Patents by Inventor Nam-Gi Lee
Nam-Gi 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).
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Patent number: 8001796Abstract: A food storing apparatus dispenses a content stored in the apparatus. The food storing apparatus includes a button tray that functions as a switch to control dispensing of different contents in accordance with different moved positions of the button tray, but also functions as a tray to receive a residual content discharged after dispensing the content.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2008Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seong Jae Kim, Nam Gi Lee
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Publication number: 20100313593Abstract: A refrigerator and a device for ice discharging are disclosed. The device for ice discharging includes a case having an ice introduction opening and an ice discharge opening (312); a rotation member (320) rotatable in the case to transfer ice that is held in a predetermined amount to be discharged; and a discharge adjustment part (340) spaced apart a predetermined space from the rotation member (320) to adjust the number of the ices transferred by the rotation member, such that a fixed amount of the ice is substantially discharged. The refrigerator includes the device for ice discharging therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2007Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Nam Gi Lee, Seong Jae Kim, Chang Ho Seo
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Patent number: 7841204Abstract: Provided is an ice dispensing apparatus. The ice dispenser discharges a predetermined number of ice pieces at a time, and thus malfunctioning or errors caused by bottleneck condition can be prevented. Furthermore, inside a case of the ice dispenser, pieces of ice can be effectively prevented from sticking to each other in a simple way, and thus the reliability of products can be increased. The ice dispensing apparatus includes a case, a driving unit, and a regulator. The case includes an inlet receiving ice and an outlet discharging ice. The driving unit is disposed inside or outside the case. The regulator is disposed in the case at a predetermined side and rotatable by the driving unit. The regulator includes a spiral blade having a predetermined blade interval. A predetermined number of pieces of ice are guided by rotation of the spiral blade to the outlet of the case.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2007Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seong Jae Kim, Chang Ho Seo, Nam Gi Lee
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Publication number: 20100281906Abstract: An ice bank of a refrigerator is provided. The ice bank includes an ice accommodation chamber storing ice pieces made by an ice maker, and an ice pressing unit circulating the ice pieces by pressing the ice pieces for preventing sticking of the ice pieces in the ice accommodation chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2010Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Sung Hoon CHUNG, Eui Yeop Chung, Nam Gi Lee, Wook Yong Lee
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Patent number: 7818975Abstract: An ice bank of a refrigerator is provided. The ice bank includes an ice accommodation chamber storing ice pieces made by an ice maker, and an ice pressing unit circulating the ice pieces by pressing the ice pieces for preventing sticking of the ice pieces in the ice accommodation chamber.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2009Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sung Hoon Chung, Eui Yeop Chung, Nam Gi Lee, Wook Yong Lee
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Patent number: 7810346Abstract: An icemaker and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. An object of the present invention is to provide an icemaker and a method for controlling the same, which has an improved structure to make a lot of ice in a short time. an icemaker includes an ice tray rotatable with at least one column of ice making chambers formed therein to make ice; an ejector rotatably provided in each ice making chamber to eject the ice formed in the ice making chamber; an operation device which rotates the ice tray; and a separation device which separates the ice from the ice tray. The separation device may be a heater which heats the ice. Preferably, the heater is operated until adhesive force which acts between the ice and the ice tray is smaller than pushing force in which the ejector pushes the ice.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2006Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kyung Han Jeong, In Chul Jeong, Nam Gi Lee
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Publication number: 20100252575Abstract: A refrigerator includes a body having a cooling chamber and a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the cooling chamber. The refrigerator also includes a water source positioned at the cooling chamber or the door and configured to accommodate water. The refrigerator further includes a hot water supply unit positioned at the body or the door and configured to receive water from the water source, heat the water, and supply the heated water to outside of the body in response to a start signal. In addition, the refrigerator includes a hot water transferring unit that is connected to the hot water supply unit and configured to transfer the water remaining in the hot water supply unit after supplying the heated water to outside of the body is completed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2009Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Seong-Jae Kim, Nam-Gi Lee
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Publication number: 20100251733Abstract: An ice making device, a refrigerator having the ice making device, and a method for making ice are disclosed. Water is supplied to an ice making structure of an ice making device and frozen into ice. The ice is at least partially released from the ice making structure by supplying liquid water to the ice making structure to apply force to the ice in the ice making structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2010Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Seong-Jae KIM, Nam-Gi LEE
