Patents by Inventor Wan Ku Kang

Wan Ku Kang 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: 11774170
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a main body provided to form a storage chamber, a storage container configured to be inserted into or withdrawn from the storage chamber, and having a storage space, a divider configured to be movable with respect to the storage container to divide the storage space, a support shaft arranged in the storage container and configured to guide movement of the divider, and a guide device configured to movably support the divider, and having a plurality of ball bearings arranged to roll with respect to the support shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wan-Ku Kang, Hyun Uk Park
  • Patent number: 11471802
    Abstract: A filter assembly includes a filter holder into which a part of the filter is insertable, and a lock mounted to the filter holder and configured to lock and release the filter to and from the filter holder. The lock includes a guide coupled to the filter holder and configured to be linearly movable to transmit a force in a direction into which the filter is inserted, a pusher configured to transmit a force in a direction opposite to the direction, into which the filter is inserted, by an elastic member, a stopper rotatably received in the pusher to be arranged between the pusher and the guide, and configured to linearly move the filter holder by being linearly moved by the guide and the pusher, and a cam configured to lock and release the filter to and from the filter holder by guiding rotation and linear movement of the stopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wan-Ku Kang, Jung-Geun Lee, Jongho Lee, Moohyung Lee, Yeonwoo Cho
  • Patent number: 11391508
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator laving a shelf that ay be moved along at least two paths to improve accessibility to the shelf. The refrigerator includes a main body; and a storage chamber provided inside the main body to accommodate a shelf unit, wherein the shelf unit includes a first shelf arranged in a front portion of the storage chamber and moveable along a first direction relative to the storage chamber; a second shelf arranged behind the first shelf and moveable along the first direction relative to the storage chamber; and a guide unit arranged to guide the first shelf to be moved along a second direction relative to the storage chamber different from the first direction while the first shelf and the second shelf have been moved along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-In Eom, Hyun Uk Park, Wan-Ku Kang, Chan Young Park, Young Kyun Jeong
  • Patent number: 11346561
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an oven having a guide member capable of automatically withdrawing an oven rack from the inside of a cooking chamber when a door is opened and a rail detachably coupled to the cooking chamber and the oven rack to move the oven rack in the front-rear direction. The oven includes a main body, a cooking chamber provided inside the main body and having an open front side, a door rotatably coupled to the main body to open and close the cooking chamber, an oven rack provided inside the cooking chamber to be movable in the front-rear direction and supporting a plurality of shelves, and a guide member connected to the oven rack according to opening and closing of the door to guide the oven rack to be moved in the front-rear direction, and separated from the oven rack when the door is completely opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Won Ryu, Jea Won Lee, Wan-Ku Kang, Young Mi Kim, Hyun Uk Park
  • Publication number: 20210341215
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a main body provided to form a storage chamber, a storage container configured to be inserted into or withdrawn from the storage chamber, and having a storage space, a divider configured to be movable with respect to the storage container to divide the storage space, a support shaft arranged in the storage container and configured to guide movement of the divider, and a guide device configured to movably support the divider, and having a plurality of ball bearings arranged to roll with respect to the support shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Wan-Ku KANG, Hyun Uk PARK
  • Publication number: 20200386414
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an oven having a guide member capable of automatically withdrawing an oven rack from the inside of a cooking chamber when a door is opened and a rail detachably coupled to the cooking chamber and the oven rack to move the oven rack in the front-rear direction. The oven includes a main body, a cooking chamber provided inside the main body and having an open front side, a door rotatably coupled to the main body to open and close the cooking chamber, an oven rack provided inside the cooking chamber to be movable in the front-rear direction and supporting a plurality of shelves, and a guide member connected to the oven rack according to opening and closing of the door to guide the oven rack to be moved in the front-rear direction, and separated from the oven rack when the door is completely opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Ji Won RYU, Jea Won LEE, Wan-Ku KANG, Young Mi KIM, Hyun Uk PARK
  • Publication number: 20200324231
    Abstract: A filter assembly includes a filter holder into which a part of the filter is insertable, and a lock mounted to the filter holder and configured to lock and release the filter to and from the filter holder. The lock includes a guide coupled to the filter holder and configured to be linearly movable to transmit a force in a direction into which the filter is inserted, a pusher configured to transmit a force in a direction opposite to the direction, into which the filter is inserted, by an elastic member, a stopper rotatably received in the pusher to be arranged between the pusher and the guide, and configured to linearly move the filter holder by being linearly moved by the guide and the pusher, and a cam configured to lock and release the filter to and from the filter holder by guiding rotation and linear movement of the stopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wan-Ku KANG, Jung-Geun LEE, Jongho LEE, Moohyung LEE, Yeonwoo CHO
