Patents by Inventor Kangwoon CHEON
Kangwoon CHEON 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: 10815602Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a body having a laundry introduction opening of a circular shape; a door configured to open or close the laundry introduction opening and having a display and a circular shape eccentric from the laundry introduction opening; a controller electrically connected to the display and provided at the body; and a hinge mounted to the body, configured to rotatably connect the door to the body, and formed to accommodate therein at least part of an electric wire to electrically connect the controller to the display.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yongwoo Kwon, Seungji Yong, Kangwoon Cheon, Jaehoon Choi, Jungjin Park
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Publication number: 20200255999Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for controlling an Artificial Intelligence (AI) laundry treating apparatus, in which a control part for performing a power supply and an operation control of the laundry treating apparatus is provided with a driving controller for controlling the power supply according to a driving state of the laundry treating apparatus, and the laundry treating apparatus having the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Junyoung SON, Jinhwan SON, Kangwoon CHEON
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Patent number: 10711389Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a body having a laundry introduction opening of a circular shape; a door configured to open and close the laundry introduction opening and having a display and a circular shape eccentric from the laundry introduction opening, and a hinge mounted to the body and configured to rotatably connect the door to the body, wherein the door is rotatably connected to the hinge at connection points asymmetric to each other based on a horizontal center line of the door.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yongwoo Kwon, Seungji Yong, Kangwoon Cheon, Jaehoon Choi, Jungjin Park
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Patent number: 10344422Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes: a body having a laundry introduction opening of a circular shape; a door configured to open or close the laundry introduction opening and having a display and a circular shape eccentric from the laundry introduction opening; and a hinge having a mounting portion mounted to the body, and configured to rotatably connect the door to the body, wherein a width of a lower end region of the mounting portion is narrower than a width of an upper end region of the mounting portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yongwoo Kwon, Seungji Yong, Kangwoon Cheon, Jaehoon Choi, Jungjin Park
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Patent number: 10266983Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a body provided with a laundry inlet; and a door configured to open and close the laundry inlet, wherein the door includes a door frame; a door cover mounted at one side of the door frame, and provided with a light transmitting region; a mounting frame mounted at the other side of the door frame; a display mounted on the mounting frame to display visual information through the light transmitting region of the door cover; and a display gasket disposed between the door frame and the mounting frame, and formed to surround the display.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2018Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yongwoo Kwon, Seungji Yong, Kangwoon Cheon, Jaehoon Choi, Jungjin Park
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Patent number: 10161076Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus including a body provided with a laundry inlet; and a door configured to open or close the laundry inlet, wherein the door includes a door frame having a first opening portion facing the laundry inlet when the door is closed and a second opening portion corresponding to a display module mounted at an inside, and a door cover coupled to the door frame to form an appearance of the door, and the door cover includes a non-light-transmitting region, and a first light transmitting region corresponding to the first opening portion and a second light transmitting region corresponding to the second opening portion within the non-light-transmitting region.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yongwoo Kwon, Seungji Yong, Kangwoon Cheon, Jaehoon Choi, Jungjin Park
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Patent number: 10094063Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a main body having a laundry introduction opening, and a door capable of opening and closing the laundry introduction opening, wherein the door includes a door cover defining an appearance of the door, and provided with a transparent region and an opaque region surrounding the transparent region, a display module disposed on a rear surface of the door cover and capable of outputting visual information through the transparent region, and a touch sensor attached to a rear surface of the door cover to cover the transparent region and capable of sensing a touch input applied to the transparent region, wherein the touch sensor is provided with an align mark to allow the touch sensor to be attached to a correct position with respect to the transparent region.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kangwoon Cheon, Seungji Yong, Yongwoo Kwon, Jaehoon Choi, Junyoung Son, Hongchul Kim
