Patents by Inventor Hwayeong KANG

Hwayeong KANG 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).

  • Patent number: 12064077
    Abstract: A nozzle for a cleaner may comprise a nozzle housing and a rotation cleaning unit rotatably disposed under the nozzle housing. The rotation cleaning unit may comprise a mop configured to clean a floor and a rotation plate coupled to the mop. The nozzle may comprise a driving device disposed in the nozzle housing and comprising a motor configured to drive the rotation cleaning unit, and a water tank mounted on the nozzle housing and configured to store water. The mop may comprise a floor cleaning portion, an attaching portion disposed above the floor cleaning portion to be coupled to the rotation plate, and an upper absorbing portion disposed above the floor cleaning portion and at least partially overlapping the attaching portion. The upper absorbing portion may be sewn to the attaching portion and may be configured to absorb water from the water tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dongjae Lee, Hwayeong Kang, Jinho Kim, Donggeun Lee
  • Publication number: 20230355049
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a modular cleaner which has each constituent component modularized to have the connecting order changed in accordance with a usage condition or be used by selecting and coupling only the necessary constituents, the modular cleaner comprising: a body unit having a motor and an impeller therein to generate a suction force, and having a dust collecting part for storing impurities; a battery unit provided on the body unit and for applying a power source to the motor and impeller; a handle unit which can be detached from the body unit and has a grip part which can be held by a user; and a cleaning unit applying physical force to an object to be cleaned by coming into contact with the object to be cleaned, wherein coupling parts for coupling with the handle unit or cleaning unit are provided on both end parts of the body unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Ingyu YANG, Jinhyouk SHIN, Hwayeong KANG, Haerim BAK
  • Publication number: 20230116509
    Abstract: A mop includes a floor cleaning portion, an upper absorbing portion located over the floor cleaning portion, the upper absorbing portion being configured to receive water supplied from a water tank to supply the water to the floor cleaning portion, and an attaching portion located over the floor cleaning portion, the attaching portion being connected to the upper absorbing portion. At least a portion of the attaching portion is located to overlap an outer edge of the upper absorbing portion in a vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dongjae LEE, Hwayeong KANG, Jinho KIM, Donggeun LEE
  • Patent number: 11452416
    Abstract: Provided is a cleaner. The cleaner includes a housing provided with a dust container at a lower side thereof having a suction opening, a filter part configured to filter dust from air suctioned through the suction opening, the filter being spaced apart from an inner circumferential surface of the housing, an air guide configured to guide the air passing through the filter part in an inner region of the filter part to a suction motor configured to generate suction force, a movable part configured to be elevated between a first position and a second position in a space between the outside of the filter part and the inner circumferential surface of the housing, a manipulation part of which at least a portion is exposed to outside of the housing, the manipulation part being elevated by user's manipulation, and a transfer unit of which at least a portion is accommodated in the housing, the transfer unit being configured to connect the manipulation part to the movable part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kyoungho Ryou, Jungwan Ryu, Sungjun Kim, Hwayeong Kang
  • Publication number: 20200383537
    Abstract: Provided is a cleaner. The cleaner includes a housing provided with a dust container at a lower side thereof having a suction opening, a filter part configured to filter dust from air suctioned through the suction opening, the filter being spaced apart from an inner circumferential surface of the housing, an air guide configured to guide the air passing through the filter part in an inner region of the filter part to a suction motor configured to generate suction force, a movable part configured to be elevated between a first position and a second position in a space between the outside of the filter part and the inner circumferential surface of the housing, a manipulation part of which at least a portion is exposed to outside of the housing, the manipulation part being elevated by user's manipulation, and a transfer unit of which at least a portion is accommodated in the housing, the transfer unit being configured to connect the manipulation part to the movable part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Kyoungho RYOU, Jungwan Ryu, Sungjun Kim, Hwayeong Kang
  • Publication number: 20200015644
    Abstract: A nozzle for a cleaner may comprise a nozzle housing and a rotation cleaning unit rotatably disposed under the nozzle housing. The rotation cleaning unit may comprise a mop configured to clean a floor and a rotation plate coupled to the mop. The nozzle may comprise a driving device disposed in the nozzle housing and comprising a motor configured to drive the rotation cleaning unit, and a water tank mounted on the nozzle housing and configured to store water. The mop may comprise a floor cleaning portion, an attaching portion disposed above the floor cleaning portion to be coupled to the rotation plate, and an upper absorbing portion disposed above the floor cleaning portion and at least partially overlapping the attaching portion. The upper absorbing portion may be sewn to the attaching portion and may be configured to absorb water from the water tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dongjae LEE, Hwayeong KANG, Jinho KIM, Donggeun LEE