Patents by Inventor Hoon Wee

Hoon Wee 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: 20240430988
    Abstract: A humidifying apparatus can include a water tank, and a duct through which water vapor generated in the water tank flows, wherein the water tank includes a bottom plate generating heat, the bottom plate includes a first glass plate disposed within the water tank and a second glass plate disposed below the first glass plate and spaced apart from the first glass plate, and the first glass plate includes a heating layer coated on a lower surface of the first glass plate, and the second glass plate includes a low emissivity layer coated on an upper surface of the second glass plate to suppress heat generated in the heating layer from being transferred to the outside of the second glass plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minkyung LEE, Soobin KWON, Kwangjoo KIM, Sungmin CHO, Minsu KANG, Junhan BAE, Hyunseok SHIN, Youngdeog KOH, Hoon WEE
  • Patent number: 12084801
    Abstract: A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes a water tub configured to be disposed in a cabinet and to store wash water, a rotating tub configured to be rotatably installed in the water tub and to include an opening formed in an upper end portion thereof, and a driver configured to be connected to the rotating tub and to rotate the rotating tub, wherein a deviation preventer configured to prevent wash water in the rotating tub from being deviated to one side during rotation of the rotating tub is formed at an upper end portion of the rotating tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-mo Lee, Sang-ho Park, Kyung-up Lim, Seon-woo Lee, So-dam Han, In-hwan Kil, Jun-hyun Park, Do-yeon Kim, Hoon Wee
  • Patent number: 11905639
    Abstract: A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes a water tub configured to be disposed in a cabinet and to store wash water, a rotating tub configured to be rotatably installed in the water tub and to include an opening formed in an upper end portion thereof, and a driver configured to be connected to the rotating tub and to rotate the rotating tub, wherein a deviation preventer configured to prevent wash water in the rotating tub from being deviated to one side during rotation of the rotating tub is formed at an upper end portion of the rotating tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-mo Lee, Sang-ho Park, Kyung-up Lim, Seon-woo Lee, So-dam Han, In-hwan Kil, Jun-hyun Park, Do-yeon Kim, Hoon Wee
  • Publication number: 20240035221
    Abstract: A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes a water tub configured to be disposed in a cabinet and to store wash water, a rotating tub configured to be rotatably installed in the water tub and to include an opening formed in an upper end portion thereof, and a driver configured to be connected to the rotating tub and to rotate the rotating tub, wherein a deviation preventer configured to prevent wash water in the rotating tub from being deviated to one side during rotation of the rotating tub is formed at an upper end portion of the rotating tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Sung-mo LEE, Sang-ho PARK, Kyung-up LIM, Seon-woo LEE, So-dam HAN, In-hwan KIL, Jun-hyun PARK, Do-yeon KIM, Hoon WEE
  • Patent number: 11814773
    Abstract: A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes a water tub configured to be disposed in a cabinet and to store wash water, a rotating tub configured to be rotatably installed in the water tub and to include an opening formed in an upper end portion thereof, and a driver configured to be connected to the rotating tub and to rotate the rotating tub, wherein a deviation preventer configured to prevent wash water in the rotating tub from being deviated to one side during rotation of the rotating tub is formed at an upper end portion of the rotating tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-mo Lee, Sang-ho Park, Kyung-up Lim, Seon-woo Lee, So-dam Han, In-hwan Kil, Jun-hyun Park, Do-yeon Kim, Hoon Wee
  • Publication number: 20230228026
    Abstract: A washing machine includes a cabinet; a tub in the cabinet; and a detergent supply apparatus which supplies detergent to the tub and includes: a housing; a detergent box configured to be inserted into the housing and thereby docked to the detergent pump so that detergent in the detergent box is suctionable by the detergent pump and then dischargeable by the detergent pump into the housing and configured to be withdrawn from the housing and thereby undocked from the detergent pump; and an auxiliary tank which in the housing, configured to store water, and to, when the detergent box is being withdrawn from the housing, drain water stored in the auxiliary tank to a bottom of the housing so that detergent from the discharge pump falls into the water on the bottom of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byeongwoo KIM, Jindoo KIM, Hoon WEE
  • Publication number: 20230217937