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Patent number: 10047473Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a body provided with a laundry inlet; and a door configured to open and close the laundry inlet, wherein the door includes a door frame; a door cover mounted at one side of the door frame, and provided with a light transmitting region; a mounting frame mounted at the other side of the door frame; a display mounted on the mounting frame to display visual information through the light transmitting region of the door cover; and a display gasket disposed between the door frame and the mounting frame, and formed to surround the display.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yongwoo Kwon, Seungji Yong, Kangwoon Cheon, Jaehoon Choi, Jungjin Park
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Publication number: 20180195226Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a body provided with a laundry inlet; and a door configured to open and close the laundry inlet, wherein the door includes a door frame; a door cover mounted at one side of the door frame, and provided with a light transmitting region; a mounting frame mounted at the other side of the door frame; a display mounted on the mounting frame to display visual information through the light transmitting region of the door cover; and a display gasket disposed between the door frame and the mounting frame, and formed to surround the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Yongwoo KWON, Seungji Yong, Kangwoon Cheon, Jaehoon Choi, Jungjin Park
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Patent number: 10006159Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a body provided with a laundry inlet; and a door configured to open or close the laundry inlet, wherein the door includes a door frame having a first opening portion facing the laundry inlet and a second opening portion corresponding to a display module mounted at an inside in a state that the door is closed; and a door cover coupled to the door frame to form an appearance of the door, the door cover includes a non-light-transmitting region, and a first light transmitting region corresponding to the first opening portion and a second light transmitting region corresponding to the second opening portion within the non-light-transmitting region, and a mounting guide for an alignment between the first opening portion and the first light transmitting region and an alignment between the second opening portion and the second light transmitting region is provided on at least one of the door frame and door cover during mutual coupling.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yongwoo Kwon, Seungji Yong, Kangwoon Cheon, Jaehoon Choi, Jungjin Park
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Patent number: 10000879Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a body provided with a laundry inlet; and a door configured to open and close the laundry inlet, wherein the door includes a door frame having a first opening portion facing the laundry inlet and a second opening portion corresponding to a display module mounted at an inside in a state that the door is closed; and a door cover coupled to the door frame to form an appearance of the door, the door cover includes a non-light-transmitting region, and a first light transmitting region corresponding to the first opening portion and a second light transmitting region corresponding to the second opening portion within the non-light-transmitting region, and a sealant filling groove configured to fill sealant for adhesion to the door cover is formed at a portion overlapping with the non-light-transmitting region on the door frame.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yongwoo Kwon, Seungji Yong, Kangwoon Cheon, Jaehoon Choi, Jungjin Park
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Patent number: 9970143Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a main body having a laundry introduction opening, and a door capable of opening or closing the laundry introduction opening, wherein the door includes a door cover defining an appearance of the door, and provided with a transparent region and an opaque region surrounding the transparent region, a display module disposed on a rear surface of the door cover and capable of outputting visual information through the transparent region, and a touch sensor attached to a rear surface of the door cover and capable of sensing a touch input applied to the transparent region, wherein the touch sensor is provided with an align mark, and the opaque region is provided with a guide mark guiding an attachment position of the touch sensor using the align mark.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kangwoon Cheon, Seungji Yong, Yongwoo Kwon, Jaehoon Choi, Junyoung Son, Hongchul Kim
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Patent number: 9909801Abstract: A refrigerator having a display is disclosed herein. The display may display contents of the refrigerator, display recommended recipes based on the contents, and display an operational state of the refrigerator. The refrigerator may include a body, at least one door, at least one storage area, a display for displaying a GUI having a first region for displaying an image of the at least one storage area and a second region for displaying a control interface, a memory having information for contents of the at least one storage area, a communication interface, and a controller for controlling the display. The controller may control a display of at least one icon for a type of food in the second region of the GUI and may control a display of one of the at least one icon in the first region of the GUI based on an input at the display.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kangwoon Cheon, Daejong Kang
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Publication number: 20170121880Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a main body having a laundry introduction opening, and a door capable of opening or closing the laundry introduction opening, wherein the door includes a door cover defining an appearance of the door, and provided with a transparent region and an opaque region surrounding the transparent region, a display module disposed on a rear surface of the door cover and capable of outputting visual information through the transparent region, and a touch sensor attached to a rear surface of the door cover and capable of sensing a touch input applied to the transparent region, wherein the touch sensor is provided with an align mark, and the opaque region is provided with a guide mark guiding an attachment position of the touch sensor using the align mark.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Kangwoon Cheon, Seungji Yong, Yongwoo Kwon, Jaehoon Choi, Junyoung Son, Hongchul Kim
