Patents by Inventor Kyeong Hwan Kim
Kyeong Hwan Kim 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).
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Patent number: 8020412Abstract: A washing machine with an odor removal function includes a cabinet, a tub received in the cabinet and including an intake port and an exhaust port so as to receive and discharge air, and a washing tub rotatably provided in the tub. Here, ambient air flows into the tub through the intake port by a suction force generated when the washing tub rotates and air inside the washing tub flows to the outside, such that odor of laundry is removed. Therefore, a washing machine with an odor removal function capable of easily and quickly removing laundry odor is provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2007Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kyeong Hwan Kim, Soo Young Oh, Myong-Hun Im, Kyung-Chul Woo
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Sender unit for sensing the level of remaining fuel in a fuel tank utilizing a non-contacting sensor
Patent number: 8015871Abstract: The present invention relates to a sender unit for sensing the level of remaining fuel in a fuel tank utilizing a non-contacting sensor. The sender unit for sensing the level of remaining fuel in a fuel tank of a vehicle is fixed in the fuel tank to sense the level of the remaining fuel by detecting the position of a float that floats depending on the level of the liquid surface of the fuel.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2006Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: CoavisInventors: In-Seok Sohn, Kyeong-Hwan Kim, Mun-Sik Jeon, Hyung-Min Kim -
Patent number: 8006522Abstract: A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes a support frame, which supports the main housing of the washing machine, and a liquid detergent container, which is disposed in the support frame and contains a liquid detergent therein. Therefore, the washing machine can improve the efficiency of the use of a liquid detergent.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2008Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kyeong Hwan Kim, Il Hyeon Jo, Jin Ho Chang
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Publication number: 20110206543Abstract: Provided is a fuel pump module used for a car, and more particularly, to a fuel pump module with a driver equipped inside a fuel tank capable of solving a problem of space limitation due to the installation of the driver by disposing the driver for controlling a BLDC fuel pump between a flange and a reservoir and mounting it in the fuel tank, minimizing the degradation in performance of the BLDC fuel pump caused by voltage drop and efficiency degradation due to a wire by reducing a length of a wire for electrically connecting the driver with the BLDC fuel pump, and achieving a sufficient heat radiation effect by directly transferring the heat energy generated from electrical devices such as FET, MCU, or the like, mounted in the driver to the fuel in the fuel tank through the case cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: COAVISInventors: Wan-Sung Pae, Hyung-Min Kim, Kyeong-Hwan Kim, Inseok Sohn
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Patent number: 7980102Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine, which prevents solidification of liquid detergent by rapidly recovering the liquid detergent left in a liquid detergent supply passage and a liquid detergent supply pump by forming a negative pressure differential by use of the liquid detergent supply pump for a set period of time after the supply of liquid detergent is finished.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2008Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kyeong Hwan Kim, Il Hyeon Jo, Jin Ho Chang, Woo Young Kim
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Publication number: 20110138863Abstract: Disclosed are a fragrance supply apparatus and a washing/drying machine having the same, wherein the washing/drying machine comprises a fragrance supply apparatus installed in a washing/drying machine body for collecting clothes to be treated such that a fragrance solution contained therein is uniformly effused by a pressure difference to be supplied into the clothes within the washing/drying machine body, whereby the fragrance solution can be supplied at a desired time so as to prevent an unnecessary consumption thereof, and also prevent an occurrence of a deviation of an effused amount due to an amount of the fragrance solution contained in the fragrance supply apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2008Publication date: June 16, 2011Inventors: Kyeong-Hwan Kim, Jin-Ho Chang, Kyung-Chul Woo
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Patent number: 7954344Abstract: A steam generator includes a water chamber for holding water, the water chamber having a heater mounted thereto for heating the water, a steam chamber for holding steam generated as the water is heated, a water supply line for supplying the water to the water chamber, and a steam discharge line for discharging steam from the steam chamber, wherein the water chamber has a vertical direction length relatively greater than a horizontal direction length and the steam chamber has a horizontal direction length relatively greater than the horizontal length of the water chamber. A dryer or washing machine may include the steam generator described herein.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2007Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jae Mun Kim, Jong Deuk Bae, Heung Gi Kim, Ki Chul Woo, In Geun Ahn, Kyeong Hwan Kim, Kyung Chul Woo, Kyu Won Lee, Young Soo Kim, Ji Maeng Kim
