Patents by Inventor Wansik NAM

Wansik NAM 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: 11920286
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a clothes treatment apparatus comprising: an outer case having a first opening of which the front is open; an inner case provided inside the outer case; a machine room forming part positioned at the lower part of the inner case so as to form a machine room separated from the inner case; a foaming space formed between the outer case and the machine room forming part; foamed plastics filled in the foaming space; and strength reinforcing parts positioned at both side surfaces of the outer case in the foaming space so as to reinforce the strength of the outer case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junyoung Choi, Wansik Nam, Sunghoo Park, Hyeyong Park
  • Publication number: 20240052549
    Abstract: A clothing treatment device having a cabinet having a first lateral panel and a second lateral panel, an upper panel and a lower panel which connect the first lateral panel and the second lateral panel, a first rear panel, and a second rear panel positioned below the first rear panel; a first base having a front panel which is fixed to the first lateral panel; a first chamber which is fixed to the front panel; a second base having a front frame which is positioned between the front panel and the second rear panel; a second chamber; a mounting body which is provided inside the second chamber; a supply unit which is provided on the mounting body; and an insulating unit formed by means of a foam plastic injected to a foam space formed between the cabinet, the first base, the first chamber and the second base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junyoung CHOI, Wansik NAM, Sunghoo PARK, Hyeyong PARK
  • Patent number: 11898299
    Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus is disclosed. The laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet configured to define a receiving space for receiving laundry, the cabinet having an open surface, a door hingedly provided at the cabinet for opening and closing the open surface of the cabinet, a laundry support unit provided in the receiving space for supporting laundry, and a machinery compartment provided in the cabinet for defining a space that is separate from the receiving space, the machinery compartment being provided therein with an air supply unit for dehumidifying or heating air in the receiving space and supplying the dehumidified or heated air into the receiving space. The air supply unit dehumidifies air in a room that communicates with the receiving space in the state in which the door is open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Wansik Nam, Donghyun Kim, Jumin Park
  • Publication number: 20240035230
    Abstract: A clothes treatment apparatus includes a cabinet, a door having clothes fixing parts, and a press device disposed below the clothes fixing parts on an inner surface of the door. The press device includes a base plate which is disposed on the inner surface of the door, and which supports one side of the clothes hung on the clothes fixing parts, a press plate which is hinge-fixed to one side of the door, and which brings the clothes hung on the clothes fixing parts into close contact with the base plate, and a film which is fixedly disposed at the end portion of the base plate, which is extended to the center of the base plate, and which is disposed between the press plate and the base plate when the press plate is in close contact with the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Sunghoo PARK, Wansik NAM, Jaehyoung PARK, Chaewon KIM
  • Patent number: 11873594
    Abstract: A clothes treating apparatus includes a cabinet including first and second lateral panels facing each other, and upper and lower panels connecting the first and second lateral panels and respectively forming the top surface and the bottom surface. The cabinet includes a rear panel connecting the first and second lateral panels. The cabinet includes a first base comprising a front panel fixed to the first lateral panel, the second lateral panel, and the upper and lower panels to define the front surface, and an inlet extending through the front panel. The cabinet includes a first chamber positioned inside the cabinet, and communicating with the inlet to provide a space for receiving clothes. The cabinet includes a second base including a front frame positioned between the front and rear panels, an upper frame extending from the front frame towards the rear panel, and first and second lateral frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junyoung Choi, Wansik Nam, Sunghoo Park, Hyeyong Park
  • Patent number: 11866881
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a clothing treatment apparatus comprising: a cabinet having a first side panel and a second side panel, an upper panel and a lower panel, and a rear panel; a first base having a front panel which is fixed to the first side panel, the second side panel, the upper panel, and the lower panel and forms a front surface of the cabinet, and an input hole which is provided to penetrate the front panel; a first chamber which is positioned in the cabinet and provides a space for accommodating clothes; a second base; a second chamber; a supply unit in the second chamber and supplying at least one of air and moisture into the first chamber; and a heat insulation unit formed by foaming plastic in a foam space formed between the cabinet, the first base, the first chamber, and the second base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junyoung Choi, Wansik Nam, Sunghoo Park, Hyeyong Park
  • Patent number: 11807981
