Patents by Inventor Baekeun KWON
Baekeun KWON 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: 12247340Abstract: A laundry processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a drum rotatably disposed in a main body, a drive motor configured to provide rotational power to the drum, a lifter mounted on an inner circumferential surface of the drum, a dryness level sensing device provided in the lifter, a wireless power receiver electrically connected to the dryness level sensing device and provided in the lifter, a wireless power transmitter disposed between the main body and the drum to correspond to the wireless power receiver, and a controller configured to receive a sensing result from the dryness level sensing device and calculate a dryness level based on the received sensing result.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Myungsang Kim, Baekeun Kwon, Dongwoon Kim, Yoosool Yoon, Cheolyeon Lee, Hoyong Jang
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Patent number: 11926948Abstract: A method for controlling a laundry treating apparatus is disclosed. In a washing step, the presence or absence of entangled laundry is detected using at least one of a vibration value of a drum, a current value applied to a drive unit, and an RPM value of the drum, and a step of untangling the entangled laundry is performed using at least one of a vibration value of a drum, a current value applied to a drive unit, and an RPM value of the drum.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Baekeun Kwon
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Publication number: 20230416965Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a laundry treating apparatus in which a camera that may film laundry in a front load-type washing machine is built into a door, wherein the laundry treating apparatus may prevent exposure of the camera to moisture, change locations or shapes of a lighting fixture and internal components, and remove foreign substances that interfere with filming.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2021Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Joohee OH, Baekeun KWON
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Publication number: 20230410546Abstract: Disclosed are a home appliance and a control method thereof. The disclosed home appliance performs a first home appliance operation for objects corresponding to shapes of a human body in a space, and thereafter, excludes an object other than a user from among the objects and performs a second home appliance operation for the user only. In this case, the first home appliance operation and the second home appliance operation are not simultaneously performed and are different from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2021Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Junmyung CHOI, Baekeun KWON
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Publication number: 20230407544Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling a laundry treating apparatus capable of sensing and calculating at least one of a volume of laundry and a material of the laundry through a camera capable of filming the laundry in a front load type washing machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2021Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Baekeun Kwon, Joohee Oh
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Patent number: 11763475Abstract: A dishwasher includes: a tub, a sump disposed in the tub, a rack disposed in the sump and receiving an object, a plurality of lighting devices disposed at the tub and configured to illuminate an upper end portion of the rack, a measuring camera disposed at the tub and capturing an image of the upper end portion of the rack and generating an object image, and a controller configured to perform a first lighting control on the lighting devices, acquiring a first object image generated based on a first image of the rack captured by the measuring camera, performing a second lighting control on the lighting devices, acquiring a second object image generated based on a second image of the upper end portion of the rack captured by the object measuring camera, and generating a three-dimensional shape image of the object based on the first and second object images.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Baekeun Kwon
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Patent number: 11639572Abstract: A washing machine includes a water storage tank, a vibration sensor provided to the water storage tank, a washing tub rotatably disposed in the water storage tank and configured to accommodate laundry therein, a motor configured to rotate the washing tub, and a controller. The controller is configured to: measure an unbalance (UB) value based on rotating the washing tub during a dewatering stroke; control the motor to stop rotating the washing tub based on the UB value exceeding an allowable UB value included in a preset UB table; measure a dewatering time of the laundry and a vibration value during the dewatering stroke using the vibration sensor; and change the allowable UB value included in the preset UB table based on the dewatering time and the vibration value.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Suncheol Bae, Jain Koo, Baekeun Kwon
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Publication number: 20220095884Abstract: According to an implementation of the present disclosure, the dishwasher includes a case forming an outer appearance of the dishwasher and defining an opening at a front side of the case; a door configured to open and close the opening; a tub configured to receive washing water; a sump disposed at a bottom surface of the tub and configured to collect and spray the washing water; a rack disposed inside the sump and configured to accommodate a dish; a dish recognition camera configured to capture an upper portion of the rack and disposed at at least one of an inner surface of the door or an inner surface of the tub; and a controller configured to control operation of the dishwasher and the dish recognition camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Jekang PARK, Changwoo SON, Baekeun KWON
