Patents by Inventor Yanghwa Lee

Yanghwa 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).

  • Publication number: 20230285888
    Abstract: An air conditioning apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a main body including a suction part through which air is suctioned and a discharge part through which the air suctioned through the suction part is discharged, a fan disposed in the main body to allow the air to flow, an electric charge device coupled to the main body outside the main body to charge dust in the air, and a filter device disposed between the suction part and the discharge part in the main body to collect the charged dust particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Yanghwa LEE, Chulwoo Park, Hojung Kim
  • Patent number: 11673088
    Abstract: An air conditioning apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a main body including a suction part through which air is suctioned and a discharge part through which the air suctioned through the suction part is discharged, a fan disposed in the main body to allow the air to flow, an electric charge device coupled to the main body outside the main body to charge dust in the air, and a filter device disposed between the suction part and the discharge part in the main body to collect the charged dust particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yanghwa Lee, Chulwoo Park, Hojung Kim
  • Patent number: 10668422
    Abstract: An air freshener is disclosed. The air freshener includes a body case defining the air freshener, the body case having a filter installation opening formed in one side thereof, a filter housing disposed in the body case, a drawer including a frame forming therein a drawer opening, through which air passes, and a filter cover coupled to the frame for covering the filter installation opening, and a filter module separably located on the frame for filtering the air that has passed through the drawer opening. The drawer is configured to be withdrawn from the inner space of the filter housing through the filter installation opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Taeyoon Kim, Kunyoung Lee, Jongsu Lee, Inho Choi, Hyungho Park, Yanghwa Lee, Hooncheol Jeon, Jieun Choi, Sanghyuk Son, Kyoungho Lee
  • Patent number: 10556242
    Abstract: An electric dust collector is disclosed. The electric dust collector includes a film for collecting electrified dust particles and a case for receiving the film. A conductor-receiving part defining an insertion space, into which a portion of the film is inserted, is provided in the case. The electric dust collector further includes an electrode connection part filling the insertion space in the state of being in contact with the film. The electrode connection part is electrically connected to a voltage source to apply voltage in order to the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hooncheol Jeon, Taeyoon Kim, Yanghwa Lee, Woongi Kil, Hyungho Park, Inho Choi, Jieun Choi, Kunyoung Lee, Sanghyuk Son, Jongsu Lee, Kyoungho Lee
  • Patent number: 10537901
    Abstract: An electric dust collecting device according to the invention includes an electric charging unit for electrically charging dust in air, a first filter unit including a plurality of discharge electrode plates spaced apart from each other to define passages therebetween through which dust electrically charged by the electric charging unit passes, and a second filter unit disposed downstream of the plurality of discharge electrode plates in an air flow direction and connected to a ground to cause corona discharge between the plurality of discharge electrode plates and the second filter unit and to collect electrically charged dust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Yanghwa Lee
  • Patent number: 10464074
    Abstract: The electric dust collector includes a dust collection unit for collecting electrified dust particles and a dust collection unit case for receiving the dust collection unit. The dust collection unit includes a plurality of films for generating an electric field and a fixing part for fixing the films in the dust collection unit case. Each of the films is formed in the shape of a band that is longer in the longitudinal direction than in the lateral direction, and the films are arranged so as to face each other such that gaps are formed between the respective films. The fixing part includes a gap maintenance part disposed on at least one side of a group of films in the lateral direction for maintaining the gaps. The gap maintenance part includes a plurality of vertical bars to be inserted into the gaps from the one side of the group of films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yanghwa Lee, Taeyoon Kim, Hooncheol Jeon, Inho Choi, Jieun Choi, Sanghyuk Son, Kyoungho Lee
  • Patent number: 10386080
    Abstract: Provided is an air conditioner having an ion generation device, the ion generation device including a main body including an electrode structure that includes a discharge electrode and a ground electrode, a coupling part disposed on at least one surface of the main body, the coupling part being coupled to the case, and an ion discharge part disposed on the main body to discharge the ions generated when a high voltage is applied to the electrode structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yanghwa Lee, Jieun Choi, Woojin Kim, Hyungho Park
