Patents by Inventor Seung Ah Joo
Seung Ah Joo 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: 9861253Abstract: A water softening apparatus having an improved structure to provide a function of an air brake, a dishwasher including the same and a control method thereof, the water softening apparatus having an air brake assembly and a regeneration tank and configured to soften wash water being supplied from a tub, wherein the air brake assembly including a water supply valve allowing wash water to be introduced therethrough, an ion exchange tank to accommodate an ion exchange resin therein, and a plurality of valves installed on a first path allowing wash water being introduced through the water supply valve to flow toward the ion exchange tank, wherein the regeneration tank is connected to the air brake assembly and accommodates regeneration material configured to purify the ion exchange resin.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2014Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang Hoon Lee, Jeong Myeong Kim, Seung Ah Joo
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Patent number: 9568234Abstract: A locking apparatus of an ice bucket of a refrigerator capable of simplifying the structure of the ice bucket while preventing the cool air of the ice making compartment from leaking and the ice bucket from being shaken, the refrigerator including a locking apparatus accommodating portion formed at a lower portion of the ice making compartment, a lever hingedly coupled to the locking apparatus accommodating portion, and an elastic member configured to elastically bias the lever, wherein the lever is configured to interfere with a locking projection of the ice bucket, and a button portion configured to adjust the position of the locking protrusion by rotating the lever, wherein a gasket mounting portion formed around an opening portion of the ice making compartment is formed to be extended to the inner side of the ice making compartment to make contact with the gasket mounting portion in a two-area contact manner.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2015Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jin Jeong, Sung Cheol Kang, Do Hyung Kim, Sang Hyun Park, Kook Jeong Seo, Jae Koog An, Yong Sung Yoon, Jae Jin Lee, Seung Ah Joo
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Patent number: 9506680Abstract: Disclosed is an ice making apparatus and a refrigerator having the same. The refrigerator includes an ice making tray in which ice cubes are made, an ejector to discharge the ice cubes from the ice making tray, an ice bin to store the ice cubes discharged by the ejector, an auger to move the ice cubes in the ice bin, a first drive unit to provide the ejector with rotational force, a second drive unit to provide the auger with rotational force, an emitter to output optical signals so as to sense whether or not the ice cubes in the ice bin are at a full ice level, and a receiver to receive the optical signals output from the emitter, wherein any one of the emitter and the receiver is installed at the first drive unit, and the other one is installed at the second drive unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jin Jeong, Do Hyung Kim, Sang Hyun Park, Yong Sung Yoon, Qasim Sarwar Khan, Seung Ah Joo
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Patent number: 9383131Abstract: A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes an insulation structure and fastening structure of an ice-making compartment refrigerant pipe disposed at an inside an ice-making compartment configured to directly supply cooling energy by being in contact with an ice-making tray. The refrigerator includes an insulation member configured to surround the ice-making compartment refrigerant pipe, and a fixing member coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the insulation member in a shape of a loop to prevent the insulation member from being widened.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2013Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jin Jeong, Do Hyung Kim, Sang Hyun Park, Kook Jeong Seo, Jae Koog An, Yong Sung Yoon, Jae Jin Lee, Seung Ah Joo, Qasim Khan
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Patent number: 9377235Abstract: A refrigerator including a main body provided with a refrigerating chamber at an upper section and with a freezing chamber at a lower section, an ice making tray disposed in an upper space of an ice making chamber defined in the refrigerating chamber, a first storage container disposed in a lower space of the ice making chamber to store ice falling down from the ice making tray, and a second storage container disposed in a freezing chamber to store ice transferred from the ice making tray. The main body includes a guide channel to guide, when the first storage container reaches an ice-full state, ice falling from the ice making tray to the second storage container in the freezing chamber. The size of the ice making chamber is greatly reduced while a sufficient amount of the ice may be stored, thus securing a larger available space in the refrigerating chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2012Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Do Hyung Kim, Jin Jeong, Sang Hyun Park, Yong Sung Yoon, Khanqasim, Seung Ah Joo
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Publication number: 20160061509Abstract: A structure of an ice making compartment of a refrigerator capable of enlarging the volume of a storage compartment by reducing a width of an ice making compartment, and capable of easily discharging the whole ice separately from pieces of ice, the refrigerator including an opening/closing member configured to open and close a portion of a discharge hole and having a cover portion to prevent the whole ice from being discharged in a state that the portion of the discharge hole is closed, the refrigerator including an opening/closing member integrally formed with a fixed blade configured to crush ice in cooperation with a rotary blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Do Hyung KIM, Sang Hyun PARK, Sang Hoon LEE, Jin JEONG, Seung Ah JOO, Qasim KHAN
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Patent number: 9212841Abstract: A structure of an ice making compartment of a refrigerator capable of enlarging the volume of a storage compartment by reducing a width of an ice making compartment, and capable of easily discharging the whole ice separately from pieces of ice, the refrigerator including an opening/closing member configured to open and close a portion of a discharge hole and having a cover portion to prevent the whole ice from being discharged in a state that the portion of the discharge hole is closed, the refrigerator including an opening/closing member integrally formed with a fixed blade configured to crush ice in cooperation with a rotary blade.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Do Hyung Kim, Sang Hyun Park, Sang Hoon Lee, Jin Jeong, Seung Ah Joo, Qasim Khan
