Patents by Inventor Hyoungmin SIM

Hyoungmin SIM 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: 11946185
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a laundry device provided with: a cabinet which includes a front cabinet having a cabinet input hole formed therein; a tub which is installed inside the cabinet and has a tub input hole positioned on an extension line of the cabinet input hole; a cabinet door which is installed in the cabinet and opens and closes the cabinet input hole; a tub door which is installed in the tub and opens and closes the tub input hole; and a gap closing device for opening or closing a gap, formed between the front cabinet and the tub, according to the opening and closing of the tub door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sungmin Kim, Jinwoong Kim, Hyoungmin Sim
  • Patent number: 11885060
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a laundry device provided with: a cabinet which includes a front cabinet having a cabinet input hole formed therein; a tub which is installed inside the cabinet and has a tub input hole positioned on an extension line of the cabinet input hole; a cabinet door which is installed in the cabinet and opens and closes the cabinet input hole; a tub door which is installed in the tub and opens and closes the tub input hole; a cabinet door lock which senses whether the cabinet door is open or closed, as well as sets the lock state of the cabinet door; and a tub door lock which sets the lock state of the tub door according to whether the cabinet door is open or closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sungmin Kim, Hyoungmin Sim
  • Publication number: 20230030540
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a laundry device provided with: a cabinet which includes a front cabinet having a cabinet input hole formed therein; a tub which is installed inside the cabinet and has a tub input hole positioned on an extension line of the cabinet input hole; a cabinet door which is installed in the cabinet and opens and closes the cabinet input hole; a tub door which is installed in the tub and opens and closes the tub input hole; a cabinet door lock which senses whether the cabinet door is open or closed, as well as sets the lock state of the cabinet door; and a tub door lock which sets the lock state of the tub door according to whether the cabinet door is open or closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Sungmin KIM, Hyoungmin SIM
  • Publication number: 20230033602
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a laundry device provided with: a cabinet which includes a front cabinet having a cabinet input hole formed therein; a tub which is installed inside the cabinet and has a tub input hole positioned on an extension line of the cabinet input hole; a cabinet door which is installed in the cabinet and opens and closes the cabinet input hole; a tub door which is installed in the tub and opens and closes the tub input hole; and a gap closing device for opening or closing a gap, formed between the front cabinet and the tub, according to the opening and closing of the tub door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Sungmin KIM, Jinwoong KIM, Hyoungmin SIM
  • Patent number: 10202718
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a laundry treatment apparatus including balancers. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet 1 with a laundry feeding hole formed therein, a tub 10 provided within the cabinet and for holding washing water, a drum 20 installed within the tub for holding laundry, a driving unit to rotate the drum, a plurality of balancers 110 each having an internal space formed in the balancer in which water is received, the plurality of balancers spaced apart from each other on the circumference of the drum, and an inflow channel device 140 to selectively guide water from the outside of the drum to the internal spaces of the plurality of balancers when the drum is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Mingyu Jo, Hyoungmin Sim, Seungjoon Kim, Seungchul Park
  • Publication number: 20170096761
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a laundry treatment apparatus including balancers. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet 1 with a laundry feeding hole formed therein, a tub 10 provided within the cabinet and for holding washing water, a drum 20 installed within the tub for holding laundry, a driving unit to rotate the drum, a plurality of balancers 110 each having an internal space formed in the balancer in which water is received, the plurality of balancers spaced apart from each other on the circumference of the drum, and an inflow channel device 140 to selectively guide water from the outside of the drum to the internal spaces of the plurality of balancers when the drum is rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Mingyu JO, Hyoungmin SIM, Seungjoon KIM, Seungchul PARK