Patents by Inventor Jongkeon Jeon

Jongkeon Jeon 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: 11754302
    Abstract: A portable air purifier may include at least one blower fan which rotates with respect to a rotational shaft extending in a first direction, and includes a hub, and a plurality of fan blades radially connected around the hub; and a fan cover provided with at least one shielding plate that shields the hub, and a plurality of guide vanes that guides a discharge direction of air discharged by the at least one blower fan. A foreground of a rotational area of the plurality of fan blades forms a blowing surface, and the plurality of guide vanes may be arranged in front of the blowing surface and extend radially with respect to the rotational shaft. Each of the plurality of guide vanes may include a first guide surface positioned adjacent to the at least one blower fan and a second guide surface connected to the first guide surface and positioned further from the at least one blower fan than the first guide surface. The second guide surface may extend parallel to the first guide surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youngjun Kim, Ho-Jung Kim, Ji Hyung Kim, Tae Yoon Kim, Myung Jin Ku, Seong Ho Hong, Juhyun Kim, Jongkeon Jeon
  • Patent number: 11752461
    Abstract: An air purifying system may include at least three air cleaners or purifiers capable of independently operating and a docking station to support the at least three air purifiers. Since the air purifiers may be separated or stacked together on the docking station, the air purifying system may be operated in various states desired by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: LG ELECTRONICS INC., CHUNGANG UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jongkeon Jeon, Haeyoong Chung, Jiyoung Kang, David Kangseong Lee, Daeyoung Kwak, Sohee Park
  • Patent number: 11739960
    Abstract: An air cleaning or purifying system includes a main air cleaner or purifier having an upper seating surface that is at least partially flat and at least one portable air purifier having a base configured to be seated on re lifted from the upper seating surface. The main air purifier and the portable air purifier may each have a filter and a fan. The air main and portable air purifiers may operate together. The portable air purifier may be moved to another room, or may be seated on the main air purifier such that various combinations of air purifying modes and air purifying capacities may be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: LG ELECTRONICS INC., CHUNGANG UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jiyoung Kang, Haeyoong Chung, Jongkeon Jeon, David Kangseong Lee, Daeyoung Kwak, Sohee Park
  • Patent number: 11674714
    Abstract: An air purifier includes a first case and a second case that are insertably coupled such that the second case slides up and down with respect to the first case. The first case may suction air through a suction space provided at a bottom and a plurality of holes formed in a side wall. The second case may include a discharge grill provided at a top end through which air is discharged and a plurality of holes formed in a side wall through which air is suctioned when the second case is moved down to a first position and through which air is discharged when the second case is moved up to a second position. The top discharge grill may be opened and closed. The second case may also include a side discharge portion formed in the side wall above the plurality of holes. The side discharge portion may be opened and closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignees: LG ELECTRONICS INC., CHUNGANG UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jiyoung Kang, Haeyoong Chung, Jongkeon Jeon, David Kangseong Lee, Daeyoung Kwak, Sohee Park
  • Patent number: 11629873
    Abstract: An air purifying system may include a main air purifier placed in an indoor space, a handheld air purifier mounted on the main air purifier, and an air quality sensor IOT device that communicates with the main air purifier. The air quality sensor IOT device may be fixed in an outdoor space adjacent to the indoor space, or may be carried by a user to measure air quality data while the user travels. The main air purifier may automatically operate based on air quality data received from the air quality sensor IOT device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: LG ELECTRONICS INC., Chungang University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: David Kangseong Lee, Haeyoong Chung, Jongkeon Jeon, Jiyoung Kang, Daeyoung Kwak, Sohee Park
  • Patent number: 11623173
    Abstract: A handheld air purifier may include a suction body provided with a fan to suction air and a filter to filter foreign matter from the sucked air, a handle extending from the suction body, and an agitator provided in the suction body to loosen or scatter dust from a garment. The handheld air purifier may be configured to be attached to and detached from a main air purifier, and the main air purifier may suction dust off the handheld air purifier and sterilize the handheld air purifier when the handheld air purifier is mounted on the main air purifier. The agitator of the handheld air purifier may have a striking member exposed through a lower surface of the suction body, and may move out of and into the suction body to strike the garment so that the dust may be loosened and suctioned into the suction body and filtered by the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignees: LG ELECTRONICS INC., CHUNGANG UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jongkeon Jeon, Haeyoong Chung, Jiyoung Kang, David Kangseong Lee, Daeyoung Kwak, Sohee Park
  • Patent number: 11596891
    Abstract: An air purifying system includes first, second, and third air purifiers controlled independently and a docking station having first, second, and third supports configured to support and charge the first, second, and third air purifiers. The docking station has a vertical backbone, and the first, second, and third supports horizontally extend from the backbone. At least the second and third air purifiers are configured to be separated from the docking station and include handles to assist a user in transporting the second and third air purifiers to separate rooms or indoor spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignees: LG ELECTRONICS INC., CHUNGANG UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jongkeon Jeon, Haeyoong Chung, Jiyoung Kang, David Kangseong Lee, Daeyoung Kwak, Sohee Park
  • Patent number: 11566800
