Patents by Inventor Jung Wook Moon

Jung Wook Moon 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: 8230613
    Abstract: A clothes treating apparatus is disclosed. The clothes treating apparatus includes a cabinet in which an accommodating space for receiving clothes is defined, a steam generator for generating steam to be supplied into the accommodating space, and a supply unit for supplying the steam, generated in the steam generator, into the receiving space and collecting water condensed from the steam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jung Wook Moon, Dae Yun Park, Sog Kie Hong, Jong Seok Kim, Seung Gyu Ryu, Hye Yong Park, Chang Gyu Choi, Dong Won Kim
  • Patent number: 8225523
    Abstract: A clothes-treating apparatus and a controlling method thereof are disclosed. According to a controlling method of a clothes-treating apparatus, a clothes-treating apparatus is capable of steam-cleansing a heat exchanger of a heat pump provided therein automatically. An additional device may not be provided in the clothes treating apparatus to cleanse and sterilize a heat exchanger of a heat pump provided in a mechanism compartment to supply dry or heated air to clothes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jung Wook Moon, Dae Yun Park, Sog Kie Hong, Jong Seok Kim, Seung Gyu Ryu, Hye Yong Park, Chang Gyu Choi, Dong Won Kim
  • Patent number: 8176656
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry dryer having an improved structure, which can remove wrinkles of laundry during a drying cycle after washing. A dryer includes a cabinet in which various parts are installed; a drum rotatably mounted in the cabinet, the drum holding laundry therein; a heater that heats air to supply hot air to the drum; a steam generator that generates steam to supply the steam to the drum; a water container that has an outlet to supply water to the steam generator; a water supply path provided between the steam generator and the water container; and a contact prevention part that prevents the remaining water of the water container or the water supply path from contacting with the various parts provided in the cabinet, wherein the remaining water is the water remaining in the water container or the water supply path when the water container is detached from the water supply path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Hun Bae, Jung Wook Moon, Chul Jin Choi, Dong Hyun Kim, Young Bok Son
  • Publication number: 20120096734
    Abstract: A laundry treating machine is disclosed. A laundry treating machine includes a cabinet comprising an accommodating space formed therein to accommodate laundry, a door rotatably coupled to a front surface of the cabinet, an air supply device for supplying air or heated air to the accommodating space, and first and second hinge parts, the first hinge part selectively provided in one of two couples of diagonally opposite front corners of the cabinet and the second hinge part provided in the other one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jung Wook Moon, Chang Gyu Choi, Kwang Hee Lee, Hye Yong Park, Hyung Gyu Lim, Seung Gyu Ryu
  • Patent number: 8146390
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry machine, and more particularly, to an apparatus for treating a laundry, by which a laundry can be treated in a manner of hanging the laundry or the like with a cabinet type body. The present invention includes a cabinet comprising an accommodating space and a mechanism compartment partitioned from the accommodating space by a partition, a steam generator configured to generate steam to be supplied to the accommodating space, and a steam supply unit configured to pass through the partition, the steam supply unit comprising a rotating nozzle to supply steam into the accommodating space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jung Wook Moon, Chang Gyu Choi, Hye Yong Park, Seung Gyu Ryu, Kwang Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 8132339
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cloth treating apparatus, which supplies hot air to a accommodating space receiving clothes to dry the clothes. The cloth treating apparatus includes a cabinet including a accommodating space to receive clothes, and an electric component chamber, in which a moisture supply device to spray steam to the accommodating space and a air supply device to supply hot air are installed; and a condensed water treating unit to treat condensed water, generated by condensing the steam sprayed to the accommodating space or the hot air supplied from the air supply device. Therefore, the cloth treating apparatus treats the condensed water generated in the accommodating space, and thus prevents the generation of substances harmful to the human body, such as mold, in the accommodating space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jung Wook Moon, Dae Yun Park, Sog Kie Hong, Jong Seok Kim, Seung Gyu Ryu, Hye Yong Park, Chang Gyu Choi, Dong Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20110302799