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Publication number: 20170121886Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a body having a laundry introduction opening of a circular shape; a door configured to open or close the laundry introduction opening and having a display and a circular shape eccentric from the laundry introduction opening; a controller electrically connected to the display and provided at the body; and a hinge mounted to the body, configured to rotatably connect the door to the body, and formed to accommodate therein at least part of an electric wire to electrically connect the controller to the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Yongwoo KWON, Seungji YONG, Kangwoon CHEON, Jaehoon CHOI, Jungjin PARK
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Publication number: 20170121898Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a body having a laundry introduction opening of a circular shape; a door configured to open and close the laundry introduction opening and having a display and a circular shape eccentric from the laundry introduction opening, and a hinge mounted to the body and configured to rotatably connect the door to the body, wherein the door is rotatably connected to the hinge at connection points asymmetric to each other based on a horizontal center line of the door.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Yongwoo KWON, Seungji YONG, Kangwoon CHEON, Jaehoon CHOI, Jungjin PARK
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Publication number: 20170121897Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes: a body having a laundry introduction opening of a circular shape; a door configured to open or close the laundry introduction opening and having a display and a circular shape eccentric from the laundry introduction opening; and a hinge having a mounting portion mounted to the body, and configured to rotatably connect the door to the body, wherein a width of a lower end region of the mounting portion is narrower than a width of an upper end region of the mounting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Yongwoo KWON, Seungji YONG, Kangwoon CHEON, Jaehoon CHOI, Jungjin PARK
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Publication number: 20170121891Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a main body having a laundry introduction opening, and a door capable of opening and closing the laundry introduction opening, wherein the door includes a door cover defining an appearance of the door, and provided with a transparent region and an opaque region surrounding the transparent region, a display module disposed on a rear surface of the door cover and capable of outputting visual information through the transparent region, and a touch sensor attached to a rear surface of the door cover to cover the transparent region and capable of sensing a touch input applied to the transparent region, wherein the touch sensor is provided with an align mark to allow the touch sensor to be attached to a correct position with respect to the transparent region.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Kangwoon CHEON, Seungji YONG, Yongwoo KWON, Jaehoon CHOI, Junyoung SON, Hongchul KIM
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Publication number: 20170121884Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a body provided with a laundry inlet; and a door configured to open and close the laundry inlet, wherein the door includes a door frame having a first opening portion facing the laundry inlet and a second opening portion corresponding to a display module mounted at an inside in a state that the door is closed; and a door cover coupled to the door frame to form an appearance of the door, the door cover includes a non-light-transmitting region, and a first light transmitting region corresponding to the first opening portion and a second light transmitting region corresponding to the second opening portion within the non-light-transmitting region, and a sealant filling groove configured to fill sealant for adhesion to the door cover is formed at a portion overlapping with the non-light-transmitting region on the door frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Yongwoo KWON, Seungji Yong, Kangwoon Cheon, Jaehoon Choi, Jungjin Park
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Patent number: RE49269Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a body provided with a laundry inlet; and a door configured to open or close the laundry inlet, wherein the door includes a door frame having a first opening portion facing the laundry inlet and a second opening portion corresponding to a display module mounted at an inside in a state that the door is closed; and a door cover coupled to the door frame to form an appearance of the door, the door cover includes a non-light-transmitting region, and a first light transmitting region corresponding to the first opening portion and a second light transmitting region corresponding to the second opening portion within the non-light-transmitting region, and a mounting guide for an alignment between the first opening portion and the first light transmitting region and an alignment between the second opening portion and the second light transmitting region is provided on at least one of the door frame and door cover during mutual coupling.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yongwoo Kwon, Seungji Yong, Kangwoon Cheon, Jaehoon Choi, Jungjin Park