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Publication number: 20150135760Abstract: A locking apparatus of an ice bucket of a refrigerator capable of simplifying the structure of the ice bucket while preventing the cool air of the ice making compartment from leaking and the ice bucket from being shaken, the refrigerator including a locking apparatus accommodating portion formed at a lower portion of the ice making compartment, a lever hingedly coupled to the locking apparatus accommodating portion, and an elastic member configured to elastically bias the lever, wherein the lever is configured to interfere with a locking projection of the ice bucket, and a button portion configured to adjust the position of the locking protrusion by rotating the lever, wherein a gasket mounting portion formed around an opening portion of the ice making compartment is formed to be extended to the inner side of the ice making compartment to make contact with the gasket mounting portion in a two-area contact manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2015Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jin JEONG, Sung Cheol KANG, Do Hyung KIM, Sang Hyun PARK, Kook Jeong SEO, Jae Koog AN, Yong Sung YOON, Jae Jin LEE, Seung Ah JOO
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Publication number: 20150068565Abstract: A water softening apparatus having an improved structure to provide a function of an air brake, a dishwasher including the same and a control method thereof, the water softening apparatus having an air brake assembly and a regeneration tank and configured to soften wash water being supplied from a tub, wherein the air brake assembly including a water supply valve allowing wash water to be introduced therethrough, an ion exchange tank to accommodate an ion exchange resin therein, and a plurality of valves installed on a first path allowing wash water being introduced through the water supply valve to flow toward the ion exchange tank, wherein the regeneration tank is connected to the air brake assembly and accommodates regeneration material configured to purify the ion exchange resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang Hoon LEE, Jeong Myeong KIM, Seung Ah JOO
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Patent number: 8973392Abstract: A locking apparatus of an ice bucket of a refrigerator capable of simplifying the structure of the ice bucket while preventing the cool air of the ice making compartment from leaking and the ice bucket from being shaken, the refrigerator including a locking apparatus accommodating portion formed at a lower portion of the ice making compartment, a lever hingedly coupled to the locking apparatus accommodating portion, and an elastic member configured to elastically bias the lever, wherein the lever is configured to interfere with a locking projection of the ice bucket, and a button portion configured to adjust the position of the locking protrusion by rotating the lever, wherein a gasket mounting portion formed around an opening portion of the ice making compartment is formed to be extended to the inner side of the ice making compartment to make contact with the gasket mounting portion in a two-area contact manner.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2013Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Jeong, Sung Cheol Kang, Do Hyung Kim, Sang Hyun Park, Kook Jeong Seo, Jae Koog An, Yong Sung Yoon, Jae Jin Lee, Seung Ah Joo
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Publication number: 20130227983Abstract: A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes an insulation structure and fastening structure of an ice-making compartment refrigerant pipe disposed at an inside an ice-making compartment configured to directly supply cooling energy by being in contact with an ice-making tray. The refrigerator includes an insulation member configured to surround the ice-making compartment refrigerant pipe, and a fixing member coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the insulation member in a shape of a loop to prevent the insulation member from being widened.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2013Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jin JEONG, Do Hyung KIM, Sang Hyun PARK, Kook Jeong SEO, Jae Koog AN, Yong Sung YOON, Jae Jin LEE, Seung Ah JOO, Qasim KHAN
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Publication number: 20120279240Abstract: Disclosed is an ice making apparatus and a refrigerator having the same. The refrigerator includes an ice making tray in which ice cubes are made, an ejector to discharge the ice cubes from the ice making tray, an ice bin to store the ice cubes discharged by the ejector, an auger to move the ice cubes in the ice bin, a first drive unit to provide the ejector with rotational force, a second drive unit to provide the auger with rotational force, an emitter to output optical signals so as to sense whether or not the ice cubes in the ice bin are at a full ice level, and a receiver to receive the optical signals output from the emitter, wherein any one of the emitter and the receiver is installed at the first drive unit, and the other one is installed at the second drive unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jin JEONG, Do Hyung KIM, Sang Hyun PARK, Sung Yoon YONG, Qasim Sarwar KHAN, Seung Ah JOO
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Publication number: 20120227421Abstract: A refrigerator including a main body provided with a refrigerating chamber at an upper section and with a freezing chamber at a lower section, an ice making tray disposed in an upper space of an ice making chamber defined in the refrigerating chamber, a first storage container disposed in a lower space of the ice making chamber to store ice falling down from the ice making tray, and a second storage container disposed in a freezing chamber to store ice transferred from the ice making tray. The main body includes a guide channel to guide, when the first storage container reaches an ice-full state, ice falling from the ice making tray to the second storage container in the freezing chamber. The size of the ice making chamber is greatly reduced while a sufficient amount of the ice may be stored, thus securing a larger available space in the refrigerating chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Do Hyung KIM, Jin JEONG, Sang Hyun PARK, Yong Sung YOON, KHANQASIM, Seung Ah JOO
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Publication number: 20120222433Abstract: A control method includes receiving an output value from an optical sensor to determine whether an ice bank is full of ice, driving the sensor heater for a first drive time to heat the optical sensor upon determining that the ice bank is full of ice, driving the optical sensor to receive an output value from the optical sensor after lapse of the first drive time, comparing the output value with the output value received to determine whether the ice bank is full of ice to calculate variation of the output value, and driving the sensor heater for a second drive time to heat the optical sensor so that the optical sensor is defrosted if the calculated variation of the output value is equal to or greater than a reference variation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2012Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang Hyun PARK, Do Hyung Kim, Jin Jeong, Yong Sung Yoon, Khan Qasim, Seung Ah Joo