Patents by Inventor Sang Ik Lee

Sang Ik Lee 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: 20110185511
    Abstract: A washing-drying system and a water supply controlling method, the system comprising: a first main body configured to perform washing; a second main body installed at one side of the fist main body and configured to perform drying; water supply lines formed both in the first and second main bodies; and a water supply controlling unit configured to control an open or closed state or a connected or disconnected state of the water supply lines, wherein warm water and cold water respectively supplied from warm water source and cold water source both existing outside the system flow through the second main body to thusly be supplied into the first main body, whereby wastewater having high temperature generated after drying or dehumidifying laundry can be used for warm water washing, so as to save water required for the warm washing, and also to reduce energy consumed to generate warm water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Byeong-Jo Ryoo, Seung-Phyo Ahn, Sung-Ho Song, Yang-Hwan Kim, Dong-Hyun Kim, Yang-Ho Kim, Yoon-Seob Eom, Jae-Hyuk Wee, Jeong-Yun Kim, Sang-Ik Lee
  • Publication number: 20100319213
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hot air generating apparatus and a dryer having the same. The hot air generating apparatus comprises a temperature sensing unit, and a gas supply unit controlling a flowing amount of gas to be supplied according to a temperature of hot air sensed by the temperature sensing unit, wherein when the temperature of the hot air sensed by the temperature sensing unit approaches a pre-set threshold value, the flowing amount of gas to be supplied is gradually reduced, thereby being capable of continuously supplying hot air without being frequently turned on/off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Yang-Ho Kim, Seung-Phyo Ahn, Sang-Ik Lee, Byeong-Jo Ryoo, Sung-Ho Song, Han-Yong Jung, Jae-Hyuk Wee, Yoon-Seob Eom
  • Publication number: 20100199511
    Abstract: Disclosed is the dehumidifying apparatus for a dryer comprising: a case; a drum disposed inside the case and for receiving objects to be dried therein; and a hot air supplying unit for supplying hot air into the drum and drying the objects to be dried, the dehumidifying apparatus, comprising: a plurality of dehumidifying units, thereby capable of controlling humidity of exhausted air to a required level of humidity by removing moisture contained in air exhausted from the plurality of dehumidifying units in multiple steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Seung-Phyo Ahn, Sang-Ik Lee, Byeong-Jo Ryoo, Sung-Ho Song, Jeong-Yun Kim, Yang-Hwan Kim, Jae-Hyuk Wee, Dong-Hyun Kim, Yoon-Seob Eom, Yang-Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20100192398
    Abstract: Disclosed is the dehumidifying apparatus for a dryer comprising: a case; a drum disposed inside the case and for receiving objects to be dried therein; and a hot air supplying unit for supplying hot air into the drum and drying the objects to be dried, the dehumidifying apparatus, comprising: a heat exchanger for heat exchange with air flowing from the drum; and an injection nozzle portion disposed between the hot air supplying unit and the heat exchanger so as to inject a certain jet. According to the dehumidifying apparatus for a dryer, when gas introduced into the dehumidifying apparatus from the drum through a jet passes through the jet, foreign substances such as lint, etc. contained in the gas may be separated, thereby preventing accumulation of the foreign substances on the dehumidifying apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Seung-Phyo Ahn, Sang-Ik Lee, Byeong-Jo Ryoo, Sung-Ho Song, Jeong-Yun Kim, Yang-Hwan Kim, Jae-Hyuk Wee, Dong-Hyun Kim, Yoon-Seob Eom, Yang-Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20100162584
    Abstract: Disclosed is the dehumidifying apparatus for a dryer comprising: a case; a drum disposed inside the case and for receiving objects to be dried therein; and a hot air supplying unit for supplying hot air into the drum and drying the objects to be dried, the dehumidifying apparatus, comprising: a dehumidifying unit having a heat exchanger for cooling hot air flowing from the drum; and a water tank for containing a fluid supplied to the heat exchanger, wherein the fluid circulates between the heat exchanger and the water tank. The dehumidifying apparatus for a dryer may reduce an amount of water used for operating the dryer, prevent the waste of water, and stably supply recycled cool water to the heat exchanger from the water tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Seung-Phyo Ahn, Sang-Ik Lee, Byeong-Jo Ryoo, Sung-Ho Song, Jeong-Yun Kim, Yang-Hwan Kim, Jac-Hyuk Wee, Dong-Hyun Kim, Yoon-Seob Eom, Yang-Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20100154241
