Patents by Inventor Sung Hun Sim

Sung Hun Sim 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: 11956712
    Abstract: Electronic device includes first wireless communication interface; second wireless communication interface; and controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-woo Lee, Chang-heon Yoon, Jong-min Kim, Sang-hun Park, Sung-min So, Wha-seob Sim, Se-young Oh
  • Patent number: 11102853
    Abstract: A microwave heating system includes: a power supply; a first semiconductor module configured to receive power from the power supply and to generate a first microwave; a second semiconductor module configured to receive power from the power supply and to generate a second microwave; a heating chamber that is configured to accommodate an object at an inside of the heating chamber and that allows transmission of the first microwave and the second microwave to the inside of the heating chamber; and a control unit. The control unit is configured to control operation of each of the first semiconductor module and the second semiconductor module, and to control at least one of a frequency, a phase, or a magnitude of each of the first microwave and the second microwave to increase a heating uniformity of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jung Hyeong Ha, Sung-Hun Sim, Hyo Jin An, Jongseong Ji, Yun Byung Chae
  • Patent number: 10939513
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a structure for shielding electromagnetic waves, a door and a cooking appliance having the same. The structure for shielding electromagnetic waves includes a choke seal structure having a bottom face extended from a side wall portion formed at a periphery of a door in a plane direction defined by the door, an inner side face extended from the bottom face in a thickness direction of the door, and a top face extended from the inner side face toward side wall portion, the choke seal structure having a length extending along the periphery of the door, a plurality of slots arranged in a longitudinal direction of the choke seal structure at a predetermined spacing and partitioning the choke seal structure into a plurality of chokes, and a connecting face connecting between the top faces of some of the plurality of chokes, each of which has a latch hole formed in its inner side face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jung Hyeong Ha, Dong Hun Kim, Sung-Hun Sim, Kyoungsam Yim
  • Patent number: 10805993
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates a door and a cooking appliance with the same. The door includes a first choke part installed at the inner surface of the door panel, and disposed at a vertical outer side of the open window; a second choke part installed at the inner surface of the door panel and disposed at the lateral outer side of the open window, wherein the second choke part is disposed between the open window and the connection mechanism; and a cover frame installed at the inner surface of the door panel, configured to accommodate the connection mechanism inside the cover frame and form side walls at the vertical outer side of the first choke part and the lateral outer side of the second choke part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jung Hyeong Ha, Sung-Hun Sim, Young Min Lee, Yun Byung Chae
  • Patent number: 10453641
    Abstract: A magnetron includes a yoke, an upper magnet, an upper pole piece located at a lower side of the upper magnet, a fifth-harmonic-frequency choke located at an upper side of the upper pole piece, a third-harmonic-frequency at a lower side of the fifth-harmonic-frequency choke, a ceramic part located at an upper end of the fifth-harmonic-frequency choke and configured to output an electromagnetic wave including a plurality of frequencies, a fourth-harmonic-frequency choke that is bent inward from the ceramic part and that is welded to an upper end of the ceramic part, and a second-harmonic-frequency choke that is welded to the fourth-harmonic-frequency choke and that extends upward and downward along a heightwise direction. The third-harmonic-frequency choke, fifth-harmonic-frequency choke, and second-harmonic-frequency choke are configured to block harmonic frequencies of the electromagnetic wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Heung Sik Choi, Sung-Hun Sim
  • Publication number: 20190313488
    Abstract: A microwave heating system includes: a power supply; a first semiconductor module configured to receive power from the power supply and to generate a first microwave; a second semiconductor module configured to receive power from the power supply and to generate a second microwave; a heating chamber that is configured to accommodate an object at an inside of the heating chamber and that allows transmission of the first microwave and the second microwave to the inside of the heating chamber; and a control unit. The control unit is configured to control operation of each of the first semiconductor module and the second semiconductor module, and to control at least one of a frequency, a phase, or a magnitude of each of the first microwave and the second microwave to increase a heating uniformity of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Jung Hyeong HA, Sung-Hun SIM, Hyo Jin AN, Jongseong JI, Yun Byung CHAE
