Patents by Inventor Min-Ji Kim

Min-Ji 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).

  • Publication number: 20120309433
    Abstract: A method for displaying a home screen in a mobile terminal includes determining a location of the mobile terminal, determining a screen associated with the determined location among multiple screens; and setting the screen associated with the determined location as a home screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Yong-Soo Jeong, Jin Park, Min-Ji Kim
  • Patent number: 8312639
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid storage container and a clothes dryer having the same. The liquid storage container comprises: a reservoir installed at the clothes dryer, and configured to store liquid therein; a light transmitting window disposed above the reservoir; and a level indicator configured to be partially or wholly immersed into the liquid stored in the reservoir according to a level of the liquid. According to the amount of the liquid stored in the reservoir, an immersed degree of the level indicator into the liquid may become different. Accordingly, a user may easily and rapidly check a remaining amount of the liquid with his or her naked eyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sang-Hun Bae, Min-Ji Kim, Ye-Ji Um, Myung-Shik Kim, Young-Soo Ha
  • Publication number: 20120276953
    Abstract: A method and device for providing an application for an external accessory in a wireless terminal, by which related applications corresponding to a type of an external accessory connected to a wireless terminal can be displayed. Instead of sifting through applications or searching for the appropriate ones for the external accessory, the invention causes them to be displayed. To this end, the device includes a display unit for displaying related applications for an external accessory connected to the wireless terminal and a controller for sensing a type of the external accessory connected to the wireless terminal and extracting and displaying related applications for the external accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Ji KIM, Jin PARK, Yong-Soo JEONG
  • Patent number: 8286364
    Abstract: Disclosed are a liquid storage container and a clothes dryer having the same. The liquid storage container comprises: a reservoir installed at a clothes dryer, and configured to store liquid therein; a floating member floating on the liquid, and disposed on the reservoir with a rotation angle variable according to level change of the liquid inside the reservoir; and display means configured to display information corresponding to the rotation angle of the floating member. The rotation angle of the floating member may vary according to a remaining amount of the liquid. And, the remaining amount of the liquid may be informed to a user through the display means. Accordingly, the user may easily check the remaining amount of the liquid without checking the inside of the liquid storage container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang-Hun Bae, Min-Ji Kim, Ye-Ji Um, Myung-Shik Kim, Young-Soo Ha
  • Patent number: 8261467
    Abstract: Disclosed are a liquid storage container and a clothes dryer having the same. The clothes dryer comprises: a body; a front supporter which forms a part of a front surface of the body, and configured to fix the drum; a door installed at the front supporter; a liquid storage container comprising a reservoir configured to store liquid therein, and an inlet unit through which liquid is introduced into the reservoir; and a remaining amount indicator configured to indicate a remaining amount of the liquid stored in the reservoir, wherein the remaining amount indicator is installed on a rear surface of the front supporter, and is exposed to the front surface of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sang-Hun Bae, Min-Ji Kim, Ye-Ji Um, Myung-Shik Kim, Young-Soo Ha
  • Publication number: 20120219345
    Abstract: A lip gloss case guiding an applying tip into an entry of a main body is disclosed. The lip gloss case includes: a main body (110) accommodating cosmetics; an applying tip (122) inserted into an entry (112) of the main body (110) to apply the cosmetics to user's skin; a first magnetic material (130) provided in the applying tip (122); and a second magnetic material (140) provided on the entry (112) of the main body (110) and attracting the first magnetic material (130) in the applying tip (122) to guide the first magnetic material (130) into the entry (112) of the main body (110). By doing so, due to the attractive force between the first magnetic material (130) and the second magnetic material (140) which are respectively provided in the applying tip (122) and on the entry (112) of the main body (110), an eye handicapped person or the old suffering from eyesight or tremor of the hand may easily insert the applying tip (122) into the entry (112) of the main body (110).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Min Ji Kim
  • Publication number: 20120188198
