Patents by Inventor Jongwook Joo

Jongwook Joo 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).

  • Shoe care apparatus
    Patent number: 12569581
    Abstract: A shoe care apparatus including a cabinet, a shoe care compartment inside the cabinet, a door coupled to the cabinet and configured to open and close the shoe care compartment, a supply duct formed on a first wall of the cabinet to supply air to the shoe care compartment, a shoe support device configured to communicate with the supply duct to receive the air from the supply duct and protruding from an inner surface of the first wall of the cabinet so that shoes are placeable in the shoe care compartment, and a sterilizer installed on a second wall of the cabinet or on the door and including an ultraviolet (UV) lamp to sterilize shoes placed in the shoe care compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongpil Seo, Sujin Seong, Hakjae Lee, Jongwook Joo
  • VENTILATION APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20250135387
    Abstract: A ventilation apparatus is provided. The ventilation apparatus includes a housing, an inlet formed on one side of the housing so outside air is introduced into the housing, an outlet formed on another side of the housing so the air introduced into the housing through the inlet is discharged indoors, a total heat exchanger arranged between the inlet and the outlet, and including an intake inlet end into which air introduced through the inlet and flowing toward the outlet is introduced, a filter arranged inside the housing and arranged between the inlet and the total heat exchanger, and a sterilizing lamp configured to sterilize the filter, wherein the filter includes a first side extending in a vertical direction and a second side extending in a direction perpendicular to the first side, and wherein the sterilizing lamp is arranged between one end of the filter and the intake inlet end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Jongwook JOO, Youngchul KO, Kyunghoon KIM, Donghyo KIM, Myungju SHIN, Eomji JANG, Jaehyoung SIM
  • STERILIZATION APPARATUS AND HOME APPLIANCE COMPRISING SAME
    Publication number: 20240115755
    Abstract: A sterilizing apparatus and a home appliance comprising the same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Jongwook JOO, Youngchul KO, Donghyo KIM, Myungju SHIN, Hyunmin KIM, Jegu MUN, Jingam PARK, Sunyoung CHOI
  • SHOE CARE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20230321292
    Abstract: A shoe care apparatus including a cabinet, a shoe care compartment inside the cabinet, a door coupled to the cabinet and configured to open and close the shoe care compartment, a supply duct formed on a first wall of the cabinet to supply air to the shoe care compartment, a shoe support device configured to communicate with the supply duct to receive the air from the supply duct and protruding from an inner surface of the first wall of the cabinet so that shoes are placeable in the shoe care compartment, and a sterilizer installed on a second wall of the cabinet or on the door and including an ultraviolet (UV) lamp to sterilize shoes placed in the shoe care compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongpil SEO, Sujin SEONG, Hakjae LEE, Jongwook JOO
  • External electrode fluorescent lamp and home appliance including the same
    Patent number: 11621157
    Abstract: A rare gas lamp device is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., EI Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myungju Shin, Myonggi Jang, Youngchul Ko, Donghyo Kim, Jongwook Joo, Daehyun Sung, Jaegeun Ji
  • EXTERNAL ELECTRODE FLUORESCENT LAMP AND HOME APPLIANCE INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220285144
    Abstract: A rare gas lamp device is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Myungju Shin, Myonggi Jang, Youngchul Ko, Donghyo Kim, Jongwook Joo, Daehyun Sung, Jaegeun Ji