Patents by Inventor Mingu KWON

Mingu KWON 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: 20250012468
    Abstract: An air conditioner including a sliding door, which forms a front surface part thereof and moves in a lateral direction to be opened and closed; a sliding door motor for enabling movement of the sliding door; a sliding door position sensor which may include a first position sensor and second position sensor for detecting the position of the sliding door, and a control part for controlling an opening/closing operation of the sliding door based on sensing data of the sliding door position sensor and a rotational speed of the sliding door motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Giyeong GYEONG, Jungwon LEE, Byeongjin CHOI, Mingu KWON, Kangyoung KIM, Seongkuk MUN, Junseok BAE, Kyuyeol SHIN
  • Patent number: 12055308
    Abstract: An air conditioner including a sliding door, which forms a front surface part thereof and moves in a lateral direction to be opened and closed; a sliding door motor for enabling movement of the sliding door; a sliding door position sensor which may include a first position sensor and second position sensor for detecting the position of the sliding door; and a control part for controlling an opening/closing operation of the sliding door based on sensing data of the sliding door position sensor and a rotational speed of the sliding door motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Giyeong Gyeong, Jungwon Lee, Byeongjin Choi, Mingu Kwon, Kangyoung Kim, Seongkuk Mun, Junseok Bae, Kyuyeol Shin
  • Publication number: 20220146130
    Abstract: Provided are an indoor unit of an air conditioner and a method for controlling the same, the air conditioner includes a humidification module to generate steam, mix the generated steam with filtered air to generate humidified air, and spray the humidified air at a discharge outlet through an independent flow path to provide the humidified air to an indoor space, in a smart care mode, performs a humidification operation during a heating operation to discharge the humidified air together with heat-exchanged air, automatically switches a mode between a high speed mode and a comfortable mode to prevent frequent on and off, thereby saving energy, and automatically switches an operation mode thereof according to a temperature and humidity to control discharged air and the humidified air, thereby effectively supplying air with adjusted temperature and humidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Mingu KWON, Kyungmok YEO, Young Gu LEE, Jaeyong SONG
  • Publication number: 20210010706
    Abstract: An air conditioner including a sliding door, which forms a front surface part thereof and moves in a lateral direction to be opened and closed; a sliding door motor for enabling movement of the sliding door; a sliding door position sensor which may include a first position sensor and second position sensor for detecting the position of the sliding door; and a control part for controlling an opening/closing operation of the sliding door based on sensing data of the sliding door position sensor and a rotational speed of the sliding door motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Giyeong GYEONG, Jungwon LEE, Byeongjin CHOI, Mingu KWON, Kangyoung KIM, Seongkuk MUN, Junseok BAE, Kyuyeol SHIN