    Abstract: An input method and apparatus for implementing a non-contact touch sensing method according to a corresponding function in a capacitive touch screen terminal. The sensed capacitance varies as a finger or special pointer approaches the surface of the touchscreen without making actual contact, and different thresholds of capacitance can be used to trigger different functions. The method preferably includes sensing a request of a corresponding function, verifying whether or not the requested corresponding function is performed by a non-contact touch sensing method, and implementing a non-contact touch sensing region set for the corresponding function when the corresponding function is performed by the non-contact touch sensing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Soo JEONG, Soo-Hyun PARK, Jin PARK, Min-Ji KIM
  • Publication number: 20120171986
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing telephone conversation information with a called party in a call state to a third party on a network is disclosed. The method comprises acquiring a telephone conversation voice corresponding to a keyword in a call state and transmitting a message regarding a declaration of an emergency to a third party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Soo JEONG, Jin PARK, Min-Ji KIM
  • Publication number: 20120169637
    Abstract: A method for reducing power consumption in a mobile terminal includes displaying an application during a Power Saving (PS) mode; and determining a type of each signal included in a video signal of the displayed application, differentially correcting an Red-Green-Blue (RGB) value for the determined signal type according to a predetermined criteria depending on whether a user input occurs within a preset time period, or on an object type, and displaying the RGB-corrected video signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Soo JEONG, Jin PARK, Min-Ji KIM
  • Publication number: 20120138274
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for effectively cooling electric modules such as an inverter and an LDC installed in a hybrid electric vehicle or an electric vehicle. The cooling apparatus for electric modules of a hybrid electric vehicle or an electric vehicle secures a uniform cooling efficiency and achieves an excellent heat radiating efficiency at the same time by realizing a new type of cooling system adapted to separately manage heat transfer in the cooling water passages of first and second electric modules by separating an upper passage of the first electric module and a lower passage of the second electric module using a cooling separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Dong Min Shin, Woo Yong Jeon, Joon Hwan Kim, Jin Hwan Jung, Min Ji Kim, Jung Hong Joo, In Pil Yoo
  • Publication number: 20120088478
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling an application in a wireless terminal to automatically download an application on a home screen classified on a category basis. The apparatus preferably includes a display unit for displaying home screens set to categories and a controller for automatically matching and setting the home screens of the wireless terminal to categories received from a server in a home screen category setting mode and downloading an application on a home screen set to a category of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Ji KIM, Yong-Soo JEONG, Jin PARK
  • Publication number: 20120017457
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dryer having a liquid spraying function, and according to one aspect of the present invention, a laundry treating apparatus including a plurality of laundry treating courses which have different laundry treating methods is provided. The apparatus comprises: a drum for receiving the laundry; a hot air supply means for supplying hot air to the inner side of the drum; a spraying means for spraying a fragrant solution to the inside of the drum; a manipulating means including a course selecting means for selecting the laundry treating courses; and a controller for controlling the apparatus according to the instructions inputted by the manipulating means, wherein a plurality of laundry treating courses includes at least one scent spray course for spraying the fragrant solution during the laundry treating process, and the course selecting means comprises a scent spray course selecting means for selecting one of the scent spray courses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang-Hun Bae, Sung-Ho Song, Min-Ji Kim, Yong-Cheol Jin
  • Publication number: 20120005915
    Abstract: A dryer having a steam generator having high energy efficiency and incurring a low fabrication cost is disclosed. The dryer includes: a drum rotatably mounted in the interior of a main body and accommodating the laundry; a duct guiding air supplied to the drum; a heater assembly provided within the duct and heating air supplied to the drum; and a steam generator disposed to be adjacent to the heater assembly and generating steam to be supplied to the drum by using heat generated by the heater assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sung-Ho Song, Yong-Cheol Jin, Min-Ji Kim, Sang-Hun Bae
