage of the compressor, and to enable the shutoff valve to be opened together so as to move the refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator during starting of the compressor.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2015Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jee Hoon Lee, Sang Gyu Jung, Seung Yong Yang, Jae Sek Oh, Kae Hum Lee, Sung Cheul Park, Jong Nam Lee, Ho June Jeong
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Publication number: 20160097579Abstract: A refrigerator includes a compressor to compress refrigerant, a condenser to liquefy the refrigerant supplied from the compressor, a capillary tube to decompress and expand the refrigerant supplied from the condenser, an evaporator to vaporize the refrigerant supplied from the capillary tube, a shutoff valve installed at an inlet of the capillary tube so as to prevent the refrigerant in the condenser during stoppage of the compressor from being moved to the evaporator, and a control unit to enable the shutoff valve to be blocked together so as to prevent movement of the refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator during stoppage of the compressor, and to enable the shutoff valve to be opened together so as to move the refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator during starting of the compressor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jee Hoon LEE, Sang Gyu JUNG, Seung Yong YANG, Jae Sek OH, Kae Hum LEE, Sung Cheul PARK, Jong Nam LEE, Ho June JEONG
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Publication number: 20140239791Abstract: A refrigerator includes a compressor to compress refrigerant, a condenser to liquefy the refrigerant supplied from the compressor, a capillary tube to decompress and expand the refrigerant supplied from the condenser, an evaporator to vaporize the refrigerant supplied from the capillary tube, a shutoff valve installed at an inlet of the capillary tube so as to prevent the refrigerant in the condenser during stoppage of the compressor from being moved to the evaporator, and a control unit to enable the shutoff valve to be blocked together so as to prevent movement of the refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator during stoppage of the compressor, and to enable the shutoff valve to be opened together so as to move the refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator during starting of the compressor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jee Hoon LEE, Sang Gyu JUNG, Seung Yong YANG, Jae Sek OH, Kae Hum LEE, Sung Cheul PARK, Jong Nam LEE, Ho June JEON
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Patent number: 8752400Abstract: A refrigerator includes a compressor to compress refrigerant, a condenser to liquefy the refrigerant supplied from the compressor, a capillary tube to decompress and expand the refrigerant supplied from the condenser, an evaporator to vaporize the refrigerant supplied from the capillary tube, a shutoff valve installed at an inlet of the capillary tube so as to prevent the refrigerant in the condenser during stoppage of the compressor from being moved to the evaporator, and a control unit to enable the shutoff valve to be blocked together so as to prevent movement of the refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator during stoppage of the compressor, and to enable the shutoff valve to be opened together so as to move the refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator during starting of the compressor.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jee Hoon Lee, Sang Gyu Jung, Seung Yong Yang, Jae Sek Oh, Kae Hum Lee, Sung Cheul Park, Jong Nam Lee, Ho June Jeon
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Publication number: 20120073317Abstract: A refrigerator includes a compressor to compress refrigerant, a condenser to liquefy the refrigerant supplied from the compressor, a capillary tube to decompress and expand the refrigerant supplied from the condenser, an evaporator to vaporize the refrigerant supplied from the capillary tube, a shutoff valve installed at an inlet of the capillary tube so as to prevent the refrigerant in the condenser during stoppage of the compressor from being moved to the evaporator, and a control unit to enable the shutoff valve to be blocked together so as to prevent movement of the refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator during stoppage of the compressor, and to enable the shutoff valve to be opened together so as to move the refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator during starting of the compressor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jee Hoon LEE, Sang Gyu Jung, Seung Yong Yang, Jae Sek Oh, Kae Hum Lee, Sung Cheul Park, Jong Nam Lee, Ho June Jeon
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Publication number: 20060248915Abstract: A refrigerator having a main body cabinet comprising an outside cabinet forming outer appearance and an inside cabinet provided with a filling distance of foaming material inside the outside cabinet and formed with a freezer and a cooler, a freezer evaporator and a cooler evaporator, a freezer fan and a cooler fan ventilating cold air formed from the freezer evaporator and the cooler evaporator toward the freezer and the cooler, includes: a cooler duct forming a cold air pathway between the cooler evaporator and the cooler, and having at least one inlet and an outlet formed at an upper side of the cooler evaporator; an airing duct provided to communicate with the cooler duct and a lower area of the cooler to make the cold air go in and out; wherein the cold air of the cooler is introduced into the cooler evaporator through the inlet and the air duct when the cooler fan turns on, the cold air formed from the cooler evaporator flows out to the cooler via the airing duct when the cooler fan turns off.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2006Publication date: November 9, 2006Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kae-hum Lee