Patents by Inventor Kwon Jin KIM

Kwon Jin KIM 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: 11592191
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a housing having a blowing port, a first guide configured to cover a portion of the blowing port, a second guide configured to cover another portion of the blowing port, a motor configured to rotate the first guide and the second guide, a first gear configured to be connected to the first guide, a guide holder configured to be connected to the second guide, and a second gear configured to connect the first gear to the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Kyun Jeong, Kyung Ho Hwang, Jae Min Park, Hyun Uk Park, Chan Young Park, Kwon Jin Kim, Sung Jae Kim, Yeon-Seob Yun, Kyeong Ae Lee, Chang-Woo Jung, Sung-June Cho
  • Patent number: 11408617
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a heat exchanger for exchanging heat with air brought into a housing, and a blower fan for blowing air that has exchanged heat with the heat exchanger out of the housing, and controls a guide unit that opens or closes part of an outlet provided in the housing to blow out various flows of air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang-woo Jung, Sung Jae Kim, Yi Goo Gong, Kwon Jin Kim, Yeon-seob Yun, Kyeong Ae Lee, Je Gu Lee, Soon Cheol Hong
  • Patent number: 11346042
    Abstract: A drying apparatus is disclosed. The drying apparatus comprises: a drum; a compressor for compressing a refrigerant; a first temperature sensor provided at an air discharge port of the drum; a second temperature sensor provided at a refrigerant discharge port of the compressor; and a processor which, when a drying cycle for an object to be dried begins, compares a first temperature sensed by the first temperature sensor with a predetermined threshold temperature so as to obtain an operation frequency of the compressor, and when a second temperature sensed by the second temperature sensor reaches a predetermined first target temperature, adjusts the operation frequency of the compressor on the basis of a third temperature calculated on the basis of the first temperature and the second temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Gyu Lee, Young Uk Yun, Jin Woo Hong, Kwon Jin Kim, Byung Han Lim, Dong Sik Jin
  • Patent number: 11193677
    Abstract: An air conditioner and a control method thereof perform cooling through an outlet if room temperature or room humidity is high to reduce the room temperature or the room humidity, and closing the outlet to perform cooling at low velocity through an outlet hole if room temperature or room humidity reaches a predetermined value so that a user can little feel the wind velocity of cooling of the air conditioner, while maintaining indoor space at pleasant temperature or humidity. By performing cooling at low velocity through the outlet hole formed in the lower portion of the air conditioner, it is possible to cool the lower area of indoor space at pleasant temperature when a user is asleep.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Kweon Ha, Hee-Chan Kang, Jong Woon Kim, Tae Woo Kim, Seung Jun Park, Byoung-Ok Ahn, Hong Seok Jun, Jun Hwang, Kwon Jin Kim, Na Yeong Byeon, Hyeong Joon Seo
  • Patent number: 11175052
    Abstract: An air conditioner and a control method thereof perform cooling through an outlet if room temperature or room humidity is high to reduce the room temperature or the room humidity, and closing the outlet to perform cooling at low velocity through an outlet hole if room temperature or room humidity reaches a predetermined value so that a user can little feel the wind velocity of cooling of the air conditioner, while maintaining indoor space at pleasant temperature or humidity. By performing cooling at low velocity through the outlet hole formed in the lower portion of the air conditioner, it is possible to cool the lower area of indoor space at pleasant temperature when a user is asleep.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Kweon Ha, Hee-Chan Kang, Jong Woon Kim, Tae Woo Kim, Seung Jun Park, Byoung-Ok Ahn, Hong Seok Jun, Jun Hwang, Kwon Jin Kim, Na Yeong Byeon, Hyeong Joon Seo
  • Patent number: 11137148
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a heat exchanger for exchanging heat with air introduced to an inside of a housing and a fan for blowing the air having heat exchanged by the heat exchanger to an outside of the housing, the air conditioner capable of blowing air at various airflows by controlling a door configured to selectively open a first portion and a second portion, different from the first portion, of an air outlet of the housing and controlling a guide member configured to controlling a flow path inside the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun-Muk Choi, Kyeong Ae Lee, Je Gu Lee, Dong Yoon Lee, Byung Woo Jeon, Kwon Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 11077399
    Abstract: Provided is a dehumidifier capable of preventing condensation from flowing to the outside of a water container when the dehumidifier is turned over or while the dehumidifier is moved, since a suction structure for suctioning the condensation and a discharge structure for discharging the condensation are improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Un Choi, Kwon Jin Kim, Hyeong Joon Seo, Kang Ho Choi, Seong Ryeol Myeong, Hyun Jin Bae, Moon Sun Shin, Jong Chul Ahn, Sung June Cho, Jae Hun Choi
  • Patent number: 10935273
