Patents by Inventor Ayeong LEE

Ayeong LEE 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: 10591202
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerator including a cabinet in which a storage compartment is formed; a refrigerator door for opening and closing the storage compartment; a door opening device having a push rod which may move from an initial position to a door opening position for opening the refrigerator door and a motor for providing power to the push rod; and a controller controlling the motor, wherein the controller controls the push rod to move to the door opening position while in close contact with the cabinet or the refrigerator door in order to open the refrigerator door, and controls voltage supply to the motor so that a time period when the push rod is moved to the door opening position is maintained for a certain time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dongjeong Kim, Ayeong Lee, Jungjae Lee, Jinho Chang, Jaehoon Shin
  • Publication number: 20190154327
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerator including a cabinet in which a storage compartment is formed; a refrigerator door for opening and closing the storage compartment; a door opening device having a push rod which may move from an initial position to a door opening position for opening the refrigerator door and a motor for providing power to the push rod; and a controller controlling the motor, wherein the controller controls the push rod to move to the door opening position while in close contact with the cabinet or the refrigerator door in order to open the refrigerator door, and controls voltage supply to the motor so that a time period when the push rod is moved to the door opening position is maintained for a certain time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Dongjeong KIM, Ayeong LEE, Jungjae LEE, Jinho CHANG, Jaehoon SHIN
  • Patent number: 10260797
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerator including a cabinet in which a storage compartment is formed; a refrigerator door for opening and closing the storage compartment; a door opening device having a push rod which may move from an initial position to a door opening position for opening the refrigerator door and a motor for providing power to the push rod; and a controller controlling the motor, wherein the controller controls the push rod to move to the door opening position while in close contact with the cabinet or the refrigerator door in order to open the refrigerator door, and controls voltage supply to the motor so that a time period when the push rod is moved to the door opening position is maintained for a certain time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dongjeong Kim, Ayeong Lee, Jungjae Lee, Jinho Chang, Jaehoon Shin
  • Patent number: 10054362
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator. A refrigerator according to an aspect includes a cabinet in which a storage compartment is formed; a first refrigerator door which is capable of opening and closing the storage compartment; second refrigerator door which is disposed along with the first refrigerator door in a lateral direction; and a door opening device which is capable of operating in order to open and close at least one of the first refrigerator door and the second refrigerator door, wherein the door opening device includes a motor for generating a driving force; a push rod which operates by receiving the driving force generating from the motor; a gear for transferring the driving force of the motor to the push rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jinho Chang, Hyungkyu Park, Dongjeong Kim, Changgeun Lee, Ayeong Lee, Jungjae Lee, Jaehoon Shin
  • Publication number: 20180128537
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerator including a cabinet in which a storage compartment is formed; a refrigerator door for opening and closing the storage compartment; a door opening device having a push rod which may move from an initial position to a door opening position for opening the refrigerator door and a motor for providing power to the push rod; and a controller controlling the motor, wherein the controller controls the push rod to move to the door opening position while in close contact with the cabinet or the refrigerator door in order to open the refrigerator door, and controls voltage supply to the motor so that a time period when the push rod is moved to the door opening position is maintained for a certain time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Dongjeong KIM, Ayeong LEE, Jungjae LEE, Jinho CHANG, Jaehoon SHIN
  • Publication number: 20170336132
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator. A refrigerator according to an aspect includes a cabinet in which a storage compartment is formed; a first refrigerator door which is capable of opening and closing the storage compartment; second refrigerator door which is disposed along with the first refrigerator door in a lateral direction; and a door opening device which is capable of operating in order to open and close at least one of the first refrigerator door and the second refrigerator door, wherein the door opening device includes a motor for generating a driving force; a push rod which operates by receiving the driving force generating from the motor; a gear for transferring the driving force of the motor to the push rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Jinho CHANG, Hyungkyu PARK, Dongjeong KIM, Changgeun LEE, Ayeong LEE, Jungjae LEE, Jaehoon SHIN
  • Patent number: 9309618
    Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus is provided. The laundry treating apparatus may include a cabinet having a receiving space in which laundry is received, a supply device supplying at least one of air or moisture into the receiving space, and a presser provided in the receiving space, the presser including a support device to support the laundry and a compression device to compress the laundry supported by the support device to form a crease in the laundry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jiyoung Park, Jiyeon Min, Ayeong Lee, Sogkie Hong
  • Patent number: 9303349
