Patents by Inventor Sang-Bum Sohn

Sang-Bum Sohn 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: 7863549
    Abstract: A microwave range having a hood for removing contaminated air includes a chamber having an electric component containing electric components, and a fan assembly having at least one vent fan and a cooling fan. The vent fan is driven by a fan motor to generate air current for introducing and exhausting contaminated air, and includes an air outlet through which the contaminated air is exhausted. The cooling fan is driven by the fan motor to generate air current for cooling the electric components, and includes a plurality of air outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Bae Song, Sang Bum Sohn, Jong Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 7847224
    Abstract: A microwave range having a hood for removing contaminated air includes a chamber having an inner chamber configured to receive items to be heated; an electric component room containing electric components; and at least one vent fan and a cooling fan that are driven by a common fan motor to generate air current for introducing and exhausting contaminated air and for cooling the electric components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Bae Song, Sang Bum Sohn, Jong Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 7671310
    Abstract: A microwave range having a hood for removing contaminated air includes a chamber having an inner cavity configured to receive items to be heated; an electric component room containing electric components, the electric component room being located above an upper wall of the chamber; and an outer case defining at least one passage between the chamber and the outer case through which contaminated air is received and discharged, and through which air for cooling the electric components flows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Bae Song, Sang Bum Sohn, Jong Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 7629561
    Abstract: An electric oven with a hood is provided. An opening/closing member selectively opens and closes a hood exhaust passage to physically open or close a hood exhaust port. Thus, contaminated air detrimental to a hood fan can be prevented from being suctioned. Accordingly, a reduction in the suctioning force of the hood fan and contamination thereof can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Bum Sohn, Jong Sik Kim, Sung Bae Song
  • Patent number: 7482562
    Abstract: A microwave range having a hood for removing contaminated air includes a chamber and first and second vent fan assemblies respectively positioned at opposite lateral sides of the chamber. The first and second vent fan assemblies draw contaminated air in through an air inlet located on a bottom surface of the microwave range below the chamber, and exhaust the air drawn in through the air inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Bae Song, Sang Bum Sohn, Jong Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 7482563
    Abstract: A microwave range includes a primary air inlet through which contaminated air is drawn in and an auxiliary air inlet through which contaminated air is drawn in. A primary vent fan assembly draws in and exhausts contaminated air drawn in through the primary air inlet, and an auxiliary vent fan assembly draws in and exhausts contaminated air drawn in through the auxiliary air inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Bae Song, Sang Bum Sohn, Jong Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 7473070
    Abstract: A blower comprising: a centrifugal fan; a driving unit for rotating the centrifugal fan; a bracket including a base fixedly-coupled to one side of the driving unit and a protrusion protruded from the base in a shaft direction of the centrifugal fan; and a fan housing fixedly-coupled to the bracket so as to rotatably receive the centrifugal fan, and including a suction port formed at one side of the bracket in the shaft direction of the centrifugal fan so as to suck air by the rotation of the centrifugal fan, and a discharge port formed in a perpendicular direction of the suction port, for discharging the air sucked through the suction port, wherein one side of the discharge port is formed in ā€˜Vā€™ shape by a first inclination surface formed in the protrusion of the bracket and a second inclination surface formed at the fan housing which is contact with one end of the protrusion, and at least one of the first and second inclination surfaces is formed in a curved line so as to increase a discharge area of the dis
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Bae Song, Sang Bum Sohn, Je Jun Lee
  • Publication number: 20080156794
    Abstract: A microwave range having a hood for removing contaminated air includes a chamber having an inner cavity configured to receive items to be heated; an electric component room containing electric components, the electric component room being located above an upper wall of the chamber; and an outer case defining at least one passage between the chamber and the outer case through which contaminated air is received and discharged, and through which air for cooling the electric components flows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sung Bae SONG, Sang Bum SOHN, Jong Sik KIM
  • Publication number: 20080156795
    Abstract: A microwave range having a hood for removing contaminated air includes a chamber having an electric component containing electric components, and a fan assembly having at least one vent fan and a cooling fan. The vent fan is driven by a fan motor to generate air current for introducing and exhausting contaminated air, and includes an air outlet through which the contaminated air is exhausted. The cooling fan is driven by the fan motor to generate air current for cooling the electric components, and includes a plurality of air outlets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sung Bae SONG, Sang Bum SOHN, Jong Sik KIM
  • Publication number: 20080156793
    Abstract: A microwave range includes a primary air inlet through which contaminated air is drawn in and an auxiliary air inlet through which contaminated air is drawn in. A primary vent fan assembly draws in and exhausts contaminated air drawn in through the primary air inlet, and an auxiliary vent fan assembly draws in and exhausts contaminated air drawn in through the auxiliary air inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sung Bae SONG, Sang Bum SOHN, Jong Sik KIM
  • Publication number: 20080156796