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Patent number: 7950257Abstract: A dryer or a washing machine includes a cabinet which forms an exterior of the dryer or the washing machine. A drum is rotatably mounted in the cabinet and a steam generator is provided outside the drum to supply steam to the drum, where the steam generator includes a water chamber to hold water, the water chamber having a heater mounted thereto for heating the water. The steam chamber is provided above the water chamber to hold steam generated as the water is heated, where the steam chamber has a steam discharge opening for discharging the steam, where the steam discharge opening is provided with a separator for isolating a steam discharge area from other areas and where the water chamber has a vertical direction length relatively greater than a horizontal direction length.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2007Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jae Mun Kim, Jong Deuk Bae, Heung Gi Kim, Ki Chul Woo, In Geun Ahn, Kyeong Hwan Kim, Kyung Chul Woo, Kyu Won Lee, Young Soo Kim, Ji Maeng Kim
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Publication number: 20110100069Abstract: A drum type washing machine including a tub installed in a cabinet is disclosed. The drum type washing machine includes a drum performing washing, a motor rotating the drum, bearing housings having bearings to support a rotation shaft, a suspension connected to the bearing housings and the cabinet to mitigate vibration generated during rotation of the drum, a bracket installed to the bearing housings to form the rear side of the tub, and a gasket installed between the bracket and the tub to seal the tub and to prevent vibration from being transmitted from the bracket to the tub. Volumes of the tub and the drum can be easily increased without increasing the volume of the cabinet. Even when the volume of the washing machine is changed, only one of the tub and the bearing housings, which is not applicable to the drum type washing machine having the changed washing capacity, is selectively replaced. Thus parts can commonly used in various drum type washing machine having different volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventors: Jae Won CHANG, Hee Tae Lim, Si Moon Jeon, Kyeong Hwan Kim, Hyun Seok Seo
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Patent number: 7921493Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine, which can automatically supply a liquid detergent into a washing tub and automatically clean inner flow passages through which the liquid detergent has flown with a cleaning solution. A liquid detergent supply mechanism supplies at least one kind of liquid detergent to the washing tub, and the inner flow passages of the liquid detergent supply mechanism through which the liquid detergent has flown are cleaned with the cleaning solution supplied from outside.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2008Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kyeong Hwan Kim, Il Hyeon Jo, Jin Ho Chang
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Publication number: 20100288743Abstract: A heating apparatus and a steam generator that is capable of heating water to produce hot water or steam and an electric home appliance that is capable of washing, rinsing, drying, or sterilizing an object using the same are disclosed. The heating apparatus and steam generator include a heating member, a fixing unit assembly for fixing the heating member to a predetermined support structure, a thermostat mounted to the fixing unit assembly for preventing the heating member from overheating, and a heat transfer member connected between the heating member and the thermostat for transferring heat from the heating member to the thermostat. The electric home appliance includes the heating apparatus and steam generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2007Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Kyeong-hwan Kim
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Patent number: 7827833Abstract: A drum type washing machine including a tub installed in a cabinet is disclosed. The drum type washing machine includes a drum performing washing, a motor rotating the drum, bearing housings having bearings to support a rotation shaft, a suspension connected to the bearing housings and the cabinet to mitigate vibration generated during rotation of the drum, a bracket installed to the bearing housings to form the rear side of the tub, and a gasket installed between the bracket and the tub to seal the tub and to prevent vibration from being transmitted from the bracket to the tub. Volumes of the tub and the drum can be easily increased without increasing the volume of the cabinet. Even when the volume of the washing machine is changed, only one of the tub and the bearing housings, which is not applicable to the drum type washing machine having the changed washing capacity, is selectively replaced. Thus parts can commonly used in various drum type washing machine having different volume.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2008Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jae Won Chang, Hee Tae Lim, Si Moon Jeon, Kyeong Hwan Kim, Hyun Seok Seo
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Patent number: 7810360Abstract: A deodorization apparatus and a washing machine having the same are provided. The washing machine having the deodorization apparatus includes a tub including a ventilator, and a deodorization apparatus disposed outside the tub, having one side that communicates with the tub, and removing an laundry odor by injecting air into the tub. Therefore, the laundry odor can be quickly removed, and water and power consumption and damage to the laundry, which are caused by a washing operation using the water for deodorization of the laundry, can be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2007Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kyeong Hwan Kim, Myong-Hun Im, Kyung-Chul Woo
