Patents by Inventor Min Gyu Jo
Min Gyu Jo 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).
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Patent number: 9587341Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry machine for treating laundry. One embodied laundry machine may have an opening in the rear of the tub. A flexible material is connected between the drive assembly and the rear opening of the tub for sealing therebetween. The flexible material allows the drive assembly to move or vibrate relatively to the tub. The flexible material may be referred to as a flexible sealer.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2009Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jung Tae Song, Soo Bong Kim, Ig Geun Kwon, Hee Tae Lim, Min Gyu Jo
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Patent number: 9447534Abstract: A laundry machine is disclosed. The bearing housing and the suspensions may be distant from each other with respect to a radial direction as well as an axial direction of the shaft. As a result, the suspension unit may include a radial bracket extended radially or axial bracket extended axially.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2009Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jung Tae Song, Hyun Seok Seo, Soo Bong Kim, Ig Geun Kwon, Young Suk Kim, Hee Tae Lim, Min Gyu Jo
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Patent number: 9404209Abstract: A laundry machine is disclosed. The laundry machine includes a tub configured to receive wash water, a drum rotatably installed in the tub, a shaft connected with the drum, a bearing housing (400) configured to support the shaft, a tub back (130) coupled to inner and outer circumferences of a front surface of the bearing housing (400), a rear gasket connected between the tub back (130) and the tub and a suspension unit configured to support vibration of the drum suspendingly.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2010Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Soo Bong Kim, Ig Geun Kwon, Young Suk Kim, Hyun Seok Seo, Min Gyu Jo
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Patent number: 9260812Abstract: A laundry machine for treating laundry is disclosed. The laundry machine includes a front gasket having a structure capable of effectively preventing leakage of wash water or effectively preventing laundry or foreign matter from being introduced between a tub and a drum.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2009Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Suk Yun Moon, Min Gyu Jo, Ig Geun Kwon, Soo Bong Kim, Dong Il Lee
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Patent number: 9187857Abstract: A laundry machine is disclosed. A laundry machine includes a tub (120) to hold water therein, a drum (320) provided in the tub (120), a shaft (351) connected to the drum (320), passing the tub (120), a bearing housing (400) secured to the tub (120), the bearing housing (400) supporting the shaft (351) and a motor (M) rotating the shaft (351), and a water seal (10) provided between the tub (120) and the bearing housing (400) to maintain gas tight of the bearing housing (400) and of the shaft (351). As a result the laundry machine may improve capacity of the tub (120) and maintain gas tight of the tub (120) efficiently.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2009Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jung Tae Song, Hyun Seok Seo, Ig Geun Kwon, Min Gyu Jo, Hee Tae Lim, Soo Bong Kim
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Patent number: 9051679Abstract: A laundry machine is disclosed. The laundry machine includes a tub comprising a front surface part (112) having an opening formed in a center thereof to introduce laundry therein, a drum rotatably provided in the tub, the drum having an opening formed therein to load the laundry therein, and a gasket (200) provided between an inner surface of the front surface of the tub and a front end of the opening of the drum. The gasket (200) comprises a plurality of ribs (205a, 205b, 205c) arranged along a radial direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2010Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Ig Geun Kwon, Soo Bong Kim, Min Gyu Jo
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Patent number: 9038424Abstract: A washing machine for washing laundry is provided. The washing machine includes a tub to hold washing water, a drum in the tub to hold laundry, a rotational shaft connected to a rear surface of the drum, a tub back, which forms a rear side of the tub and through which the rotational shaft passes, a bearing housing that supports the rotational shaft, and a suspension that buffers and supports the bearing housing. A vibration sensor senses vibration of a structure supported by the suspension, thereby enabling control of rotation of the drum based on the sensed vibration.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2009Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Ig Geun Kwon, Hyun Seok Seo, Soo Bong Kim, Min Gyu Jo, Dong Il Lee, Suk Yun Moon, Sang Hun Kim, Hee Tae Lim, Jung Tae Song
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Patent number: 9003839Abstract: A laundry machine is provided that includes a tub to receive wash water, a drum rotatably disposed in the tub, a shaft connected to the drum, a bearing housing to support the shaft, a tub back including a rim that extends in a front to rear direction and coupled to the bearing housing at a front thereof, a rear gasket coupled to the rim of the tub back, and a suspension configured to reduce vibration of the drum. The rear gasket is connected between the tub back and the tub rear.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2010Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Ig Geun Kwon, Min Gyu Jo, Hyun Seok Seo, Soo Bong Kim
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Patent number: 8701448Abstract: A washing machine includes a housing which forms an exterior of the washing machine and a tub mounted inside of the housing, the tub having an opening through which laundry may be inserted and removed. A drum is rotatably mounted inside of the tub, the drum having an opening substantially aligned with the opening of the tub, through which laundry may be inserted and removed. A foreign matter shield is configured to prevent foreign matter from entering a space between the tub and the drum by maintaining a gap between the opening of the drum and the tub at a predetermined size during movement of the drum relative to the tub from an initial position to a lower position.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2008Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jae Won Jang, Jin Woong Kim, Hyun Seok Seo, Min Gyu Jo
