Patents by Inventor Mun Sub Kim

Mun Sub Kim 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: 11920827
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an air cleaner. The air cleaner includes a main body, a panel configured to be movable with respect to the main body, a power transmission device connected to the panel, a vibration-preventing member connected to the power transmission device and including a vibration-preventing portion in contact with the power transmission device and a slip-preventing portion having a thickness thinner than the vibration-preventing portion, and a driving source connected to the vibration-preventing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mun Sub Kim, Jae-Woo Choi, Hyeong Joon Seo, Du Han Jung
  • Patent number: 11326786
    Abstract: An air conditioner comprises a compressor configured to have an inlet, through which a refrigerant is sucked in, the sucked refrigerant being compressed by the compressor, and an outlet, through which the compressed refrigerant is discharged, a four-way valve configured to switch flow paths in cooling and heating operations, the four-way valve having a valve body, a D port protruding from the valve body in a first direction to be connected to the outlet, and an S port 26 protruding from the valve body in a second direction, which is opposite to the first direction, to be connected to the inlet, and a compressor pipe having a discharging pipe to connect the outlet and the D port and a sucking pipe to connect the inlet and the S port, one of the discharging pipe and the sucking pipe has two curved portions and the other has one curved portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mun Sub Kim, Hyeong Joon Seo, Hyeong Jin Lee, Du Han Jung
  • Publication number: 20210010694
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an air cleaner. The air cleaner includes a main body, a panel configured to be movable with respect to the main body, a power transmission device connected to the panel, a vibration-preventing member connected to the power transmission device and including a vibration-preventing portion in contact with the power transmission device and a slip-preventing portion having a thickness thinner than the vibration-preventing portion, and a driving source connected to the vibration-preventing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Mun Sub KIM, Jae-Woo CHOI, Hyeong Joon SEO, Du Han JUNG
  • Patent number: 10808952
    Abstract: Disclosed is a humidifier and home appliance having a structure with an air inflow path formed in a water tank separately from a water supply inlet and configured to prevent noise due to air bubbles during water supply to a water reservoir from the water tank, and a structure configured to block the air inflow path in order to prevent water from flowing into the air inflow path during replenishment of water to the water tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mun Sub Kim, Hyeong Joon Seo, Hoon Yeong Koh, Ju Hwan Kim, Jin Yong Mo
  • Patent number: 10801741
    Abstract: In an air-conditioning system, a gaseous refrigerant remaining in a reservoir can be discharged from the reservoir even when a cooling operation has started and the reservoir is being filled with a liquid refrigerant. Therefore, the reservoir can be filled with the liquid refrigerant at a faster speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Il Kim, Mun Sub Kim, Tae Woo Kang, Hyeon U Park, Wang Byung Chae, Kyung Hoon Kim, Sung Goo Kim, Hyeong Joon Seo, Hyun Wuk Kang, Jin Yong Mo, Il Yong Cho
  • Patent number: 10746456
    Abstract: Disclosed are provided indoor unit of an air conditioner. A present invention is to provide an indoor unit of an air conditioner having an improved structure for preventing vibrations and noise of a blade due to vibrations of a motor when the blade rotates, and a blade unit applied to the indoor unit. The indoor unit of the air conditioner includes a main body including an outlet, and a blade unit configured to adjust a direction in which air discharged from the outlet is discharged, wherein the blade unit comprises, a blade coupled with the main body to be rotatable in the outlet, a motor including a rotation transfer member, and configured to generate a rotatory force that is transferred to the blade; and a buffer member made of a material having a restoring force, coupled with the blade at one end, and surrounding a part of the rotation transfer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mun Sub Kim, Hyun Wuk Kang, You Jae Kim, Jin Yong Mo, Hyeong Joon Seo, Woong Sun, Jun Riul Song
  • Patent number: 10739020
    Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes a cabinet including a first plate and a second plate, a blower disposed inside the cabinet, and a blower cover covering the blower and an upper side of the cabinet. The first plate includes a contact area in contact with the blower cover in an outward direction of the cabinet, and the second plate includes a first non-contact area that is not in contact with the blower cover in the outward direction of the cabinet. The blower cover is disposed on one of four plates of the cabinet to reduce the noise generated due to the vibration of the cabinet by reducing the vibration transmitted from the blower cover to the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mun Sub Kim, Hyun-Wuk Kang, Hoon Yeong Koh, You Jae Kim, Hyeong Joon Seo, Du Han Jung
