Patents by Inventor Ung-su Kim

Ung-su Kim 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: 9310122
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a cabinet, a door, a dispenser, a water supply pipe, and a nozzle. The cabinet defines a storage space. The door opens and closes the storage space. The dispenser is disposed on a front surface of the door and dispenses water or ice. The water supply pipe is disposed on an inner part of the door and supplies water to the dispenser. The nozzle is removably coupled to an outer part of the dispenser. An end of the water supply pipe is inserted in the nozzle to dispense water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Woo Kim, Se Joo Ryu, Ung Su Kim
  • Patent number: 8783056
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes: a refrigerator body having a food storage space; a door opening/closing the storage space; a heat exchange chamber provided inside the refrigerator body and in which an evaporator is installed; an ultra-low-temperature storage separately provided in the storage space; and a supply unit directly supplying cooling air generated from the heat exchange chamber to the ultra-low-temperature storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Ung-Su Kim
  • Publication number: 20130233888
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a cabinet, a door, a dispenser, a water supply pipe, and a nozzle. The cabinet defines a storage space. The door opens and closes the storage space. The dispenser is disposed on a front surface of the door and dispenses water or ice. The water supply pipe is disposed on an inner part of the door and supplies water to the dispenser. The nozzle is removably coupled to an outer part of the dispenser. An end of the water supply pipe is inserted in the nozzle to dispense water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Woo Kim, Se Joo Ryu, Ung Su Kim
  • Patent number: 8382220
    Abstract: A decorative panel and a refrigerator having the same are presented. Inner gorgeous decorative patterns are seen according to an opening and closing operation of a refrigerator door usually serving as a mirror, providing the user a continuous aesthetic sense with which the user is not bored compared with decorative patterns which are always exposed. In addition, a mirror face is formed on a front plate and a decorative plate to continuously reflect the decorative patterns to thereby provide a three-dimensional aesthetic sense with the planar decorative patterns. Also, because recesses or protrusions are formed on the decorative plate to obtain a decorative effect, the usage amount of high-priced components such as jewels can be reduced to lower a fabrication cost of a product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Ung-Su Kim
  • Patent number: 8366221
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a door assembly and refrigerator having the same. The door assembly according to the present invention includes a door main body, a panel disposed on a front surface of the door main body, and a side cover coupled at least one of a left side portion and a right side portion of the door main body and supporting the panel, wherein the side cover is provided with screw coupling portions concaved from an external surface and protruded from an inner surface along an insertion direction of screws and screw holes formed by penetrating the screw coupling portions, and the door main body is provided with inference-avoiding space portions for receiving the screw coupling portions therein. Accordingly, it is capable of preventing inferiority of the side cover and of reducing the amount of used materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ung-Su Kim, Bon-Young Koo
  • Patent number: 8353564
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a door assembly and refrigerator having the same. The door assembly according to the present invention includes a door main body, a panel disposed on a front surface of the door main body, a handle having at least one end coupled to an upper end or a lower end of the door main body, and a cover provided with a handle receiving portion allowing an upper end or a lower end of the handle to be received therein and coupled to the upper end or the lower end of the door main body so as to support the panel. Accordingly, it is capable of replacing the cover without disassembling the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ung-Su Kim, Bon-Young Koo
  • Patent number: 7980644
    Abstract: A home-bar door apparatus includes a home-bar door that selectively opens or closes an opening formed in a home-bar frame and has rotational shafts protruding at both sides of a lower portion thereof and a catching step formed along a lower end thereof, dampers that are installed on a rear face of the home-bar frame and control an opening/closing speed of the home-bar door by receiving the rotational shafts of the home-bar door therein so that the rotational shafts of the home-bar door can be relatively rotated, and a stop rib that is formed laterally along a lower end of a groove formed around a periphery of the opening and has stopping steps formed at positions corresponding to both ends of a catching step of the home-bar door so that the catching step can be caught by the stopping steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ung-Su Kim, Won-Ik Jo
  • Patent number: 7967403
    Abstract: Provided is a home bar for a refrigerator that reduces assembly costs of a gasket and prevents cooling air leakage by improving a gasket structure of a home bar. The home bar includes an opening, a home-bar frame, a home-bar door, and a gasket. The opening is formed on a refrigerator door. The home-bar frame forms an edge portion of the opening. The home-bar door is rotatably coupled to one end of the home-bar frame. The gasket is coupled to the home-bar frame and surrounds both a front surface and a rear surface of the home-bar frame. The home bar can be easily sealed by preventing cooling air leakage from a storing portion of the home bar. In addition, assembly costs of a gasket and a home-bar frame can be reduced, thereby reducing a fabrication cost of a refrigerator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Ung Su Kim
  • Patent number: 7942013
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a display for a refrigerator, comprising a display case mounted to a display mounting portion provided to a front surface of a refrigerator door and provided with a predetermined installation space therein; a printed circuit board (PCB) installed to the display case and including an input portion for receiving various operation signals for the refrigerator and a display portion for displaying a variety of operating information for the refrigerator; and a display cover provided to one side of the PCB and defining a front surface of the display. According to the present invention, there are advantages in that errors occurring at an installation process can be minimized, the assembly and installation processes can be more easily made, and the repair and exchange can also be easily performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Ung-Su Kim