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a housing having first and second suction ports; a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with air brought in through the first suction port; a first discharging port configured to discharge the heat-exchanged air; a second discharging port configured to discharge air brought in through the second suction port to be mixed with air discharged from the first discharging port at outside of the housing; a discharging door having a plurality of discharging holes, through which air directed to the first discharging port is discharged out of the housing, and selectively opening the second discharging port by movement operation of the discharging door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung June Cho, Kwon Jin Kim, Sung Jae Kim, Seon Uk Na, Yeon Seob Yun, Young Uk Yun, Kyeong Ae Lee, Byung Han Lim, Jong Kweon Ha
  • Publication number: 20210055026
    Abstract: An air conditioner according to an embodiment includes: a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant; an indoor heat exchanger configured to convert a vapor refrigerant into a liquid refrigerant in a heating mode; an outdoor heat exchanger configured to convert a liquid refrigerant into a vapor refrigerant in the heating mode; a main pipe connecting the indoor heat exchanger to the outdoor heat exchanger; an injection pipe branching from the main pipe and connecting to an injection port of the compressor; an injection valve installed on the injection pipe and configured to control a flux of the refrigerant flowing to the injection pipe; and a controller configured to calculate a target discharge superheat (DSH) based on a correlation between a compression coefficient, a compressor frequency, and a DSH that are represented by an operating condition , and control a current DSH based on the target DSH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Kyung Hoon Kim, Seong Ryeol Myeong, Kwon Jin Kim, Chang Seon Lee, Byoung Guk Lim, Yong Hee Jang, Dong Woo Kim, Yong Chan Kim, Dong Chan Lee
  • Patent number: 10852010
    Abstract: An air conditioner and a control method thereof perform cooling through an outlet if room temperature or room humidity is high to reduce the room temperature or the room humidity, and closing the outlet to perform cooling at low velocity through an outlet hole if room temperature or room humidity reaches a predetermined value so that a user can little feel the wind velocity of cooling of the air conditioner, while maintaining indoor space at pleasant temperature or humidity. By performing cooling at low velocity through the outlet hole formed in the lower portion of the air conditioner, it is possible to cool the lower area of indoor space at pleasant temperature when a user is asleep.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Kweon Ha, Hee-Chan Kang, Jong Woon Kim, Tae Woo Kim, Seung Jun Park, Byoung-Ok Ahn, Hong Seok Jun, Jun Hwang, Kwon Jin Kim, Na Yeong Byeon, Hyeong Joon Seo
  • Patent number: 10823434
    Abstract: A dehumidifier according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a body; and a water container mounted at an upper side of the body, wherein the body includes a seating part arranged at an upper side thereof and on which the water container is seated and a hollow connection port protruding upward from the seating part, and the water container includes a connection hole into which the connection port is inserted and a valve which opens the connection hole as the water container is mounted on the body. The dehumidifier prevents condensed water in the water container from leaking through the connection hole in a state in which the water container is separated from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Moon Sun Shin, Kwon Jin Kim, Hyeong Joon Seo, Sung June Cho, Kang Ho Choi, Seong Ryeol Myeong, Jong Chul Ahn, Dong Yoon Lee, Jung Un Choi
  • Patent number: 10823433
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a housing having a first inlet port and a second inlet port, a first discharge port, a second discharge port, the air discharged through the second discharge port is mixed with the air discharged through the first discharge port, and having a plurality of discharge holes to cause the air discharged from the first discharge port to be discharged more slowly than air discharged from the second discharge port, a heat exchanger configured to heat-exchange the air entered through the first inlet port, a first fan arranged to draw the air into the housing through the first inlet port, and to discharge the air from the housing through the first discharge port, and a second fan arranged to draw the air into the housing through the second inlet port, and to discharge the air from the housing through the second discharge port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-June Cho, Kwon Jin Kim, Sung Jae Kim, Seon Uk Na, Yeon-Seob Yun, Young Uk Yun, Kyeong Ae Lee, Byung Han Lim, Jong Kweon Ha
  • Publication number: 20200263346
    Abstract: A drying apparatus is disclosed. The drying apparatus comprises: a drum; a compressor for compressing a refrigerant; a first temperature sensor provided at an air discharge port of the drum; a second temperature sensor provided at a refrigerant discharge port of the compressor; and a processor which, when a drying cycle for an object to be dried begins, compares a first temperature sensed by the first temperature sensor with a predetermined threshold temperature so as to obtain an operation frequency of the compressor, and when a second temperature sensed by the second temperature sensor reaches a predetermined first target temperature, adjusts the operation frequency of the compressor on the basis of a third temperature calculated on the basis of the first temperature and the second temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Gyu LEE, Young Uk YUN, Jin Woo HONG, Kwon Jin KIM, Byung Han LIM, Dong Sik JIN
  • Publication number: 20200232655
