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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Publication number: 20160356414Abstract: A display device is provided, which includes a main body, and a drive body electrically connected to the main body and configured to support the main body so as to rotate the main body leftward and rightward, wherein the drive body includes an upper plate that ascends and descends.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Jun-ki NOH, Jong-pil SEO, Nam-gi LEE, Woo-sung IN, Chi-woo LEE
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Patent number: 8459055Abstract: Disclosed is the auger in an ice bin mounted in a refrigerator, and the like. The auger in the ice bin is configured to rotate a plurality of augers having spiral-shaped transfer blades and to dispose ice in each space between the transfer blades of the auger for transfer. Accordingly, a certain amount of ice can always be discharged without simultaneously discharging a great amount of ice, and a user may select the number of ice, thus to diversity functions of an ice dispenser. In addition, since the auger is made of a flexible material, the ice can be prevented from being crushed during transfer, thereby enhancing the reliability of the ice dispenser.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2008Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Yong-Su Kim, Seong-Jae Kim, Nam-Gi Lee
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Patent number: 8397952Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 28, 2009Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seong-Jae Kim, Nam-Gi Lee
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Patent number: 8353179Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 12, 2007Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sung-Jae Kim, Ill-Shin Kim, Seung-Hwan Oh, Sang-Ho Park, Nam-Gi Lee
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Patent number: 8333305Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 2, 2009Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seong-Jae Kim, Nam-Gi Lee
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Patent number: 8011202Abstract: Disclosed is the auger in an ice bin mounted in a refrigerator, and the like. The auger in the ice bin is configured to rotate an auger having spiral-shaped transfer blades and to dispose ice in each space between the transfer blades of the auger for transfer. Accordingly, a certain amount of ice can always be discharged without simultaneously discharging a great amount of ice, and a user may select the number of ice, thus to diversity functions of an ice dispenser. In addition, since the auger is made of a flexible material, the ice can be prevented from being crushed during transfer, thereby enhancing the reliability of the ice dispenser.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2008Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Yong-Su Kim, Seong-Jae Kim, 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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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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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: 20080295538Abstract: Disclosed is the auger in an ice bin mounted in a refrigerator, and the like. The auger in the ice bin is configured to rotate a plurality of augers having spiral-shaped transfer blades and to dispose ice in each space between the transfer blades of the auger for transfer. Accordingly, a certain amount of ice can always be discharged without simultaneously discharging a great amount of ice, and a user may select the number of ice, thus to diversity functions of an ice dispenser. In addition, since the auger is made of a flexible material, the ice can be prevented from being crushed during transfer, thereby enhancing the reliability of the ice dispenser.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yong-Su KIM, Seong-Jae KIM, Nam-Gi LEE
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Publication number: 20080295536Abstract: Disclosed is the auger in an ice bin mounted in a refrigerator, and the like. The auger in the ice bin is configured to rotate an auger having spiral-shaped transfer blades and to dispose ice in each space between the transfer blades of the auger for transfer. Accordingly, a certain amount of ice can always be discharged without simultaneously discharging a great amount of ice, and a user may select the number of ice, thus to diversity functions of an ice dispenser. In addition, since the auger is made of a flexible material, the ice can be prevented from being crushed during transfer, thereby enhancing the reliability of the ice dispenser.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yong-Su Kim, Seong-Jae Kim, Nam-Gi Lee
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Patent number: 7422168Abstract: An ice dispenser apparatus includes an ice bin to receive ice cubes; a shutter mechanism located near a bottom of the ice bin to selectively dispense ice cubes or crushed ice; an ice crusher located above the shutter mechanism to crush ice cubes into crushed ice; and an ice discharge controller located adjacent to the ice crusher and having a structure to selectively provide a certain amount of ice cubes onto the shutter mechanism and to effectively minimize an undesirable accumulation of ice near the ice crusher that may cause interference during operation.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2006Date of Patent: September 9, 2008Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Eui-Yeop Jung, Sung-Hoon Chung, Nam-Gi Lee, Wook-Yong Lee
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Publication number: 20060202071Abstract: An ice dispenser apparatus, comprising: an ice bin to receive ice cubes; a shutter mechanism located near a bottom of the ice bin to selectively dispense ice cubes or crushed ice; an ice crusher located above the shutter mechanism to crush ice cubes into crushed ice; and an ice discharge controller located adjacent to the ice crusher and having a structure to selectively provide a certain amount of ice cubes onto the shutter mechanism and to effectively minimize an undesirable accumulation of ice near the ice crusher that may cause interference during operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2006Publication date: September 14, 2006Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Eui-Yeop Jung, Sung-Hoon Chung, Nam-Gi Lee, Wook-Yong Lee
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Publication number: 20060202072Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2006Publication date: September 14, 2006Applicant: LG Electronics IncInventors: Nam-Gi Lee, Wook-Yong Lee
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Publication number: 20050036076Abstract: A projection TV comprising a screen displaying an image wherein the screen is secured to the mask by selective rotation of a retainer which engages a hook on a backside of the mask. A bracket system provided inside of an edge part of the mask secure the retainer in rotation to engage the hook so that the retainer presses against the screen to retain the screen in the mask, simplifying a supporting structure for the screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2004Publication date: February 17, 2005Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nam-gi Lee, Weon-hee Lee