Patents by Inventor Seyoung WOO

Seyoung WOO 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: 20170354312
    Abstract: A dishwasher that includes: a washing tub that includes an interior space to accommodate objects; a main arm that is configured to rotate in the interior space and spray water to the objects; an auxiliary arm that is configured to rotate in the interior space and spray water to the objects; a stationary gear unit that is configured to rotate with the main arm, and that includes a plurality of gear teeth; an eccentric gear unit that is configured to rotate based on rotation of the main arm, the eccentric gear unit being in engagement with one or more teeth of the plurality of gear teeth; and a link member that is configured to (i) generate elastic force based on rotation of the eccentric gear unit and (ii) rotate the auxiliary arm based on elastic force is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Seyoung WOO, Taehee LEE, Kyuhyung CHOI, Joonho PYO
  • Publication number: 20170311772
    Abstract: A dishwasher may include a sump configured to store water, a main arm disposed at the sump and configured to supply water from the sump, an auxiliary arm rotatably disposed at the main arm and configured to spray water, and an auxiliary arm connection member disposed at the main arm and configured to rotatably support the auxiliary arm, where the auxiliary arm may include an auxiliary flow passage configured to allow water flow through the auxiliary arm, where the main arm may include a transfer flow passage in fluid communication with the auxiliary flow passage, where the auxiliary arm connection member may include a flow tube disposed at the main arm in fluid communication with the transfer flow passage and the auxiliary flow passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Seyoung WOO, Joonho PYO, Daegyu KIM, Taehee LEE
  • Publication number: 20170273536
    Abstract: A dishwasher may include a tub configured to accommodate one or more items to be washed, a spray arm rotatably mounted to the tub, and configured to spray water onto the one or more items to be washed, a sump disposed at a bottom surface of the tub and configured to store water and to supply stored water to the spray arm, a fixed gear unit fixed to the tub with gear teeth arranged along an outer circumferential surface of the fixed gear unit, a rotary gear unit rotatably mounted on the spray arm and configured to engage the gear teeth of the fixed gear unit, and a link member connected to the rotary gear unit and the spray arm, where the spray arm may include, a main arm with a pair of arms, and a pair of auxiliary arms rotatably connected to the main arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Seyoung WOO, Joonho PYO, Daegyu KIM
  • Publication number: 20170265709
    Abstract: A dishwasher may include a tub configured to accommodate one or more items to be washed, a spray arm rotatably mounted to the tub, and configured to spray water onto the one or more items to be washed, a sump disposed at a bottom surface of the tub and configured to store water and to supply stored water to the spray arm, a fixed gear unit fixed to the tub with gear teeth arranged along an outer circumferential surface of the fixed gear unit, a rotary gear unit rotatably mounted on the spray arm and configured to engage the gear teeth of the fixed gear unit, and a link member connected to the rotary gear unit and the spray arm, where the spray arm may include, a main arm with a pair of arms, and a pair of auxiliary arms rotatably connected to the main arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Seyoung WOO, Joonho PYO, Daegyu KIM
  • Publication number: 20170265710
    Abstract: A dishwasher may include a tub configured to accommodate one or more items to be washed, a spray arm rotatably mounted to the tub, and configured to spray water onto the one or more items to be washed, a sump disposed at a bottom surface of the tub and configured to store water and to supply stored water to the spray arm, a fixed gear unit fixed to the tub with gear teeth arranged along an outer circumferential surface of the fixed gear unit, a rotary gear unit rotatably mounted on the spray arm and configured to engage the gear teeth of the fixed gear unit, and a link member connected to the rotary gear unit and the spray arm, where the spray arm may include, a main arm with a pair of arms, and a pair of auxiliary arms rotatably connected to the main arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Seyoung WOO, Joonho PYO, Daegyu KIM
  • Publication number: 20170265708
    Abstract: A dishwasher may include a tub configured to accommodate one or more items to be washed, a spray arm rotatably mounted to the tub, and configured to spray water onto the one or more items to be washed, a sump disposed at a bottom surface of the tub and configured to store water and to supply stored water to the spray arm, a fixed gear unit fixed to the tub with gear teeth arranged along an outer circumferential surface of the fixed gear unit, a rotary gear unit rotatably mounted on the spray arm and configured to engage the gear teeth of the fixed gear unit, and a link member connected to the rotary gear unit and the spray arm, where the spray arm may include, a main arm with a pair of arms, and a pair of auxiliary arms rotatably connected to the main arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Seyoung WOO, Joonho PYO, Daegyu KIM
  • Publication number: 20170265711
    Abstract: A dishwasher may include a tub configured to accommodate one or more items to be washed, a spray arm rotatably mounted to the tub, and configured to spray water onto the one or more items to be washed, a sump disposed at a bottom surface of the tub and configured to store water and to supply stored water to the spray arm, a fixed gear unit fixed to the tub with gear teeth arranged along an outer circumferential surface of the fixed gear unit, a rotary gear unit rotatably mounted on the spray arm and configured to engage the gear teeth of the fixed gear unit, and a link member connected to the rotary gear unit and the spray arm, where the spray arm may include, a main arm with a pair of arms, and a pair of auxiliary arms rotatably connected to the main arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Seyoung WOO, Joonho PYO, Daegyu KIM
  • Patent number: 9708749
    Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus may be provided that includes a cabinet having an input opening, a door including a door frame, a hinge unit, and a control panel, a cabinet connector at the cabinet to transmit and receive at least one of power and a control signal and a door connector separably coupled to the cabinet connector to connect the control panel to the cabinet connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seyoung Woo, Sanghun Bae
  • Patent number: 9590372
