Patents by Inventor Myungsang KIM

Myungsang 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: 12006613
    Abstract: A laundry treatment device according to an aspect of the present invention comprises: a body which receives laundry therein and has an inlet through which the laundry is introduced; a door connected to the body, and opening or closing the inlet; a control panel provided on the door to receive, from a user, an input of an operation signal for treating the laundry; a power transmitter provided on the body to transmit wireless power; and a power receiver provided on the door to receive the wireless power and transmit same to the control panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Myungsang Kim, Hyunsang Kim, Yoosool Yoon, Cheolyeon Lee, Hoyong Jang
  • Patent number: 11964225
    Abstract: An air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a main body including a main fan configured to generate air flow, a discharge part through which air passing through the main fan is discharged, a wireless power transmitter disposed on one side, and a power supply connected to the wireless power transmitter; and a flow switching device movably provided on the one side of the main body, wherein the flow switching device includes: a first guide tool configured to guide a first direction rotation of the flow switching device; a second guide tool configured to guide a second direction rotation of the flow switching device; and a wireless power receiver configured to supply power to the first guide tool and the second guide tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Myungsang Kim, Bonggyun Park, Yoosool Yoon, Cheolyeon Lee
  • Publication number: 20220354327
    Abstract: A cleaner, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a cleaner main body comprising a suction motor, a dustbin and a battery; a suction nozzle having formed thereon an opening part for suctioning in external air; and an extension tube for connecting the cleaner main body and the suction nozzle. The suction nozzle comprises: a housing forming the exterior and the opening part of the suction nozzle; a rotational cleaning unit accommodated in the housing and cleaning a surface being cleaned by means of a rotational operation; a motor inserted in one side of the rotational cleaning unit so as to rotate same; a suction nozzle battery for supplying power for driving the motor; and a wireless power receiving unit connected to the suction nozzle battery so as to provide same with power supplied by an external wireless power transmission unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Myungsang KIM, Yoosool YOON, Cheolyeon LEE, Hoyong JANG
  • Publication number: 20220220651
    Abstract: A laundry treatment device according to an aspect of the present invention comprises: a body which receives laundry therein and has an inlet through which the laundry is introduced; a door connected to the body, and opening or closing the inlet; a control panel provided on the door to receive, from a user, an input of an operation signal for treating the laundry; a power transmitter provided on the body to transmit wireless power; and a power receiver provided on the door to receive the wireless power and transmit same to the control panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Myungsang KIM, Hyunsang KIM, Yoosool YOON, Cheolyeon LEE, Hoyong JANG
  • Publication number: 20220212133
    Abstract: An air purifier according to the present disclosure includes a first blower having a first fan configured to generate an air flow from a first suction part toward a first discharge part, a second blower having a second fan configured to generate an air flow from a second suction part toward a second discharge part, an installation space part configured to be formed between the first blower and the second blower, a power transmitter configured to be positioned inside the installation space part, to be fixed to any one of the first blower and the second blower, and to transmit wireless power, and a power receiver configured to be positioned inside the installation space part, to be fixed to the other one of the first blower and the second blower, and to receive wireless power transmitted from the power transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Myungsang KIM, Jihong KIM, Hojung KIM, Bonggyun PARK, Yoosool YOON, Cheolyeon LEE
  • Publication number: 20220161176
    Abstract: An air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a main body including a main fan configured to generate air flow, a discharge part through which air passing through the main fan is discharged, a wireless power transmitter disposed on one side, and a power supply connected to the wireless power transmitter; and a flow switching device movably provided on the one side of the main body, wherein the flow switching device includes: a first guide tool configured to guide a first direction rotation of the flow switching device; a second guide tool configured to guide a second direction rotation of the flow switching device; and a wireless power receiver configured to supply power to the first guide tool and the second guide tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Myungsang KIM, Bonggyun PARK, Yoosool YOON, Cheolyeon LEE
  • Publication number: 20220154989
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a refrigerator may include a body having an open front; a refrigerator door configured to shield the open front of the body; an ice storage provided on the refrigerator door to store ice; an ice-making chamber provided in the body to produce the ice; an ice maker disposed in the ice-making chamber to transfer the produced ice to the ice storage; a power receiver provided to the ice maker to receive wireless power; and a power transmitter disposed on one side of one of the body and the ice-making chamber to transmit wireless power to the power receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Myungsang KIM, Yoosool YOON, Cheolyeon LEE, Hoyong JANG
  • Publication number: 20220064839
    Abstract: A laundry processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a drum rotatably disposed in a main body, a drive motor configured to provide rotational power to the drum, a lifter mounted on an inner circumferential surface of the drum, a dryness level sensing device provided in the lifter, a wireless power receiver electrically connected to the dryness level sensing device and provided in the lifter, a wireless power transmitter disposed between the main body and the drum to correspond to the wireless power receiver, and a controller configured to receive a sensing result from the dryness level sensing device and calculate a dryness level based on the received sensing result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Myungsang KIM, Baekeun KWON, Dongwoon KIM, Yoosool YOON, Cheolyeon LEE, Hoyong JANG
  • Patent number: 10072849
    Abstract: Provided is a cooking top including a main body including a heating unit, and an air curtain device that generates an air curtain flow that blocks diffusion of air flow generated by the heating unit. The air curtain device may include an intake port formed at the main body, an exhaust port that extends laterally along an upper portion of the main body, a flow guide that extends from the intake port to the exhaust port, a drive unit installed inside the flow guide to generate airflow, and an airflow control device rotatably mounted at the main body to open and close the exhaust port and configured to operate the drive unit when the airflow control device is rotated to open the exhaust port so as to generate the air curtain flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Myungsang Kim, Jonggwan Ryu, Kwangyong Kim, Youngmin Lee, Minhye Park, Jeongwon Seo
  • Publication number: 20170363299
    Abstract: Provided is a cooking top including a main body including a heating unit, and an air curtain device that generates an air curtain flow that blocks diffusion of air flow generated by the heating unit. The air curtain device may include an intake port formed at the main body, an exhaust port that extends laterally along an upper portion of the main body, a flow guide that extends from the intake port to the exhaust port, a drive unit installed inside the flow guide to generate airflow, and an airflow control device rotatably mounted at the main body to open and close the exhaust port and configured to operate the drive unit when the airflow control device is rotated to open the exhaust port so as to generate the air curtain flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Myungsang KIM, Jonggwan RYU, Kwangyong KIM, Youngmin LEE, Minhye PARK, Jeongwon SEO