Patents by Inventor Min-Kyu Oh

Min-Kyu Oh 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: 20250116437
    Abstract: A refrigerator for drinks is provided. The refrigerator may have an open hole that is open upward, so a drink container may be inserted in an erect state in a cabinet through the open hole. An insertion guide connected to the open hole may be disposed in the cabinet and the width of the insertion guide may change in a height direction. Accordingly, a drink container may be guided by the insertion guide when being inserted into or taken out of the refrigerator for drinks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dae Woong KIM, Hee Su YANG, Min Kyu OH, Su Young LEE, Ja Yoen KIM, Hwa Yun CHOI
  • Patent number: 12268790
    Abstract: A shoe management device may have a housing having a body to define an inner space and a cover to open or close the body to allow access to the inner space. Agitators may be provided at a bottom of the body, which may be configured to hold shoes, and the agitators may remove foreign matter from the shoes. An upper portion of the body may have an air generator configured to blow air toward the shoes to remove foreign matter. In addition, moisture and germs inside the shoe may be removed by hot air, ultraviolet light, and plasma ions provided by a care assembly provided inside of the body and configured to be at least partially inserted into the shoes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seong Woo An, Seok Kyu Kang, Heesu Yang, Min Kyu Oh, Suyoung Lee, Ja Yoen Kim, Hwayun Choi
  • Patent number: 12247747
    Abstract: A portable hood may include a base, a head, a column, and a roll filter unit. The roll filter unit may include a purification filter installed in the head and discharged to an outside of the head after moving past a suction inlet. Accordingly, one of purification filters, for example, an oil mist filter, may be provided as a roll filter, so cleanliness, maintenance, and replacement of the filter is easy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Deukwon Lee, Yu Na Jo, Taeyun Lee, Sang Yoon Lee, Min Kyu Oh
  • Patent number: 12247746
    Abstract: A portable hood may include a base, a head, a column, and a fan. The head may introduce air thereinto and discharge the introduced air to the outside. The column may be coupled eccentrically to a side of the head in a horizontal direction. Further, the fan may be located inside of the head such that the fan is eccentric to the head toward the column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Taeyun Lee, Yu Na Jo, Deukwon Lee, Sang Yoon Lee, Min Kyu Oh
  • Patent number: 12228290
    Abstract: Proposed is a method of controlling a portable air-flow guiding apparatus including adjusting at least one of an angle in a horizontal direction of a head unit including a sucking unit by a horizontal angle adjustment unit of the portable air-flow guiding apparatus and a height of the head unit by a height adjustment unit of the portable air-flow guiding apparatus according to a position of a heating source and a height of a cooking utensil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yu Na Jo, Deukwon Lee, Taeyun Lee, Hyunbyung Cha, Sang Yoon Lee, Min Kyu Oh, Byunghoon Park, Yeon A Jo, Chang On Lee, Jihye Lee
  • Patent number: 12196431
    Abstract: An air management device may include three independently operated primary impellers 131, 131?, 131?, and drawn-in air is discharged through discharge ports 15?-1, 15?-2, 15?-3 provided in the front plate 15 of the housing 10. Louvers 141, 142, 143 installed downstream of the air flow and discharge ports 15?-1, 15?-2, 15?-3 may be independently opened or closed to provide discharge of the air to the surrounding environment. Further, at least one retractable or pop-up fan may be provided. The air management allows customization of air flow. The housing 10 of the furniture-type air management device may be installed on the floor of the livable space and may have a hexahedron shape that extends from side to side. A bottom inlet 11? may be formed on the bottom plate 11 of the housing 10 facing the floor of the living space above a predetermined distance. The replaceable filter 300 may be installed to filter the air sucked through the bottom inlet 11?, and may be drawn in and out of the housing 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yong Nam Kim, Min Kyu Oh, Yang Hwan No
  • Publication number: 20250001027
    Abstract: A shoe management device has a housing forming an exterior appearance, an inner space provided inside of a housing body of the housing, and a cover to open or close the housing body. A shoe may be provided inside of the inner space, and dust and foreign matter on the shoe may be removed by agitators and an air flow provided by an air generator. In addition, moisture and germs inside the shoe are removed by hot air, an ultraviolet ray, and plasma ions provided by a care device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Seong Woo AN, Seok Kyu Kang, Heesu Yang, Min Kyu Oh, Suyoung Lee, Ja Yoen Kim, Hwayun Choi
