Patents by Inventor Kwang-su Heo

Kwang-su Heo 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: 11326827
    Abstract: A refrigerator having a cool air circulation unit for directly supplying heat-exchanged cool air to a storage compartment is disclosed. The cool air circulation unit supplies and discharges the cool air, which has been heat-exchanged in an evaporator, to and from the storage compartment through a flow passage provided inside a partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang Su Heo, Young-Bae Hong, Ki-Hyun Kim, Jong-hoon Oh
  • Publication number: 20210285714
    Abstract: A refrigerator having a cool air circulation unit for directly supplying heat-exchanged cool air to a storage compartment is disclosed. The cool air circulation unit supplies and discharges the cool air, which has been heat-exchanged in an evaporator, to and from the storage compartment through a flow passage provided inside a partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang Su HEO, Young-Bae HONG, Ki-Hyun KIM, Jong-hoon OH
  • Patent number: 10470633
    Abstract: A cleaning device includes an inhalation unit to generate inhalation force to inhale air into a main body, the inhalation unit comprising: an impeller that is rotatable; an impeller cover having an inlet damper formed therein; and a return channel that is coupled to the impeller cover so that the impeller is capable of being accommodated in the return channel and that is directly coupled to the impeller so that air passing through the impeller is capable of being introduced into the return channel, the return channel comprising: an inner frame; and an outer frame at an outer side of the inner frame so as to be spaced apart from the inner frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Kim, Sang Won Lee, Dong Suk Ko, Jin Hyung Park, Eung Ryeol Seo, Hyeon Joon Oh, Joo Yong Lee, Jae Ho Choi, Kwang Su Heo
  • Patent number: 10465696
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a centrifugal fan and a refrigerator. The centrifugal fan according to an aspect of the present disclosure has a structure in which a plurality of blades disposed along a circumferential direction are disposed in two lines in a radial direction of a hub, such that the noise of the fan is reduced and the flow rate of air is increased, and the efficiency of the fan is improved, and the centrifugal fan includes a middle guide member inducing an inflow in the center of the fan, such that the inflow to the fan is prevented from being concentrated in a lower part of the fan, and a total height of a discharge port is efficiently used. Therefore, the uniformity of a component of a discharging flow at the discharge port is improved and thus the noise of the fan is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Joo Kim, Kwang Su Heo, Eung Ryeol Seo, Hyo Suck Kang
  • Patent number: 9920975
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a mid-frame positioned on a front surface of the main body wall and a heater configured to heat the mid-frame and provided at the mid-frame. The mid-frame includes a front frame provided to cover at least a part of a front surface of the at least one inner box configured to form the main body wall, and an extension frame formed to extend rearward from the front frame and including an edge portion in which an end portion of the extension frame has a thickness greater than that of an adjacent extension frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Bum Kim, Kyung Mok Yoo, Hyun Joo Kim, Kwang Su Heo, Eung Ryeol Seo, In-Yong Hwang, Ji Hoon Choi, Jeong Hoon Kang, Mi Jung Lee
  • Publication number: 20170332861
    Abstract: A cleaning device includes an inhalation unit to generate inhalation force to inhale air into a main body, the inhalation unit comprising: an impeller that is rotatable; an impeller cover having an inlet damper formed therein; and a return channel that is coupled to the impeller cover so that the impeller is capable of being accommodated in the return channel and that is directly coupled to the impeller so that air passing through the impeller is capable of being introduced into the return channel, the return channel comprising: an inner frame; and an outer frame at an outer side of the inner frame so as to be spaced apart from the inner frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun KIM, Sang Won LEE, Dong Suk KO, Jin Hyung PARK, Eung Ryeol SEO, Hyeon Joon OH, Joo Yong LEE, Jae Ho CHOI, Kwang Su HEO
  • Patent number: 9757000
