Patents by Inventor Jongwook KWON
Jongwook 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).
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Patent number: 12167822Abstract: A dishwasher including a tub provided in the cabinet to form a washing chamber, and a drying apparatus arranged on a side wall of the tub and including a flow path provided to allow air sucked from the washing chamber to flow, a heater arranged in the flow path to heat air in the flow path, and a switch arranged upstream of the heater to turn off the heater in response to air, which is adjacent to the heater, reaching a predetermined temperature.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Johannes Büsing, Jongwook Kwon, Sojeong Kim, Changhyun Kim, Hyunjoo Kim, Woojin Shin
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Publication number: 20240366058Abstract: A dishwasher according to an embodiment includes a tub; a door for covering the opening of the tub; a door-driving unit for driving the door; a temperature sensor for detecting the internal temperature of the tub; a drying device for supplying heated air into the tub; and a control unit for controlling the door-driving unit, the temperature sensor and the drying device, wherein the control unit operates the drying device in order to perform drying, and controls the door-driving unit so as to perform a door opening/closing operation at least once on the basis of whether the internal temperature of the tub reaches multiple preset temperatures during drying.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2024Publication date: November 7, 2024Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Joowan NAM, Woojin SHIN, Sanghee KWON, Jongwook KWON, Jihyeon PAK
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Publication number: 20240032769Abstract: A dishwasher including a tub forming a washing chamber; a drying device disposed outside of the tub and including an inlet through which air from the washing chamber is introduceable, a flow channel in which air from the washing chamber introduced through the inlet flows, a fan that is operable to cause air from the washing chamber to be introduced through the inlet to flow in the flow channel, a heater in the flow channel to heat air in the flow channel, an outlet through which air in the flow channel is discharged to the washing chamber, and a temperature sensor between the heater and the outlet; and at least one processor configured to operate the fan based on a start of a drying cycle and to determine an initial operation time point of the heater during the drying cycle based on temperature detected by the temperature sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sojeong KIM, Woojin SHIN, Jongwook KWON, Johannes BÜSING, Jinhan KIM, Jihyeon PAK
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Publication number: 20240016363Abstract: A dishwasher including a tub forming a washing chamber; a drying device disposed outside of the tub and including an inlet through which air from the washing chamber is introduceable, a flow channel in which air from the washing chamber introduced through the inlet flows, a fan that is operable to cause air from the washing chamber to be introduced through the inlet to flow in the flow channel, a heater in the flow channel to heat air in the flow channel, an outlet through which air in the flow channel is discharged to the washing chamber, and a temperature sensor between the heater and the outlet; and at least one processor configured to operate the fan based on a start of a drying cycle and to determine an initial operation time point of the heater during the drying cycle based on temperature detected by the temperature sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sojeong KIM, Woojin SHIN, Jongwook KWON, Johannes BÜSING, Jinhan KIM, Jihyeon PAK
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Publication number: 20230404359Abstract: A dishwasher is disclosed. The dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a tub and a temperature control device disposed at one side of the tub. The temperature control device comprises: a housing which forms a flow path; a heater which is coupled to one side of the housing; a switch which turns off the heater in response to the temperature of the fluid around the heater ; which has reached a predetermined point, and includes a switch coupling coupled to the housing and a sensor protruding toward inside of the housing and configured to measure the temperature of the fluid; and a holder which is coupled to the housing and configured to fix the switch to the housing and cover the coupling part, wherein the sensor protrudes further toward the inside of the housing than the holder to measure the temperature of the fluid in the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Johannes BÜSING, Jongwook KWON, Jinhan KIM
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Publication number: 20230180993Abstract: A dishwasher includes: a tub including a washing room; and a dryer installed on one side of the tub, the dryer including: a first housing coupled with the tub and communicating with the washing room; a second housing coupled with an other side of the first housing, and forming a flow path together with the first housing so that inside air of the washing room circulates back to the washing room by passing through the flow path; a heater accommodated inside the first housing and the second housing to heat the air passing through the flow path; and a switch module positioned upstream of the heater, configured to detect an inside temperature of the flow path to turn on or off the heater based on the detected inside temperature, and fixed between the first housing and the second housing by coupling of the first housing with the second housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Johannes BÜSING, Jongwook KWON, Kyuha LEE, Changhyun KIM, Sungsan KIM, Joowan NAM, Woojin SHIN
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Publication number: 20230157515Abstract: A dish washer includes a cabinet; a tub in the cabinet; a sump underneath the tub; a case brake on a side wall of the tub and connected to the sump; a water supply valve connected to an external water supply source; a filter assembly between the water supply valve and the case brake and including a plurality of flow path valves to open or close a plurality of flow paths corresponding to the plurality of flow path valves to guide water supplied from the external water supply source to the case brake; and a processor configured to open the water supply valve and one of the plurality of flow path valves at different points in time to start supplying the water and close the water supply valve and the one of the plurality of flow path valves at different points in time to stop the supplying of the water.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2022Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Joowan NAM, Woojin SHIN, Sanghee KWON, Jongwook KWON, Jihyeon PARK
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Publication number: 20220330787Abstract: Disclosed herein is a dishwasher. The dishwasher includes, a tub provided in the cabinet to form a washing chamber, and a drying apparatus arranged on a side wall of the tub and including a flow path provided to allow air sucked from the washing chamber to flow, a heater arranged in the flow path to heat air in the flow path, and a switch arranged upstream of the heater to turn off the heater in response to air, which is adjacent to the heater, reaching a predetermined temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Johannes BÜSING, Jongwook KWON, Sojeong KIM, Changhyun KIM, Hyunjoo KIM, Woojin SHIN