Patents by Inventor Wan-Soo Kim

Wan-Soo 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).

  • Patent number: 8334482
    Abstract: A cooking range is disclosed. The range includes: a cook top section having a heating body configured to cook foods; an oven section having internal walls defining a cavity, a rack and a door, wherein the cavity is configured to accommodate the foods placed on the rack and the door is configured to open or close the cavity; a heating source configured to provide heat to the cavity when the cooking range is operated; and an air circulation mechanism having an exhaust slot and at least one suction slot and configured to suck air into the cooking range through the at least one suction slot and to discharge the air to the outside through the exhaust slot, wherein the at least one suction slot is positioned around the exhaust slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyeun Sik Nam, Dong Seong Kwag, Wan Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 8333183
    Abstract: A cooking range includes a cook top section having a heating body configured to cook foods; an oven section having a cavity and a door, wherein the cavity has a rack configured to accommodate foods and the door is configured to open or close the cavity; a heating source configured to provide heat to the cavity when the cooking range is operated; and an air circulation mechanism having a first duct, a second duct and a fan and configured to discharge air provided from the first duct positioned at a surface of the cavity through the second duct in response to rotation of the fan, wherein the air circulation mechanism is configured to discharge air from the top section through the second duct while the air provided from the first duct is discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyeun Sik Nam, Dong Seong Kwag, Wan Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 8327837
    Abstract: A cooking range includes a cook top section. The cooking range also include an oven section having walls defining a cavity and a door, wherein the cavity being configured to accommodate food and the door being configured to open or close the cavity. The cooking range further include a heating source configured to provide heat to the cavity when the cooking range is operated. In addition, the cooking range include a rack member coupled to the cavity, and configured to support a food container placed thereon, wherein at least a part of the rack member is configured to be rotated to rotate the food thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyeun Sik Nam, Dong Seong Kwag, Wan Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20120241445
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooking appliance employing microwaves. According to the present invention, a cooking appliance employing microwaves comprises: a microwave generator for generating and outputting microwaves, provided with an amplifier for performing frequency oscillation and amplification; and a feeder for outputting the outputted microwaves into a cavity. Accordingly, high power microwaves can be easily generated without a separate frequency oscillator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sung Hun Shim, Jin Yul Hu, Hyun Wook Moon, Heung Sik Choi, Wan Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20120168539
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a double feed spreader having two dispensing holes, constituted by forming two dispensing holes in a large-capacity feed spreader for dispensing granular feed and organic compost, and consequently by providing a dual shutter and a dual spreader fan to enable the quick and effective spreading of feed over a wide area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventor: Wan Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20120160228
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes: a cavity forming a cooking chamber, a wire rack detachable coupled with the cooking chamber, a wire rack fixing section mounted in the cavity for fixing the wire rack to the cooking chamber, and a wire rack heater mounted to the wire rack fixing section for transmitting heat to the wire rack through contact with the wire rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Wan Soo Kim, Yang Kyeong Kim
  • Publication number: 20120138419
    Abstract: A layout for parking system of decelerator for an electric motor vehicle is provided herein. More specifically, the layout includes a decelerator housing, an input gear disposed within the decelerator housing, an output gear disposed within the decelerator housing, an intermediating gear connecting the input gear and the output gear and a parking unit disposed above the input gear and selectively trammeling the intermediating gear. Further, in the present layout the parking unit is disposed above an oil line in the decelerator housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Kyungha Kim, Min Sung Kim, Jinsook Lee, Yeonho Kim, Wan Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20120125921
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooking apparatus using microwaves. The cooking apparatus using microwaves according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a microwave generator which generates a plurality of microwaves to heat an object inside a cavity and then outputs the generated microwaves; and a controller which calculates heating efficiency with respect to each of the plurality of microwaves based on the microwaves reflected from the inside of the cavity among the outputted microwaves, and then sets heating time with respect to each microwave during a heating period of time according to the calculated heating efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Sung Hun Shim, Jin Yul Hu, Hyun Wook Moon, Heung Sik Choi, Wan Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20120126040
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a powerless double-distribution fans fertilizer distributor which respectively rotates two disks by driving two wheels by traction so as to distribute a fertilizer, wherein the fertilizer distributor comprises: a hopper (20) which has fertilizer discharge holes in a left and right symmetrical structure and is installed above a body frame (10) having a pulling tool in the front part; wheel shafts (30) divided by left and right which are installed below the frame in such a way that one shaft end is connected with wheels (11) and the other shaft end is placed at the central lower portion of the fertilizer discharge holes (21) of the hopper (20); a clutching gear box (40) which controls the rotation of each wheel shaft, converts the horizontal rotation of wheels to an upward motion by 90 degrees, and is coupled to left and right wheel shaft ends; disk distribution fans (50) and a stirring wing (60) which are coupled to a vertically connected gear shaft (41) of the clutching gear b
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventor: Wan Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20120118090
    Abstract: A gear shifting system is described that includes an first shaft that is connected to a motor to be rotated thereby, a synchronizing gear, a first insert unit and a second insert unit protrude at both sides thereof, a first gear and a second gear configured to rotate around the first shaft, a first plate and a second plate, a first engagement aperture and a second engagement aperture, and a second shaft. The second shaft is configured to move the synchronizing gear in an axial direction so that the first insert unit is inserted into the first engagement aperture or the second insert unit is inserted into the second engagement aperture to transfer a torque of the synchronizing gear to the first gear or the second gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Kyungha Kim, Min Sung Kim, Baekyu Kim, Jinsook Lee, Yeonho Kim, Wan Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20120111312
