Patents by Inventor Chul Min YOON

Chul Min YOON 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: 20180200658
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air cleaner a body, a cover detachably provided on a front side of the body and configured to have an intake hole to take air into the body, a filter case disposed between the body and the cover such that a filter is attached to the filter case, and an authorized filter sensor attached to the filter and the filter case to sense whether the filter is authorized, wherein the authorized filter sensor includes a transmitting member attached to a lower end portion of the filter or included in the lower end portion of the filter and a detecting member provided on the filter case to sense the transmitting member and detect a variable electrical property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: Winix Inc.
    Inventor: Chul Min Yoon
  • Publication number: 20170261225
    Abstract: Provided is an air cleaner including a body; a cover having an intake hole configured to take air in the body; and a detachable member provided to the body and the cover, and configured to detachably apply the cover relative to the body. The detachable member includes a first detachable element provided to the cover; and a second detachable element provided to the body and configured to be detachable with the first detachable element by a magnetic force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Chul Min Yoon, Hee Chul Bae
  • Patent number: 8746003
    Abstract: A water filter assembly, and a refrigerator and a water purifier having the same, including: a manifold having a inflow path through which raw water flows in and an outflow path through which filtered water flows out; a case supporting the manifold; and a filter cartridge coupled to a lower side of the case such that it is separable and connected with the outflow port of the manifold, wherein a fluid flow control unit is installed between the manifold and the filter cartridge and rotates according to a rotation of the filter cartridge, the center of the rotation is the same as the center of an outlet of the filter cartridge, and the fluid flow control unit includes a disk having a connection hole allowing the raw water inflow path and an inlet of the filter cartridge to communicate only at a certain position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: WINIMAX Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chul Min Yoon
  • Publication number: 20120324938
    Abstract: A water filter assembly, and a refrigerator and a water purifier having the same, including: a manifold having a inflow path through which raw water flows in and an outflow path through which filtered water flows out; a case supporting the manifold; and a filter cartridge coupled to a lower side of the case such that it is separable and connected with the outflow port of the manifold, wherein a fluid flow control unit is installed between the manifold and the filter cartridge and rotates according to a rotation of the filter cartridge, the center of the rotation is the same as the center of an outlet of the filter cartridge, and the fluid flow control unit includes a disk having a connection hole allowing the raw water inflow path and an inlet of the filter cartridge to communicate only at a certain position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventor: Chul Min YOON
  • Patent number: D825243
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: WINIX, INC.
    Inventor: Chul Min Yoon