    Abstract: A control method of a refrigerator is provided. The control method includes obtaining identification information of a meat product. The control method also includes obtaining slaughter date information of the meat, based on the identification information of the meat product. The control method also includes obtaining part information of meat product. The control method also includes generating aging information including an aging level for each aging period of the meat, based on the obtained slaughter date information and the obtained part information. The control method also includes outputting the aging information. The control method also includes aging the meat at a set temperature and a set humidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Deulre MIN, Jooyong LEE, Ilsung BAE, Jungeun SEO, Joohee SONG, Hoon WEE
  • Publication number: 20220325463
    Abstract: A dryer including: a drum; a duct connected to the drum; a compressor connected to an evaporator and a condenser provided inside the duct; a heater provided inside the duct; a fan provided inside the duct; a motor to rotate the fan; and a controller configured to perform a first operation of operating the compressor, the heater, and the motor based on no object being inside the drum, and a second operation of operating the heater and the motor without operating the compressor. The dryer may sterilize the inside of the dryer, particularly, a flow path through which humid air passes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dokyeong KIM, Hyejoon SEOK, Minjoon JUNG, Sujin SEONG, Hoon WEE, Hyungwoo LEE, Seungeun CHUNG, Hankyu CHOI
  • Publication number: 20220259791
    Abstract: A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes a water tub configured to be disposed in a cabinet and to store wash water, a rotating tub configured to be rotatably installed in the water tub and to include an opening formed in an upper end portion thereof, and a driver configured to be connected to the rotating tub and to rotate the rotating tub, wherein a deviation preventer configured to prevent wash water in the rotating tub from being deviated to one side during rotation of the rotating tub is formed at an upper end portion of the rotating tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Sung-mo LEE, Sang-ho PARK, Kyung-up LIM, Seon-woo LEE, So-dam HAN, In-hwan KIL, Jun-hyun PARK, Do-yeon KIM, Hoon WEE
  • Publication number: 20220220656
    Abstract: A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes a water tub configured to be disposed in a cabinet and to store wash water, a rotating tub configured to be rotatably installed in the water tub and to include an opening formed in an upper end portion thereof, and a driver configured to be connected to the rotating tub and to rotate the rotating tub, wherein a deviation preventer configured to prevent wash water in the rotating tub from being deviated to one side during rotation of the rotating tub is formed at an upper end portion of the rotating tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Sung-mo LEE, Sang-ho PARK, Kyung-up LIM, Seon-woo LEE, So-dam HAN, In-hwan KIL, Jun-hyun PARK, Do-yeon KIM, Hoon WEE
  • Patent number: 11326296
    Abstract: A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes a water tub configured to be disposed in a cabinet and to store wash water, a rotating tub configured to be rotatably installed in the water tub and to include an opening formed in an upper end portion thereof, and a driver configured to be connected to the rotating tub and to rotate the rotating tub, wherein a deviation preventer configured to prevent wash water in the rotating tub from being deviated to one side during rotation of the rotating tub is formed at an upper end portion of the rotating tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-mo Lee, Sang-ho Park, Kyung-up Lim, Seon-woo Lee, So-dam Han, In-hwan Kil, Jun-hyun Park, Do-yeon Kim, Hoon Wee
  • Patent number: 11306425
    Abstract: A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes a water tub configured to be disposed in a cabinet and to store wash water, a rotating tub configured to be rotatably installed in the water tub and to include an opening formed in an upper end portion thereof, and a driver configured to be connected to the rotating tub and to rotate the rotating tub, wherein a deviation preventer configured to prevent wash water in the rotating tub from being deviated to one side during rotation of the rotating tub is formed at an upper end portion of the rotating tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-mo Lee, Sang-ho Park, Kyung-up Lim, Seon-woo Lee, So-dam Han, In-hwan Kil, Jun-hyun Park, Do-yeon Kim, Hoon Wee
  • Patent number: 11035068
    Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine from which a diaphragm is removed. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a front panel configured to form an appearance of a front surface of the cabinet, a tub disposed in the cabinet to contain wash water, a tub seal installed to prevent leakage of the wash water contained in the tub, and a decorative panel fixed to the front panel to prevent exposure of the tub seal through the front surface of the cabinet. The washing machine may have an attractive appearance appealing to a user by mounting the decorative panel to prevent exposure of a sealing structure through the front surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoon Wee, In Cheol Jang, Jeoung Kyo Jeoung
