Patents by Inventor Myoung Jong Kim

Myoung Jong 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).

  • Patent number: 11598044
    Abstract: A laundry processing apparatus includes a wall defining a condensed water collecting space configured to collect condensed water. The wall has an opening hole that is open to communicate with an inside of a cabinet of the laundry processing apparatus and that is configured to open and close by an opening and closing unit. Therefore, when the laundry processing apparatus is not operated, the condensed water remaining in the condensed water collecting space is quickly removed by air inside the cabinet, and during drying operation or drainage operation, the opening hole is closed by the opening and closing unit, pressure leakage is prevented for a space where air flows or a space where the condensed water is pumped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Man Seok Lee, Myoung Jong Kim
  • Publication number: 20210047775
    Abstract: A laundry processing apparatus includes a wall defining a condensed water collecting space configured to collect condensed water. The wall has an opening hole that is open to communicate with an inside of a cabinet of the laundry processing apparatus and that is configured to open and close by an opening and closing unit. Therefore, when the laundry processing apparatus is not operated, the condensed water remaining in the condensed water collecting space is quickly removed by air inside the cabinet, and during drying operation or drainage operation, the opening hole is closed by the opening and closing unit, pressure leakage is prevented for a space where air flows or a space where the condensed water is pumped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Man Seok LEE, Myoung Jong KIM
  • Patent number: 9015957
    Abstract: Disclosed is a clothes dryer comprising a drum rotatably disposed in a body; and a roller disposed below the drum, and configured to support the drum. The roller is mounted to a roller shaft by a ball bearing, and a contact portion of an outer circumferential surface of the roller contacting the drum is formed to be flat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ki-Wook Jung, Myoung-Jong Kim
  • Publication number: 20110023318
    Abstract: Disclosed is a clothes dryer comprising a drum rotatably disposed in a body; and a roller disposed below the drum, and configured to support the drum. The roller is mounted to a roller shaft by a ball bearing, and a contact portion of an outer circumferential surface of the roller contacting the drum is formed to be flat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Ki-Wook Jung, Myoung-Jong Kim
  • Publication number: 20090090020
    Abstract: Dryer and method for controlling a drying time period which enables to indicate an increased remained drying time period to a user. The method includes the steps of re-setting a remained drying time period, and informing user an increased remained drying time period, whereby permitting to prevent the user from misunderstanding that the dryer is out of order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Yeon Sik Choi, Myoung Jong Kim