Patents by Inventor Myung Shik Kim

Myung Shik 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: 20100077629
    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: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Sang-Hun Bae, Min-Ji Kim, Ye-Ji Um, Myung-Shik Kim, Young-Soo Ha
  • Publication number: 20100077633
    Abstract: A drum rotatably disposed within a cabinet, a door coupled to a front of the cabinet, a front supporter to support a side of the drum, and a fragrance storage and supply assembly disposed on the front supporter and comprising a receiving part that is rotatably installed within the cabinet. A cabinet defining an outer appearance of the laundry dryer, a drum rotatably installed in the cabinet, a door to open and close a laundry passage formed by an opening in the cabinet that is configured for passage of laundry into and out of the drum, a fragrance storage and supply assembly comprising a receiving assembly to receive liquid fragrance, a storage chamber, remote from the receiving part, to store the liquid fragrance, a mount fixed to the cabinet, a hinge, rotatably joining the mount and the receiving part, wherein the receiving part rotates about the hinge from a space within an interior of the laundry dryer to a space exterior to the laundry dryer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Sang-Hun Bae, Min-Ji Kim, Ye-Ji Um, Myung-Shik Kim, Young-Soo Ha
  • Publication number: 20100077631
    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: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Sang-Hun Bae, Min-Ji Kim, Ye-Ji Um, Myung-Shik Kim, Young-Soo Ha
  • Publication number: 20100005839
    Abstract: A washing machine is disclosed. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a drum provided inside of the cabinet so as to accommodate laundry, a front panel provided with an opening for inputting laundry into the drum, an outer panel assembled to a front side of the cabinet and having the front panel fixed thereto, and a supplementary panel being fixed to the outer panel and being provided along an outer periphery of the front panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Myung Shik Kim, Ho II Jeon, Jong Hee Han
  • Publication number: 20090320530
    Abstract: A control panel of a laundry machine is disclosed. A control panel of a laundry machine includes a first operation part for selecting one of plural washing courses, a display part displaying the washing course selected by using the first operation part and a control part controlling the display part to display the washing course selected by using the first operation part. According to the control panel, it is unnecessary to print letters of the washing courses in the surface of the control panel. As a result, the exterior design of the control panel 110 may be improved and there may be no concern of the printed courses being erased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Myung Shik Kim, Jong Hee Han, Ho Il Jeon
  • Publication number: 20090223255
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drum type washing machine having a control panel assembly which can make, not only an exterior of the drum type washing machine beautiful, but also enable the user to operate the drum type washing machine, easily. The drum type washing machine includes a body which forms an exterior of the drum type washing machine, a front plate secured to a front of the body, having a door mounted thereto, and a touch switch mounted to the front plate for applying a washing course.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Myung Shik Kim, Ho Il Jeon, Jong Hee Han
  • Publication number: 20090223256
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drum type washing machine having an operation unit and a display unit provided, separately. The drum type washing machine includes a cabinet, a front panel secured to a front of the cabinet, an operation unit mounted to the front panel for selection of a washing course, and a display unit mounted to the front of the cabinet separate from the front panel for displaying the washing course received at the operation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Myung Shik Kim, Ho Il Jeon, Jong Hee Han
  • Publication number: 20090201124
    Abstract: An input device of a washing machine and a control method of the same are disclosed. An input device of a washing machine includes an operation part generating a plurality of identical signals for washing course designation, a control part controlling one of a plurality of preset washing courses to be designated sequentially according to a predetermined order if the signal is generated by the operation part and a display part displaying the washing course designated by the control part. A control method of an input device of a washing machine for washing course selection includes generating a plurality of identical signals by a user's operation, designating one of a plurality of preset washing courses separately according to a predetermined order whenever the signal is generate, and displaying the designated washing course.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Myung Shik Kim, Jong Hee Han, Ho Il Jeon
  • Publication number: 20090145175
    Abstract: The present invention relates to washing machines, and more particularly, to a washing machine having two laundry holding spaces within one cabinet. In addition to this, the present invention relates to a washing machine which has a handling unit mounted to each of the washing machines provided in one cabinet separately for improving a user's convenience. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a main drum rotatably mounted in the cabinet having a space for holding laundry, a supplementary drum rotatably mounted in the cabinet having a space for holding laundry, and a handling unit for enabling separate controlling of driving of the supplementary drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Myung Shik Kim, Ho II Jeon, Jong Hee Han
  • Publication number: 20090145174
    Abstract: The present invention relates a washing machine having two laundry holding spaces within one cabinet. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a main drum rotatably mounted in the cabinet having a space for holding laundry, and a supplementary drum rotatably mounted in the cabinet having a space for holding laundry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Myung Shik Kim, Ho II Jeon, Jong Hee Han
  • Publication number: 20090139276
    Abstract: The present invention relates to washing machines, and more particularly, a washing machine which has two laundry holding spaces in one washing machine body. The present invention also relates to a washing machine which has a detergent and washing water supply unit mounted to a supplementary drum for treating small volume laundry for improvement of user's convenience. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a main drum rotatably mounted in the cabinet having a space for holding laundry, a drawer mounted in the cabinet such that the drawer can be pulled out of the cabinet, a supplementary drum rotatably mounted in the drawer having a space for holding laundry, and a supply unit for supplying detergent and washing water to the supplementary drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Myung Shik Kim, Ho II Jeon, Jong Hee Han
  • Publication number: 20090133298
    Abstract: A supplemental clothes treating apparatus is disclosed. A supplemental clothes treating apparatus includes a housing which defines an exterior appearance thereof, the housing having an accommodation space where clothes are accommodated; a tensile force supply unit which applies a tensile force to the clothes accommodated in the accommodation space of the housing; and a hot air supply device which supplies hot air to the clothes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Myung Shik KIM, Ho II Jeon, Jong Hee Han
  • Publication number: 20090126421
    Abstract: A supplemental clothes treating apparatus is disclosed. A supplemental clothes treating apparatus includes a housing which defines an exterior appearance thereof, the housing having an opening; a movable frame, where clothes are placed, installed at the housing, the movable frame being retractable via the opening; and a hot air supply device installed in the movable frame to supply hot air to the clothes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Myung Shik Kim, Ho II Jeon, Jong Hee Han
  • Patent number: D575913
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ho Il Jeon, Myung Shik Kim, Sun Jung Park, Jong Hee Han, Jea Seok Seong
  • Patent number: D576361
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ho Il Jeon, Myung Shik Kim, So Jin Park, Jong Hee Han, Jea Seok Seong
  • Patent number: D577870
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Myung Shik Kim, Soon Uk Kwon
  • Patent number: D582106
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Myung Shik Kim, Soon Uk Kwon
  • Patent number: D584865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Myung Shik Kim, Seung Hyun Song, Ye Ji Um
  • Patent number: D585165
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Myung Shik Kim, Seung Hyun Song, Ye Ji Um
  • Patent number: D603568
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Myung Shik Kim, Soon Uk Kwon