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).
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Patent number: 12146126Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jinpyo Hong, Kwangyong An, Yongbum Kim, Suchang Cho, Youngjin Kim
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Patent number: 11772951Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jongwoo Park, Kwangyong An, Seonwoong Hwang
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Patent number: 11414848Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jongwoo Park, Kwangyong An, Seonwoong Hwang
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Publication number: 20210388296Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Jinpyo HONG, Kwangyong AN, Yongbum KIM, Suchang CHO, Youngjin KIM
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Patent number: 11034593Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 2, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jongwoo Park, Goeun Kim, Kwangyong An
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Patent number: 10882727Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 10, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jongwoo Park, Kwangyong An, Yongbum Kim
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Publication number: 20200399872Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2018Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jongwoo PARK, Kwangyong AN, Seonwoong HWANG
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Publication number: 20200399109Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2018Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jongwoo PARK, Kwangyong AN, Seonwoong HWANG
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Patent number: 10704819Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 27, 2016Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kwangyong An, Jaehyun Han
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Patent number: 10472221Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 17, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jongwoo Park, Kwangyong An, Seonwoong Hwang
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Publication number: 20190276299Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2017Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Jongwoo PARK, Kwangyong AN, Yongbum KIM
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Publication number: 20190256372Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Jongwoo PARK, Goeun KIM, Kwangyong AN
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Patent number: 10322943Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jongwoo Park, Goeun Kim, Kwangyong An
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Publication number: 20190011165Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2016Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Kwangyong AN, Jaehyun HAN
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Publication number: 20180029899Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Jongwoo PARK, Goeun KIM, Kwangyong AN
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Publication number: 20180016129Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Jongwoo PARK, Kwangyong AN, Seonwoong HWANG