    Abstract: The embodiment relates to a dryer and a foreign material removing apparatus thereof. The foreign material removing apparatus according to one embodiment includes a case; a first filter that is housed in the case; and a second filter that is disposed downstream from the first filter based on a flowing direction of air that flows in the case, wherein the first filter and the second filter performs a relative motion to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Seung Phyo Ahn, Jeong Yun Kim, Sang Ik Lee
  • Publication number: 20100146803
    Abstract: The embodiment relates to a dryer and a foreign material removing apparatus thereof. With the dryer and the foreign material removing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, it can clearly remove the foreign materials adhered to the filter only by the simple operation without the user effort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Seung Phyo AHN, Jeong Yun KIM, Sang Ik LEE
  • Publication number: 20100146804
    Abstract: The embodiment relates to a dryer and a foreign material removing apparatus thereof. With the dryer and the foreign material removing apparatus thereof, the convenience of user can be maximized by separating and cleaning only a case when the foreign materials are stored in the case above a predetermined amount without the user needing to clean the filter each time the dryer is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Seung Phyo AHN, Jeong Yun KIM, Sang Ik LEE
  • Publication number: 20100146812
    Abstract: Provided is a dryer. In the dryer, foreign substances contained in circulation air passing through the inside of a drum is filtered by a filter unit, and the foreign substances attached to the filter unit are separated by air flowing in a direction opposite to a flow direction of the circulation air. The separated foreign substances are collected in a separate lint case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Seung Phyo AHN, Jeong Yun Kim, Sang Ik Lee
  • Publication number: 20100126032
    Abstract: A ductless dryer is disclosed. The ductless dryer according to the present invention includes a hot air supply unit providing hot air into a drum and controlling heat for heating the air according to air volume, and a heat exchange unit dehumidifying humid air exhausted from the drum and controlling the amount of water used for dehumidifying according to a dew point temperature of the humid air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yang-Ho Kim, Seung-Phyo Ahn, Sang-Ik Lee, Byeong-Jo Ryoo, Sung-Ho Song, Han-Yong Jung, Jae-Hyuk Wee, Yoon-Seob Eom
  • Publication number: 20100095548
    Abstract: Disclosed is a ductless dryer having a heat exchanger module in accordance with the present invention. The heat exchanger module is configured to have a water-supplying inlet disposed at an outlet for air and to be provided with a sealing unit, a drain recess and a leakage preventing protrusion. Thus, a dehumidifying performance for humid air is enhanced. Accordingly, it is capable of preventing mold from being gathered on a wall of an installation space caused by exhausting the air in which moisture is not removed. Also, it is capable of preventing a user in the installation space from feeling unpleasant caused by exhausting the air in which the moisture is not removed to the installation space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: LG Electrics Inc
    Inventors: Yang-Ho Kim, Seung-Phyo Ahn, Sang-Ik Lee, Byeong-Jo Ryoo, Sung-Ho Song, Han-Yong Jung, Jae-Hyuk Wee, Yoon-Seob Eom
  • Publication number: 20100005680
    Abstract: A ductless dryer includes a sealing unit for preventing a leakage of lint through a gap of a filter installation portion. The sealing unit includes a sealing protrusion formed at the filter, a sealing recess disposed at a filter installation duct of the circulation duct for inserting the sealing protrusion thereinto, and a sealing member inserted into the sealing recess and contacting the sealing protrusion. Accordingly, the ductless dryer according to the present invention can prevent the leakage of lint through a gap of a filter installation portion and the malfunction of the ductless dryer by leaked lint, thereby enhancing reliability of the dryer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yang-Ho Kim, Seung-Phyo Ahn, Sang-Ik Lee, Byeong-Jo Ryoo, Sung-Ho Song, Han-Yong Jung, Jae-Hyuk Wee, Yoon-Seob Eom
  • Patent number: 7624593
