Patents by Inventor Man Soon Im

Man Soon Im 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).

  • Storage container with sensor device and refrigerator having the same
    Patent number: 9170047
    Abstract: A storage container with a sensor device to detect a state of food contained in the storage container and a refrigerator having the same. The sensor device is separably mounted to the storage container. The sensor device includes an electrode terminal usable not only to achieve a charging operation, but also to achieve a salinity measuring operation. Thus, the sensor device has user convenience while having a compact size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nam Ju Park, Kwon Chul Yun, Man Soon Im, Jeong Su Han, Hyo Sang Lee, Ji Hoon Ha
  • Accommodation container and refrigerator having the same
    Patent number: 8651598
    Abstract: A refrigerator capable of preventing a cool air from being released when a door is open by having an accommodation container, including a bottom wall, a front side wall, a rear side wall, and lateral side walls to form an accommodation space, stored in a storage compartment together with a food storage container while accommodating the food storage container, the lateral side walls being spaced from the food storage container to form a space that allows a cool air to remain around the food storage container, the front side wall having a height corresponding to a height of the food storage container to prevent the cool air around the food storage container from being released, and the rear side wall and the lateral side walls having heights lower than the height of the front side wall to allow the cool air to flow around the food storage container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyoung Min Go, Sang Bum Kim, Hyun Sang Yoo, Man Soon Im, Sang Woon Jeon
  • Refrigerator with step adjustment device
    Patent number: 8506026
    Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator capable of adjusting a step difference of a refrigerator door. The refrigerator includes a body, a door opening/closing the body, a hinge member having a hinge shaft to be coupled with the door, a mounting member fixed to the body to receive the hinge member, and an adjusting unit coupled with the hinge member to adjust a step difference of the door by moving the hinge member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Youn Kim, Man Soon Im
  • ACCOMMODATION CONTAINER AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20130056477
    Abstract: A refrigerator capable of preventing a cool air from being released when a door is open by having an accommodation container, including a bottom wall, a front side wall, a rear side wall, and lateral side walls to form an accommodation space, stored in a storage compartment together with a food storage container while accommodating the food storage container, the lateral side walls being spaced from the food storage container to form a space that allows a cool air to remain around the food storage container, the front side wall having a height corresponding to a height of the food storage container to prevent the cool air around the food storage container from being released, and the rear side wall and the lateral side walls having heights lower than the height of the front side wall to allow the cool air to flow around the food storage container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyoung Min GO, Sang Burn Kim, Hyun Sang Yoo, Man Soon Im, Sang Woon Jeon
  • Storage container with sensor device and refrigerator having the same
    Publication number: 20110314849
    Abstract: A storage container with a sensor device to detect a state of food contained in the storage container and a refrigerator having the same. The sensor device is separably mounted to the storage container. The sensor device includes an electrode terminal usable not only to achieve a charging operation, but also to achieve a salinity measuring operation. Thus, the sensor device has user convenience while having a compact size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Nam Ju PARK, Kwon Chul YUN, Man Soon IM, Jeong Su HAN, Hyo Sang LEE, Ji Hoon HA
  • Refrigerator with step adjustment device
    Publication number: 20100033067
    Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator capable of adjusting a step difference of a refrigerator door. The refrigerator includes a body, a door opening/closing the body, a hinge member having a hinge shaft to be coupled with the door, a mounting member fixed to the body to receive the hinge member, and an adjusting unit coupled with the hinge member to adjust a step difference of the door by moving the hinge member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Youn Kim, Man Soon Im