  • Patent number: 12181188
    Abstract: A refrigerator for drinks is provided. The refrigerator has an open hole that is open upward to allow a drink container to be inserted in an erect state in a cabinet through the open hole. An insertion guide connected to the open hole is disposed in the cabinet and the width of the insertion guide changes in a height direction. Accordingly, a drink container is guided by the insertion guide when being inserted into or taken out of the refrigerator for drinks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dae Woong Kim, Hee Su Yang, Min Kyu Oh, Su Young Lee, Ja Yoen Kim, Hwa Yun Choi
  • Publication number: 20240361049
    Abstract: A refrigerator for drinks may include a cabinet and a cooling guide transmitting coldness to a drink container stored in an erect state in the cabinet. Several coolers may be disposed for cooling guides and may cool the cooling guides, respectively, and dispenser nozzles may be disposed to be exposed outside the cabinet, whereby drinks may be dispensed. A surface of a cooling block facing a thermoelectric element of the cooler and a surface of the cooling block facing the cooling guide may have different areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dae Woong KIM, Hee Su YANG, Min Kyu OH, Su Young LEE, Ja Yoen KIM, Hwa Yun CHOI
  • Patent number: 12121619
    Abstract: A shoe management device has a housing forming an exterior appearance, an inner space provided inside of a housing body of the housing, and a cover to open or close the housing body. A shoe may be provided inside of the inner space, and dust and foreign matter on the shoe may be removed by agitators and an air flow provided by an air generator. In addition, moisture and germs inside the shoe are removed by hot air, an ultraviolet ray, and plasma ions provided by a care device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seong Woo An, Seok Kyu Kang, Heesu Yang, Min Kyu Oh, Suyoung Lee, Ja Yoen Kim, Hwayun Choi
  • Patent number: 12070164
    Abstract: A main body (100) may constitute the frame of a drying apparatus, and a moving bar (230) may be mounted to the main body (100) to move up and down along the front surface thereof. The moving bar (230) may be moved up and down by being driven by the drive assembly (210). Most of the drive assembly (210) may be installed at a position corresponding to the installation space (150) of a duct (130) formed in the main body (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seong Woo An, Seung Yup Lee, Min Kyu Oh, Hyun Ki Kim, Dae Woong Kim, Yang Hwan No, Sang Yoon Lee, Byung Soo Oh, Yeon A Jo, Gi Seop Kwon
  • Patent number: 12070165
    Abstract: A drying apparatus is proposed. A moving bar (230) may be mounted to a main body (100) of the drying apparatus to move relative thereto. The inlet (248) may be formed in a side of a lower surface of the moving bar (230), the inlet allowing air to be introduced into the moving bar (230). The bar fan assembly (250) may be provided in the moving bar (230). The nozzle slot (245?) may be formed in the moving bar (230), the nozzle slot allowing the air to be discharged slantingly toward a front lower part of the main body (100). A bar casing (232) having an open lower part and a bar cover (242) covering the open lower part may constitute the exterior of the moving bar (230).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dae woong Kim, Seung Yup Lee, Min Kyu Oh, Hyun Ki Kim, Seong Woo An, Yang hwan No, Sang Yoon Lee, Byung Soo Oh, Yeon A Jo, Gi seop Kwon
  • Patent number: 12053126
    Abstract: A filter assembly and a drying apparatus having the filter assembly are proposed. The filter assembly (180) may purify air introduced into the main body (100) of the drying apparatus. The filter assembly (180) may be protruded by a predetermined distance to a side surface of the main body (100) by the moving plate (190). The filter frame (182) protruded by the moving plate (190) may be removed from the moving plate (190) to perform maintenance of filters (184, 186, 188).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seong Woo An, Seung Yup Lee, Min Kyu Oh, Hyun Ki Kim, Dae woong Kim, Yang hwan No, Sang Yoon Lee, Byung Soo Oh, Yeon A Jo, Gi Seop Kwon
  • Patent number: 12050033
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a cooling guide transmitting coldness to a drink container stored in an erect state in the cabinet, a cooler located in the cabinet to cool the cooling guide, and a dispenser nozzle disposed to be at least partially exposed outside the cabinet. The cooler includes a thermoelectric element and a cooling block having a surface facing the thermoelectric element of the cooler and a surface of the cooling block facing the cooling guide, where the surfaces have different areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dae Woong Kim, Hee Su Yang, Min Kyu Oh, Su Young Lee, Ja Yoen Kim, Hwa Yun Choi