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cloth treating apparatus and a method for controlling the same. The cloth treating apparatus includes a main cabinet having a first housing space for housing cloth therein and a water spray unit for supplying steam to the first housing space, at least one supplementary cabinet having a second housing space for housing the cloth therein, and a control unit for controlling the water supply unit to supply the steam to the first housing space or the second housing space, selectively, wherein the main cabinet and the supplementary cabinet are installed adjacent to, or spaced from, each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Taechul Moon, Kayeon Kim, Ayeong Lee, Sogkie Hong, Junghwan Lee
  • Patent number: 9068289
    Abstract: An accessory for a clothes dryer is disclosed. The accessory for the clothes dryer is installed to clothes that will be dried in the clothes dryer, and serves not only to smooth out wrinkles in the clothes, but also to pleat the clothes. The accessory for the clothes dryer includes a load member, which is inserted into a predetermined portion of clothes in a state in which the cloths are accommodated in the clothes dryer and which serves to downwardly apply tension to the clothes, and an anti-slip member configured to prevent the load member from being separated from the clothes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Taechul Moon, Kayeon Kim, Ayeong Lee, Sogkie Hong, Junghwan Lee
  • Publication number: 20150020419
    Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus is provided. The laundry treating apparatus may include a cabinet having a receiving space in which laundry is received, a supply device supplying at least one of air or moisture into the receiving space, and a presser provided in the receiving space, the presser including a support device to support the laundry and a compression device to compress the laundry supported by the support device to form a crease in the laundry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Jiyoung PARK, Jiyeon Min, Ayeong Lee, Sogkie Hong
  • Patent number: 8707591
    Abstract: The method for operating a multi-clothes styler system having a first styler and a second styler each with a hanger for applying vibration to clothes hung therefrom, includes an antiphase control step for controlling a vibration phase of a second hanger of the second styler to become an antiphase of the vibration phase of a first hanger of the first styler, if the first hanger of a first clothes styler and the second hanger of a second clothes styler are operated at the same time, and vibration frequencies of the first hanger and the second hanger are the same, whereby minimizing noise produced from the vibration of a plurality of hangers, and preventing the multi-clothes styler system from damaging due to intense variation to prevent a lifetime thereof from reducing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Taechul Moon, Kayeon Kim, Ayeong Lee, Sogkie Hong, Junghwan Lee
  • Patent number: 8621892
    Abstract: A cloth treating apparatus is disclosed, including a cabinet having a housing space for housing cloth, a water supply unit for supplying steam to the housing space selectively, and a water spray unit movably provided to one side of the cabinet to be connected to the water supply unit selectively for supplying the steam from the water supply unit to the cloth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Taechul Moon, Kayeon Kim, Ayeong Lee, Sogkie Hong, Junghwan Lee
  • Publication number: 20130117944
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cloth treating apparatus and a method for controlling the same. The cloth treating apparatus includes a main cabinet having a first housing space for housing cloth therein and a water spray unit for supplying steam to the first housing space, at least one supplementary cabinet having a second housing space for housing the cloth therein, and a control unit for controlling the water supply unit to supply the steam to the first housing space or the second housing space, selectively, wherein the main cabinet and the supplementary cabinet are installed adjacent to, or spaced from, each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: Taechul MOON, Kayeon KIM, Ayeong LEE, Sogkie HONG, Junghwan LEE
  • Publication number: 20130098121
    Abstract: A cloth treating apparatus is disclosed, including a cabinet having a housing space for housing cloth, a water supply unit for supplying steam to the housing space selectively, and a water spray unit movably provided to one side of the cabinet to be connected to the water supply unit selectively for supplying the steam from the water supply unit to the cloth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Taechul MOON, Kayeon KIM, Ayeong LEE, Sogkie HONG, Junghwan LEE
  • Publication number: 20130097896
    Abstract: An accessory for a clothes dryer is disclosed. The accessory for the clothes dryer is installed to clothes that will be dried in the clothes dryer, and serves not only to smooth out wrinkles in the clothes, but also to pleat the clothes. The accessory for the clothes dryer includes a load member, which is inserted into a predetermined portion of clothes in a state in which the cloths are accommodated in the clothes dryer and which serves to downwardly apply tension to the clothes, and an anti-slip member configured to prevent the load member from being separated from the clothes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Taechul MOON, Kayeon KIM, Ayeong LEE, Sogkie HONG, Junghwan LEE
  • Publication number: 20130086830
    Abstract: The method for operating a multi-clothes styler system having a first styler and a second styler each with a hanger for applying vibration to clothes hung therefrom, includes an antiphase control step for controlling a vibration phase of a second hanger of the second styler to become an antiphase of the vibration phase of a first hanger of the first styler, if the first hanger of a first clothes styler and the second hanger of a second clothes styler are operated at the same time, and vibration frequencies of the first hanger and the second hanger are the same, whereby minimizing noise produced from the vibration of a plurality of hangers, and preventing the multi-clothes styler system from damaging due to intense variation to prevent a lifetime thereof from reducing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventors: Taechul MOON, Kayeon KIM, Ayeong LEE, Sogkie Hong, Junghwan LEE