Patents by Inventor Mina Son

Mina Son 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).

  • Induction heat cooking apparatus to implement WPT and PFC power converter
    Patent number: 11950347
    Abstract: An induction heat cooking apparatus that includes: a rectifier that is configured to convert alternating current (AC) voltage supplied from an external power source into direct current (DC) voltage; an inverter that is configured to generate current based on DC voltage received from the rectifier and provide the current to output nodes; heating coils that are configured to, based on the current generated by the inverter, generate magnetic fields for providing heat; a first capacitive unit that includes one or more resonance capacitors and that is coupled between the output nodes; a second capacitive unit that includes one or more wireless power transfer (WPT) capacitors and that is configured to be coupled between the output nodes; and a mode conversion switch that is configured to couple the second capacitive unit to the first capacitive unit in parallel is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: LG ELECTRONICS, ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Younghwan Kwack, Jaekyung Yang, Seongho Son, Yongsoo Lee, Jeehoon Jung, Hwapyeong Park, Mina Kim
  • Refrigerator with filter module for sterilization
    Patent number: 9903634
    Abstract: A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator is able to store foods at a low temperature and to effectively remove bacteria of the foods stored in a storage room, to maintain the storage room clean.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Mina Son, Jeongyon Kim, Hyeonjin Kim, Byunghyun Kim, Eunjeong Kim
  • Refrigerator
    Patent number: 9803909
    Abstract: A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator is able to store food at a low temperature and to effectively remove bacteria of the food stored in a storage room, to maintain the storage room clean.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Mina Son, Jeongyon Kim, Hyeonjin Kim, Byunghyun Kim, Eunjeong Kim
  • Air cleaning filter and method for manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 9327225
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an air cleaning filter that includes a ginseng extract, a binder and a supporting material, and a method of manufacturing the same. The present disclosure may remove or sterilize microbes, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and the like, and provide an air cleaning function along with antibiotic and deodorization functions as well as provide an air cleaning filter which is safe to the human body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Eunjeong Kim, MinA Son, Jeongyon Kim, Myungsuk Lee
  • REFRIGERATOR
    Publication number: 20140368103
    Abstract: A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator is able to store food at a low temperature and to effectively remove bacteria of the food stored in a storage room, to maintain the storage room clean.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Mina SON, Jeongyon KIM, Hyeonjin KIM, Byunghyun KIM, Eunjeong KIM
  • REFRIGERATOR
    Publication number: 20140360213
    Abstract: A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator is able to store food at a low temperature and to effectively remove bacteria of the food stored in a storage room, to maintain the storage room clean.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Mina SON, Jeongyon KIM, Hyeonjin KIM, Byunghyun KIM, Eunjeong KIM
  • REFRIGERATOR
    Publication number: 20130015753
    Abstract: A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator is able to store foods at a low temperature and to effectively remove bacteria of the foods stored in a storage room, to maintain the storage room clean.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Mina Son, Jeongyon Kim, Hyeonjin Kim, Byunghyun Kim, Eunjeong Kim