Patents by Inventor Mijo KANG

Mijo KANG 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: 20240100369
    Abstract: Provided are an electronic mask and a method of controlling the electronic mask. The electronic mask includes at least one filter; at least one sensor configured to obtain sensing data related to the at least one filter; a fan configured to generate a flow of air toward the at least one filter; and at least one processor configured to: identify a grade of the at least one filter based on the sensing data obtained from the at least one sensor, and control a rotation speed of the fan based on the grade of the at least one filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sungkoo Cho, Mukyong Kim, Mijo Kang, Kyungah Chang
  • Patent number: 11923697
    Abstract: A provided wireless power transmitting apparatus includes a plate, a communication circuit configured to communicate with a wireless device positioned on an upper surface of the plate, a plurality of distance sensors provided around a driving area of the plate and configured to acquire data about a distance to an object positioned on the upper surface of the plate, a transmitting coil configured to transmit wireless power to the wireless device, and a controller configured to determine whether a foreign material is present between the plate and the wireless device based on the data about the distance and determine transmission of the wireless power based on whether the foreign material is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mukyong Kim, Sangjin Jeong, Mijo Kang, Sunjin Kim, Kyungah Chang
  • Publication number: 20240017269
    Abstract: A food disposer and an operating method of a food disposer. The method includes measuring a distance from a distance sensing module to a by-product stored in a storage container, through the distance sensing module, which is arrangeable relative to a cover that seals an upper portion of the storage container and spaced apart from a transfer pipe by a certain distance, and outputting a notification related to emptying of the by-product from the storage container based on the measured distance being less than or equal to a critical distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mijo KANG, Jungwon CHOI, Kyungah CHANG
  • Publication number: 20240018711
    Abstract: A washing machine including a cabinet forming an exterior of the washing machine; a drum inside the cabinet; a living creature sensor configured to produce a detection signal, through a millimeter-wave (mmWave) radar, indicating whether a living creature exists inside the drum; a communication interface configured to communicate with an external device. The washing machine includes at least one processor configured to, based on a request to activate a remote control mode of the washing machine received from the external device through the communication interface, activate the living creature sensor, and, based on the detection signal produced by the activated living creature sensor, transmit, to the external device through the communication interface, information about whether a living creature exists inside the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongkeun JEE, Mijo KANG, Kyungah CHANG, Jungwon CHOI
  • Patent number: 11617071
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mijo Kang, Jongjin Ko, Yongwook Kim, Kyungah Chang, Sangjin Jeong
  • Publication number: 20220140661
    Abstract: A power station includes: a plate, a coil below the plate, an inverter configured to supply alternating current power to the coil, a communication module including an antenna and configured to transmit and receive radio signals through the antenna, a display, and a controller configured to control the communication module to communicate with an external device placed on the plate and control the inverter to wirelessly transmit power to the external device through the coil. The controller may control the display to display information indicating whether the external device is aligned with the coil based on a radio signal received from the external device through the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Mukyong KIM, Sangjin JEONG, Mijo KANG, Sunjin KIM, Kyungah CHANG
  • Publication number: 20220140659
    Abstract: A provided wireless power transmitting apparatus includes a plate, a communication circuit configured to communicate with a wireless device positioned on an upper surface of the plate, a plurality of distance sensors provided around a driving area of the plate and configured to acquire data about a distance to an object positioned on the upper surface of the plate, a transmitting coil configured to transmit wireless power to the wireless device, and a controller configured to determine whether a foreign material is present between the plate and the wireless device based on the data about the distance and determine transmission of the wireless power based on whether the foreign material is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Mukyong KIM, Sangjin JEONG, Mijo KANG, Sunjin KIM, Kyungah CHANG
  • Publication number: 20220140660
    Abstract: A provided wireless power system includes a plurality of wireless devices, and a wireless power transmitting apparatus including a plurality of transmitting coils, which transmit wireless power to the plurality of wireless devices, and a control panel, wherein the wireless power transmitting apparatus displays, on the control panel, a guide screen related to a selection of simultaneous control or sequential control of the plurality of wireless devices based on the sum of required powers of the plurality of wireless devices in relation to a preset maximum power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Mijo KANG, Mukyong KIM, Sunjin KIM, Sangjin JEONG, Kwangyoun KIM, Kyungah CHANG
  • Publication number: 20210127251
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Mijo KANG, Jongjin KO, Yongwook KIM, Kyungah CHANG, Sangjin JEONG