  • Publication number: 20190383503
    Abstract: Disclosed is a humidifier and home appliance having a structure with an air inflow path formed in a water tank separately from a water supply inlet and configured to prevent noise due to air bubbles during water supply to a water reservoir from the water tank, and a structure configured to block the air inflow path in order to prevent water from flowing into the air inflow path during replenishment of water to the water tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Mun Sub KIM, Hyeong Joon SEO, Hoon Yeong KOH, Ju Hwan KIM, Jin Yong MO
  • Patent number: 10436466
    Abstract: Disclosed is a humidifier and home appliance having a structure with an air inflow path formed in a water tank separately from a water supply inlet and configured to prevent noise due to air bubbles during water supply to a water reservoir from the water tank, and a structure configured to block the air inflow path in order to prevent water from flowing into the air inflow path during replenishment of water to the water tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mun Sub Kim, Hyeong Joon Seo, Hoon Yeong Koh, Ju Hwan Kim, Jin Yong Mo
  • Publication number: 20190170374
    Abstract: An air conditioner comprises a compressor configured to have an inlet, through which a refrigerant is sucked in, the sucked refrigerant being compressed by the compressor, and an outlet, through which the compressed refrigerant is discharged, a four-way valve configured to switch flow paths in cooling and heating operations, the four-way valve having a valve body, a D port protruding from the valve body in a first direction to be connected to the outlet, and an S port 26 protruding from the valve body in a second direction, which is opposite to the first direction, to be connected to the inlet, and a compressor pipe having a discharging pipe to connect the outlet and the D port and a sucking pipe to connect the inlet and the S port, one of the discharging pipe and the sucking pipe has two curved portions and the other has one curved portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mun Sub KIM, Hyeong Joon SEO, Hyeong Jin LEE, Du Han JUNG
  • Publication number: 20190078795
    Abstract: In an air-conditioning system according to an aspect of the present disclosure, a gaseous refrigerant remaining in a reservoir can be discharged from the reservoir even when a cooling operation has started and the reservoir is being filled with a liquid refrigerant. Therefore, the reservoir can be filled with the liquid refrigerant at a faster speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Il KIM, Mun Sub KIM, Tae Woo KANG, Hyeon U PARK, Wang Byung CHAE, Kyung Hoon KIM, Sung Goo KIM, Hyeong Joon SEO, Hyun Wuk KANG, Jin Yong MO, II Yong CHO
  • Publication number: 20180073750
    Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes a cabinet including a first plate and a second plate, a blower disposed inside the cabinet, and a blower cover covering the blower and an upper side of the cabinet. The first plate includes a contact area in contact with the blower cover in an outward direction of the cabinet, and the second plate includes a first non-contact area that is not in contact with the blower cover in the outward direction of the cabinet. The blower cover is disposed on one of four plates of the cabinet to reduce the noise generated due to the vibration of the cabinet by reducing the vibration transmitted from the blower cover to the cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mun Sub KIM, Hyun-Wuk Kang, Hoon Yeong Koh, You Jae Kim, Hyeong Joon Seo, Du Han Jung
  • Patent number: 9873127
    Abstract: An air cleaner, which allows air to flow smoothly, has increased strength, and reduces noise generated when a blower fan rotates. The air cleaner includes a main body including an inlet and an outlet, a blower fan provided inside of the main body, and configured to induce air from outside of the main body to be suctioned into the inlet and to be discharged to the outlet, a motor configured to drive the blower fan, and a fan guard to which the motor is fixed, and configured to guide air suctioned into the inlet to the blower fan, where the fan guard is provided to include a plurality of bent cross sections arranged in a radial direction at different distances from the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mun Sub Kim, Hyun-Wuk Kang, Ju Young Kim, Woo Seog Song, Jin Yong Mo, Hyeong Joon Seo
  • Publication number: 20170067681
