Patents by Inventor Ik Kun Kwon

Ik Kun Kwon 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: 7418839
    Abstract: A control panel assembly for a washing machine is provided. The control panel assembly is installed at a case of the washing machine so that a user can handle the washing machine. The control panel assembly includes a circuit board, a cover and a member. The circuit board includes a given area having one or more displays densely attached thereon. The cover is attached on a case of the washing machine so as to cover the circuit board, and includes one window for showing all of the displays. The member is configured to be detachable from the window to thereby divide the window into several areas. The control panel assembly may further include a member attached on the window to thereby divide the window into several areas or cover boundaries between the displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ik Kun Kwon, Sun Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 7269981
    Abstract: A hook assembly for a door in a washing machine is provided having a decreased number of elements as well as more convenient assembly with respect to conventional apparatus. The hook assembly includes a pair of supporters directly extending from an insider of a doorframe of a washing machine, a shaft penetrating the supporters, a hook rotatably coupled to the shaft, wherein a head of the shaft penetrates the doorframe to be externally exposed, and an elastic member provided in the doorframe to give an elastic force to the hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Ik Kun Kwon
  • Publication number: 20040177656
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hook assembly for a door in a washing machine, by which the number of elements decreases as well as assembling becomes more convenient. The present invention includes a pair of supporters directly extending from an inside of a doorframe of the washing machine, a shaft penetrating the supporters, a hook rotatably coupled to the shaft wherein a head of the shaft penetrates the doorframe to be externally exposed, and an elastic member provided in the doorframe to give an elastic force to the hook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventor: Ik Kun Kwon