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Publication number: 20220092808Abstract: A dishwasher includes: a tub, a sump disposed in the tub, a rack disposed in the sump and receiving an object, a plurality of lighting devices disposed at the tub and configured to illuminate an upper end portion of the rack, a measuring camera disposed at the tub and capturing an image of the upper end portion of the rack and generating an object image, and a controller configured to perform a first lighting control on the lighting devices, acquiring a first object image generated based on a first image of the rack captured by the measuring camera, performing a second lighting control on the lighting devices, acquiring a second object image generated based on a second image of the upper end portion of the rack captured by the object measuring camera, and generating a three-dimensional shape image of the object based on the first and second object images.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventor: Baekeun KWON
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Publication number: 20220064839Abstract: A laundry processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a drum rotatably disposed in a main body, a drive motor configured to provide rotational power to the drum, a lifter mounted on an inner circumferential surface of the drum, a dryness level sensing device provided in the lifter, a wireless power receiver electrically connected to the dryness level sensing device and provided in the lifter, a wireless power transmitter disposed between the main body and the drum to correspond to the wireless power receiver, and a controller configured to receive a sensing result from the dryness level sensing device and calculate a dryness level based on the received sensing result.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2019Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Myungsang KIM, Baekeun KWON, Dongwoon KIM, Yoosool YOON, Cheolyeon LEE, Hoyong JANG
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Publication number: 20220049398Abstract: A method for controlling a laundry treating apparatus is disclosed. In a washing step, the presence or absence of entangled laundry is detected using at least one of a vibration value of a drum, a current value applied to a drive unit, and an RPM value of the drum, and a step of untangling the entangled laundry is performed using at least one of a vibration value of a drum, a current value applied to a drive unit, and an RPM value of the drum.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventor: Baekeun KWON
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Publication number: 20210297280Abstract: The present invention relates to an online system capable of pairing a first home appliance and a second home appliance. The first home appliance and second home appliances may be directly paired, or the pairing can be established through an external terminal or a server. The first appliance and the second appliance may interlock with each other to set a course or an option.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Hyeonjun JEONG, Baekeun KWON
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Publication number: 20210108350Abstract: A washing machine includes a weight sensor configured to detect a weight of laundry and installed on a suspension bar configured to suspend an outer tub of the washing machine. In the washing machine, while a driver is rotating the washing tub to spin-dry the laundry, the weight sensor measures the weight of the laundry, and spin-drying of the laundry is ended based on a weight measurement value obtained as a result of the measurement.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventor: Baekeun KWON
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Publication number: 20200248356Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a laundry treating apparatus that is configured to recommend one or more of the start point and end point of at least one of a wash cycle for removing foreign substances from laundry and a dry cycle for removing moisture from the laundry, the laundry treating apparatus comprising an input part that is configured to receive an input for setting one or more of the start point and end point of the wash cycle or dry cycle; a controller that is configured to determine one or more of the start point and end point of the wash cycle or dry cycle, when the input of the input part is sensed; and a display that is configured to display one or more of the start point and end point of the wash cycle or dry cycle determined by the controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Baekeun KWON, Yonggyung BAE
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Publication number: 20200248359Abstract: A washing machine includes a water storage tank, a vibration sensor provided to the water storage tank, a washing tub rotatably disposed in the water storage tank and configured to accommodate laundry therein, a motor configured to rotate the washing tub, and a controller. The controller is configured to: measure an unbalance (UB) value based on rotating the washing tub during a dewatering stroke; control the motor to stop rotating the washing tub based on the UB value exceeding an allowable UB value included in a preset UB table; measure a dewatering time of the laundry and a vibration value during the dewatering stroke using the vibration sensor; and change the allowable UB value included in the preset UB table based on the dewatering time and the vibration value.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Suncheol BAE, Jain KOO, Baekeun KWON
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Publication number: 20200248361Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a laundry treating apparatus providing a plurality of courses or options for a wash cycle or a dry cycle that may request a user's feedback and allow the user to change a setting of the course or option and reflect the feedback by changing the setting based on the feedback, and an online system including the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Yonggyung Bae, Baekeun Kwon
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Publication number: 20180305851Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a recommendation request unit configured to receive input that enables a recommendation of a laundry treating course from among a plurality of courses or a recommendation of a laundry treating option from among a plurality of options, a controller configured to, based on reception of the input from the recommendation request unit, determine a recommended course or a recommended option according to evaluation of one or more recommendation rules that are accessible by the controller and that have been stored in the controller, and a display unit configured to display the recommended course or the recommended option that has been determined by the controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Baekeun KWON, Hyejeong KIM, Byeongho MIN, Yonggyung BAE