    Abstract: A cooking appliance comprises: a top plate divided into a grill area and a cooktop area; a cooktop area heating source disposed in proximity of the cooktop area; a grill area heater disposed adjacent the grill area; a cooking grill disposed adjacent the grill area for supporting food to be cooked; and a cooking grill heater mounted to the grill area for heating the cooking grill through contact with the cooking grill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Wan Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20120097669
    Abstract: The prevent invention relates to a cooking appliance employing microwaves. The cooking appliance employing microwaves according to the present invention comprises: a first microwave generating unit for generating and outputting a plurality of microwaves so as to heat an object in a cavity; and a second microwave generating unit for generating and outputting microwaves differing from those of the first microwave generating unit, so as to heat the object in the cavity. In this way, operating efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Sung Hun Sim, Yang Kyeong Kim, Wan Soo Kim, Jin Yul Hu
  • Publication number: 20120091835
    Abstract: A motor/generator cooling system of a hybrid vehicle that has a first and second motor/generator disposed in an axial direction in a transmission, may include a cooling pipe that may be disposed in an axial direction along an upper and outside of the first and second motor/generator in the transmission, a rear cover that may be connected to a downstream side of the cooling pipe such that the cooling pipe may be fixed thereto, an input supporter that may be connected to an upstream side of the cooling pipe, forms a cooling oil passage, and rotatably supports a rotor of the first motor/generator, and a case that the rear cover and the input supporter may be mounted thereon, an oil filter connected to a hydraulic pump may be mounted therein, a penetration hole may be formed therein, and the cooling pipe penetrates the penetration hole to be fixed thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Kyungha Kim, Min Sung Kim, Baekyu Kim, Jinsook Lee, Sungik Bae, Yeonho Kim, Wan Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 8138453
    Abstract: A electric oven is provided that includes a body, a cooking chamber located within the body for receiving food, the cooking chamber having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a rear surface joining the upper surface to the lower surface, at least one of a convection heater located at the rear surface of the cooking chamber and a bake heater located at the lower surface of the cooking chamber, and at least two broil heaters located at the upper surface of the cooking chamber, each of the at least two broil heaters being individually operable. Methods for preheating the electric oven are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Kyung Yang, Hyeun Sik Nam, Dong Seong Kwag, Seong Ho Cho, Wan Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 8101891
    Abstract: A cooking apparatus including a cooking chamber that has an opening, a door configured to open and close the opening of the cooking chamber, in which the door has an air-gap to receive pollutants generated in the cooking chamber, and a pollutant discharging unit configured to discharge at least a portion of the pollutants in the air-gap out of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Young Woo Lee, Wan Soo Kim, Hyun Jung Kim
  • Publication number: 20120001258
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a gate metal buried within a trench included in a semiconductor substrate including an active region defined by an isolation layer, a spacer pattern disposed on an upper portion of a sidewall of a gate metal, a first gate oxide layer disposed between the spacer pattern and the trench, a second gate oxide layer disposed below the first gate oxide layer and the gate metal, and a junction region disposed in the active region to overlap the first gate oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Wan Soo KIM
  • Publication number: 20110264016
    Abstract: A wearable robot for assisting muscular strength of the lower extremity of a user: The wearable robot can be worn on user's legs and includes a central securing part, a hip joint part hingably coupled to either side of a lower end of the central securing part, a femur part fastened to the hip joint part and having rigidity, a knee part including an outer frame and a knee assistant, and a drive unit fastened to one of the hip joint part and the knee joint part to allow operation of the joint part. The outer frame includes an upper side outer frame fastened to a lower end of the femur part and a lower side outer frame fastened to the upper side outer frame by a rotatable knee joint part Both the upper side outer frame and the lower side outer frame are fastened to the knee assistant worn by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Chang-Soo Han, Jung-Soo Han, Jae-Ho Jang, Seung-Nam Yu, Hee-Don Lee, Seung-Hoon Lee, Wan-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 8035065
    Abstract: A cooking apparatus is provided. The cooking apparatus includes a cooking cavity, an upper space formed above the cooking cavity, lateral side spaces formed to at opposite lateral sides of the cooking cavity, a rear space formed behind the cooking cavity, and a lower space formed below the cooking cavity. A fan provided in the rear space generates a cooling flow that cools components housed in the rear space. A cooling flow path extends from the rear space and into the upper space and lateral side spaces. Flow from the upper space enters the door to cool the door and is exhausted through a lower portion of the door. Flow from the lateral side spaces, which includes an exhaust flow from the cooking cavity, is guided to the lower space and exhausted. In this manner, the cooking apparatus can be completely cooled and cooking odors and heat appropriately exhausted by the cooling fan positioned in the rear space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Gi-young Kim, Wan-soo Kim
  • Patent number: 8028619
    Abstract: A cooking apparatus including a cooking chamber having an opening, a door configured to open and close the opening of the cooking chamber, the door including a channel and an inlet to allow communication between the cooking chamber and the channel, and an opening/closing unit to open and close the inlet in the door. A door including a first surface, a second surface spaced from the first surface to define a channel between the first surface and the second surface, an inlet formed in the second surface, the inlet being in flow communication with the channel, an outlet formed in one of the first surface and the second surface, the outlet being in flow communication with the channel, and an opening/closing unit to open and close the inlet in the second surface is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Young Woo Lee, Wan Soo Kim, Hyun Jung Kim
  • Patent number: 7954578
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power transmission device for a hybrid vehicle which provides an effect of reducing engine vibration, facilitates engine clutch control, and has a package type layout enabling mass production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Wan-Soo Kim, Kyung-Ha Kim, Yeon Ho Kim