Patents by Inventor Myung Ju Sim

Myung Ju Sim 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: 8707726
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a main body provided with a freezing chamber, a freezing chamber door to open and close the freezing chamber, a subsidiary door to open and close an opening provided on the freezing chamber door, and an ice maker installed on the rear surface of the subsidiary door to manufacture ice. As the opening is opened by the subsidiary door, the ice maker is drawn out of the freezing chamber, thereby enabling a user to conveniently supply water to the inside of the ice maker or to conveniently use the ice manufactured by the ice maker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Lim, So Hyun Min, Myung Ju Sim
  • Patent number: 8172347
    Abstract: A variable shelf assembly includes a mounting member mounted in a storage compartment of a refrigerator, a shelf support member coupled to the mounting member such that the shelf support member is vertically movable, a shelf mounted on the shelf support member, and a lifting unit to lift the shelf support member. The mounting member and/or the shelf support member has a plurality of cool air circulation holes through which cool air circulating in the storage compartment passes. The lifting unit includes a driving gear, a driven gear rotatable by the driving gear, a screw shaft coupled to the driven gear, at least one moving member movable by the rotation of the screw shaft, and at least one rotary link having one end rotatably coupled to the moving member and the other end rotatably coupled to the mounting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Lim, Dae Yeop Park, Myung Ju Sim
  • Publication number: 20110239687
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a main body provided with a freezing chamber, a freezing chamber door to open and close the freezing chamber, a subsidiary door to open and close an opening provided on the freezing chamber door, and an ice maker installed on the rear surface of the subsidiary door to manufacture ice. As the opening is opened by the subsidiary door, the ice maker is drawn out of the freezing chamber, thereby enabling a user to conveniently supply water to the inside of the ice maker or to conveniently use the ice manufactured by the ice maker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Lim, So Hyun Min, Myung Ju Sim
  • Patent number: 7748804
    Abstract: A refrigerator which provides an improved installation structure of a receiving device disposed in a storage chamber such that the receiving device can be stably supported in the storage chamber and easily mounted on and separated from the storage chamber. The refrigerator includes a shelf fixing structure which fixes a shelf to the storage chamber. The shelf fixing structure includes an engaging protrusion formed on a lower surface of the shelf at one side of the shelf, a stepped surface formed at the other side of the shelf, a restriction groove formed at a position corresponding to the engaging protrusion to restrict the engaging protrusion, and a restriction portion formed at a position corresponding to the stepped surface to restrict the stepped surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Lim, Dae Yeop Park, Myung Ju Sim
  • Publication number: 20080203878
    Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator including a storage chamber having a door at a front thereof; a first storage basket provided in a lower portion of the storage chamber and being opened and closed integrally with the door; and a second storage basket provided above the first storage basket in the lower portion of the storage chamber, wherein the first storage basket is provided with at least one regulation member to draw the second storage basket into the storage chamber when the door is closed. Since the storage baskets are completely drawn into the storage chamber, the refrigerator improves the convenience of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Lim, So Hyun Min, Myung Ju Sim
  • Publication number: 20080202146
    Abstract: A refrigerator which provides an improved installation structure of a receiving device disposed in a storage chamber such that the receiving device can be stably supported in the storage chamber and easily mounted on and separated from the storage chamber. The refrigerator includes a shelf fixing structure which fixes a shelf to the storage chamber. The shelf fixing structure includes an engaging protrusion formed on a lower surface of the shelf at one side of the shelf, a stepped surface formed at the other side of the shelf, a restriction groove formed at a position corresponding to the engaging protrusion to restrict the engaging protrusion, and a restriction portion formed at a position corresponding to the stepped surface to restrict the stepped surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Lim, Dae Yeop Park, Myung Ju Sim
  • Publication number: 20080203041
    Abstract: A variable shelf assembly includes a mounting member mounted in a storage compartment of a refrigerator, a shelf support member coupled to the mounting member such that the shelf support member is vertically movable, a shelf mounted on the shelf support member, and a lifting unit to lift the shelf support member. The mounting member and/or the shelf support member has a plurality of cool air circulation holes through which cool air circulating in the storage compartment passes. The lifting unit includes a driving gear, a driven gear rotatable by the driving gear, a screw shaft coupled to the driven gear, at least one moving member movable by the rotation of the screw shaft, and at least one rotary link having one end rotatably coupled to the moving member and the other end rotatably coupled to the mounting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Lim, Dae Yeop Park, Myung Ju Sim
  • Publication number: 20080203875
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a lower box which moves forward or backward in a storage chamber and an upper box which is prepared above the lower box to move in the forward or backward direction. The refrigerator includes a sliding rail unit guiding forward and backward movement of the upper box, a bracket which is prepared between the upper box and the sliding rail unit to combine the upper box and the sliding rail unit, and a release-lock member, which includes a handle on an upper surface and an inclined surface at one side of a lower surface. The release-lock member is inserted into insert holes formed in the upper box and the bracket to fix the bracket to the upper box, thereby preventing the upper box from being separated from the sliding rail unit when the upper box moves forward or backward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Lim, So Hyun Min, Myung Ju Sim