Patents by Inventor Kwangyong AN

Kwangyong 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).

  • Patent number: 12146126
    Abstract: A beverage maker includes a fermentation tank in which an internal space for fermentation is formed, a temperature controller configured to control a temperature of the fermentation tank and including an evaporator and a heater, and an insulation portion surrounding a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the fermentation tank. The fermentation tank may include a first chamber, in which the evaporator is disposed, and a second chamber configured to be in contact with the heater and coupled to the first chamber, and the insulation portion may be located between the first chamber and the evaporator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinpyo Hong, Kwangyong An, Yongbum Kim, Suchang Cho, Youngjin Kim
  • Patent number: 11772951
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a water purifier including a coolant tank configured to store coolant, a partitioning plate configured to partition an internal space of the coolant tank into an upper space and a lower space and having a grid rib formed therein to enable coolant of the upper space and coolant of the lower space to circulate, a cold water pipe disposed in the lower space, an evaporator disposed in the upper space, and an agitator disposed inside the coolant tank, wherein the partitioning plate includes an outer water flow guide sleeve extending downwardly from a bottom surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongwoo Park, Kwangyong An, Seonwoong Hwang
  • Patent number: 11414848
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a water purifier, in which a partitioning container is detachably mounted on the bottom surface of a tank cover, and an agitator is inserted into the partitioning container to be connected to an agitating motor mounted in the tank cover in a state where the partitioning container is mounted on the bottom surface of the tank cover. By this structure, the inner diameter of the partitioning container may be less than the outer diameter of the blade of the agitator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongwoo Park, Kwangyong An, Seonwoong Hwang
  • Publication number: 20210388296
    Abstract: A beverage maker includes a fermentation tank in which an internal space for fermentation is formed, a temperature controller configured to control a temperature of the fermentation tank and including an evaporator and a heater, and an insulation portion surrounding a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the fermentation tank. The fermentation tank may include a first chamber, in which the evaporator is disposed, and a second chamber configured to be in contact with the heater and coupled to the first chamber, and the insulation portion may be located between the first chamber and the evaporator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Jinpyo HONG, Kwangyong AN, Yongbum KIM, Suchang CHO, Youngjin KIM
  • Patent number: 11034593
    Abstract: A water purifier according to an aspect includes: a cooling water tank that keeps cooling water; a cold water pipe provided in the cooling water tank; an evaporator provided in the cooling water tank; a separator on which the evaporator is provided and that is provided over the cold water pipe to divide the internal space of the cooling water tank into a first space and a second space; a stirring member that is provided in the cooling water tank and stirs the cooling water; a stirring motor that has a rotary shaft to which the stirring member is coupled; a stirring motor cap that covers the side and the top edge of the stirring motor; and a stirring motor support to which the stirring motor cap is fastened and that is provided at the top of the cooling water tank to seal the top of the cooling water tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongwoo Park, Goeun Kim, Kwangyong An
  • Patent number: 10882727
    Abstract: A water purifier includes a cooling water tank, a partition member mounted inside the cooling water tank and partitioning an inner space of the cooling water tank into an upper space and a lower space, a cold water pipe accommodated in the lower space; an evaporator accommodated in the upper space, and an agitator penetrating the partition member and disposed in the lower space. The partition member includes a bottom portion on which the evaporator is mounted and that defines a plurality of cooling water through-holes, and an outer wall portion extending upward along an edge of the bottom portion to define an evaporator accommodating portion. The outer wall portion is spaced apart from an inner wall of the cooling water tank to prevent ice formed in the evaporator accommodating portion from contacting the inner wall of the cooling water tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jongwoo Park, Kwangyong An, Yongbum Kim
  • Publication number: 20200399872
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a water purifier, in which a partitioning container is detachably mounted on the bottom surface of a tank cover, and an agitator is inserted into the partitioning container to be connected to an agitating motor mounted in the tank cover in a state where the partitioning container is mounted on the bottom surface of the tank cover. By this structure, the inner diameter of the partitioning container may be less than the outer diameter of the blade of the agitator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongwoo PARK, Kwangyong AN, Seonwoong HWANG
  • Publication number: 20200399109
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a water purifier including a coolant tank configured to store coolant, a partitioning plate configured to partition an internal space of the coolant tank into an upper space and a lower space and having a grid rib formed therein to enable coolant of the upper space and coolant of the lower space to circulate, a cold water pipe disposed in the lower space, an evaporator disposed in the upper space, and an agitator disposed inside the coolant tank, wherein the partitioning plate includes an outer water flow guide sleeve extending downwardly from a bottom surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongwoo PARK, Kwangyong AN, Seonwoong HWANG
  • Patent number: 10704819
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a powdered ice maker comprising: an ice-making part provided in a cylinder shape of which the inside is empty; a rotary shaft rotating around the central axis of the ice-making part; a water spraying part provided at the rotary shaft so as to spray water at an inner wall of the ice-making part while rotating; a cutter part provided at the rotary shaft so as to cut the ice formed on the inner wall of the ice-making part while rotating; a water tray rotating at the same angular velocity as that of the rotary shaft, and provided at a lower side of the water spraying part; and an ice tray provided at a lower side of the cutter part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kwangyong An, Jaehyun Han
