Patents by Inventor Dongwoon LIM

Dongwoon LIM 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: 20240093419
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a washing machine including a cabinet, a tub provided in the cabinet, a rotating tub rotatably provided in the tub, a shaft connected to rotate the rotating tub, a motor configured to rotate the shaft and including a rotor and a stator, a drip pan disposed at a lower end of the cabinet, and a friction member mounted on a lower end of the shaft and configured to contact with at least one surface of the drip pan, wherein the friction member includes a first portion secured to the shaft, a second portion connected to the first portion and having a curved surface in contact with the at least one surface of the drip pan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Sangho PARK, Kyungsub SIM, Dongwoon LIM
  • Publication number: 20220251759
    Abstract: A washing machine which includes a tub, a drum rotatably inside the tub, a pulsator rotatable inside the drum at a bottom of the drum, and an agitator to be connected to an upper portion of the pulsator, where the agitator includes an agitator body, a rinse case to be installed in the agitator body, and to accommodate a rinse, the rinse case being detachable from the agitator body, and a plate spaced from the rinse case along a downward direction of the rinse case, and located lower than a maximum water level of water to be supplied to the tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongik LEE, Dongwoon LIM, Jeomgap KIM, Sungjong KIM, Jeonggi HONG