    Abstract: A clothes dryer is provided. In the dryer, air flowing into a drying container is provided with heat from heat pump. The clothes dryer comprises a cabinet, a drying container rotationally mounted in the cabinet, a motor providing the container with rotational force, a first air path connected to a side of the container, a second air path connected to another side of the container and to the outside of the cabinet, a first heat exchanging member for the first air path, and a second heat exchanging member for the second air path. The first air path and the second air path are on the lower part of the cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Seung-Phyo AHN, Seung-Myun BAEK, Jung-Wook MOON, Dae-Woong KIM, Byeong-Jo RYOO
  • Publication number: 20110271545
    Abstract: A clothes treatment apparatus is disclosed. The clothes treatment apparatus includes a cabinet comprising an accommodating space formed therein to accommodate clothes, an air supply device configured to supply air or heated air to the accommodating space, a duct configured to guide the air or the heated air supplied by the air supply device toward the accommodating space, the duct comprising a communication part configured to draw external air into the accommodating space and a circulation fan configured to flow air along the duct, wherein the communication part is located in a rear portion of the circulation fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jung Wook Moon, Sog Kie Hong, Dong Won Kim, Seung Gyu Ryu, Hye Yong Park, Chang Gyu Choi, Dae Yun Park, Jong Seok Kim
  • Patent number: 8037626
    Abstract: A cloth treating apparatus is disclosed. A cloth treating apparatus includes a cabinet comprising an accommodating space which accommodates laundry, a air supplying device which supplies hot air to the accommodating space, an opening unit which selectively opens and closes at least one hot air supply hole, the at least one hot air supply hole through which the hot air is drawn into the accommodating space and a control unit which controls the air supplying device and the opening unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jung Wook Moon, Dae Yun Park, Sog Kie Hong, Jong Seok Kim, Seung Gyu Ryu, Hye Yong Park, Chang Gyu Choi, Dong Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20110174022
    Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus (100) includes a cabinet (10) comprising accommodating space (12) receiving laundry (1), a hot air supply device (22) supplying hot air to the accommodating space (12), a steam generating device (30) supplying steam to the accommodating space (12), a water supply part (60) rotatably provided in a predetermined portion of the cabinet (10), the water supply part (60) receiving water supplied to the steam generating device (30), and a water supply unit (80) allowing water to be supplied to the steam generating device (30) from the water supply part (60) as the water supply part is rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seung Gyu Ryu, Chang Gyu Choi, Hye Yong Park, Jung Wook Moon, Kwang Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 7908766
    Abstract: A clothes dryer is provided. In the dryer, air flowing into a drying container is provided with heat from heat pump. The clothes dryer comprises a cabinet, a drying container rotationally mounted in the cabinet, a motor providing the container with rotational force, a first air path connected to a side of the container, a second air path connected to another side of the container and to the outside of the cabinet, and a first heat exchanging member and a second heat exchanging member in the first air path. A damper may be additionally included in the second air path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seung-Phyo Ahn, Seung-Myun Baek, Jung-Wook Moon, Dae-Woong Kim, Byeong-Jo Ryoo
  • Publication number: 20110016930
    Abstract: Disclosed is a clothes treating apparatus, which treats clothes into a more wearable condition. The clothes treating apparatus includes a cabinet; an accommodating space formed in the cabinet and accommodating clothes; a moisture supplying device generating moisture to be supplied into the accommodating space; and a supply unit discharging the moisture generated by the moisture supplying device into the accommodating space and installed on a bottom of the accommodating space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Jung Wook Moon, Dae Yun Park, Sog Kie Hong, Jong Seok Kim, Seung Gyu Ryu, Hye Yong Park, Chang Gyu Choi
  • Publication number: 20110005097
    Abstract: A clothes-treating apparatus and a controlling method thereof are disclosed. According to a controlling method of a clothes-treating apparatus, a predetermined operational condition of a compressor included in a heat pump to supply dry air to clothes placed therein may be maintained normally. Furthermore, a cooling fan provided in a mechanism compartment is operated only if an internal environment of the mechanism compartment is out of the normal operational condition of the compressor. As a result, noise created from operation of the cooling fan may be reduced and dust that happens to be sucked into the mechanism compartment when external air is drawn may be minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Jung Wook Moon, Dae Yun Park, Sog Kie Hong, Jong Seok Kim, Seung Gyu Ryu, Hye Yong Park, Chang Gyu Choi, Dong Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20110005276
