Patents by Inventor Simon Ireland
Simon Ireland 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: 11946302Abstract: A home appliance has a door capable of being opened and closed in opposite directions. The home appliance includes a main body having an inner space and a door rotatably installed on the right or left side of the main body to open and close the inner space. A first door opening/closing system is provided on the right sides of the main body and the door to be involved in a right opening of the door. A second door opening/closing system is provided on the left sides of the main body and the door to be involved in a left opening of the door. A locking member is disposed to be slidable in a left-right direction between the first door opening/closing system and the second door opening/closing system.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Simon Ireland, Yu Na Park, Deok Sang Yun, Gi Hoon Ko
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Patent number: 11808516Abstract: A refrigerator including a display module that is movable upward and downward and rotatable. The refrigerator includes a main body forming a storage compartment, a door configured to open and close the storage compartment, a display module coupled to the door, and a sliding plate disposed between the door and display module and coupled to be slidable in upper side and lower side directions with respect to the door and configured to allow the display module to be rotatably coupled thereto. The display module is provided to, when the sliding plate slides in the upper side and lower side directions, slide in the upper side and lower side directions with respect to the door together with the sliding plate, and rotate with respect to the door as the display module rotates with respect to the sliding plate.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Honguk Lee, Simon Ireland, Anthony O'Sullivan
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Patent number: 11680353Abstract: A washing machine and a control method thereof are provided. More particularly, a washing machine of supplying a detergent automatically to a detergent mixing tub using a detachable detergent supply container, or of supplying a softening agent automatically to a softening agent mixing tub using a detachable softening agent supply container, and a method of controlling the washing machine are disclosed. Some of the disclosed embodiments provide a washing machine of supplying a detergent automatically to a washing tub using a detergent supply unit with a detergent supply container, and of supplying a softening agent automatically to the washing tub using a softening agent supply unit with a softening agent supply container, and a method of controlling the washing machine.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yeon-Young Nam, Gi Hoon Ko, Ji Hyeoung Lee, Simon Ireland
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Patent number: 11401649Abstract: A washing apparatus and a control method of the washing apparatus in which a detergent received in a detergent supply case capable of being inserted or separated is automatically supplied to a mixing tank or a softening agent received in a softening agent supply case capable of being inserted or separated is automatically supplied to the mixing tank. According to one embodiment of the washing apparatus and the control method thereof, the detergent automatically supplied from the detergent supply case capable of being inserted or separated and a washing water are mixed together and a detergent-mixed water is supplied to a washing tub, or the softening agent automatically supplied from the softening agent supply case capable of being inserted or separated and a washing water are mixed together and then a softening agent-mixed water is supplied to the washing tub.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Gi Hoon Ko, Simon Ireland, Yeon-Young Nam, Ji Hyeoung Lee
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Publication number: 20220025689Abstract: A home appliance has a door capable of being opened and closed in opposite directions. The home appliance includes a main body having an inner space and a door rotatably installed on the right or left side of the main body to open and close the inner space. A first door opening/closing system is provided on the right sides of the main body and the door to be involved in a right opening of the door. A second door opening/closing system is provided on the left sides of the main body and the door to be involved in a left opening of the door. A locking member is disposed to be slidable in a left-right direction between the first door opening/closing system and the second door opening/closing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2019Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Simon IRELAND, Yu Na PARK, Deok Sang YUN, Gi Hoon KO
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Patent number: 11136798Abstract: A home appliance in which an opening and closing operation of a door and a turning operation of a handle are connected through five joints, so that the turning operation of the handle can be performed smoothly, and a latch for fixing the door to a body moves to a position parallel to the door when the door is opened, so that a user is prevented from being interfered with the latch while opening the door and using a cavity of the home appliance.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2017Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SEOWON KOREA CO., LTD.Inventors: Wan Gi Park, Ji-Hoon Choi, Young Jun Cho, Han Seong Kang, Hwa Gyu Reo, Simon Ireland, Byeong Woo Ahn, Pung Yeun Cho, June Young Lee
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Patent number: 11076730Abstract: A robot cleaner having a side suction port formed on a side surface of a main body so as to suck the dust beside the main body and a side discharge port formed on the side surface of the main body to discharge the air toward the side of the main body is provided. The side discharge port can scatter the dust beside the main body and allow the dust to be sucked smoothly through the side suction port.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young Seok Lee, Simon Ireland, Alejandro Vallejo, Jorn Vicari, Kyung Jin You