  • Publication number: 20110308102
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an operating method for a laundry drier which has a rotatable drum mounted inside a main body, a heater for heating the air flowing into the drum; and a scent supply module for spraying scent into the drum, comprising: a drying step of drying the laundry by supplying hot air heated by the heater; a pre-treating step of rumbling the drum while supplying air with the heater off; and a scent treating step of spraying scent onto the laundry which has passed through the pre-treating step. Since the scent is sprayed on after the pre-treating step, the scent can be effectively deposited on the laundry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sang-Hun Bae, Sung-Ho Song, Min-Ji Kim, Yong-Cheol Jin
  • Publication number: 20110252837
    Abstract: Disclosed is a clothes treating apparatus with a liquid supply unit. The clothes treating apparatus comprises: a body; a drum accommodated in the body; a steam generator communicated with inside of the drum, and configured to inject steam into the drum; a reservoir configured to store liquid to be supplied to the steam generator, and having an outlet at a bottom surface thereof; a closure having a check valve, and configured to close the outlet; and a reservoir accommodation portion configured to temporarily store the liquid discharged through the check valve, and communicated with the steam generator for flow of the liquid, wherein the check valve is configured to be open only when the reservoir has been mounted to the reservoir accommodation portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Sang-Hun Bae, Chul-Ho Song, Chul-Jin Choi, Min-Ji Kim
  • Publication number: 20110239480
    Abstract: A laundry machine, more particularly, a dryer is disclosed. A dryer includes a cabinet, a drum in which a drying object is held, a steam generation device to supply steam to the drum, a water supply device to supply water to the steam generation device in order to generate steam, an additive holding part in which an additive is held, and an additive supply device to supply the additive held in the additive holding part to the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chul Jin CHOI, Sang Hun BAE, Yang Hwan KIM, Tae Hee LEE, Min Ji KIM, Ku Young SON
  • Publication number: 20110162224
    Abstract: A clothes dryer comprises a body that forms appearance of the clothes dryer, a drum rotatably mounted in the body, at least one drawer configured to be inserted into or withdrawn out of the body, at least one cartridge detachably mounted to the drawer for storing therein liquid to be sprayed into the drum, and a nozzle for spraying the liquid stored in the cartridge into the drum. The liquid stored in the cartridge can be supplied into the drum. Furthermore, since the cartridge is implemented as a drawer type that is easily inserted into or withdrawn out of the body, liquid stored in the cartridge can be easily supplemented or replaced by a new one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 1, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Sang Hun Bae, Min-Ji Kim, Sung-Ho Song
  • Publication number: 20110113642
    Abstract: A clothes dryer comprises a body, a top plate disposed on upper part of the body, a drum rotatably installed in the body, a front supporter and a rear supporter configured to support the drum, and a fragrance supplying module mounted at the top plate, and configured to supply fragrance into the drum, wherein a sealing means configured to prevent fragrance from being dispersed to outside is provided at an inlet unit of the fragrance supplying module through which a fragrant liquid is introduced. The sealing means is implemented as a protrusion having a ring shape and formed on an inner surface of the cover which opens and closes a chamber of a fragrance supplying means. By this sealing means, fragrance stored in the chamber may be prevented from being dispersed to outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Sang-Hun Bae, Min-Ji Kim, Chul-Jin Choi
  • Publication number: 20100077628
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a clothes dryer that can include a main body; a drum rotatably installed at the main body; a storage chamber for storing liquid fragrance to be supplied into the drum; and a vibrator disposed inside the storage chamber and for atomizing the liquid fragrance, in which the liquid fragrance is atomized by using the vibrator so as to be supplied into the drum. The clothes dryer can also include: a main body; a drum rotatably installed in the main body; a storage chamber for storing liquid fragrance to be supplied into the drum; and an atomizer connected to the storage chamber through a hose, and for atomizing the liquid fragrance using a vibrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Sang Hun Bae, Min Ji Kim, Tae-Hee Lee
  • Patent number: D664534
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Son-Young Lee, Min-Ji Kim, Sang-Won Yoon