Patents by Inventor Kijung An

Kijung An 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).

  • Publication number: 20220021055
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery according to an embodiment includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case including an inner space to accommodate the electrode assembly and having an opening at a side thereof; a cap plate coupled to the opening of the case and including a terminal hole to expose the inner space; and an electrode terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly through the terminal hole and overlapping the cap plate, and the cap plate and the electrode terminal are made of different metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Heejung KO, Kijung KIM, Yongjin PARK, Byongchul WOO, Jong-Ha LEE
  • Publication number: 20220013872
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case connected to the first electrode to house the electrode assembly and including an opening to receive the electrode assembly; a cap plate coupled with the case to cover an outer region of the opening and including a through-hole to expose a center region of the opening; and a terminal plate connected to the second electrode to be insulated from and bonded to the cap plate, and including a flange part covering the through-hole and a protruded part penetrating the through-hole from the flange part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Heejung KO, Kijung KIM, Yongjin PARK, Byongchul WOO, Jong-Ha LEE
  • Publication number: 20220006147
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case including an inner space accommodating the electrode assembly, and an opening; a cap plate coupled to the case at the opening and including a terminal hole exposing the inner space; an electrode terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly through the terminal hole and overlapping the cap plate; electrode tabs respectively connected to the first electrode and the second electrode; and an electrolyte solution in the inner space, and at least one electrode tab of the electrode tabs has an inclined portion that is inclined at a first angle with respect to a surface of the electrode assembly facing the at least one electrode tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Heejung KO, Kijung KIM, Yongjin PARK, Byongchul WOO, Jong-Ha LEE
  • Publication number: 20210404105
    Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet. The laundry treating apparatus further includes a tub that is located in the cabinet and that is configured to receive washing water. The laundry treating apparatus further includes a drum that is configured to rotate, that is located in the tub, and that is configured to receive laundry. The laundry treating apparatus further includes a drainage pump that is configured to pump washing water out of the tub. The laundry treating apparatus further includes a connection passage that is configured to guide washing water that is pumped out of the tub by the drainage pump. The laundry treating apparatus further includes a connector that is connected to the connection passage and that is configured to guide washing water out of the cabinet. The connector includes a connector inlet port and a connector outlet port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Wooseong KIM, Jihong LEE, Kijung SUNG
  • Publication number: 20210408648
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case connected to the first electrode and accommodating the electrode assembly, the case including an opening to receive the electrode assembly; a cap plate bonded to the case to cover an outer region of the opening and including a through-hole to expose a center region of the opening; a terminal plate bonded to and insulated from the cap plate, covering the through-hole, and connected to the second electrode; and a terminal plating layer coated on an upper surface of the terminal plate, and a thickness of a center portion of the terminal plating layer overlapping the through-hole is thicker than a thickness of an outer portion of the terminal plating layer overlapping the upper surface of the terminal plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Heejung KO, Kijung KIM, Yongjin PARK, Byongchul WOO, Jong-Ha LEE
  • Publication number: 20210408626
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: a case receiving an electrode assembly and including an opening; a cap assembly including a cap plate coupled to the case to cover the opening, and a terminal plate thermally fused to the cap plate by a thermal-fusion member, the thermal-fusion member electrically insulating the cap plate and the terminal plate from each other; and a sealing part attached to and located on a side of the thermal-fusion member, a side surface of the terminal plate, and an outer surface of the cap plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Heejung KO, Byongchul WOO, Kijung KIM
  • Publication number: 20210399389
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode tab and a second electrode tab; a case including an opening and receiving the electrode assembly to be connected to the first electrode tab; a cap assembly including a cap plate coupled to the case and covering the opening, and a terminal plate coupled to the cap plate and connected to the second electrode tab; a first insulating member between the second electrode tab and the cap plate; a second insulating member attached to a surface of the second electrode tab; and a third insulating member between the second electrode tab and the electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Heejung KO, Kijung KIM, Yongjin PARK, Byongchul WOO, Jong-Ha LEE
