Patents by Inventor Woo-Yeup Choi

Woo-Yeup Choi 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).

  • Direct cooling type refrigerator having a defrosted water receiving/discharging apparatus
    Patent number: 5906110
    Abstract: A direct cooling type refrigerator having a defrosted water receiving/discharging apparatus. The apparatus has a defrosted water tray disposed below an evaporator for receiving a defrosted water dropping from the evaporator, and a defrosted water discharging device coupled to the defrosted water tray to discharge the defrosted water from the defrosted water tray. The defrosted water tray has a bottom wall having a flat portion and an inclined portion which is inclined upward with respect to the flat portion for guiding the defrosted water toward the flat portion. The defrosted water discharging device has a body having an inner wall forming a water passage communicated with the defrosted water tray, and at least one water discharging hole formed at a predetermined position on a bottom portion of the water passage. A user can easily remove a defrosted water collected in the defrosted water tray without completely drawing out the defrosted water tray from the refrigerator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: Daewoo Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Woo-Yeup Choi