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a clothing treatment device comprising: a cabinet having a first lateral panel and a second lateral panel which are disposed so as to face each other, an upper panel and a lower panel which connect the first lateral panel and the second lateral panel and respectively form the upper surface and the floor surface, a first rear panel which connects the first lateral panel, the second lateral panel and the upper panel and forms the rear surface, and a second rear panel which connects the first lateral panel and the second lateral panel and is positioned below the first rear panel; a first base having a front panel which is fixed to the first lateral panel, the second lateral panel, the upper panel and the lower panel and forms the front surface of the cabinet and an input port which is provided through the front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junyoung Choi, Wansik Nam, Sunghoo Park, Hyeyong Park
  • Patent number: 11795609
    Abstract: A clothes treatment apparatus includes a cabinet, a door having clothes fixing parts, and a press device disposed below the clothes fixing parts on an inner surface of the door. The press device includes a base plate which is disposed on the inner surface of the door, and which supports one side of the clothes hung on the clothes fixing parts, a press plate which is hinge-fixed to one side of the door, and which brings the clothes hung on the clothes fixing parts into close contact with the base plate, and a film which is fixedly disposed at the end portion of the base plate, which is extended to the center of the base plate, and which is disposed between the press plate and the base plate when the press plate is in close contact with the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sunghoo Park, Wansik Nam, Jaehyoung Park, Chaewon Kim
  • Patent number: 11718950
    Abstract: A clothes treating apparatus includes a case with a treatment chamber for holding clothes, a steam unit supplying steam to the treatment chamber, a blowing unit drawing in air from the inside of the treatment chamber, a heat pump unit heating the air drawn in by the blowing unit and discharging the heated air to the inside of the treatment camber, and a control unit controlling the steam unit, the blowing unit, and the heat pump unit, wherein when the heat pump unit is driven after the steam unit is driven, the control unit supplies water to the steam unit after the driving of the heat pump unit terminates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Wansik Nam, Donghyun Kim, Jinseong Lee
  • Patent number: 11686038
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a clothing treatment device capable of omitting a frame for structurally connecting an inner case and a cabinet by filling a foaming agent between the inner case and the cabinet forming an appearance. The clothing treatment device comprises a cabinet having an opening at the front thereof: a door which is rotatably provided in front of the opening to open and close the opening; an inner case which is provided in the cabinet to form an accommodation space in which clothes are accommodated, and a hot air supply unit which is provided at the lower portion of the inner case to supply at least one of hot air and moisture to the accommodation space, wherein the inner case is formed of a styrene resin that maintains adhesion to the foaming agent injected into the inner portion of the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junyoung Choi, Wansik Nam, Sunghoo Park, Hyeyong Park
  • Patent number: 11624146
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a clothing treating apparatus comprising: an outer case which includes a first opening formed at the front side thereof; an inner case which is provided inside the outer case and has a space formed therein to receive clothes; an inner case bottom surface which forms the bottom of the inner case; a first penetrating part which extends through the inner case bottom surface; and a first machinery room forming surface which forms a machinery room disposed under the inner case and separated from the inner case, and provides a holding surface that protrudes to enable a steam nozzle to be installed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junyoung Choi, Wansik Nam, Sunghoo Park, Hyeyong Park
  • Publication number: 20220356638
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a clothes treatment apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Sunghoo PARK, Wansik NAM, Jaehyoung PARK, Chaewon KIM
  • Publication number: 20220316128
    Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus includes a drying chamber configured to receive laundry therein, a hanger support that includes a support body disposed in the drying chamber and configured to hang a hanger thereon, a rotating shaft that extends through the upper surface of the drying chamber toward the support body, a rotating arm coupled to an inner end of the rotating shaft and configured to rotate within the drying chamber, a converter disposed at the support body and configured to convert a rotational movement of the rotating arm into a reciprocating movement of the support body, a disc coupled to an outer end of the rotating shaft, a driver configured to rotate the disc, and a counterweight coupled to the disc and disposed at a position opposite to the rotating arm with respect to the rotating shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Wansik NAM, Hyunggyu LIM, Taejun YOON, Cheolmin JANG
  • Publication number: 20220112652
    Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus is disclosed. The laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet configured to define a receiving space for receiving laundry, the cabinet having an open surface, a door hingedly provided at the cabinet for opening and closing the open surface of the cabinet, a laundry support unit provided in the receiving space for supporting laundry, and a machinery compartment provided in the cabinet for defining a space that is separate from the receiving space, the machinery compartment being provided therein with an air supply unit for dehumidifying or heating air in the receiving space and supplying the dehumidified or heated air into the receiving space. The air supply unit dehumidifies air in a room that communicates with the receiving space in the state in which the door is open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Wansik NAM, Donghyun KIM, Jumin PARK