  • Publication number: 20210399368
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case configured to be connected to the first electrode to accommodate the electrode assembly, and including an opening to receive the electrode assembly; a cap plate configured to be coupled with the case to cover an outer area of the opening, and including a through-hole to expose a central area of the opening; and a terminal plate configured to be connected to the second electrode and to be insulation-bonded to the cap plate, and including a flange portion covering the through-hole, and a protrusion penetrating the through-hole from the flange portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Heejung KO, Kijung KIM, Yongjin PARK, Byongchul WOO, Jong-Ha LEE
  • Publication number: 20210399392
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: a case receiving an electrode assembly and including an opening; a cap assembly including a cap plate coupled to the case and covering the opening, and a terminal plate coupled to the cap plate; and a housing covering the cap plate and coupled to the case, and an outer surface of the terminal plate protrudes more than an outer surface of the housing to have a height difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Heejung KO, Kijung KIM, Yongjin PARK, Byongchul WOO, Jong-Ha LEE
  • Publication number: 20210399373
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case configured to be connected to the first electrode and accommodate the electrode assembly, and including an opening to expose the electrode assembly; a cap plate configured to be coupled to the case to cover an outer area of the opening, and including a through-hole to expose a central area of the opening; a terminal plate configured to cover the through-hole and to be connected to the second electrode; and a thermal-fusion layer configured to be arranged between the cap plate and the terminal plate and to insulation-bond the cap plate and the terminal plate, and the thermal-fusion layer includes a plurality of layers including a thermoplastic resin layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Heejung KO, Kijung KIM, Yongjin PARK, Byongchul WOO, Jong-Ha LEE
  • Publication number: 20210208624
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed, including a housing including a first surface forming a front surface of the electronic device, a second surface facing away from the first surface, and a side surface surrounding an interior space defined between the first surface and the second surface, a key structure forming part of the side surface and extending into the interior space, the key structure including an electrode member partially exposed to an exterior environment, wherein the electrode member partially extends into the interior space, a display disposed in the housing so as to be visible through the first surface from the exterior environment, an internal structure disposed between the display and the second surface, wherein the internal structure includes a printed circuit board, and a conductive structure protruding from the internal structure, wherein the conductive structure is electrically connected with the electrode member of the key structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Kijung KIM, Youngjae KO, Junghyun KANG, Taegyun KIM, Jaejong RYU
  • Publication number: 20210180841
    Abstract: A gas heat pump system is disclosed. The gas heat pump system includes an air conditioning module including a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion device, an indoor heat exchanger and a refrigerant pipe, an engine module including an engine configured to burn a mixture of fuel and air and provide power for operation of the compressor, a cooling module including a cooling water pump configured to generate flow of cooling water for cooling the engine and a cooling water pipe connected to the cooling water pump to guide flow of cooling water. The engine module includes a mixer configured to discharge the mixture of air and fuel to the engine, a supercharger disposed between the mixer and the engine to compress the mixture discharged from the mixer and discharge the mixture to the engine, and an adjuster disposed between the supercharger and the engine to adjust an amount of compressed mixture supplied to the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Minho CHUNG, Kwangho SHIN, Kijung RYU, Song CHOI
  • Patent number: 10870941
    Abstract: A control method of a laundry treatment apparatus is disclosed. The control method includes supplying electric power to a first load unit to execute a first cycle set in a first treatment device (a first step), supplying electric power to a second load unit to execute a second cycle set in a second treatment device (a second step), when an amount of current per unit time that is supplied to the laundry treatment apparatus is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference current amount, terminating the second step and executing a third cycle set in the second treatment device so as to consume a lower amount of current than an amount of current per unit time necessary to execute the second cycle (a third step), terminating the first cycle of the first treatment device (a fourth step), and executing the second cycle of the second treatment device after completing the fourth step (a fifth step).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kwangchul Heo, Kijung Sung
  • Publication number: 20200385168