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Patent number: 8671718Abstract: A drum-type washing machine is disclosed, in which bearings are received in the bearing housing assembly. The bearing housing assembly may include a support portion coupled to a motor, and a coupling portion connected to a damper bracket.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2010Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hee Tae Lim, Jae Won Chang, Hyun Seok Seo, Min Gyu Jo
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Patent number: 8234890Abstract: A drum-type washing machine is disclosed, in which bearings are received in the bearing housing assembly. The bearing housing assembly may include a support portion coupled to a motor, and a coupling portion connected to a damper bracket.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hee Tae Lim, Jae Won Chang, Hyun Seok Seo, Min Gyu Jo
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Patent number: 8225628Abstract: A drum-type washing machine is disclosed, in which bearings are received in the bearing housing assembly. The bearing housing assembly may include a support portion coupled to a motor, and a coupling portion connected to a damper bracket.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hee Tae Lim, Jae Won Chang, Hyun Seok Seo, Min Gyu Jo
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Patent number: 8220294Abstract: A drum-type washing machine is disclosed, in which bearings are received in the bearing housing assembly. The bearing housing assembly may include a support portion coupled to a motor, and a coupling portion connected to a damper bracket.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hee Tae Lim, Jae Won Chang, Hyun Seok Seo, Min Gyu Jo
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Publication number: 20120118024Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry machine having a structure of suspension assembly, which buffers the vibration and supports the drum. The supporting suspension assembly includes at least three suspensions (500, 510, 520) arranged in a triangle. The spring constant of the rear suspension (500) can be smaller than the spring constant of the front suspensions (510, 520).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2010Publication date: May 17, 2012Inventors: Ig Geun Kwon, Young Suk Kim, Hyun Seok Seo, Min Gyu Jo
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Publication number: 20120104912Abstract: Disclosed is a laundry machine which treats laundry. A hearing housing (400) and suspensions (520, 510, 500) are separated from each other in the radial direction of a rotary shaft (351) as well as in the axial direction of the rotary shaft (351). A suspension unit includes radial brackets (431, 430) extended in the radial direction, and axial brackets (450, 440) extended in the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2009Publication date: May 3, 2012Inventors: Jung Tae Song, Hyun Seok Seo, Soo Bong Kim, Ig Geun Kwon, Young Suk Kim, Hee Tae Lim, Min Gyu Jo
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Publication number: 20120060566Abstract: A laundry machine is disclosed. The laundry machine includes a tub configured to receive wash water, a drum rotatably installed in the tub, a shaft connected with the drum, a bearing housing (400) configured to support the shaft, a tub back (130) coupled to inner and outer circumferences of a front surface of the bearing housing (400), a rear gasket connected between the tub back (130) and the tub and a suspension unit configured to support vibration of the drum suspendingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2010Publication date: March 15, 2012Inventors: Soo Bong Kim, Ig Geun Kwon, Young Suk Kim, Hyun Seok Seo, Min Gyu Jo
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Publication number: 20120060567Abstract: The patent application relates to a laundry machine comprising a drum in which laundry is to be placed, a drive assembly including a shaft (351) connected to the drum, a bearing housing (400) to rotatably support the shaft (351), a motor to rotate the shaft (351), and a suspension assembly to reduce vibration of the drum. The suspension assembly further includes at least two suspension units which are arranged one in front of the other and the front unit of which is located before a weight center of an assembly of the drum and the drive assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2010Publication date: March 15, 2012Inventors: Ig Geun Kwon, Young Suk Kim, Hyun Seok Seo, Min Gyu Jo
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Publication number: 20120047963Abstract: A drum-type washing machine is disclosed, in which bearings are received in the bearing housing assembly. The bearing housing assembly may include a support portion coupled to a motor, and a coupling portion connected to a damper bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Inventors: Hee Tae LIM, Jae Won Chang, Hyun Seok Seo, Min Gyu Jo
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Publication number: 20120031151Abstract: The present invention is related to a washing machine which can compensate a sagged portion of a drum for preventing a portion between a tub and the drum from exposing in a state the drum holds laundry. The washing machine includes a tub for accommodating washing water, the tub having a laundry opening, a drum rotatably coupled in the tub for receiving laundry, the drum having an opening matched to the laundry opening, and a gasket having a blocking portion for blocking a portion of the laundry opening of the tub, asymmetrically.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2010Publication date: February 9, 2012Inventors: Min Gyu Jo, Hyun Seok Seo
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Publication number: 20120024019Abstract: A laundry machine is disclosed. The bearing housing and the suspensions may be distant from each other with respect to a radial direction as well as an axial direction of the shaft. As a result, the suspension unit may include a radial bracket extended radially or axial bracket extended axially.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2009Publication date: February 2, 2012Inventors: Jung Tae Song, Hyun Seok Seo, Soo Bong Kim, Ig Geun Kwon, Young Suk Kim, Hee Tae Lim, Min Gyu Jo