  • Patent number: 10697693
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator including a sliding bar provided in each of a pair of doors and that moves between standby and contact positions to which the sliding bar moves from the standby position to seal a gap between the doors, and a moving device that operates the sliding bar in linkage with operations of opening and closing the doors, wherein the moving device includes a lever that is pressed by the main body and rotatably provided inside the doors to transmit a pressing force in a direction different from a direction in which the lever is pressed by the main body, and a sliding link that operates in linkage with rotation of the lever and configured so that the sliding bar moves between the standby position and the contact position. Through this configuration, the refrigerator minimizes noise related to opening and closing the doors and improves insulation performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Ho Lee, Geon Hee Lee, Jee-Hoon Lee, Jea Won Lee, Wan-Ku Kang, Nan Soo Park
  • Publication number: 20200200468
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator laving a shelf that ay be moved along at least two paths to improve accessibility to the shelf. The refrigerator includes a main body; and a storage chamber provided inside the main body to accommodate a shelf unit, wherein the shelf unit includes a first shelf arranged in a front portion of the storage chamber and moveable along a first direction relative to the storage chamber; a second shelf arranged behind the first shelf and moveable along the first direction relative to the storage chamber; and a guide unit arranged to guide the first shelf to be moved along a second direction relative to the storage chamber different from the first direction while the first shelf and the second shelf have been moved along the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-In EOM, Hyun Uk PARK, Wan-Ku KANG, Chan Young PARK, Young Kyun JEONG
  • Patent number: 10252204
    Abstract: An air conditioner including a suction inlet configured to suction air, a filter movably arranged at one side of the suction inlet, a first dust elimination member provided within a movement section of the filter to eliminate dust thereof by coming in contact with the filter when the filter is moved and a second dust elimination member provided adjacent to one side of the first dust elimination member to eliminate dust collected at the first dust elimination member, wherein the first dust elimination member is reversely rotated with respect to a movement direction of the filter to come in contact with the second dust elimination member, thereby eliminating the dust collected at the first dust elimination member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Uk Park, Wan-Ku Kang, Chan Young Park, Geon Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 10161164
    Abstract: A door opening unit for automatically opening a door for a dishwasher includes an actuator, a link member that makes a straight motion due to pressurization of the actuator and has a plurality of legs, a plurality of rotation levers that are connected to the plurality of legs of the link member, and a plurality of pressurization members that are connected to the plurality of rotation levers. Since the plurality of pressurization members may pressurize a plurality of points of the door, the door may be more smoothly opened. Also, the door opening unit for automatically opening the door includes a restoring spring that restores positions of the plurality of pressurization members when power to the actuator is turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wan Ku Kang, Jea Won Lee, Kyung Han Jeong
  • Publication number: 20180164027
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator including a sliding bar provided in each of a pair of doors and that moves between standby and contact positions to which the sliding bar moves from the standby position to seal a gap between the doors, and a moving device that operates the sliding bar in linkage with operations of opening and closing the doors, wherein the moving device includes a lever that is pressed by the main body and rotatably provided inside the doors to transmit a pressing force in a direction different from a direction in which the lever is pressed by the main body, and a sliding link that operates in linkage with rotation of the lever and configured so that the sliding bar moves between the standby position and the contact position. Through this configuration, the refrigerator minimizes noise related to opening and closing the doors and improves insulation performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Jong Ho Lee, Geon Hee Lee, Jee-Hoon Lee, Jea Won Lee, Wan-Ku Kang, Nan Soo Park
  • Patent number: 9951791
    Abstract: An air conditioner including an improved airflow regulator is configured to easily regulate the airflow. The air conditioner includes a fan assembly configured to blow air a diffuser assembly configured to include a center panel and a grill arranged at the outside of the center panel such that the air blown by the fan assembly flows through a flow passage formed between the center panel and the grill; and an airflow regulator configured to rotate the diffuser assembly so as to change a direction of the flow passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang-Woo Jung, Hyun Uk Park, Wan-Ku Kang, Sung Hyun Chun, Chan Young Park, Jun Won Seo, Geon Hee Lee, Jin Baek Kim, Moon Sun Shin, Jun Hwang
  • Patent number: 9943164