  • Patent number: 10357734
    Abstract: An air freshener is disclosed. The air freshener includes a body case defining the air freshener, the body case having a filter installation opening formed in one side thereof, a filter housing disposed in the body case, the filter housing having a power terminal disposed therein, a drawer configured to be withdrawn from the inner space of the filter housing through the filter installation opening, and an electric dust collector separably located in the drawer, the electric dust collector having a power-receiving terminal disposed therein, wherein the power terminal contacts the power-receiving terminal in the state in which the drawer is settled in the inner space of the filter housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hooncheol Jeon, Taeyoon Kim, Jongsu Lee, Hyungho Park, Inho Choi, Yanghwa Lee, Jieun Choi, Kunyoung Lee, Sanghyuk Son, Kyoungho Lee
  • Patent number: 10328373
    Abstract: An air conditioning apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a main body including a suction part through which air is suctioned and a discharge part through which the air suctioned through the suction part is discharged, a fan disposed in the main body to allow the air to flow, an electric charge device coupled to the main body outside the main body to charge dust in the air, and a filter device disposed between the suction part and the discharge part in the main body to collect the charged dust particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yanghwa Lee, Chulwoo Park, Hojung Kim
  • Patent number: 10315201
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air cleaning device for air conditioners. The air cleaning device includes a charging unit, and a dust collector including ground bodies and high voltage applied bodies forming a potential difference with the ground bodies, and disposed after the charging unit in an air flow direction, the charging unit includes a charging unit body and carbon fiber electrodes installed on the charging unit body, and a hydrophilic layer is formed on the outer surface of at least one of the ground bodies and the high voltage applied bodies. The air cleaning device may minimize an amount of generated ozone and an amount of generated ions, as compared to a case having a charging unit in which electrical discharge wires and opposite electrodes are alternately disposed, and increase dust collection efficiency with a simple structure and at low costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yanghwa Lee, Hojung Kim, Woojin Kim
  • Patent number: 10267528
    Abstract: Provided is an air conditioning apparatus. The air conditioning apparatus includes an air cleaner and an air washer coupled to the air cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Taeyoon Kim, Ahram Kim, Chungook Chong, Daegeun Son, Hojung Kim, Hooncheol Jeon, Hyuckju Kwon, Hyungho Park, Inho Choi, Jeongtaek Park, Jieun Choi, Jinuk Kim, Jongsu Lee, Jungwoo Lee, Kunyoung Lee, Kyoungho Lee, Sanghyuk Son, Sunyoung Moon, Unchang Jeong, Woongi Kil, Yanghwa Lee, Yongmin Kim, Younggu Lee
  • Publication number: 20190070546
    Abstract: An air conditioning apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a main body including a suction part through which air is suctioned and a discharge part through which the air suctioned through the suction part is discharged, a fan disposed in the main body to allow the air to flow, an electric charge device coupled to the main body outside the main body to charge dust in the air, and a filter device disposed between the suction part and the discharge part in the main body to collect the charged dust particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Yanghwa LEE, Chulwoo Park, Hojung Kim
  • Publication number: 20180169665
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air cleaning device for air conditioners. The air cleaning device includes a charging unit, and a dust collector including ground bodies and high voltage applied bodies forming a potential difference with the ground bodies, and disposed after the charging unit in an air flow direction, the charging unit includes a charging unit body and carbon fiber electrodes installed on the charging unit body, and a hydrophilic layer is formed on the outer surface of at least one of the ground bodies and the high voltage applied bodies. The air cleaning device may minimize an amount of generated ozone and an amount of generated ions, as compared to a case having a charging unit in which electrical discharge wires and opposite electrodes are alternately disposed, and increase dust collection efficiency with a simple structure and at low costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Yanghwa LEE, Hojung Kim, Woojin KIM
  • Patent number: 9873128
