Patents by Inventor Hyungrock Kim

Hyungrock Kim 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).

  • Cleaner
    Patent number: 10638899
    Abstract: A cleaner is disclosed. The cleaner method includes a movable body configured to be movable for suctioning dust and a following body for collecting the dust suctioned by the movable body, the following body being mobile, wherein the following body includes an image acquisition unit for acquiring an image for a view around the following body and a controller for controlling the following body to travel while following the movable body based on the acquired image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dongki Noh, Jongwoo Han, Seungmin Baek, Hyungrock Kim
  • Method of controlling a cleaner
    Patent number: 9851720
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of controlling a cleaner including a movable body for suctioning and a following body for collecting the dust suctioned by the movable body, the method including: (a) acquiring an image for a view around the following body; (b) acquiring position information of the movable body in an real space, based on the image; (c) acquiring position information of an obstacle in the real space, based on the image; (d) setting a travel direction such that the following body avoids the obstacle to follow the movable body, based on the position information of the movable body and the position information of the obstacle; and (e) controlling the following body to travel in the set travel direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dongki Noh, Seungmin Baek, Hyungrock Kim
  • METHOD OF CONTROLLING A CLEANER
    Publication number: 20150331424
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of controlling a cleaner including a movable body for suctioning and a following body for collecting the dust suctioned by the movable body, the method including: (a) acquiring an image for a view around the following body; (b) acquiring position information of the movable body in an real space, based on the image; (c) acquiring position information of an obstacle in the real space, based on the image; (d) setting a travel direction such that the following body avoids the obstacle to follow the movable body, based on the position information of the movable body and the position information of the obstacle; and (e) controlling the following body to travel in the set travel direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Dongki Noh, Seungmin Baek, Hyungrock Kim
  • CLEANER
    Publication number: 20150313432
    Abstract: A cleaner is disclosed. The cleaner method includes a movable body configured to be movable for suctioning dust and a following body for collecting the dust suctioned by the movable body, the following body being mobile, wherein the following body includes an image acquisition unit for acquiring an image for a view around the following body and a controller for controlling the following body to travel while following the movable body based on the acquired image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Dongki Noh, Jongwoo Han, Seungmin Baek, Hyungrock Kim