  • Patent number: 12029356
    Abstract: A drying apparatus is proposed. The main body (100) may constitute the frame of the drying apparatus. The fan receiving part (104) may be provided in an upper part of the main body (100), and the fan assembly (160) may be installed in the fan receiving part (104). In the fan receiving part (104), the fan of the fan assembly (160) may be relatively located at a side of a rear end of the main body (100), and a fan motor (170) may be relatively located at a side of the front end of the main body (100). Accordingly, outside air may be introduced through the side edges of the rear end of the main body (100); may flow through a filter assembly (180) directly to the fan housing (162); and may flow through the air exit (169) of the fan housing (162) directly to the duct (130).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dae woong Kim, Seung Yup Lee, Min Kyu Oh, Hyun Ki Kim, Seong Woo An, Yang hwan No, Sang Yoon Lee, Byung Soo Oh, Yeon A Jo, Gi seop Kwon
  • Patent number: 12011122
    Abstract: A drying apparatus is proposed. A main body (100) may constitute the frame of the drying apparatus. A front end frame (102) and a rear end frame (106) may constitute the exterior of the main body (100). A moving bar (230) may discharge air while moving up and down along the front surface of the main body (100). A duct (130) may be installed in the main body (100), and air flown by a fan assembly (160) may be separated in the duct and be discharged to a user through the edges of the front surface of the main body to dry the user. A drive assembly (210) moving the moving bar (230) up and down may be installed in the installation space (150) defined in the duct (130).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seong Woo An, Seung Yup Lee, Min Kyu Oh, Hyun Ki Kim, Dae Woong Kim, Yang hwan No, Sang Yoon Lee, Byung Soo Oh, Yeon A Jo, Gi Seop Kwon
  • Publication number: 20240191882
    Abstract: Proposed is a method of controlling a portable air-flow guiding apparatus including adjusting at least one of an angle in a horizontal direction of a head unit including a sucking unit by a horizontal angle adjustment unit of the portable air-flow guiding apparatus and a height of the head unit by a height adjustment unit of the portable air-flow guiding apparatus according to a position of a heating source and a height of a cooking utensil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Yu Na JO, Deukwon LEE, Taeyun LEE, Hyunbyung CHA, Sang Yoon LEE, Min Kyu OH, Byunghoon PARK, Yeon A JO, Chang On LEE, Jihye LEE
  • Publication number: 20240173445
    Abstract: A shoe management device may have a housing having a body to define an inner space and a cover to open or close the body to allow access to the inner space. Agitators may be provided at a bottom of the body, which may be configured to hold shoes, and the agitators may remove foreign matter from the shoes. An upper portion of the body may have an air generator configured to blow air toward the shoes to remove foreign matter. In addition, moisture and germs inside the shoe may be removed by hot air, ultraviolet light, and plasma ions provided by a care assembly provided inside of the body and configured to be at least partially inserted into the shoes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Seong Woo AN, Seok Kyu Kang, Heesu Yang, Min Kyu Oh, Suyoung Lee, Ja Yoen Kim, Hwayun Choi
  • Patent number: 11986760
    Abstract: A portable air purifier may include a housing provided with an inlet through which air is suctioned, a filter, and a fan module and forming an air flow path in a vertical direction, a discharge disposed at an outlet of the housing and configured to guide a discharge direction of air, a rotational supporter which is connected to the housing, movement of which is restricted, and which supports the discharge in a rotatable manner, and a rotational guide disposed respectively at the discharge and the rotational supporter and configured to guide rotation of the discharge to allow the discharge to rotate within predetermined angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seong Woo An, Dongeun Kim, Min Kyu Oh, Deukwon Lee, Daewoong Kim, Boan Kwon
  • Patent number: 11946651
    Abstract: A portable air flow apparatus may include a base configured to be seated on a surface, a head comprising a suction inlet through which air is suctioned into the head and a discharge outlet through which the air suctioned in through the suction inlet is discharged, the suction inlet and the discharge outlet being horizontally spaced apart from each other at a right angle with respect to a vertical direction, and a column that connects the head and the base in such a manner that the head is vertically spaced from the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yu Na Jo, Deukwon Lee, Taeyun Lee, Hyunbyung Cha, Sang Yoon Lee, Min Kyu Oh, Byunghoon Park, Yeon A Jo, Chang On Lee, Jihye Lee