    Abstract: Disclosed are provided indoor unit of an air conditioner. A present invention is to provide an indoor unit of an air conditioner having an improved structure for preventing vibrations and noise of a blade due to vibrations of a motor when the blade rotates, and a blade unit applied to the indoor unit. The indoor unit of the air conditioner includes a main body including an outlet, and a blade unit configured to adjust a direction in which air discharged from the outlet is discharged, wherein the blade unit comprises, a blade coupled with the main body to be rotatable in the outlet, a motor including a rotation transfer member, and configured to generate a rotatory force that is transferred to the blade; and a buffer member made of a material having a restoring force, coupled with the blade at one end, and surrounding a part of the rotation transfer member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mun Sub Kim, Hyun Wuk Kang, You Jae Kim, Jin Yong Mo, Hyeong Joon Seo, Woong Sun, Jun Riul Song
  • Publication number: 20160305674
    Abstract: Disclosed is a humidifier and home appliance having a structure with an air inflow path formed in a water tank separately from a water supply inlet and configured to prevent noise due to air bubbles during water supply to a water reservoir from the water tank, and a structure configured to block the air inflow path in order to prevent water from flowing into the air inflow path during replenishment of water to the water tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Mun Sub Kim, Hyeong Joon Seo, Hoon Yeong Koh, Ju Hwan Kim, Jin Yong Mo
  • Publication number: 20150352479
    Abstract: An air cleaner, which allows air to flow smoothly, has increased strength, and reduces noise generated when a blower fan rotates. The air cleaner includes a main body including an inlet and an outlet, a blower fan provided inside of the main body, and configured to induce air from outside of the main body to be suctioned into the inlet and to be discharged to the outlet, a motor configured to drive the blower fan, and a fan guard to which the motor is fixed, and configured to guide air suctioned into the inlet to the blower fan, where the fan guard is provided to include a plurality of bent cross sections arranged in a radial direction at different distances from the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Mun Sub KIM, Hyun-Wuk KANG, Ju Young KIM, Woo Seog SONG, Jin Yong MO, Hyeong Joon SEO
  • Patent number: 8899392
    Abstract: A damper for decreasing a piping vibration capable of enhancing the efficiency in decreasing the piping vibration and adjusting the weight of a weight portion according to the type of the compressor and the shape of the pipe applied to the compressor by separating a fixed portion from a weight portion such that the fixed portion makes a direct contact with a pipe and the weight portion has an interval from the pipe without making a direct contact with the pipe, in which the damper installed on the pipe to decrease the vibration includes a fixation part provided with a coupling hole formed therein to be coupled to the pipe, and coupled and fixed to the pipe such that the coupling hole makes contact with an outer circumferential surface of the pipe, and a weight part connected to the fixation part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mun Sub Kim, Hyun Wuk Kang, Jin Yong Mo, Yong Jae Song, Cheon Seok Yoon
  • Publication number: 20140047852
    Abstract: An air conditioner that improves efficiency of an inverter compressor by injecting an intermediate pressure refrigerant to the inverter compressor during heating or cooling and a control method thereof are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Hoon Kim, Hyun Wuk Kang, Mun Sub Kim, You Jae Kim, Suk Ho Lee, Se Won Kim, Tae Il Kim, Jin Yong Mo, Jong Won Bak, Hyeong Joon Seo, Je Jin Lee, Min Chang, Dong Il Jung, Il Yong Cho, Man Ki Ha
  • Patent number: 7191988
    Abstract: A pipe fixing device comprising a plurality of pipes, for conducting liquid or gas, arranged to cross each other, and a fixing member for fixing the plurality of pipes. The fixing member comprises a plurality of pipe fixing bores, and a plurality of fitting bores for the fitting of bands used to tighten the pipes. The present invention can secure not only easy insertion of the pipes arranged to cross each other, but also enhancement in a coupling force of the pipes through the use of the tightening bands, resulting in stable and reliable fixation of the pipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mun Sub Kim, Jai Kwon Lee, Jin Yong Mo, Deug Yong Park, Hyung Suk Han, Ju Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: RE48660
    Abstract: A pipe fixing device comprising a plurality of pipes, for conducting liquid or gas, arranged to cross each other, and a fixing member for fixing the plurality of pipes. The fixing member comprises a plurality of pipe fixing bores, and a plurality of fitting bores for the fitting of bands used to tighten the pipes. The present invention can secure not only easy insertion of the pipes arranged to cross each other, but also enhancement in a coupling force of the pipes through the use of the tightening bands, resulting in stable and reliable fixation of the pipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mun Sub Kim, Jai Kwon Lee, Jin Yong Mo, Deug Yong Park, Hyung Suk Han, Ju Hwan Kim