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Publication number: 20100242186Abstract: A washing machine and an associated washing method are provided. The method may include supplying washing fluid into a drum containing laundry, repeatedly dropping the laundry while rotating the drum in a predetermined direction, and drawing the laundry towards or separating the laundry from the inner circumferential surface of the drum by repeatedly accelerating and decelerating the drum.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Woo Young KIM, Soo Young Oh, Kyeong Hwan Kim, Jae Won Chang, Kyung Chul Woo, Byung Keol Choi, Myong Hun Im
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Publication number: 20100242550Abstract: A drum type washing machine including a tub installed in a cabinet is disclosed. The drum type washing machine includes a drum performing washing, a motor rotating the drum, bearing housings having bearings to support a rotation shaft, a suspension connected to the bearing housings and the cabinet to mitigate vibration generated during rotation of the drum, a bracket installed to the bearing housings to form the rear side of the tub, and a gasket installed between the bracket and the tub to seal the tub and to prevent vibration from being transmitted from the bracket to the tub. Volumes of the tub and the drum can be easily increased without increasing the volume of the cabinet. Even when the volume of the washing machine is changed, only one of the tub and the bearing housings, which is not applicable to the drum type washing machine having the changed washing capacity, is selectively replaced. Thus parts can commonly used in various drum type washing machine having different volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Jae Won CHANG, Hee Tae Lim, Si Moon Jeon, Kyeong Hwan Kim, Hyun Seok Seo
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Publication number: 20100205753Abstract: A washing machine and associated washing method are provided. The washing machine may include a cabinet, a drum rotatably installed in the cabinet, and a spray nozzle provided inside the cabinet to spray washing fluid into the drum. A spraying direction of the spray nozzle may be varied based on a rotation direction of the drum to improve washing performance of the washing machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2010Publication date: August 19, 2010Inventors: Woo Young Kim, Soo Young Oh, Chang Oh Kim, Kyeong Hwan Kim, Jae Won Chang, Kyung Chul Woo, Byung Keol Choi, Myong Hun Im
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Patent number: 7757520Abstract: A steam generator includes a case that forms a predetermined space for storing water, a heater provided within the case, a sealing member for preventing water leakage from the case, and a pressure part to press the sealing member and the heater. The sealing member is also configured to secure and seal the heater such that water is prevented from penetrating or leaking toward a circuit part of the heater. A drum-type washing machine having the steam generator installed therein is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2007Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kyeong Hwan Kim, Si Moon Jeon, Kyung Chul Woo
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Publication number: 20100139334Abstract: The present invention relates to a clothing treating apparatus. The clothing treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a clothing holding unit in the cabinet for holding clothing, and a steam generator for generating steam or superheated steam to supply to the clothing holding space, thereby permitting to remove rumples from the clothing and microbes from the clothing possible to remain thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2008Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Kyeong Hwan Kim, Soo Young Oh, Myong Hun Im, Woo Young Kim, Han Gil Park, Kyung Chul Woo
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Publication number: 20100142935Abstract: The present invention relates to a steam generator and a washing machine therewith. The present invention provides a steam generator including a water chamber for holding water actually, the water chamber having a heater mounted thereto for heating the water, and a steam chamber for holding steam generated as the water is heated actually, wherein the water chamber has a vertical direction length (a vertical length) relatively greater than a horizontal direction length (a horizontal length).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2007Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jae Mun Kim, Jong Deuk Bae, Heung Gi Kim, Ki-Chul Woo, In Geun Ahn, Kyeong Hwan Kim, Kyung Chul Woo, Kyu Won Lee, Young Soo Kim, Ji Maeng Kim
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Publication number: 20100115709Abstract: A washing machine and a method of controlling the washing machine are provided. In the washing machine and the method of controlling the washing machine, a liquid detergent is automatically supplied into a washing tub, thereby improving user convenience. In addition, in the washing machine and the method of controlling the washing machine, a liquid detergent is supplied into the washing tub by water circulated by a circulation unit. Thus, no liquid detergent remains in a liquid detergent supply path, and the liquid detergent supply path can be prevented from being blocked due to the solidification of a liquid detergent.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2008Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kyeong Hwan Kim, II Hyeon Jo, Jin Ho Chang