Patents by Inventor Won Soo Kang

Won Soo 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: 9933202
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator capable of opening a first door with a small force using an auxiliary opening apparatus that decreases an opening force for opening the first door. A refrigerator includes a main body, a first door rotatably provided in the front of the main body and including an opening, a second door rotatably provided in front of the first door and configured to open or close the opening, a first handle coupled to a front surface of the first door and configured to open or close the first door, an auxiliary opening apparatus configured to separate the first door from the main body and decrease an opening force of the first door, a handle lever that is provided at the first handle and configured to operate the auxiliary opening apparatus, and a door cap coupled to an upper portion of the first door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Soo Kang, Yong Soo Kyong, Jea Won Lee, Jee-Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20160222710
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator capable of opening a first door with a small force using an auxiliary opening apparatus that decreases an opening force for opening the first door. A refrigerator includes a main body, a first door rotatably provided in the front of the main body and including an opening, a second door rotatably provided in front of the first door and configured to open or close the opening, a first handle coupled to a front surface of the first door and configured to open or close the first door, an auxiliary opening apparatus configured to separate the first door from the main body and decrease an opening force of the first door, a handle lever that is provided at the first handle and configured to operate the auxiliary opening apparatus, and a door cap coupled to an upper portion of the first door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Won Soo Kang, Yong Soo Kyong, Jea Won Lee, Jee-Hoon Lee