  • Publication number: 20190252147
    Abstract: A magnetron includes a yoke, an upper magnet, an upper pole piece located at a lower side of the upper magnet, a fifth-harmonic-frequency choke located at an upper side of the upper pole piece, a third-harmonic-frequency at a lower side of the fifth-harmonic-frequency choke, a ceramic part located at an upper end of the fifth-harmonic-frequency choke and configured to output an electromagnetic wave including a plurality of frequencies, a fourth-harmonic-frequency choke that is bent inward from the ceramic part and that is welded to an upper end of the ceramic part, and a second-harmonic-frequency choke that is welded to the fourth-harmonic-frequency choke and that extends upward and downward along a heightwise direction. The third-harmonic-frequency choke, fifth-harmonic-frequency choke, and second-harmonic-frequency choke are configured to block harmonic frequencies of the electromagnetic wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Heung Sik CHOI, Sung-Hun SIM
  • Publication number: 20190021145
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a structure for shielding electromagnetic waves, a door and a cooking appliance having the same. The structure for shielding electromagnetic waves includes a choke seal structure having a bottom face extended from a side wall portion formed at a periphery of a door in a plane direction defined by the door, an inner side face extended from the bottom face in a thickness direction of the door, and a top face extended from the inner side face toward side wall portion, the choke seal structure having a length extending along the periphery of the door, a plurality of slots arranged in a longitudinal direction of the choke seal structure at a predetermined spacing and partitioning the choke seal structure into a plurality of chokes, and a connecting face connecting between the top faces of some of the plurality of chokes, each of which has a latch hole formed in its inner side face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Jung Hyeong HA, Dong Hun KIM, Sung-Hun SIM, Kyoungsam YIM
  • Publication number: 20190014626
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates a door and a cooking appliance with the same. The door includes a first choke part installed at the inner surface of the door panel, and disposed at a vertical outer side of the open window; a second choke part installed at the inner surface of the door panel and disposed at the lateral outer side of the open window, wherein the second choke part is disposed between the open window and the connection mechanism; and a cover frame installed at the inner surface of the door panel, configured to accommodate the connection mechanism inside the cover frame and form side walls at the vertical outer side of the first choke part and the lateral outer side of the second choke part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Jung Hyeong HA, Sung-Hun SIM, Young Min LEE, Yun Byung CHAE
  • Patent number: 9674903
    Abstract: Provided herein are a cooking apparatus. The cooking apparatus includes a cavity, and a microwave generator to generate and output microwaves of a plurality of frequencies to heat an object within the cavity, wherein the microwave generator includes a controller to calculate heating efficiencies based on microwaves reflected by the inside of the cavity from among the output microwaves and to calculate heating modes consisting of microwaves for heating, during a scanning session and to control the heating modes so as to achieve the equal heating time during a heating session. Thereby, the object within the cavity is uniformly heated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyun Wook Moon, Jae Kyung Yang, Sung Hun Sim, Heung Sik Choi, Wan Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 9574777
    Abstract: Provided herein is a cooking apparatus. The cooking apparatus includes a plate forming a cavity, a microwave transmission line to transmit microwaves to the inside of the cavity, and a first metal part connected to one end of the microwave transmission line and extended in one direction so as to be parallel with the plate. Thereby, an antenna having improved efficiency is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyun Wook Moon, Jae Kyung Yang, Sung Hun Sim, Heung Sik Choi, Wan Soo Kim, Ri Na Hwang
  • Patent number: 9491811
    Abstract: A cooking appliance employing microwaves is provided. The cooking appliance employing microwaves includes a first microwave generating unit for generating and outputting a plurality of microwaves so as to heat an object in a cavity; and a second microwave generating unit for generating and outputting microwaves differing from those of the first microwave generating unit, so as to heat the object in the cavity. In this way, operating efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sung Hun Sim, Yang Kyeong Kim, Wan Soo Kim, Jin Yul Hu
  • Patent number: 9363854
