Patents by Inventor Tae K. Seok

Tae K. Seok 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).

  • Air sterilizer and deodorizer for a refrigerator
    Patent number: 5501084
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber located beneath the freezing chamber and separated therefrom by a partition. An evaporator is disposed in the partition for cooling air received from the freezing and refrigerating chambers. A fan circulates that air to the evaporator and then back to the chambers. An air passage disposed in the partition communicates the refrigerating chamber with the evaporator. An air sterilizing and deodorizing mechanism is disposed at an upstream end of that passage for treating air leaving the refrigerating chamber and entering the passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eui-Young Chang, Sung-Cheol Kang, Jin-Dong Jeong, Tae K. Seok
  • Vegetable storage drawer of a refrigerator
    Patent number: 5253488
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a vegetable storage drawer. A gas-absorbing member is disposed over the drawer for absorbing noxious gas emitted by vegetables. The gas-absorbing member is formed of zeolite, and an ultraviolet lamp is provided for periodically illuminating the gas-absorbing member to regenerate the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyong M. Kim, Tae K. Seok