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).
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Patent number: 11102853Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 7, 2018Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jung Hyeong Ha, Sung-Hun Sim, Hyo Jin An, Jongseong Ji, Yun Byung Chae
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Patent number: 10939513Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jung Hyeong Ha, Dong Hun Kim, Sung-Hun Sim, Kyoungsam Yim
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Patent number: 10805993Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jung Hyeong Ha, Sung-Hun Sim, Young Min Lee, Yun Byung Chae
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Patent number: 10453641Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 8, 2019Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Heung Sik Choi, Sung-Hun Sim
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Publication number: 20190313488Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2018Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Jung Hyeong HA, Sung-Hun SIM, Hyo Jin AN, Jongseong JI, Yun Byung CHAE
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Publication number: 20190252147Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Heung Sik CHOI, Sung-Hun SIM
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Publication number: 20190021145Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Jung Hyeong HA, Dong Hun KIM, Sung-Hun SIM, Kyoungsam YIM
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Publication number: 20190014626Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Jung Hyeong HA, Sung-Hun SIM, Young Min LEE, Yun Byung CHAE
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Patent number: 9674903Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 26, 2011Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyun Wook Moon, Jae Kyung Yang, Sung Hun Sim, Heung Sik Choi, Wan Soo Kim
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Patent number: 9574777Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 26, 2011Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyun Wook Moon, Jae Kyung Yang, Sung Hun Sim, Heung Sik Choi, Wan Soo Kim, Ri Na Hwang
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Patent number: 9491811Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 18, 2010Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sung Hun Sim, Yang Kyeong Kim, Wan Soo Kim, Jin Yul Hu
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Patent number: 9363854Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 18, 2010Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sung Hun Sim, Jin Yul Hu, Hyun Wook Moon, Heung Sik Choi, Wan Soo Kim
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Publication number: 20130284728Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2011Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventors: Hyun Wook Moon, Jae Kyung Yang, Sung Hun Sim, Heung Sik Choi, Wan Soo Kim, Ri Na Hwang
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Publication number: 20130206752Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2011Publication date: August 15, 2013Inventors: Hyun Wook Moon, Jae Kyung Yang, Sung Hun Sim, Heung Sik Choi, Wan Soo Kim, Ri Na Hwang
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Publication number: 20130168388Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Inventors: Hyun Wook Moon, Jae Kyung Yang, Sung Hun Sim, Heung Sik Choi, Wan Soo Kim
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Publication number: 20120097669Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2010Publication date: April 26, 2012Inventors: Sung Hun Sim, Yang Kyeong Kim, Wan Soo Kim, Jin Yul Hu
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Patent number: 8038936Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 22, 2008Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sung Hun Sim, Hyun Jung Kim
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Patent number: 7592573Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 13, 2006Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sung-Hun Sim, Eung-Su Kim, Jin-Yul Hu
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Publication number: 20090110590Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2008Publication date: April 30, 2009Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sung Hun SIM, Hyun Jung KIM
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Patent number: 7429721Abstract: A heating apparatus using an electromagnetic wave is disclosed, by which cut-of performance of an electromagnetic wave is enhanced by increasing an electromagnetic wave absorption bandwidth having cut-off performance below ?70 dB. The present invention includes a door provided to an open front side of a body to be opened/closed and a choke filter having a panel type choke part arranged by at least one row each along an edge of the door and a filter part arranged by at least one row each along an edge of the choke part and having a plurality of slots, wherein a prescribed choke part is provided to a most inner side among rows of the choke and filter part.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2005Date of Patent: September 30, 2008Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Eung Su Kim, Jin Yul Hu, Sung Hun Sim