  • Patent number: 11225752
    Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus is disclosed. The laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet configured to define a receiving space for receiving laundry, the cabinet having an open surface, a door hingedly provided at the cabinet for opening and closing the open surface of the cabinet, a laundry support unit provided in the receiving space for supporting laundry, and a machinery compartment provided in the cabinet for defining a space that is separate from the receiving space, the machinery compartment being provided therein with an air supply unit for dehumidifying or heating air in the receiving space and supplying the dehumidified or heated air into the receiving space. The air supply unit dehumidifies air in a room that communicates with the receiving space in the state in which the door is open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Wansik Nam, Donghyun Kim, Jumin Park
  • Publication number: 20210395933
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a clothes treatment apparatus comprising: an outer case having a first opening of which the front is open; an inner case provided inside the outer case; a machine room forming part positioned at the lower part of the inner case so as to form a machine room separated from the inner case; a foaming space formed between the outer case and the machine room forming part; foamed plastics filled in the foaming space; and strength reinforcing parts positioned at both side surfaces of the outer case in the foaming space so as to reinforce the strength of the outer case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junyoung CHOI, Wansik NAM, Sunghoo PARK, Hyeyong PARK
  • Publication number: 20210355626
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a clothing treatment apparatus comprising: a cabinet having a first side panel and a second side panel, an upper panel and a lower panel, and a rear panel; a first base having a front panel which is fixed to the first side panel, the second side panel, the upper panel, and the lower panel and forms a front surface of the cabinet, and an input hole which is provided to penetrate the front panel; a first chamber which is positioned in the cabinet and provides a space for accommodating clothes; a second base; a second chamber; a supply unit in the second chamber and supplying at least one of air and moisture into the first chamber; and a heat insulation unit formed by foaming plastic in a foam space formed between the cabinet, the first base, the first chamber, and the second base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Junyoung Choi, Wansik Nam, Sunghoo Park, Hyeyong Park
  • Publication number: 20210340704
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a clothing processing apparatus comprising: a cabinet provided with an inlet; a first chamber provided inside the cabinet to provide a space in which clothes are accommodated and communicating with the inlet; a second chamber provided inside the cabinet and forming a space separated from the first chamber; a supply unit, provided inside the second chamber, for supplying at least any one of air and moisture to the first chamber; a door having a first body rotatably fixed to the cabinet to open and close the inlet, and a second body fixed to the first body to form a front side of the cabinet; a control unit for controlling the supply unit; and a voice recognition unit, provided in the door, for recognizing a voice generated by a user and transmitting a control command corresponding to the recognized voice to the control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Junyoung CHOI, Wansik NAM, Sunghoo PARK, Hyeyong PARK
  • Publication number: 20210301457
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a clothing treatment device comprising: a cabinet having a first lateral panel and a second lateral panel which are disposed so as to face each other, an upper panel and a lower panel which connect the first lateral panel and the second lateral panel and respectively form the upper surface and the floor surface, a first rear panel which connects the first lateral panel, the second lateral panel and the upper panel and forms the rear surface, and a second rear panel which connects the first lateral panel and the second lateral panel and is positioned below the first rear panel; a first base having a front panel which is fixed to the first lateral panel, the second lateral panel, the upper panel and the lower panel and forms the front surface of the cabinet and an input port which is provided through the front panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junyoung CHOI, Wansik NAM, Sunghoo PARK, Hyeyong PARK
  • Publication number: 20210301458
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a clothing treating apparatus comprising: an outer case which includes a first opening formed at the front side thereof; an inner case which is provided inside the outer case and has a space formed therein to receive clothes; an inner case bottom surface which forms the bottom of the inner case; a first penetrating part which extends through the inner case bottom surface; and a first machinery room forming surface which forms a machinery room disposed under the inner case and separated from the inner case, and provides a holding surface that protrudes to enable a steam nozzle to be installed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junyoung CHOI, Wansik NAM, Sunghoo PARK, Hyeyong PARK