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Publication number: 20200378679Abstract: A refrigerator including a display module that is movable upward and downward and rotatable. The refrigerator includes a main body forming a storage compartment, a door configured to open and close the storage compartment, a display module coupled to the door, and a sliding plate disposed between the door and display module and coupled to be slidable in upper side and lower side directions with respect to the door and configured to allow the display module to be rotatably coupled thereto. The display module is provided to, when the sliding plate slides in the upper side and lower side directions, slide in the upper side and lower side directions with respect to the door together with the sliding plate, and rotate with respect to the door as the display module rotates with respect to the sliding plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Honguk LEE, Simon IRELAND, Anthony O'SULLIVAN
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Publication number: 20190345661Abstract: A washing apparatus and a control method of the washing apparatus in which a detergent received in a detergent supply case capable of being inserted or separated is automatically supplied to a mixing tank or a softening agent received in a softening agent supply case capable of being inserted or separated is automatically supplied to the mixing tank. According to one embodiment of the washing apparatus and the control method thereof, the detergent automatically supplied from the detergent supply case capable of being inserted or separated and a washing water are mixed together and a detergent-mixed water is supplied to a washing tub, or the softening agent automatically supplied from the softening agent supply case capable of being inserted or separated and a washing water are mixed together and then a softening agent-mixed water is supplied to the washing tub.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2017Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Gi Hoon KO, Simon IRELAND, Yeon-Young NAM, Ji Hyeoung LEE
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Publication number: 20190345660Abstract: A washing machine and a control method thereof are provided. More particularly, a washing machine of supplying a detergent automatically to a detergent mixing tub using a detachable detergent supply container, or of supplying a softening agent automatically to a softening agent mixing tub using a detachable softening agent supply container, and a method of controlling the washing machine are disclosed. Some of the disclosed embodiments provide a washing machine of supplying a detergent automatically to a washing tub using a detergent supply unit with a detergent supply container, and of supplying a softening agent automatically to the washing tub using a softening agent supply unit with a softening agent supply container, and a method of controlling the washing machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2017Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yeon-Young NAM, Gi Hoon KO, Ji Hyeong LEE, Simon IRELAND
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Publication number: 20190167052Abstract: A robot cleaner having a side suction port formed on a side surface of a main body so as to suck the dust beside the main body and a side discharge port formed on the side surface of the main body to discharge the air toward the side of the main body is provided. The side discharge port can scatter the dust beside the main body and allow the dust to be sucked smoothly through the side suction port.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Young Seok LEE, Simon IRELAND, Alejandro VALLEJO, Jorn VICARI, Kyung Jin YOU
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Patent number: 10168093Abstract: An integral door guide assembly is removably coupled in an opening of a door of a refrigerator and has an adjustable height. The refrigerator includes a first door rotatably connected to a front surface of a main body, and having an opening in which a plurality of door guide assemblies can be arranged, and a second door rotatably connected to a front surface of the first door. The door guide assembly includes a door guide, a guide removably fixed on both side walls of the opening, a moving unit removably coupled with both side walls of the door guide, guided by the guide to move in an up-down direction, a stopper coupled with the guide, and caught by or released from the catching projections to adjust a position of the moving unit and a latch configured to fix the stopper released from the catching projections.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2018Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae-In Eom, Nam Soo Park, Hyung Kwen Ham, Seon Ju Lee, Young Seok Lee, Bok Hyun Jang, Simon Ireland, June Hyuck Choi
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Patent number: 10172187Abstract: An induction heating cooker includes heat resistant glass; an induction coil unit located under the heat resistant glass to generate a magnetic field; a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) provided outside the induction coil unit while being spaced apart from each other along a circumferential direction of the induction coil unit; a printed circuit board, the plurality of LEDs being mounted on the printed circuit board; a light blocking film provided on a lower surface of the heat resistant glass; and a slit formed in the light blocking film and allowing light radiated from the plurality of LEDs to pass therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2017Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ji Hyeoung Lee, Joon Seok Kang, Simon Ireland, Young Seok Lee
