Patents by Inventor Kwon-Jae LEE

Kwon-Jae 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).

  • Patent number: 11493253
    Abstract: An evaporator for an ice maker includes an evaporator body having a refrigerant flow path formed therein; a dipping member connected to the evaporator body, for a refrigerant having a temperature lower than a freezing point of water to flow in the refrigerant flow path to generate ice in a state in which at least a portion of the dipping member is submerged in water; a heater having at least a portion inserted into the refrigerant flow path, and directly or indirectly heating at least one of the refrigerant in the refrigerant flow path, the evaporator body, and the dipping member to separate the ice generated on the dipping member from the dipping member; and a connection member connecting the evaporator body and the refrigerant flow path to be connected to a refrigeration cycle, and inserting the at least a portion of the heater into the refrigerant flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: COWAY Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gyeong-Min Lee, Jung-Hwan Lee, Kyu-Jun Kim, Doo-Youl Jeon, Myeong-Hoon Kang, Jin-Woo Choi, Kwon-Jae Lee, Jae-Man Kim
  • Publication number: 20220057129
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an evaporator for ice-making includes: a preparation step for preparing a plate member, a finger member, and a capillary tube, the plate member being provided with a through hole and formed as a developed view of a tube; an insertion step for inserting the finger member into the through hole so that the finger member at least partially passes through the through hole; a connection step for fixedly connecting the finger member to the plate member; an insert placement step for placing at least a part of the capillary tube on the plate member; and an evaporation tube formation step for forming an evaporation tube, which is provided with a refrigerant flow path through which a refrigerant flows, by bending the plate member into a tube shape and connecting end portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: WOONGJIN COWAY Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwon-Jae LEE, In-Du CHOI, Hyun-Woo LEE, Chung-Lae KIM, Chan-Jung PARK, Woong JUNG
  • Publication number: 20220034571
    Abstract: An evaporator for an ice maker includes an evaporator body having a refrigerant flow path formed therein; a dipping member connected to the evaporator body, for a refrigerant having a temperature lower than a freezing point of water to flow in the refrigerant flow path to generate ice in a state in which at least a portion of the dipping member is submerged in water; a heater having at least a portion inserted into the refrigerant flow path, and directly or indirectly heating at least one of the refrigerant in the refrigerant flow path, the evaporator body, and the dipping member to separate the ice generated on the dipping member from the dipping member; and a connection member connecting the evaporator body and the refrigerant flow path to be connected to a refrigeration cycle, and inserting the at least a portion of the heater into the refrigerant flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: WOONGJIN COWAY Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gyeong-Min LEE, Jung-Hwan LEE, Kyu-Jun KIM, Doo-Youl JEON, Myeong-Hoon KANG, Jin-Woo CHOI, Kwon-Jae LEE, Jae-Man KIM