Patents by Inventor Seon Kyu Kim

Seon Kyu 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).

  • Publication number: 20070182295
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a door apparatus for a drawer for a drawer type refrigerator which can be put in and taken out from the interior of a main body of the refrigerator through guidance of rails. The door apparatus comprises a door with a thermally isolating layer; a frame disposed in the rear of the door to be simultaneously put in and taken out from the interior of the main body together with the door and provided with a storage space for accommodating stored goods; a rotating means for connecting the door to a front end of the frame and causing the door to rotate through a predetermined angle with respect to the frame; and a rotation limiting means for connecting the door to the frame and selectively limiting the rotation of the door. According to the present invention, a user can select and utilize a tilting function of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Young-Nam Kim, Jee-Suck Lee, Ju-Hwan Kim, Seon-Il Yu, Seon-Kyu Kim, Kun-Jun Seok
  • Publication number: 20070176528
    Abstract: A height adjustable shelf for a refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a shelf with a pair of guide protrusions formed on opposite side surfaces thereof, and a plurality of guide grooves formed in opposite side surfaces of a refrigerator storage space, at a same interval as the guide protrusions such that the guide protrusions move along the guide grooves. Each of the guide grooves includes an upper end portion, a lower end portion, and a connection portion that connects the upper and lower end portions. Movement of the guide protrusions between the upper end portions and the lower end portions allows a height of the shelf to be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Hang-Bok Lee, Sang-Sin Kawk, Seon-Kyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20070132348
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a door apparatus for a drawer for a drawer type refrigerator which can be put in and taken out from the interior of a main body of the refrigerator through guidance of rails. The door apparatus comprises a door with a thermally isolating layer; a frame disposed in the rear of the door to be simultaneously put in and taken out from the interior of the main body together with the door and provided with a storage space for accommodating stored goods; a rotating means for connecting the door to a front end of the frame and causing the door to rotate through a predetermined angle with respect to the frame; and a rotation limiting means for connecting the door to the frame and selectively limiting the rotation of the door. According to the present invention, a user can select and utilize a tilting function of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Young-Nam Kim, Jee-Suck Lee, Ju-Hwan Kim, Seon-Il Yu, Seon-Kyu Kim, Kun-Jun Seok
  • Publication number: 20060097610
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a storage container of a storage container for a refrigerator, which is configured to mount the storage container for storing articles therein to a storage container seating portion formed in a rear surface of a refrigerator door by using a mounting protrusion and locking mechanism provided on the storage container and a mounting groove and catching protrusion provided on the storage container seating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Hang-Bok Lee, Sang-Sin Kwak, Seon-Kyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20060097613
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a height adjustable shelf. The refrigerator according to the present invention comprises a shelf 200 with a pair of guide protrusions 210 formed on each of both side surfaces of the shelf; and a plurality of guide grooves 240 formed in each of both side surfaces of a refrigerator storage space at the same interval as the guide protrusions, wherein the guide protrusions are guided along the guide grooves, respectively. Each of the guide grooves 240 includes an upper end portion 242 in which the guide protrusion is seated and supported, a lower end portion 244 in which the guide protrusion is seated and supported, the lower end portion being in a lower position than the upper end portion, and a connecting portion 248 formed to connect the upper and lower end portions. The guide protrusions 210 are supported in any ones of the upper end portions 242 and the lower end portions 244, so that the height of the shelf 200 can be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Hang-Bok Lee, Sang-Sin Kwak, Seon-Kyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20060061247
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a door-basket structure of a refrigerator, which is installed on a rear surface of a refrigerator door and used as a space for storing foodstuffs. The door-basket structure of the present invention comprises a basket body 60 that is installed slidably in a fore and aft direction at a rear surface of a door 50 and accommodates and stores foodstuffs therein; a basket cover 62 pivotably installed at an upper portion of the basket body 60 so as to selectively open and close an upper face of the basket body 60; and an interlocking means 70 for allowing the basket cover 62 to be opened and closed in cooperation with the basket body 60. The cooperation means 70 comprises a rack portion 72 and a pinion portion 74 formed on the basket body and the basket cover to have complementary shapes, wherein the rack portion 72 and the pinion portion 74 are engaged with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hang-Bok Lee, Sang-Sin Kwak, Seon-Kyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20050127804
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a door apparatus for a drawer for a drawer type refrigerator which can be put in and taken out from the interior of a main body of the refrigerator through guidance of rails. The door apparatus comprises a door with a thermally isolating layer; a frame disposed in the rear of the door to be simultaneously put in and taken out from the interior of the main body together with the door and provided with a storage space for accommodating stored goods; a rotating means for connecting the door to a front end of the frame and causing the door to rotate through a predetermined angle with respect to the frame; and a rotation limiting means for connecting the door to the frame and selectively limiting the rotation of the door. According to the present invention, a user can select and utilize a tilting function of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Young-Nam Kim, Jee-Suck Lee, Ju-Hwan Kim, Seon-Il Yu, Seon-Kyu Kim, Kun-Jun Seok
  • Patent number: D452515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seon Kyu Kim, Jin Won Kang
  • Patent number: D537651
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Woon Kyu Seo, Seon Kyu Kim
  • Patent number: D467596
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seon Kyu Kim, Woon Kyu Seo
  • Patent number: D564647
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Tae Il Kim, Sang Yoon Lee, Kang Eui Cho, Jung Joo Yoo, In Hyeuk Choi, Seon Kyu Kim, Tae Hyun Sung
  • Patent number: D564648
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Tae Il Kim, Sang Yoon Lee, Kang Eui Cho, Jung Joo Yoo, In Hyeuk Choi, Seon Kyu Kim, Tae Hyun Sung
  • Patent number: D566820
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Tae Il Kim, Sang Yoon Lee, Kang Eui Cho, Jung Joo Yoo, In Hyeuk Choi, Seon Kyu Kim, Tae Hyun Sung
  • Patent number: D567348
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Tae Il Kim, Sang Yoon Lee, Kang Eui Cho, Jung Joo Yoo, In Hyeuk Choi, Seon Kyu Kim, Tae Hyun Sung
  • Patent number: D567349
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Tae IL Kim, Sang Yoon Lee, Kang Eui Cho, Jung Joo Yoo, In Hyeuk Choi, Seon Kyu Kim, Tae Hyun Sung
  • Patent number: D572015
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Tae Il Kim, Sang Yoon Lee, Kang Eui Cho, Jung Joo Yoo, In Hyeuk Choi, Jae Won Jeong, Seon Kyu Kim, Tae Hyun Sung
  • Patent number: D572016
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Tae Il Kim, Sang Yoon Lee, Kang Eui Cho, Jung Joo Yoo, In Hyeuk Choi, Jae Won Jeong, Seon Kyu Kim, Tae Hyun Sung
  • Patent number: D572017
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Tae Il Kim, Sang Yoon Lee, Kang Eui Cho, Jung Joo Yoo, In Hyeuk Choi, Jae Won Jeong, Seon Kyu Kim, Tae Hyun Sung
  • Patent number: D491583
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kyeong Chul Cho, Seon Kyu Kim
  • Patent number: D491584
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seon Kyu Kim, Kun Jun Seok