  • Patent number: 10472221
    Abstract: A water purifier includes: a cooling water tank that keeps cooling water; a stirring member that is provided in the cooling water tank to stir cooling water; a cold water pipe that is provided in the cooling water tank; an evaporator that is provided in the cooling water tank; and a separator on which the evaporator is provided and that is provided over the cold water pipe to divide the internal space of the cooling water tank into a first space and a second space, in which the separator has: a bottom that is horizontally formed and has a center hole through which the stirring member is inserted; a first extension that extends upward from the edge of the center hole; and a plurality of separation walls that extend upward from the top of the bottom and are arranged at a predetermined distance from each other around the center hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongwoo Park, Kwangyong An, Seonwoong Hwang
  • Publication number: 20190276299
    Abstract: A water purifier according to an embodiment comprises: a cooling water tank storing cooling water; a partition member mounted inside the cooling water tank and partitioning an inner space of the cooling water tank into an upper space and a lower space; a cold water pipe which is accommodated in the lower space and through which edible water flows; an evaporator which is accommodated in the upper space and through which a refrigerant flows; and an agitator penetrating the partition member and disposed in the lower space so as to stir the cooling water. The partition member comprises: a bottom portion on which the evaporator is mounted, the bottom portion having a plurality of cooling water through-holes formed therein; and an outer wall portion extending upward along an edge of the bottom portion to form an evaporator accommodating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Jongwoo PARK, Kwangyong AN, Yongbum KIM
  • Publication number: 20190256372
    Abstract: A water purifier according to an aspect includes: a cooling water tank that keeps cooling water; a cold water pipe provided in the cooling water tank; an evaporator provided in the cooling water tank; a separator on which the evaporator is provided and that is provided over the cold water pipe to divide the internal space of the cooling water tank into a first space and a second space; a stirring member that is provided in the cooling water tank and stirs the cooling water; a stirring motor that has a rotary shaft to which the stirring member is coupled; a stirring motor cap that covers the side and the top edge of the stirring motor; and a stirring motor support to which the stirring motor cap is fastened and that is provided at the top of the cooling water tank to seal the top of the cooling water tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Jongwoo PARK, Goeun KIM, Kwangyong AN
  • Patent number: 10322943
    Abstract: A water purifier according to an aspect includes: a cooling water tank that keeps cooling water; a cold water pipe that is provided in the cooling water tank; an evaporator that is provided in the cooling water tank; a separator on which the evaporator is provided and that is provided over the cold water pipe to divide the internal space of the cooling water tank into a first space and a second space; a stirring member that is provided in the cooling water tank and stirs the cooling water; a stirring motor that has a rotary shaft to which the stirring member is coupled; a stirring motor cap that covers the side and the top edge of the stirring motor; and a stirring motor support to which the stirring motor cap is fastened and that is provided at the top of the cooling water tank to seal the top of the cooling water tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongwoo Park, Goeun Kim, Kwangyong An
  • Publication number: 20190011165
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a powdered ice maker comprising: an ice-making part provided in a cylinder shape of which the inside is empty; a rotary shaft rotating around the central axis of the ice-making part; a water spraying part provided at the rotary shaft so as to spray water at an inner wall of the ice-making part while rotating; a cutter part provided at the rotary shaft so as to cut the ice formed on the inner wall of the ice-making part while rotating; a water tray rotating at the same angular velocity as that of the rotary shaft, and provided at a lower side of the water spraying part; and an ice tray provided at a lower side of the cutter part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Kwangyong AN, Jaehyun HAN
  • Publication number: 20180029899
    Abstract: A water purifier according to an aspect includes: a cooling water tank that keeps cooling water; a cold water pipe that is provided in the cooling water tank; an evaporator that is provided in the cooling water tank; a separator on which the evaporator is provided and that is provided over the cold water pipe to divide the internal space of the cooling water tank into a first space and a second space; a stirring member that is provided in the cooling water tank and stirs the cooling water; a stirring motor that has a rotary shaft to which the stirring member is coupled; a stirring motor cap that covers the side and the top edge of the stirring motor; and a stirring motor support to which the stirring motor cap is fastened and that is provided at the top of the cooling water tank to seal the top of the cooling water tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jongwoo PARK, Goeun KIM, Kwangyong AN
  • Publication number: 20180016129
    Abstract: A water purifier includes: a cooling water tank that keeps cooling water; a stirring member that is provided in the cooling water tank to stir cooling water; a cold water pipe that is provided in the cooling water tank; an evaporator that is provided in the cooling water tank; and a separator on which the evaporator is provided and that is provided over the cold water pipe to divide the internal space of the cooling water tank into a first space and a second space, in which the separator has: a bottom that is horizontally formed and has a center hole through which the stirring member is inserted; a first extension that extends upward from the edge of the center hole; and a plurality of separation walls that extend upward from the top of the bottom and are arranged at a predetermined distance from each other around the center hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Jongwoo PARK, Kwangyong AN, Seonwoong HWANG