Patents by Inventor Wonchan CHO

Wonchan CHO 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).

  • Publication number: 20240060709
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage space, a door configured to open and close the storage space, a gap adjusting member configured to be provided between the door and the cabinet and to adjust a gap between the door and the cabinet, and a seating part configured to protrude from the door and to support the gap adjusting member. The gap adjusting member includes a contact part exposed to the rear of the door and being in contact with the cabinet in a state where the door is closed, and a plurality of adjusting parts protruding from the contact part toward the seating part at different heights from each other. The gap between the door and the cabinet is adjusted by selecting a height of the adjusting part which is in contact with the seating part by rotating the gap adjusting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Seongjin BAE, Daekil KANG, Jonghyun LEE, Wonchan CHO
  • Patent number: 11841186
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage space, a door configured to open and close the storage space, a gap adjusting member configured to be provided between the door and the cabinet and to adjust a gap between the door and the cabinet, and a seating part configured to protrude from the door and to support the gap adjusting member. The gap adjusting member includes a contact part exposed to the rear of the door and being in contact with the cabinet in a state where the door is closed, and a plurality of adjusting parts protruding from the contact part toward the seating part at different heights from each other. The gap between the door and the cabinet is adjusted by selecting a height of the adjusting part which is in contact with the seating part by rotating the gap adjusting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seongjin Bae, Daekil Kang, Jonghyun Lee, Wonchan Cho
  • Patent number: 11703271
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage space, a door configured to open and close the storage space, and a gap adjusting device configured to be provided between the cabinet and the door and to adjust a gap between the cabinet and the door, in which the gap adjusting device includes a seating part formed on the door, and an adjusting member which is detachably mounted on the seating part and is in contact with the cabinet in a state where the door is closed, a plurality of adjusting parts having different heights are formed on the adjusting member, and a gap between the cabinet and the door is adjusted according to a combination of a contact surface between the seating part and the adjusting part selected when the adjusting member is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jonghyun Lee, Wonchan Cho
  • Publication number: 20220107129
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage space, a door configured to open and close the storage space, and a gap adjusting device configured to be provided between the cabinet and the door and to adjust a gap between the cabinet and the door, in which the gap adjusting device includes a seating part formed on the door, and an adjusting member which is detachably mounted on the seating part and is in contact with the cabinet in a state where the door is closed, a plurality of adjusting parts having different heights are formed on the adjusting member, and a gap between the cabinet and the door is adjusted according to a combination of a contact surface between the seating part and the adjusting part selected when the adjusting member is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Jonghyun LEE, Wonchan CHO
  • Publication number: 20210396448
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage space, a door configured to open and close the storage space, a gap adjusting member configured to be provided between the door and the cabinet and to adjust a gap between the door and the cabinet, and a seating part configured to protrude from the door and to support the gap adjusting member. The gap adjusting member includes a contact part exposed to the rear of the door and being in contact with the cabinet in a state where the door is closed, and a plurality of adjusting parts protruding from the contact part toward the seating part at different heights from each other. The gap between the door and the cabinet is adjusted by selecting a height of the adjusting part which is in contact with the seating part by rotating the gap adjusting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Seongjin BAE, Daekil KANG, Jonghyun LEE, Wonchan CHO