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a housing having a blowing port, a first guide configured to cover a portion of the blowing port, a second guide configured to cover another portion of the blowing port, a motor configured to rotate the first guide and the second guide, a first gear configured to be connected to the first guide, a guide holder configured to be connected to the second guide, and a second gear configured to connect the first gear to the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Kyun JEONG, Kyung Ho HWANG, Jae Min PARK, Hyun Uk PARK, Chan Young PARK, Kwon Jin KIM, Sung Jae KIM, Yeon-Seob YUN, Kyeong Ae LEE, Chang-Woo JUNG, Sung-June CHO
  • Patent number: 10712055
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes an outdoor unit having a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, and a flowpath switching valve disposed on a refrigerant flowpath between the compressor and the outdoor heat exchanger, a plurality of indoor units configured to operate in a cooling mode or in a heating mode, a mode controller configured to selectively guide refrigerant received from the outdoor unit to the plurality of indoor units. The mode controller guiding the refrigerant through one or more of: a first refrigerant pipe extending from the flowpath switching valve to the mode control unit, a second refrigerant pipe extending from the flowpath switching valve and diverging to the outdoor heat exchanger, and to the mode control unit, and a third refrigerant pipe extending from the outdoor heat exchanger to the mode controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Rock Kim, Joon-Ho Yoon, Kwon Jin Kim, Dong-Gyu Lee, Eom Ji Jang, Dong Sik Jin, Seung Kwan Choi, Heung Seob Choi
  • Patent number: 10591170
    Abstract: Provided is an air conditioner including a housing, a suction port disposed in the housing, a first discharge port disposed in the housing to discharge a part of air sucked through the suction port, and a second discharge port disposed in the housing to discharge other part of air sucked through the suction port, a heat exchanger configured to perform heat-exchange on the part of air sucked through the suction port, a first blowing fan configured to suck the part of air, which is sucked through the suction port, to discharge the sucked air to the first discharge port, and an intermediate member configured to guide the part of air sucked through the suction port to the heat exchanger, and configured to separate other part of air s sucked through the suction port from the part of air sucked through the suction port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyeong Ae Lee, Kwon Jin Kim, Sung Jae Kim, Jong Youb Kim, Seon Uk Na, Yeon-Seob Yun, Young Uk Yun, Byung Han Lim, Sung-June Cho, Jong Kweon Ha
  • Patent number: 10578319
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a main body, a blower fan disposed in the main body, a discharge panel including a main outlet configured to discharge air discharged from the blower fan and a plurality of fine outlets provided near the main outlet, an opening and closing member configured to move in forward and backward directions and open and close the main outlet, and a lighting apparatus disposed on a back surface of the opening and closing member and configured to emit light to a back side thereof. Since an area illuminated by the lighting apparatus is changed according to a position of the opening and closing member, a user intuitively identifies an operational state of the air conditioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Moon Sun Shin, Sung Hyun Chun, Kwon Jin Kim, Jong Whal Kim, Hyeong Joon Seo, Yeon-Seob Yun, Won-Hee Lee, Chang-Woo Jung, Kang Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 10563885
    Abstract: An air conditioning device is provided. The air conditioning device includes: a sensor configured to sense a driving state of the air conditioning device and ambient air information of the air conditioning device; a processor configured to calculate temperature and humidity information of discharged air on the basis of the information sensed by the sensor, and calculate an amount of dehumidification on the basis of the calculated temperature and humidity information; and a display configured to provide the calculated amount of dehumidification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-kweon Ha, Hee-chan Kang, Seok-kyun Kim, Kwon-jin Kim
  • Patent number: 10557639
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a dehumidifier which has an improved structure capable of improving a user convenience of a water container. The dehumidifier includes a main body including an inlet port and an outlet port, a heat exchanger which exchanges heat with air introduced through the inlet port and a water container which accommodates condensate and is separately coupled to the main body in a sliding manner. The water container includes a handle rotatably coupled to the water container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Chul Ahn, Sang Ki Yoon, Ha Young Yoon, Kwon Jin Kim, Nak Hyun Kim, Young Hoon Kim, Kang Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 10473352
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a main body, a fan configured to cause air to flow through the main body, and a water reservoir detachably disposed on an upper portion of the main body. A humidifying fabric member is disposed inside the main body and configured to receive water from the water reservoir. A water collecting tank is configured to collect water that flows down from the humidifying fabric member. In addition, a pump is configured to pump the water in the water collecting tank to the water reservoir through a suction hole. A bottom of the water collecting tank is formed to be downwardly inclined toward one portion of the bottom and the suction hole of the pump is disposed adjacent to the one portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jee-ho Park, Eom-ji Jang, Kwon-jin Kim, Young-seok Lim, Euy-sung Chu