    Abstract: A cleaning device includes an improved structure in which cleaning performance can be improved. The cleaning device includes an inhalation unit to generate inhalation force to inhale air into a main body, wherein the inhalation unit includes: an impeller that is rotatable; an impeller cover having an inlet damper formed therein; and a return channel coupled to the impeller cover so that the impeller can be accommodated in the return channel, wherein the return channel includes: an inner frame; and an outer frame placed at an outer side of the inner frame so as to be spaced apart from the inner frame, and a plurality of wings are disposed between the inner frame and the outer frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Joo Kim, Sang Won Lee, Dong Suk Ko, Jin Hyung Park, Eung Ryeol Seo, Hyeon Joon Oh, Joo Yong Lee, Jae Ho Choi, Kwang Su Heo
  • Publication number: 20170108266
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a mid-frame positioned on a front surface of the main body wall and a heater configured to heat the mid-frame and provided at the mid-frame. The mid-frame includes a front frame provided to cover at least a part of a front surface of the at least one inner box configured to form the main body wall, and an extension frame formed to extend rearward from the front frame and including an edge portion in which an end portion of the extension frame has a thickness greater than that of an adjacent extension frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Bum Kim, Kyung Mok Yoo, Hyun Joo Kim, Kwang Su Heo, Eung Ryeol Seo, In-Yong Hwang, Ji Hoon Choi, Jeong Hoon Kang, Mi Jung Lee
  • Publication number: 20160281731
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a centrifugal fan and a refrigerator. The centrifugal fan according to an aspect of the present disclosure has a structure in which a plurality of blades disposed along a circumferential direction are disposed in two lines in a radial direction of a hub, such that the noise of the fan is reduced and the flow rate of air is increased, and the efficiency of the fan is improved, and the centrifugal fan includes a middle guide member inducing an inflow in the center of the fan, such that the inflow to the fan is prevented from being concentrated in a lower part of the fan, and a total height of a discharge port is efficiently used. Therefore, the uniformity of a component of a discharging flow at the discharge port is improved and thus the noise of the fan is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Hyun Joo Kim, Kwang Su Heo, Eung Ryeol Seo, Hyo Suck Kang
  • Publication number: 20150173577
    Abstract: A cleaning device includes an improved structure in which cleaning performance can be improved. The cleaning device includes an inhalation unit to generate inhalation force to inhale air into a main body, wherein the inhalation unit includes: an impeller that is rotatable; an impeller cover having an inlet damper formed therein; and a return channel coupled to the impeller cover so that the impeller can be accommodated in the return channel, wherein the return channel includes: an inner frame; and an outer frame placed at an outer side of the inner frame so as to be spaced apart from the inner frame, and a plurality of wings are disposed between the inner frame and the outer frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Joo Kim, Sang Won Lee, Dong Suk Ko, Jin Hyung Park, Eung Ryeol Seo, Hyeon Joon Oh, Joo Yong Lee, Jae Ho Choi, Kwang Su Heo
  • Patent number: 7662202
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dust collector of a vacuum cleaner. The dust collector comprises: a cyclone body forming a cyclone chamber and having a bottom wall and an air inlet, air being admitted into the cyclone chamber and rotating in the cyclone chamber; an outlet pipe extending upwardly from the bottom wall of the cyclone body; and a dust-bin body surrounding the cyclone body in such a manner that a dust collection space is formed between the dust-bin body and the cyclone body. The inner diameter of the cyclone body is increased as approaching a height near the top end of the outlet pipe from the bottom wall of the cyclone body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jang-keun Oh, Seoung-yun Seol, Kwang-su Heo, Min-ha Kim
  • Publication number: 20070289269
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dust collector of a vacuum cleaner. The dust collector comprises: a cyclone body forming a cyclone chamber and having a bottom wall and an air inlet, air being admitted into the cyclone chamber and rotating in the cyclone chamber; an outlet pipe extending upwardly from the bottom wall of the cyclone body; and a dust-bin body surrounding the cyclone body in such a manner that a dust collection space is formed between the dust-bin body and the cyclone body. The inner diameter of the cyclone body is increased as approaching a height near the top end of the outlet pipe from the bottom wall of the cyclone body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Jang-keun Oh, Seoung-yun Seol, Kwang-su Heo, Min-ha Kim