    Abstract: A handheld air purifier may include a suction body provided with a suction surface having a first and second frame, a fan to suction air, and a filter to filter suctioned air, a bending portion extending rearward from the suction body to bend upward, and a handle extending further from the bending portion and held by the user. The second frame may be provided behind the first frame and may include a protrusion that penetrates through the first frame to create a gap between the suction surface and a garment being treated to promote a free airflow through the handheld air purifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: LG ELECTRONICS INC., CHUNGANG UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jongkeon Jeon, Haeyoong Chung, Jiyoung Kang, David Kangseong Lee, Daeyoung Kwak, Sohee Park
  • Patent number: 11525588
    Abstract: A portable air purifier may include a case having an accommodation space, a front side and a rear side of which are open; a fan assembly accommodated in the accommodation space and including a blower fan; a fan cover disposed in front of and coupled to the fan assembly in the accommodation space; and a filter module disposed behind the fan assembly in the accommodation space. The case may include a first support surface that protrudes from an inner circumferential surface of the case and disposed behind the fan cover to face the fan cover, and a second support surface that protrudes from the inner circumferential surface of the case and disposed in front of at least a portion of the filter module to face the at least a portion of the filter module. The fan cover and the filter module may be coupled in a frontward-rearward direction with the first support surface and the second support surface interposed therebetween and may be fixed to the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youngjun Kim, Ho-Jung Kim, Ji Hyung Kim, Tae Yoon Kim, Myung Jin Ku, Seong Ho Hong, Juhyun Kim, Jongkeon Jeon
  • Patent number: 11497372
    Abstract: An air purifying system includes a robot cleaner configured to generate map information during vacuum cleaning and at least one air purifier that is operated based on the generated map information. Air purifying is performed using updated map information acquired by the robot cleaner during cleaning. The at least one air purifier includes two portable air purifiers mounted on a base air purifier. The two portable air purifiers are configured to be lifted from the base air purifier and moved to separate indoor rooms. The base air purifier includes a controller that determines, based on the generated map information and other information, which rooms the two portable air purifiers should be placed in so that air purifying may be efficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jiyoung Kang, Haeyoong Chung, Jongkeon Jeon, David Kangseong Lee, Daeyoung Kwak, Sohee Park
  • Patent number: 11471810
    Abstract: An air purifier includes a filter, a fan to suction air through the filter, a first case configured to cover the filter and the fan, and a second case overlapping with the first case. The first and second cases may be moveable in a vertical direction such that the second case may be raised to lengthen the air purifier and the first case may be raised to expose the filter for replacement. The second case may be provided outside of the first case and have a side discharge grill and a top discharge grill, which may each be selectively opened and closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: LG ELECTRONICS INC., CHUNGANG UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jiyoung Kang, Haeyoong Chung, Jongkeon Jeon, David Kangseong Lee, Daeyoung Kwak, Sohee Park
  • Patent number: 11471806
    Abstract: An air purifying system may include at least two air purifiers configured to operate independently and a docking station to support the at least two air purifiers. The docking station may include a backbone extending in a vertical direction and at least two supports corresponding to and supporting the at least two air purifiers. At least one air purifier may have a display configured to operate according to a plurality of modes. When the air purifier having the display is docked on the docking station, the display may indicate overall operating information of the entire air purifying system. When the air purifier having the display is separated from the docking station, the display may indicate individual operating information of the air purifier having the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongkeon Jeon, Haeyoong Chung, Jiyoung Kang, David Kangseong Lee, Daeyoung Kwak, Sohee Park
  • Patent number: 11465085
    Abstract: An air purifying system may include a main air purifier that has a flat upper surface configured to support at least two cylindrical portable air purifiers. Each of the main and portable air purifiers may have a fan to suction air and a filter to filter suctioned air. The upper surface of the main air purifier may include a seating groove, an elastic member provided in the seating groove, and a seating plate resting on top of the elastic member. When a portable air purifier is seated on the seating groove, the elastic member may be compressed and the seating plate may be lowered such that the portable air purifier may be supported within an inner wall of the seating groove. When the portable air purifier is removed from the seating groove, the elastic member may expand and raise the seating plate back to an initial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jiyoung Kang, Haeyoong Chung, Jongkeon Jeon, David Kangseong Lee, Daeyoung Kwak, Sohee Park
  • Patent number: 11402109
    Abstract: An air purifier may include a main body and a floating body configured to levitate above the main body via magnetic force. The main body may include a fan to suction air, a filter to filter suctioned air, and a discharge port provided on an upper surface through which air is discharged. The floating body may be provided above the discharge port and further disperse discharged air. The main body may have a magnetic force generator to provide a magnetic force that levitates the floating body, and may also have a magnetic force adjustor configured to maintain a stable position of the floating body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignees: LG ELECTRONICS INC., CHUNGANG UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jiyoung Kang, Haeyoong Chung, Jongkeon Jeon, David Kangseong Lee, Daeyoung Kwak, Sohee Park
  • Patent number: D909962
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Youngjun Kim, Hojung Kim, Jongkeon Jeon
  • Patent number: D910158
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hojung Kim, Jongkeon Jeon
  • Patent number: D914863
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongkeon Jeon, Bohyun Kim, Juhyup Yoon
  • Patent number: D919552
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongkeon Jeon, Jiyoung Kang, Hojung Kim
  • Patent number: D927665
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongkeon Jeon, Jiyoung Kang, Hojung Kim
  • Patent number: D949312
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Jongkeon Jeon