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).

  • Publication number: 20160356414
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Jun-ki NOH, Jong-pil SEO, Nam-gi LEE, Woo-sung IN, Chi-woo LEE
  • Patent number: 8459055
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yong-Su Kim, Seong-Jae Kim, Nam-Gi Lee
  • Patent number: 8397952
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seong-Jae Kim, Nam-Gi Lee
  • Patent number: 8353179
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-Jae Kim, Ill-Shin Kim, Seung-Hwan Oh, Sang-Ho Park, Nam-Gi Lee
  • Patent number: 8333305
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seong-Jae Kim, Nam-Gi Lee
  • Patent number: 8011202
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yong-Su Kim, Seong-Jae Kim, Nam-Gi Lee
  • Publication number: 20100252575
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seong-Jae Kim, Nam-Gi Lee
  • Publication number: 20100251733
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seong-Jae KIM, Nam-Gi LEE
  • Publication number: 20100251743
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Myung-Ryul LEE, Nam-Gi LEE, Seong-Jae KIM
  • Publication number: 20100192613
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Sung-Jae Kim, Ill-Shin Kim, Seung-Hwan Oh, Sang-Ho Park, Nam-Gi Lee
  • Publication number: 20100082159
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seong-Jae Kim, Nam-Gi Lee
  • Patent number: 7523880
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Nam-Gi Lee, Wook-Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20080295538
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yong-Su KIM, Seong-Jae KIM, Nam-Gi LEE
  • Publication number: 20080295536
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yong-Su Kim, Seong-Jae Kim, Nam-Gi Lee
  • Patent number: 7422168
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Eui-Yeop Jung, Sung-Hoon Chung, Nam-Gi Lee, Wook-Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20060202071
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Eui-Yeop Jung, Sung-Hoon Chung, Nam-Gi Lee, Wook-Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20060202072
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc
    Inventors: Nam-Gi Lee, Wook-Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20050036076
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam-gi Lee, Weon-hee Lee