Patents by Inventor Ok Sun Yu
Ok Sun Yu 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: 8562087Abstract: A refrigerator and a method for controlling such a refrigerator is provided in which a receiving box may be automatically drawn in and out together with a door that forms a front face thereof in response to a command input at an input unit, thereby increasing user convenience.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2010Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Yong Hwan Eom, Myung Keun Yoo, Hyoun Jeong Shin, Ok Sun Yu, Young Jin Kim, Seung Do Han
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Patent number: 8497644Abstract: A refrigerator and a method for controlling the same are provided. With the refrigerator and the method for controlling the refrigerator, a receiving box may be automatically drawn in and out together with a door when a user operates an input device that inputs door drawing in and out instructions, thereby increasing use convenience of children and older people.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2010Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Yong Hwan Eom, Myung Keun Yoo, Hyoun Jeong Shin, Ok Sun Yu, Young Jin Kim, Seung Do Han
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Patent number: 8476858Abstract: A refrigerator and a method for controlling the same are provided. In this refrigerator and control method, a receiving box may be automatically drawn in and out together with a door based on a movement command received at an input unit, thus enhancing user convenience and satisfaction.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2010Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Yong Hwan Eom, Myung Keun Yoo, Hyoun Jeong Shin, Ok Sun Yu, Young Jin Kim, Seung Do Han
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Patent number: 8395334Abstract: A refrigerator includes a drawer having a door and a receiving box attached thereto. The drawer may be automatically moved in forward and backward directions. A supply of standby voltage may be intercepted by a drawer driving mechanism when the door is closed so as to reduce power consumption and improve response time to drawer opening and closing commands.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2010Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Yong Hwan Eom, Myung Keun Yoo, Hyoun Jeong Shin, Ok Sun Yu, Young Jin Kim, Seung Do Han
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Patent number: 8305023Abstract: A system and method for driving a drawer of a refrigerator is provided. This system and method allows a drawer to be withdrawn from or inserted into a main body of a refrigerator at a preset speed regardless of the weight of items stored within the drawer, thus increasing reliability of the driving system and enhancing utility of the drawer.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2009Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Yong Hwan Eom, Ok Sun Yu, Hyoun Jeong Shin
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Patent number: 8169176Abstract: A movement structure for a drawer of a refrigerator is provided. The movement structure may a storage box to be automatically withdrawn from or inserted into a storage compartment of the refrigerator by pressing a button. This automatic movement of the storage box may allow the storage box to be easily withdrawn from and inserted into the storage compartment regardless of a weight of items stored in the storage box.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2008Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Ok Sun Yu, Yong Hwan Eom, Hyoun Jeong Shin
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Patent number: 8169175Abstract: A system and method for driving a drawer of a refrigerator and a refrigerator employing this system is provided. This system and method allows for the automatic opening and closing of multiple drawers of a refrigerator either sequentially or simultaneously. The system automatically closes a first drawer after a second drawer has been opened to reduce the loss of cooling air and to preserve freshness of items stored in the refrigerator.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2008Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Ok Sun Yu, Yong Hwan Eom, Hyoun Jeong Shin
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Patent number: 8148932Abstract: A system and method for driving a drawer of a refrigerator are provided. This system allows a drawer to be automatically withdrawn from and/or inserted into a main body of the refrigerator. This system also allows a drawer which has been stopped during the withdrawal process to be further withdrawn from the main body so as to complete action on a withdrawal command, or to be re-inserted into the main body, so as to reduce cool air loss.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2009Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Myung Keun Yoo, Yong Hwan Eom, Ok Sun Yu, Hyoun Jeong Shin
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Patent number: 8074468Abstract: A movement structure for a drawer of a refrigerator is provided that allows a storage box to be automatically withdrawn from or inserted into a main body of the refrigerator. The structure may include a rolling mechanism that rolls along a guide mechanism coupled to the storage box to facilitate and guide the movement of the storage box and maintain alignment relative to the main body of the refrigerator. A drive motor may provide a rotational force to the rolling mechanism to automate the movement of the storage box.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2009Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Myung Keun Yoo, Yong Hwan Eom, Ok Sun Yu, Hyoun Jeong Shin
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Publication number: 20100236281Abstract: A refrigerator and a method for controlling the same are provided. With the refrigerator and the method for controlling the refrigerator, a receiving box may be automatically drawn in and out together with a door when a user operates an input device that inputs door drawing in and out instructions, thereby increasing use convenience of children and older people.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Inventors: Yong Hwan EOM, Myung Keun Yoo, Hyoun Jeong Shin, Ok Sun Yu, Young Jin Kim, Seung Do Han