    Abstract: A connector is provided that includes a cabinet connector at a cabinet that includes at least one of a power supply device and an information processing device and a device connector at a control object device to be controlled by at least one of the power supply device and the information processing device. The device connector may be separably coupled to the cabinet connector. The device connector may be movable along at least two of an X-axis and a Y-axis defining a plane parallel to a cross section of the cabinet connector and a Z-axis perpendicular to the cross section of the cabinet connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seyoung Woo, Sanghun Bae
  • Publication number: 20160220090
    Abstract: A dishwasher may include a tub configured to accommodate one or more items to be washed, a spray arm rotatably mounted to the tub, and configured to spray water onto the one or more items to be washed, a sump disposed at a bottom surface of the tub and configured to store water and to supply stored water to the spray arm, a fixed gear unit fixed to the tub with gear teeth arranged along an outer circumferential surface of the fixed gear unit, a rotary gear unit rotatably mounted on the spray arm and configured to engage the gear teeth of the fixed gear unit, and a link member connected to the rotary gear unit and the spray arm, where the spray arm may include, a main arm with a pair of arms, and a pair of auxiliary arms rotatably connected to the main arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Seyoung WOO, Joonho PYO, Daegyu KIM
  • Publication number: 20160220092
    Abstract: A dishwasher may include a sump configured to store water, a main arm disposed at the sump and configured to supply water from the sump, an auxiliary arm rotatably disposed at the main arm and configured to spray water, and an auxiliary arm connection member disposed at the main arm and configured to rotatably support the auxiliary arm, where the auxiliary arm may include an auxiliary flow passage configured to allow water flow through the auxiliary arm, where the main arm may include a transfer flow passage in fluid communication with the auxiliary flow passage, where the auxiliary arm connection member may include a flow tube disposed at the main arm in fluid communication with the transfer flow passage and the auxiliary flow passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Seyoung WOO, Joonho PYO, Daegyu KIM, Taehee LEE
  • Publication number: 20160015241
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a cabinet having a tub, a pump and at least one spray arm. The at least one spray arm has a flow path guide and first and second flow channels separated from each other. The flow path guide has a first opening to allow wash water to flow to the first flow channel and a second opening to allow wash water to flow to the second flow channel. A valve is coupled to the flow path guide and is configured to open or close one of the first opening and the second opening. The valve includes a rotatable float. The rotatable float closes the first opening while opening the second opening at a first point in time, and the rotatable float rotates to open the second opening while closing the second opening at a second point in time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Shinwoo HAN, Joonho PYO, Jaechul LEE, Daegyu KIM, Seyoung WOO
  • Publication number: 20150359409
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a tub to provide a wash space, a first rack located inside the tub to receive a washing object and a second rack located below the first rack, a flow path tower provided at the second rack to eject wash water to the first rack, an ejection arm including a chamber for introduction of wash water, a first flow path in communication with the chamber, and second and third flow paths in communication with the chamber to eject wash water to the second rack and separated from each other, a tower separable coupler provided inside the ejection arm to connect the first flow path to the flow path tower when wash water is supplied to the first flow path, and a flow path switcher provided inside the chamber to selectively open the first, second and third flow paths according to a pressure inside the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Seyoung WOO, Joonho PYO
  • Patent number: 9145635
    Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus including a front panel with an inclined front surface and an opening for the introduction and removal of laundry located on the inclined surface, a door rotatably mounted to the inclined front surface to open or close the opening, and a damper module between the front panel and the door to apply torque to the door in a direction opposite to a rotating direction of the door when the door is rotated due to self-load (or self-weight) of the door. The damper module applies torque to the door in a direction opposite to a rotating direction of the door when an angle between the front panel and the door is within a range of a prescribed angle, preventing the door from being open or closed due to self-load (or self-weight) of the door, enhancing user convenience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seyoung Woo, Sanghun Bae
  • Publication number: 20150123523
    Abstract: A connector is provided that includes a cabinet connector at a cabinet that includes at least one of a power supply device and an information processing device and a device connector at a control object device to be controlled by at least one of the power supply device and the information processing device. The device connector may be separably coupled to the cabinet connector. The device connector may be movable along at least two of an X-axis and a Y-axis defining a plane parallel to a cross section of the cabinet connector and a Z-axis perpendicular to the cross section of the cabinet connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Seyoung WOO, Sanghun BAE
  • Publication number: 20150123525
    Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus may be provided that includes a cabinet having an input opening, a door including a door frame, a hinge unit, and a control panel, a cabinet connector at the cabinet to transmit and receive at least one of power and a control signal and a door connector separably coupled to the cabinet connector to connect the control panel to the cabinet connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Seyoung Woo, Sanghun Bae
  • Publication number: 20140285076
    Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus including a front panel with an inclined front surface and an opening for the introduction and removal of laundry located on the inclined surface, a door rotatably mounted to the inclined front surface to open or close the opening, and a damper module between the front panel and the door to apply torque to the door in a direction opposite to a rotating direction of the door when the door is rotated due to self-load (or self-weight) of the door. The damper module applies torque to the door in a direction opposite to a rotating direction of the door when an angle between the front panel and the door is within a range of a prescribed angle, preventing the door from being open or closed due to self-load (or self-weight) of the door, enhancing user convenience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seyoung WOO, Sanghun BAE