  • Publication number: 20100295425
    Abstract: A decorative panel and a refrigerator having the same are disclosed. Inner gorgeous decorative patterns are seen according to an opening and closing operation of a refrigerator door usually serving as a mirror, providing the user a continuous aesthetic sense with which the user is not bored compared with decorative patterns which are always exposed. In addition, a mirror face is formed on a front plate and a decorative plate to continuously reflect the decorative patterns to thereby provide a three-dimensional aesthetic sense with the planar decorative patterns. Also, because recesses or protrusions are formed on the decorative plate to obtain a decorative effect, the usage amount of high-priced components such as jewels can be reduced to lower a fabrication cost of a product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Ung-Su KIM
  • Publication number: 20100270901
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a door assembly and refrigerator having the same. The door assembly according to the present invention includes a door main body, a panel disposed on a front surface of the door main body, and a side cover coupled at least one of a left side portion and a right side portion of the door main body and supporting the panel, wherein the side cover is provided with screw coupling portions concaved from an external surface and protruded from an inner surface along an insertion direction of screws and screw holes formed by penetrating the screw coupling portions, and the door main body is provided with inference-avoiding space portions for receiving the screw coupling portions therein. Accordingly, it is capable of preventing inferiority of the side cover and of reducing the amount of used materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Ung-Su Kim, Bon-Young Koo
  • Publication number: 20100199710
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a door assembly and refrigerator having the same. The door assembly according to the present invention includes a door main body, a panel disposed on a front surface of the door main body, a handle having at least one end coupled to an upper end or a lower end of the door main body, and a cover provided with a handle receiving portion allowing an upper end or a lower end of the handle to be received therein and coupled to the upper end or the lower end of the door main body so as to support the panel. Accordingly, it is capable of replacing the cover without disassembling the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Ung-Su Kim, Bon-Young Koo
  • Publication number: 20100154460
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes: a refrigerator body having a food storage space; a door opening/closing the storage space; a heat exchange chamber provided inside the refrigerator body and in which an evaporator is installed; an ultra-low-temperature storage separately provided in the storage space; and a supply unit directly supplying cooling air generated from the heat exchange chamber to the ultra-low-temperature storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Ung-Su Kim
  • Publication number: 20080303400
    Abstract: Provided is a home bar for a refrigerator that reduces assembly costs of a gasket and prevents cooling air leakage by improving a gasket structure of a home bar. The home bar includes an opening, a home-bar frame, a home-bar door, and a gasket. The opening is formed on a refrigerator door. The home-bar frame forms an edge portion of the opening. The home bar door is rotatably coupled to one end of the home-bar frame. The gasket is coupled to the home-bar frame and surrounds both a front surface and a rear surface of the home-bar frame. The home bar can be easily sealed by preventing cooling air leakage from a storing portion of the home bar. Tn addition, assembly costs of a gasket and a home-bar frame can be reduced, thereby reducing a fabrication cost of a refrigerator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventor: Ung Su KIM
  • Publication number: 20080297019
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a display for a refrigerator, comprising a display case mounted to a display mounting portion provided to a front surface of a refrigerator door and provided with a predetermined installation space therein; a printed circuit board (PCB) installed to the display case and including an input portion for receiving various operation signals for the refrigerator and a display portion for displaying a variety of operating information for the refrigerator; and a display cover provided to one side of the PCB and defining a front surface of the display. According to the present invention, there are advantages in that errors occurring at an installation process can be minimized, the assembly and installation processes can be more easily made, and the repair and exchange can also be easily performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventor: Ung-Su Kim
  • Publication number: 20080252191
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a home-bar door apparatus for a refrigerator. The home-bar door apparatus includes a home-bar door (30) that selectively opens or closes an opening (22) formed in a home-bar frame (20) and has rotational shafts (34) protruding at both sides of a lower portion thereof and a catching step (35) formed along a lower end thereof, dampers (36) that is installed on a rear face of the home-bar frame (20) and controls an opening/closing speed of the home-bar door (30) by receiving the rotational shafts (34) of the home-bar door (30) therein so that the rotational shafts (34) of the home-bar door (30) can be relatively rotated, and a stop rib (26) that is formed laterally along a lower end of a groove (23) formed around a periphery of the opening (22) and has stopping steps (27) formed at positions corresponding to both ends of a catching step (35) of the home-bar door (30) so that the catching step (35) can be caught by the stopping steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Ung-Su Kim, Won-Ik Jo
  • Patent number: 5213894
    Abstract: A red pigment coated phosphor comprises a phosphor for color cathode ray tube and red pigment attached to said phosphor by an organic binder, wherein said organic binder is gellatin and casein. A process for preparation of a red pigment coated phosphor comprises the steps of: preparing three dispersions of red phosphor particles, red pigment particles and organic binder, respectively; uniformly mixing said three dispersions and agitating them sufficiently; adjusting pH of the mixture obtained; and adding a curing agent thereto, washing said mixture and then drying it. The red pigment coated phosphor of the present invention has a good dispersion and a good affinity for phosphor slurry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Assignee: Samsung Electron Devices Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ung-su Kim