    Abstract: A microwave range having a hood for removing contaminated air includes a chamber having an inner chamber configured to receive items to be heated; an electric component room containing electric components; and at least one vent fan and a cooling fan that are driven by a common fan motor to generate air current for introducing and exhausting contaminated air and for cooling the electric components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sung Bae SONG, Sang Bum SOHN, Jong Sik KIM
  • Publication number: 20080156792
    Abstract: A microwave range having a hood for removing contaminated air includes a chamber and first and second vent fan assemblies respectively positioned at opposite lateral sides of the chamber. The first and second vent fan assemblies draw contaminated air in through an air inlet located on a bottom surface of the microwave range below the chamber, and exhaust the air drawn in through the air inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sung Bae SONG, Sang Bum SOHN, Jong Sik KIM
  • Publication number: 20080156313
    Abstract: An electric oven with a hood is provided. An opening/closing member selectively opens and closes a hood exhaust passage to physically open or close a hood exhaust port. Thus, contaminated air detrimental to a hood fan can be prevented from being suctioned. Accordingly, a reduction in the suctioning force of the hood fan and contamination thereof can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Sang Bum SOHN, Jong Sik Kim, Sung Bae Song
  • Patent number: 7334986
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan, in which an expansion angle of a radius of curvature of the outer periphery of a scroll housing from a position angle of a cutoff portion, serving as a suction portion, to a designated portion from the former in the direction of air flow is gradually decreased; and an expansion angle of the radius of curvature of the outer periphery of the scroll housing from the above designated portion to a discharge portion is gradually increased, thereby easily converting the velocity of the discharged fluid to pressure due to the increased dimensions of the discharge region and increasing the flow rate. Further, since noise generated from a cutoff portion of the centrifugal fan of the present invention maintains the same level as that of the conventional centrifugal fan, the centrifugal fan of the present invention has reduced noise at the same flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Bum Sohn, Sung Bae Song, Ho Seon Rew
  • Publication number: 20070210065
    Abstract: A heating unit includes a heater that generates radiant heat, and a reflector that reflects radiant heat generated by the heater toward an object. The reflector includes a side portion shaped as an involute, a central elevated portion of a predetermined height, and a connecting portion that connects the side portion to the elevated portion. A supporter supports the heater in a position spaced from the reflector by a predetermined distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sang Bum SOHN, Seung Jo BAEK, Byeong Wook PARK, Sung Bae SONG
  • Publication number: 20070119845
    Abstract: A cooker is disclosed, the cooker comprising: a case having an air inlet and an air outlet; a cooking plate provided on the case; a heating unit formed between the case for heating the cooking plate and the cooking plate; and a cooling unit for cooling the cooking plate by introducing outside air into the air inlet, letting it circulated around the cooking plate, and discharged via the air outlet, such that the cooling time of the cooking plate can be shortened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sung Bae SONG, Seung Jo BAEK, Sang Bum SOHN, Jong Gwan RYU, Byeong Wook PARK
  • Patent number: 7183529
    Abstract: An over-the-range (OTR) microwave oven includes a main body installed above a cooking source of a gas range and has therein a cavity and an electric equipment chamber in which a magnetron is located. An air exhaust path is installed inside the main body and provides a path through which air generated from the cooking source which is introduced through a suction port formed at the bottom of the main body by a suction force of a blower installed at the main body is exhausted to the outside of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seung Jo Baek, Sang Bum Sohn, Je Jun Lee, Sung Bae Song
  • Patent number: 7180041
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an over-the-range. The over-the-range including: a cavity having an electronic equipment chamber at one side, and within which cooking is performed; a door for opening and closing a cooking chamber within the cavity; a front grill part disposed at the upper side of the cavity and the upper side of the door, for air circulation; and a guide grill part combined to the front grill part such that the guide grill part can be transferred in the front and rear directions in a drawer type to suck and exhaust polluted air at a periphery of the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Bae Song, Sang Bum Sohn, Ho Seon Rew
  • Patent number: 7098432
    Abstract: A combined microwave oven and hood is provided. The combined microwave oven and hood includes a cavity assembly including a cavity and an electronic equipment room disposed at one side of the cavity, a blower for generating an absorptive power of contaminated air, a filter for filtering the contaminated air absorbed through the blower, and a drawer type air curtain module, which is transferred to a front side of the cavity assembly as operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ho Seon Rew, Sung Bae Song, Jong Hoon Kim, Sang Bum Sohn
  • Patent number: 6992273
    Abstract: Disclosed is a combination hood microwave oven, by which a room environment is maintained more pleasant and fresh by proving a microwave oven with an air curtain generating unit for preventing polluted air, which includes hot, smelling, or humid air produced from an oven range on cooking, from diffusing into a room. The present invention includes a cabinet disposed over an oven range, a cooking room having a predetermined cavity within the cabinet for cooking using an electromagnetic wave generated from a magnetron, a hood unit installed within the cabinet to discharge polluted air produced from the oven range on cooking, and an air curtain generating unit installed at a bottom side of the cabinet to prevent the polluted air from diffusing into a room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ki Yong Yim, Sang Bum Sohn, Ho Seon Rew, Sung Bae Song, Jong Hoon Kim, Young Min Lee, Han Rim Song, Myoung Sik Kim