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a safety-enhanced can lid, and more particularly to a safety-enhanced can lid in which a prevention portion configured to prevent a user's hand from being cut is provided along the edge of the lid that is coupled to seal a can, thereby enabling safe use. For this purpose, the present invention provides a can lid that is coupled to the top side of a container in which contents are stored, the can lid including: a plate laid to cover the top portion of the container, composed of a flat plate, and provided with a pull tab on the top surface thereof; and a hand-cut prevention portion including a cut prevention wall bent downward from the edge of the plate toward the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventor: Kijung SON
  • Publication number: 20200270802
    Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus that includes a cabinet having an opening; a drawer dischargeable from the cabinet through the opening; a receiving unit provided in the drawer for receiving water and laundry; a drain pump for discharging water from the receiving unit; a drain channel extending through a reference point set to be higher than a highest level of water that can be stored in the receiving unit, the drain channel being located outside the cabinet; and a connection channel located in the cabinet for connecting the drain pump and the drain channel to each other, wherein at least a portion of the drain pump is located lower than a bottom surface of the receiving unit is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Jihong LEE, Kijung SUNG, Seungwook JUNG
  • Patent number: 10683601
    Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus that includes a cabinet having an opening; a drawer dischargeable from the cabinet through the opening; a receiving unit provided in the drawer for receiving water and laundry; a drain pump for discharging water from the receiving unit; a drain channel extending through a reference point set to be higher than a highest level of water that can be stored in the receiving unit, the drain channel being located outside the cabinet; and a connection channel located in the cabinet for connecting the drain pump and the drain channel to each other, wherein at least a portion of the drain pump is located lower than a bottom surface of the receiving unit is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jihong Lee, Kijung Sung, Seungwook Jung
  • Publication number: 20200187357
    Abstract: An air-quality detection apparatus is disclosed. The air-quality detection apparatus includes a casing body including a bottom and a side wall extending upwards from the circumference of the bottom, a first printed circuit board (PCB) disposed horizontally above the bottom, a temperature/humidity sensor mounted on the bottom surface of the first PCB, a second PCB disposed horizontally above the first PCB, and a CO2 sensor mounted on the second PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Chiwan PARK, Kijung Sung, Hyunho Oh, Taedong Shin
  • Publication number: 20200182843
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air-quality detection apparatus including a casing body including a bottom and a side wall, a first printed circuit board (PCB) disposed horizontally above the bottom, a second PCB disposed horizontally in a first region above the first PCB, a CO2 sensor mounted on the second PCB, a volatile organic compound (VOC) sensor mounted in a second region on the first PCB that is closer to the side wall than the first region, a third PCB, which is disposed horizontally at a position spaced further upwards apart from the bottom than the first PCB and at least a portion of which is disposed in a third region that does not overlap the first PCB when the bottom is viewed from above, a fourth PCB disposed horizontally above the second PCB and the third PCB, and a dust sensor mounted on the fourth PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Chiwan PARK, Kijung SUNG, Hyunho OH, Taedong SHIN
  • Publication number: 20200104425
    Abstract: Computer-implemented techniques for lossless and lossy summarization of large-scale graphs. Beneficially, the lossless summarization process is designed such that it can be performed in a parallel processing manner. In addition, the lossless summarization process is designed such that it can be performed with having to store only a certain small number of adjacency list node objects in-memory at once and without having to store an adjacency list representation of the entire input graph in-memory at once. In some embodiments, the techniques involve further summarizing the reduced graph output from the lossless summarization process in a lossy manner. Beneficially, the lossy summarization process uses a condition that is computationally efficient to evaluate when determining whether to drop edges of the reduced graph while at the same time ensuring the accuracy of a graph restored from the lossy reduced graph compared to the input graph is within the error bound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Kijung Shin, Amol Ghoting, Myunghwan Kim, Hema Raghavan
  • Patent number: 10465328
    Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus includes a tub configured to receive washing water, a drum rotatably disposed in the tub, a water supply unit configured to supply washing water to the tub, and a water discharge unit configured to discharge washing water from the tub. The water supply unit is in fluidic communication with the water discharge unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jihong Lee, Kijung Sung