Patents by Inventor Seok Uk Kim

Seok Uk Kim 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: 11573035
    Abstract: An air conditioning device includes a plurality of ejectors which have a refrigerant circuit including a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator, are connected in parallel to the refrigerant circuit, and are formed so as to each have a different maximum refrigerant flow, and a control unit which, according to a driving condition of the air conditioning device, controls so that the refrigerant flows to one ejector among the plurality of ejectors, and the refrigerant does not flow to the rest of the ejectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: You-seop Lee, Hee-moon Jeong, Seong-ho Kil, Bo-heum Kim, Seok-uk Kim, Sun-soo Kim, Yong-taek Hong
  • Patent number: 10576485
    Abstract: As an ejector of the present disclosure and a cooling apparatus having the same include a suction guide unit at least partially having a curved surface so that the ejector guides a flow of a refrigerant, a structure is improved and thus a flow loss can be reduced. Also, through the improved structure, a mixture rate between a refrigerant passing through a nozzle unit and a refrigerant passing through a suction unit is improved, so that pressure rising efficiency can be increased to reduce a compressor load, and thus energy efficiency can be increased due to an increase in efficiency of the ejector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Moon Jeong, Yong Taek Hong, Seok Uk Kim, Seong Ho Kil, Bo Heum Kim, Yong Chan Kim, Jae Jun Lee, Yong Seok Jeon
  • Patent number: 10139139
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigeration cycle includes a first refrigerant circuit configured to cause a refrigerant ejected from a compressor to flow through a condenser, an ejector, a first evaporator, and a second evaporator and flow back to the compressor; a second refrigerant circuit configured to cause the refrigerant to bypass the first evaporator in the first refrigerant circuit; and a third refrigerant circuit branching at a junction provided at a downstream end of the condenser from at least one of the first refrigerant circuit and the second refrigerant circuit, and configured to cause the refrigerant to flow through an expansion device and a third evaporator and flow to the ejector. By such configuration, a coefficient of performance (COP) of a refrigeration cycle may be improved and an ejector may be used to improve energy efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Hee Moon Jeong, Seong Ho Kil, Seok Uk Kim, Keon Kuk, Yong Chan Kim, Jae Jun Lee, Yong Seok Jeon
  • Publication number: 20180274821
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an air conditioning device having a plurality of ejectors, the air conditioning device comprising a plurality of ejectors which have a refrigerant circuit comprising a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator, are connected in parallel to the refrigerant circuit, and are formed so as to each have a different maximum refrigerant flow, and a control unit which, according to a driving condition of the air conditioning device, controls so that the refrigerant flows to one ejector among the plurality of ejectors, and the refrigerant does not flow to the rest of the ejectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: You-seop LEE, Hee-moon JEONG, Seong-ho KIL, Bo-heum KIM, Seok-uk KIM, Sun-soo KIM, Yong-taek HONG
  • Publication number: 20170292740
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigeration cycle includes a first refrigerant circuit configured to cause a refrigerant ejected from a compressor to flow through a condenser, an ejector, a first evaporator, and a second evaporator and flow back to the compressor; a second refrigerant circuit configured to cause the refrigerant to bypass the first evaporator in the first refrigerant circuit; and a third refrigerant circuit branching at a junction provided at a downstream end of the condenser from at least one of the first refrigerant circuit and the second refrigerant circuit, and configured to cause the refrigerant to flow through an expansion device and a third evaporator and flow to the ejector. By such configuration, a coefficient of performance (COP) of a refrigeration cycle may be improved and an ejector may be used to improve energy efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Hee Moon JEONG, Seong Ho KIL, Seok Uk KIM, Keon KUK, Yong Chan KIM, Jae Jun LEE, Yong Seok JEON
  • Publication number: 20160187037
    Abstract: As an ejector of the present disclosure and a cooling apparatus having the same include a suction guide unit at least partially having a curved surface so that the ejector guides a flow of a refrigerant, a structure is improved and thus a flow loss can be reduced. Also, through the improved structure, a mixture rate between a refrigerant passing through a nozzle unit and a refrigerant passing through a suction unit is improved, so that pressure rising efficiency can be increased to reduce a compressor load, and thus energy efficiency can be increased due to an increase in efficiency of the ejector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Hee Moon JEONG, Yong Taek HONG, Seok Uk KIM, Seong Ho KIL, Bo Heum KIM, Yong Chan KIM, Jae Jun LEE, Yong Seok JEON
  • Patent number: 8745992
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body provided with a storage chamber, a door to open and close the storage chamber, and an ice maker to make ice cubes, wherein the door includes a receiving chamber provided at a front surface of the door to receive the ice maker and an auxiliary door to open and close the receiving chamber. Accordingly, since the receiving chamber may be opened through the auxiliary door without opening of the door, the ice maker may be conveniently cleaned or repaired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Min Cheong, Seok Uk Kim
  • Publication number: 20120096872
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body provided with a storage chamber, a door to open and close the storage chamber, and an ice maker to make ice cubes, wherein the door includes a receiving chamber provided at a front surface of the door to receive the ice maker and an auxiliary door to open and close the receiving chamber. Accordingly, since the receiving chamber may be opened through the auxiliary door without opening of the door, the ice maker may be conveniently cleaned or repaired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Min Cheong, Seok Uk Kim