    Abstract: A filter cleaning device has an improved structure which is capable of effectively cleaning dust in a filter used in an air conditioner. The filter cleaning device includes: a filter; a brush unit movably installed at one side of the filter to separate dust from the filter; a brush movement unit configured so that the brush unit is movable along the filter; and brush guides installed at two sides of the brush unit to guide a movement of the brush unit. Each of the brush guides includes: a first guide groove formed so that the brush unit is moved to be in contact with the filter; and a second guide groove formed so that the brush unit is moved to be separated from the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wan-Ku Kang, Chan Young Park, Hyun Uk Park, Geon Hee Lee, Jea Won Lee
  • Patent number: 9527638
    Abstract: A storage container includes an inflow hole and an outflow hole through which cold air flows, and deodorizing filters for removing odorous materials are mounted in the inflow hole and the outflow hole. Therefore, when foods containing odor-causing materials are put in the storage container to be stored in a storage compartment, the odor-causing materials are prevented from spreading inside the storage compartment, thereby fundamentally removing odors from the storage compartment. In addition, the cold air of the storage compartment continuously flows in and out of the storage container through the inflow hole and the outflow hole, and therefore foods stored in the storage container may be kept fresh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chae Hyun Yoo, Wan Ku Kang, Jong Ho Lee, Dae Yun Kim, Jea Won Lee, Jee Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20160325217
    Abstract: An air conditioner including a suction inlet configured to suction air, a filter movably arranged at one side of the suction inlet, a first dust elimination member provided within a movement section of the filter to eliminate dust thereof by coming in contact with the filter when the filter is moved and a second dust elimination member provided adjacent to one side of the first dust elimination member to eliminate dust collected at the first dust elimination member, wherein the first dust elimination member is reversely rotated with respect to a movement direction of the filter to come in contact with the second dust elimination member, thereby eliminating the dust collected at the first dust elimination member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Hyun Uk Park, Wan-Ku Kang, Chan Young Park, Geon Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20160227916
    Abstract: A filter cleaning device has an improved structure which is capable of effectively cleaning dust in a filter used in an air conditioner. The filter cleaning device includes: a filter; a brush unit movably installed at one side of the filter to separate dust from the filter; a brush movement unit configured so that the brush unit is movable along the filter; and brush guides installed at two sides of the brush unit to guide a movement of the brush unit. Each of the brush guides includes: a first guide groove formed so that the brush unit is moved to be in contact with the filter; and a second guide groove formed so that the brush unit is moved to be separated from the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Wan-Ku Kang, Chan Young Park, Hyun Uk Park, Geon Hee Lee, Jea Won Lee
  • Publication number: 20160032942
    Abstract: An air conditioner including an improved airflow regulator is configured to easily regulate the airflow. The air conditioner includes a fan assembly configured to blow air a diffuser assembly configured to include a center panel and a grill arranged at the outside of the center panel such that the air blown by the fan assembly flows through a flow passage formed between the center panel and the grill; and an airflow regulator configured to rotate the diffuser assembly so as to change a direction of the flow passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang-Woo JUNG, Hyun Uk Park, Wan-Ku Kang, Sung Hyun Chun, Chan Young Park, Jun Won Seo, Geon Hee Lee, Jin Baek Kim, Moon Sun Shin, Jun Hwang
  • Publication number: 20150108885
    Abstract: A door opening unit for automatically opening a door for a dishwasher includes an actuator, a link member that makes a straight motion due to pressurization of the actuator and has a plurality of legs, a plurality of rotation levers that are connected to the plurality of legs of the link member, and a plurality of pressurization members that are connected to the plurality of rotation levers. Since the plurality of pressurization members may pressurize a plurality of points of the door, the door may be more smoothly opened. Also, the door opening unit for automatically opening the door includes a restoring spring that restores positions of the plurality of pressurization members when power to the actuator is turned off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wan Ku KANG, Jea Won LEE, Kyung Han JEONG
  • Publication number: 20150059398
    Abstract: A storage container includes an inflow hole and an outflow hole through which cold air flows, and deodorizing filters for removing odorous materials are mounted in the inflow hole and the outflow hole. Therefore, when foods containing odor-causing materials are put in the storage container to be stored in a storage compartment, the odor-causing materials are prevented from spreading inside the storage compartment, thereby fundamentally removing odors from the storage compartment. In addition, the cold air of the storage compartment continuously flows in and out of the storage container through the inflow hole and the outflow hole, and therefore foods stored in the storage container may be kept fresh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Chae Hyun YOO, Wan Ku Kang, Jong Ho Lee, Dae Yun Kim, Jea Won Lee, Jee Hoon Lee