  • Publication number: 20210002807
    Abstract: A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes a water tub configured to be disposed in a cabinet and to store wash water, a rotating tub configured to be rotatably installed in the water tub and to include an opening formed in an upper end portion thereof, and a driver configured to be connected to the rotating tub and to rotate the rotating tub, wherein a deviation preventer configured to prevent wash water in the rotating tub from being deviated to one side during rotation of the rotating tub is formed at an upper end portion of the rotating tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Sung-mo LEE, Sang-ho PARK, Kyung-up LIM, Seon-woo LEE, So-dam HAN, In-hwan KIL, Jun-hyun PARK, Do-yeon KIM, Hoon WEE
  • Publication number: 20200095718
    Abstract: A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes a water tub configured to be disposed in a cabinet and to store wash water, a rotating tub configured to be rotatably installed in the water tub and to include an opening formed in an upper end portion thereof, and a driver configured to be connected to the rotating tub and to rotate the rotating tub, wherein a deviation preventer configured to prevent wash water in the rotating tub from being deviated to one side during rotation of the rotating tub is formed at an upper end portion of the rotating tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Sung-mo LEE, Sang-ho PARK, Kyung-up LIM, Seon-woo LEE, So-dam HAN, In-hwan KIL, Jun-hyun PARK, Do-yeon KIM, Hoon WEE
  • Patent number: 10494750
    Abstract: A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes a water tub configured to be disposed in a cabinet and to store wash water, a rotating tub configured to be rotatably installed in the water tub and to include an opening formed in an upper end portion thereof, and a driver configured to be connected to the rotating tub and to rotate the rotating tub, wherein a deviation preventer configured to prevent wash water in the rotating tub from being deviated to one side during rotation of the rotating tub is formed at an upper end portion of the rotating tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-mo Lee, Sang-ho Park, Kyung-up Lim, Seon-woo Lee, So-dam Han, In-hwan Kil, Jun-hyun Park, Do-yeon Kim, Hoon Wee
  • Publication number: 20170260678
    Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine from which a diaphragm is removed. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a front panel configured to form an appearance of a front surface of the cabinet, a tub disposed in the cabinet to contain wash water, a tub seal installed to prevent leakage of the wash water contained in the tub, and a decorative panel fixed to the front panel to prevent exposure of the tub seal through the front surface of the cabinet. The washing machine may have an attractive appearance appealing to a user by mounting the decorative panel to prevent exposure of a sealing structure through the front surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoon WEE, In Cheol JANG, Jeoung Kyo JEOUNG
  • Patent number: 9611861
    Abstract: A washing machine having a centrifugal fan which may increase a discharge flow rate. The washing machine includes a centrifugal fan adapted to cool a motor, wherein the centrifugal fan comprises a circular plate connected to a shaft of the motor, and a plurality of blades radially arranged around a center of the circular plate, each of the blade includes an inlet portion extending to form an inlet for external air passing therethrough, and a guide bent and inclined from the inlet portion, and an outlet portion bent from the guide to form an outlet for the external air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Joo Kim, Eung Ryeol Seo, Hoon Wee, Jin Ki Lee, You Eok Jeon, Kwang Kyu Han
  • Publication number: 20170002491
    Abstract: A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes a water tub configured to be disposed in a cabinet and to store wash water, a rotating tub configured to be rotatably installed in the water tub and to include an opening formed in an upper end portion thereof, and a driver configured to be connected to the rotating tub and to rotate the rotating tub, wherein a deviation preventer configured to prevent wash water in the rotating tub from being deviated to one side during rotation of the rotating tub is formed at an upper end portion of the rotating tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Sung-mo Lee, Sang-ho Park, Kyung-up Lim, Seon-woo Lee, So-dam Han, In-hwan Kil, Jun-hyun Park, Do-yeon Kim, Hoon Wee
  • Patent number: 9284676
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a drum type washing machine including a body, a tub arranged in the body, and a drum rotatably installed in the tub, and an inner surface of a rear wall of the has a flat portion along a rotating direction of the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Hoon Choi, Phil Soo Chang, Bong Wha Kwak, Jeong Hoon Kang, Hoon Wee, Tae Jin Park, Sung Jin Cho, Sang Wook Kim, Gyu Sung Na