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Publication number: 20100251743Abstract: A refrigerator is disclosed in which cool air ducts guide cool air from a freezing chamber to an ice making chamber provided at a refrigerating chamber door. The cool air ducts are provided at a barrier sectioning the freezing chamber and the refrigerating chamber and at the refrigerating chamber door.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2010Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Myung-Ryul LEE, Nam-Gi LEE, Seong-Jae KIM
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Patent number: 7770408Abstract: An ice supplier includes a case configured to store ice from an ice maker. The case includes an outlet and a transfer unit configured to transfer ice pieces in the case to the outlet. A sensor is configured to sense ice pieces passing through the outlet and a controller is configured to control the transfer unit according to input from the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2007Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Yong Su Kim, Seong Jae Kim, Nam Gi Lee
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Publication number: 20100192613Abstract: A refrigerator is provided. A water supply passage unit of the refrigerator is installed going around a freezing compartment but via an outer side of the main body. Therefore, the water supply passage unit is not frozen.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2007Publication date: August 5, 2010Inventors: Sung-Jae Kim, Ill-Shin Kim, Seung-Hwan Oh, Sang-Ho Park, Nam-Gi Lee
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Publication number: 20100082159Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cooling chamber, a door that is configured to open and close at least a portion of the cooling chamber, and a dispenser positioned on the door and configured to dispense ice pieces or water through the door when the door is oriented in a closed position. The refrigerator also includes a dispensing button unit configured to control a dispensing start time and a dispensing speed of the ice pieces or water dispensed through the dispenser based on a position of at least a portion of the dispensing button unit that results from movement of the portion of the dispensing button unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2009Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Seong-Jae Kim, Nam-Gi Lee
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Publication number: 20100064715Abstract: An ice bank of a refrigerator is provided. The ice bank includes an ice accommodation chamber storing ice pieces made by an ice maker, and an ice pressing unit circulating the ice pieces by pressing the ice pieces for preventing sticking of the ice pieces in the ice accommodation chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Inventors: Sung Hoon Chung, Eui Yeop Chung, Nam Gi Lee, Wook Yong Lee
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Patent number: 7631513Abstract: An ice bank of a refrigerator is provided. The ice bank includes an ice accommodation chamber storing ice pieces made by an ice maker, and an ice pressing unit circulating the ice pieces by pressing the ice pieces for preventing sticking of the ice pieces in the ice accommodation chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2006Date of Patent: December 15, 2009Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sung Hoon Chung, Eui Yeop Chung, Nam Gi Lee, Wook Yong Lee
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Patent number: 7523880Abstract: An ice bin apparatus includes a case with an open upper portion for receiving pieces of ice. A guide within the case guides the received ice pieces and an auger adjacent to the guide transfers the guided ice pieces. A grinder for grinds the transferred ice pieces and a diffuser located at a bottom portion of the case discharges the ground ice. A shutter having a hinge that allows movement thereof opens or closes the diffuser for selectively discharging the ground ice therethrough, and a shutter press prevention part is capable of preventing the shutter from being pressed down during the grinding of ice pieces performed by the grinder.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2006Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Nam-Gi Lee, Wook-Yong Lee
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Publication number: 20090013699Abstract: A food storing apparatus dispenses a content stored in the apparatus. The food storing apparatus includes a button tray that functions as a switch to control dispensing of different contents in accordance with different moved positions of the button tray, but also functions as a tray to receive a residual content discharged after dispensing the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2008Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Seong Jae KIM, Nam Gi LEE
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Publication number: 20090007585Abstract: A food storage apparatus enables dispensation of contents (e.g., ice and/or water) stored in the food storage apparatus and collects residual contents after the dispensation of the contents.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Seong Jae KIM, Nam Gi LEE
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Publication number: 20090008403Abstract: A food storing apparatus capable of dispensing a content stored in the apparatus is disclosed. The food storing apparatus includes a button tray composite device configured to function as a switch to control the dispensation of the content, but also configured to function as a tray for receiving a residual content discharged after the content dispensation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Nam Gi LEE, Seong Jae KIM, Dong Jeong KIM
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Publication number: 20090008404Abstract: A dispenser and a refrigerator including the same are disclosed. The dispenser includes a body defined with a passage for movement of a content supplied from a supplier, and a guide member separably coupled to the body, to guide the content to an outside of the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seong Jae KIM, Nam Gi LEE
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Publication number: 20090009042Abstract: Refrigerator including a door, a dispenser mounted to the door, the dispenser having a dispensing opening for dispensing content, a button and tray combination device for controlling the dispensing of the content, as well as holding residue from the dispensing opening after the dispensing of the content, and a sensing device for sensing a height of the residue in the button and tray combination device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Seong Jae KIM, Nam Gi LEE