    Abstract: An electrostatic precipitation type air cleaner is disclosed herein. The air cleaner includes a charging module to charge dust particles by applied power and a collection module to collect the dust particles charged by the charging module. The collection module includes high voltage electrode plates and low voltage electrode plates disposed opposite the high voltage electrode plates so as to form air passages with the high voltage electrode plates, at least one of the high voltage electrode plates and the low voltage electrode plates includes a conductive member, a dielectric member to surround at least a part of the conductive member and coating layers configured to coat the surfaces of the dielectric member, and the coating layer includes 0.5 w % to 5 w % of zinc oxide. The coating layer including 0.5 w % to 5 w % of zinc oxide may have high antimicrobial activity and maintain high surface hardness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Taeyoung Kim, Sangyoon Kim, Okchun Hyun, Yanghwa Lee
  • Patent number: 9802207
    Abstract: Provided is an air conditioning apparatus. The air conditioning apparatus includes a main body having a suction part through which air is suctioned and a discharge part through which the air suctioned through the suction part is discharged, a fan disposed within the main body to allow the air to flow, a filter device disposed between the suction part and the discharge part within the main body, the filter device including a filter including a plurality of arrays that are spaced apart from each other, and a power supply part to supply a voltage to each of the arrays. Each of the arrays includes a conductive member, the conductive member contacts a dielectric containing a dielectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chulwoo Park, Hojung Kim, Yanghwa Lee
  • Patent number: 9791158
    Abstract: An electric dust collecting device and an air conditioner having the same are disclosed. The electric dust collecting device includes a first filter unit including a plurality of discharge electrode plates which are spaced apart from each other and have spaces defined therebetween, a high voltage generator electrically connected to all of the plurality of discharge electrode plates, and a second filter unit disposed downstream of the first filter unit in an air flow direction and connected to a ground to cause corona discharge between the discharge electrode plates and the second filter unit, whereby particles electrically charged by corona discharge are collected at the second filter unit. The first filter unit has a simplified structure, and cleaning effect is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yanghwa Lee, Seungjae Baeck, Jihye Ahn, Okchun Hyun
  • Publication number: 20170203305
    Abstract: An electric dust collecting device according to the invention includes an electric charging unit for electrically charging dust in air, a first filter unit including a plurality of discharge electrode plates spaced apart from each other to define passages therebetween through which dust electrically charged by the electric charging unit passes, and a second filter unit disposed downstream of the plurality of discharge electrode plates in an air flow direction and connected to a ground to cause corona discharge between the plurality of discharge electrode plates and the second filter unit and to collect electrically charged dust.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventor: Yanghwa LEE
  • Publication number: 20170120182
    Abstract: An air freshener is disclosed. The air freshener includes a body case defining the air freshener, the body case having a filter installation opening formed in one side thereof, a filter housing disposed in the body case, a drawer including a frame forming therein a drawer opening, through which air passes, and a filter cover coupled to the frame for covering the filter installation opening, and a filter module separably located on the frame for filtering the air that has passed through the drawer opening. The drawer is configured to be withdrawn from the inner space of the filter housing through the filter installation opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Taeyoon KIM, Kunyoung LEE, Jongsu LEE, Inho CHOI, Hyungho PARK, Yanghwa LEE, Hooncheol JEON, Jieun CHOI, Sanghyuk SON, Kyoungho LEE
  • Publication number: 20170122603
    Abstract: Provided is an air conditioning apparatus. The air conditioning apparatus includes an air cleaner and an air washer coupled to the air cleaner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Taeyoon KIM, Ahram Kim, Chungook Chong, Daegeun Son, Hojung Kim, Hooncheol Jeon, Hyuckju Kwon, Hyungho Park, Inho Choi, Jeongtaek Park, Jieun Choi, Jinuk Kim, Jongsu Lee, Jungwoo Lee, Kunyoung Lee, Kyoungho Lee, Sanghyuk Son, Sunyoung Moon, Unchang Jeong, Woongi Kil, Yanghwa Lee, Yongmin Kim, Younggu Lee
  • Publication number: 20170120256
    Abstract: An electric dust collector is disclosed. The electric dust collector includes a film for collecting electrified dust particles and a case for receiving the film. A conductor-receiving part defining an insertion space, into which a portion of the film is inserted, is provided in the case. The electric dust collector further includes an electrode connection part filling the insertion space in the state of being in contact with the film. The electrode connection part is electrically connected to a voltage source to apply voltage in order to the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Hooncheol JEON, Taeyoon KIM, Yanghwa LEE, Woongi KIL, Hyungho PARK, Inho CHOI, Jieun CHOI, Kunyoung LEE, Sanghyuk SON, Jongsu LEE, Kyoungho LEE