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Publication number: 20100236279Abstract: A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a receiving box that may be automatically drawn in and out together with a door in response to a door drawing in command or drawing out command, thereby enhancing user convenience.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Inventors: Yong Hwan Eom, Myung Keun Yoo, Hyoun Jeong Shin, Ok Sun Yu, Young Jin Kim, Seung Do Han
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Publication number: 20100236278Abstract: A refrigerator and a method for controlling the same are provided. In this refrigerator and control method, a receiving box may be automatically drawn in and out together with a door based on a movement command received at an input unit, thus enhancing user convenience and satisfaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Inventors: Yong Hwan EOM, Myung Keun Yoo, Hyoun Jeong Shin, Ok Sun Yu, Young Jin Kim, Seung Do Han
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Publication number: 20100236277Abstract: A refrigerator and a method for controlling such a refrigerator is provided in which a receiving box may be automatically drawn in and out together with a door that forms a front face thereof in response to a command input at an input unit, thereby increasing user convenience.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Inventors: Yong Hwan EOM, Myung Keun YOO, Hyoun Jeong SHIN, Ok Sun YU, Young Jin KIM, Seung Do HAN
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Publication number: 20100236280Abstract: A refrigerator includes a drawer having a door and a receiving box attached thereto. The drawer may be automatically moved in forward and backward directions. A supply of standby voltage may be intercepted by a drawer driving mechanism when the door is closed so as to reduce power consumption and improve response time to drawer opening and closing commands.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Inventors: Yong Hwan EOM, Myung Keun Yoo, Hyoun Jeong Shin, Ok Sun Yu, Young Jin Kim, Seung Do Han
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Publication number: 20090248207Abstract: A system and method for driving a drawer of a refrigerator are provided. This system allows a drawer to be automatically withdrawn from and/or inserted into a main body of the refrigerator. This system also allows a drawer which has been stopped during the withdrawal process to be further withdrawn from the main body so as to complete action on a withdrawal command, or to be re-inserted into the main body, so as to reduce cool air loss.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventors: Myung Keun YOO, Yong Hwan Eom, Ok Sun Yu, Hyoun Jeong Shin
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Publication number: 20090241590Abstract: A system and method for driving a drawer of a refrigerator is provided. This system and method allows a drawer to be withdrawn from or inserted into a main body of a refrigerator at a preset speed regardless of the weight of items stored within the drawer, thus increasing reliability of the driving system and enhancing utility of the drawer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventors: Yong Hwan EOM, Ok Sun Yu, Hyoun Jeong Shin
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Publication number: 20090248205Abstract: A movement structure for a drawer of a refrigerator is provided. The movement structure may a storage box to be automatically withdrawn from or inserted into a storage compartment of the refrigerator by pressing a button. This automatic movement of the storage box may allow the storage box to be easily withdrawn from and inserted into the storage compartment regardless of a weight of items stored in the storage box.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2008Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventors: Ok Sun YU, Yong Hwan Eom, Hyoun Jeong Shin
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Publication number: 20090243448Abstract: A system and method for driving a drawer of a refrigerator and a refrigerator employing this system is provided. This system and method allows for the automatic opening and closing of multiple drawers of a refrigerator either sequentially or simultaneously. The system automatically closes a first drawer after a second drawer has been opened to reduce the loss of cooling air and to preserve freshness of items stored in the refrigerator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2008Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventors: Ok Sun YU, Yong Hwan Eom, Hyoun Jeong Shin
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Publication number: 20090241589Abstract: A movement structure for a drawer of a refrigerator is provided that allows a storage box to be automatically withdrawn from or inserted into a main body of the refrigerator. The structure may include a rolling mechanism that rolls along a guide mechanism coupled to the storage box to facilitate and guide the movement of the storage box and maintain alignment relative to the main body of the refrigerator. A drive motor may provide a rotational force to the rolling mechanism to automate the movement of the storage box.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventors: Myung Keun Yoo, Yong Hwan Eom, Ok Sun Yu, Hyoun Jeong Shin
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Patent number: RE49754Abstract: A movement structure for a drawer of a refrigerator is provided that allows a storage box to be automatically withdrawn from or inserted into a main body of the refrigerator. The structure may include a rolling mechanism that rolls along a guide mechanism coupled to the storage box to facilitate and guide the movement of the storage box and maintain alignment relative to the main body of the refrigerator. A drive motor may provide a rotational force to the rolling mechanism to automate the movement of the storage box.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Myung Keun Yoo, Yong Hwan Eom, Ok Sun Yu, Hyoun Jeong Shin