    Abstract: The present invention relates to clothes treating apparatus. The clothes treating apparatus includes a housing having a holding space for holding clothes, an air supply unit for generating dry air and supplying the dry air to the holding space, a moisture supply unit for supplying moisture to the holding space, and a water supply unit for supplying water to the moisture supply unit, and a drain unit for collecting condensed water from the air supply unit, wherein the water supply unit and the drain unit are provided separate from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jung Wook Moon, Dae Yun Park, Sog Kie Hong, Jong Seok Kim, Seung Gyu Ryu, Hye Yong Park, Chang Gyu Choi, Dong Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20100218566
    Abstract: A clothes-treating apparatus is disclosed. According to the present invention, the clothes-treating apparatus includes a steam spraying unit capable of preventing water condensed from steam from flowing into an accommodating space containing clothes and it has an improved steam spraying unit to enhance work efficiency when a worker assembles parts thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Jung Wook Moon, Dae Yun Park, Sog Kie Hong, Jong Seok Kim, Seung Gyu Ryu, Kwang Hee Lee, Hye Yong Park, Chang Gyu Choi
  • Publication number: 20100132129
    Abstract: A clothes treating apparatus and a controlling method thereof are disclosed. The clothes treating apparatus includes a housing defining a accommodating space for receiving clothes, an air supplying device for drying air circulating into the accommodating space, a temperature measuring device for measuring the interior temperature of the accommodating space, a preheating unit for raising the temperature of the accommodating space according to the temperature measured by the temperature measuring device, and a controller for controlling the air supplying device and the preheating unit according to the temperature measured by the temperature measuring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Jung Wook Moon, Dae Yun Park, Sog Kie Hong, Jong Seok Kim, Seung Gyu Ryu, Hve Yong Park, Chang Gyu Choi, Dong Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20100132209
    Abstract: A clothes treating apparatus is disclosed. The clothes treating apparatus includes a cabinet defining a accommodating space for receiving clothes, an air supplying device for drying air circulating into the accommodating space, and a guide unit for guiding dry air generated by the air supplying device to be uniformly dispersed into the accommodating space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Hye Yong Park, Jung Wook Moon, Seung Gyu Ryu, Chang Gyu Choi, Kwang Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20100132208
    Abstract: Disclosed is a clothes treating apparatus, which treats clothes into a more wearable condition. A clothes treating apparatus includes a cabinet; an accommodating space defined in the cabinet to accommodate clothes, and maintained in a stationary state; an air supplying device generating dry air and supplying the dry air into the accommodating space such that the dry air is circulated in the accommodating space, wherein the air supplying device includes an inlet provided at a bottom of the accommodating space such that the air in the accommodating space flows into the air supplying device through the inlet; and a filter assembly installed in the inlet, and filtering the air passing through the inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Jung Wook Moon, Dae Yun Park, Sog Kie Hong, Jong Seok Kim, Seung Gyu Ryu, Hye Yong Park, Chang Gyu Choi, Dong Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20100132130
    Abstract: The present invention relates to apparatus and method for treating clothes, which can prevent an operation pressure of a compressor of a heat pump from rising, excessively. The clothes treating apparatus includes a housing which forms a holding space for holding clothes, a heat pump for generating hot air for drying laundry in the holding space, a sensing unit mounted to a circulation passage of air being supplied to the holding space or an inlet passage of air introduced to the heat pump for measuring a temperature of the air, and a control unit for controlling a temperature of the housing to drop below a preset temperature if the temperature of the holding space is higher than a preset temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Jung Wook Moon, Dae Yun Park, Sog Kie Hong, Seung Gyu Ryu, Hye Yong Park, Chang Gyu Choi, Dong Won Kim, Jong Seok Kim
  • Publication number: 20100064446
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry machine and a method for controlling the same, wherein the laundry machine includes a steam generator (300) for generating and supplying steam to a drum (130) and a detergent liquid flow passage (340) for providing a passage to supply detergent liquid to an inside of the steam generator (300), thereby permitting easy washing of the steam generator (300) in the laundry machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Hun Bae, Jung Wook Moon, Chul Jin Choi, Dong Hyun Kim, Young Bok Son