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Publication number: 20180238604Abstract: An integral door guide assembly is removably coupled in an opening of a door of a refrigerator and has an adjustable height. The refrigerator includes a first door rotatably connected to a front surface of a main body, and having an opening in which a plurality of door guide assemblies can be arranged, and a second door rotatably connected to a front surface of the first door. The door guide assembly includes a door guide, a guide removably fixed on both side walls of the opening, a moving unit removably coupled with both side walls of the door guide, guided by the guide to move in an up-down direction, a stopper coupled with the guide, and caught by or released from the catching projections to adjust a position of the moving unit and a latch configured to fix the stopper released from the catching projections.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae-In EOM, Nam Soo PARK, Hyung Kwen HAM, Seon Ju LEE, Young Seok LEE, Bok Hyun JANG, Simon IRELAND, June Hyuck CHOI
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Publication number: 20180163443Abstract: A home appliance in which an opening and closing operation of a door and a turning operation of a handle are connected through five joints, so that the turning operation of the handle can be performed smoothly, and a latch for fixing the door to a body moves to a position parallel to the door when the door is opened, so that a user is prevented from being interfered with the latch while opening the door and using a cavity of the home appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2017Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Wan Gi PARK, Ji-Hoon Choi, Young Jun Cho, Han Seong Kang, Hwa Gyu Reo, Simon Ireland, Byeong Woo Ahn, Pung Yeun Cho
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Patent number: 9976793Abstract: An integral door guide assembly is removably coupled in an opening of a door of a refrigerator and has an adjustable height. The refrigerator includes a first door rotatably connected to a front surface of a main body, and having an opening in which a plurality of door guide assemblies can be arranged, and a second door rotatably connected to a front surface of the first door. The door guide assembly includes a door guide, a guide removably fixed on both side walls of the opening, a moving unit removably coupled with both side walls of the door guide, guided by the guide to move in an up-down direction, a stopper coupled with the guide, and caught by or released from the catching projections to adjust a position of the moving unit and a latch configured to fix the stopper released from the catching projections.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae-In Eom, Nam Soo Park, Hyung Kwen Ham, Seon Ju Lee, Young Seok Lee, Bok Hyun Jang, Simon Ireland, June Hyuck Choi
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Publication number: 20170159992Abstract: An integral door guide assembly is removably coupled in an opening of a door of a refrigerator and has an adjustable height. The refrigerator includes a first door rotatably connected to a front surface of a main body, and having an opening in which a plurality of door guide assemblies can be arranged, and a second door rotatably connected to a front surface of the first door. The door guide assembly includes a door guide, a guide removably fixed on both side walls of the opening, a moving unit removably coupled with both side walls of the door guide, guided by the guide to move in an up-down direction, a stopper coupled with the guide, and caught by or released from the catching projections to adjust a position of the moving unit and a latch configured to fix the stopper released from the catching projections.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2016Publication date: June 8, 2017Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae-In EOM, Nam Soo PARK, Hyung Kwen HAM, Seon Ju LEE, Young Seok LEE, Bok Hyun JANG, Simon IRELAND, June Hyuck CHOI
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Publication number: 20170135162Abstract: An induction heating cooker includes heat resistant glass; an induction coil unit located under the heat resistant glass to generate a magnetic field; a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) provided outside the induction coil unit while being spaced apart from each other along a circumferential direction of the induction coil unit; a printed circuit board, the plurality of LEDs being mounted on the printed circuit board; a light blocking film provided on a lower surface of the heat resistant glass; and a slit formed in the light blocking film and allowing light radiated from the plurality of LEDs to pass therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2017Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ji Hyeoung LEE, Joon Seok Kang, Simon Ireland, Young Seok Lee
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Patent number: 9591698Abstract: An induction heating cooker including reinforced heat resistant glass on which a cooking vessel is placed, an induction coil unit located under the reinforced heat resistant glass and configured to generate a magnetic field, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) provided radially outside and vertically below the induction coil unit while being spaced apart from each other along a circumferential direction of the induction coil unit, a plurality of convex lenses provided on front surfaces of the plurality of LEDs, respectively, a light blocking film provided on a lower surface of the reinforced heat resistant glass, and a slit formed in the light blocking film and allowing light radiated from the plurality of LEDs to pass therethrough, so that light radiated from the LEDs are slantingly projected to form an image of flame, which looks real, on a lower end portion of a side surface of the cooking vessel.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2014Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ji Hyeoung Lee, Joon Seok Kang, Simon Ireland, Young Seok Lee
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Patent number: D758783Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2015Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ji Hyeoung Lee, Joonseok Kang, Simon Ireland, Young-Seok Lee