    Abstract: A cooking apparatus using microwaves may include a microwave generator that generates and outputs a plurality of microwaves to heat an object in a cavity, and a controller that calculates heating efficiency of each of the plurality of microwaves based on the microwaves reflected from the cavity, and then sets heating time of each of the microwaves during a heating period of time according to the calculated heating efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Hun Sim, Jin Yul Hu, Hyun Wook Moon, Heung Sik Choi, Wan Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20130284728
    Abstract: Provided herein is a cooking apparatus. The cooking apparatus includes a plate forming a cavity, a microwave transmission line to transmit microwaves to the inside of the cavity, and a first metal part connected to one end of the microwave transmission line and extended in one direction so as to be parallel with the plate. Thereby, an antenna having improved efficiency is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Hyun Wook Moon, Jae Kyung Yang, Sung Hun Sim, Heung Sik Choi, Wan Soo Kim, Ri Na Hwang
  • Publication number: 20130206752
    Abstract: Provided herein are a cooking apparatus and an operating method thereof. The cooking apparatus includes a microwave generator to generate and output microwaves of a plurality of frequencies to heat an object within a cavity, a resonance mode conversion unit to convert a resonance mode by varying at least one of progressing direction, power or frequency of the microwaves output to the inside of the cavity, and a controller to operate the resonance mode conversion unit, if the number of frequencies of microwaves, the heating efficiencies of which are more than a reference heating efficiency, is below a reference value, based on heating efficiencies calculated according to microwaves reflected by the inside of the cavity from among the output microwaves. Thereby, operating efficiency of the cooking apparatus is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: Hyun Wook Moon, Jae Kyung Yang, Sung Hun Sim, Heung Sik Choi, Wan Soo Kim, Ri Na Hwang
  • Publication number: 20130168388
    Abstract: Provided herein are a cooking apparatus. The cooking apparatus includes a cavity, and a microwave generator to generate and output microwaves of a plurality of frequencies to heat an object within the cavity, wherein the microwave generator includes a controller to calculate heating efficiencies based on microwaves reflected by the inside of the cavity from among the output microwaves and to calculate heating modes consisting of microwaves for heating, during a scanning session and to control the heating modes so as to achieve the equal heating time during a heating session. Thereby, the object within the cavity is uniformly heated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Hyun Wook Moon, Jae Kyung Yang, Sung Hun Sim, Heung Sik Choi, Wan Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20120097669
    Abstract: The prevent invention relates to a cooking appliance employing microwaves. The cooking appliance employing microwaves according to the present invention comprises: a first microwave generating unit for generating and outputting a plurality of microwaves so as to heat an object in a cavity; and a second microwave generating unit for generating and outputting microwaves differing from those of the first microwave generating unit, so as to heat the object in the cavity. In this way, operating efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Sung Hun Sim, Yang Kyeong Kim, Wan Soo Kim, Jin Yul Hu
  • Patent number: 8038936
    Abstract: A cooking device includes a cooking chamber; a first deodorization region along which air from the cooking chamber flows and in which a plasma discharge is generated for removing odor-producing materials generated in the cooking chamber from the air; and a bypass region along which air from the cooking chamber flows to bypass the first deodorization region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Hun Sim, Hyun Jung Kim
  • Patent number: 7592573
    Abstract: A microwave cooker comprises a body having a cooking chamber therein, the cooking chamber having one opened side, a microwave source disposed at the body for supplying microwave to the cooking chamber, a door coupled to the body for opening and closing the cooking chamber, and a multi-stage choke seal formed at the door and having different resonant frequencies and different LC resonant circuits for preventing the microwave from being leaked between the body and the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-Hun Sim, Eung-Su Kim, Jin-Yul Hu
  • Publication number: 20090110590
    Abstract: A cooking device includes a cooking chamber; a first deodorization region along which air from the cooking chamber flows and in which a plasma discharge is generated for removing odor-producing materials generated in the cooking chamber from the air; and a bypass region along which air from the cooking chamber flows to bypass the first deodorization region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sung Hun SIM, Hyun Jung KIM