    Abstract: A vegetable room for a refrigerator is provided. The vegetable room includes a vegetable box disposed inside a refrigerator in which a cooling air supply unit is provided to circulate cooling air therein and a plurality of shelves is provided, and having a receptacle space that receives food items therein opened upwardly, a box cover that covers an opening side of the vegetable box to close the receptacle space of the vegetable box and having a plurality of cooling air ventilating holes formed at one side thereof to introduce cooling air into the vegetable box, a cover support unit interposed between the box cover and the shelf to support the box cover at the shelf, a plurality of opening and closing members that open and close the cooling air ventilating holes of the box cover, and an operating unit that operates the opening and closing members simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang-Ik Lee, Eun-Jeong Kim, Yeon-Yi Hwang
  • Publication number: 20090038178
    Abstract: A clothes drier comprises a dehumidifying unit configured to dehumidify air exhausted from the drum, and to control an amount of water to be supplied thereto according to a drying level of clothes. As an amount of water supplied to the dehumidifying unit is controlled according to a drying level of clothes, a water consumption amount is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Seung-Phyo AHN, Sang-Ik LEE, Byeong-Jo RYOO, Sung-Ho SONG, Jeong-Yun KIM, Yang-Hwan KIM, Jae-Hyuk WEE, Dong-Hyun KIM, Yoon-Seob EOM, Yang-Ho KIM
  • Publication number: 20090038173
    Abstract: A clothes drier comprises: a body; a drum rotatably installed at the body; a hot air supply unit configured to supply hot air into the drum; a heat exchanger configured to dehumidify air exhausted from the drum; a pipe unit configured to supply water to the heat exchanger and collect water from the heat exchanger; and a freeze damage preventing unit installed on the pipe unit. The clothes drier is provided with the freeze damage preventing unit configured to partially or completely discharge out water remaining in the heat exchanger after the clothes drier is stopped. Accordingly, freeze damage of the heat exchanger during winter time is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Seung-Phyo AHN, Sang-Ik Lee, Byeong-Jo Ryoo, Sung-Ho Song, Jeong-Yun Kim, Yang-Hwan Kim, Jae-Hyuk Wee, Dong-Hyun Kim, Yoon-Seob Eom, Yang-Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20080245610
    Abstract: The present invention, the PERB, relates to a personal emergency rescue/security belt. The PERB is comprised of one band with the body (10); forming ? shape, and with the use of the first tri-glide lock (13a, 13b); which adjust the body formed “ ” shape by fixing intersection points (11, 12) in which a band meets, and it is characterized by a first binding buckle (18a, 18b) that locks together; binding both extended ends from an intersection point of the said band. The present invention described in the above, simplifies the configuration. The PERB can be put on rapidly and easily, and the cost is lower and is more light-weight, and provides multi-purposes. The PERB is changeable into emergency life-saving equipment to carry a person on a rescuer's back, under a rescuer's arm, or on a stretcher. Particularly, in the case of an emergency, the injured person is rapidly escorted from the accidental disaster, or he may escape by means of putting the PERB on by himself to reach safety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventor: Sang-Ik Lee
  • Publication number: 20080214656
    Abstract: A composition comprising compounds with a diphenoyl (DP 5 structure for preventing or treating an immune disease and a prophylactic or therapeutic method for the immune disease based on the application of the compounds are provided. The compounds with the DP structure increase the number and activity of regulatory T cells involved in regulating an accelerated immune system. Also, the compounds can be an effective prophylactic or therapeutic agent for various immune diseases including transplantation rejection, graft-versus-host diseases, autoimmune diseases, and hypersensitive inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Neurogenex Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Soon Lim, Sang Ik Lee
  • Publication number: 20080201977
    Abstract: A condensing type dryer uses a heat exchanger in which condensed water can be smoothly discharged through a water-discharging slot formed in a rear end portion of a rear cover of the heat exchanger. The water-discharging slot prevents an air flowing resistance which can be caused by condensed water pooling at the rear end portion of the rear cover. Also, leakage-preventing walls enhance the heat exchanging function by ensuring a uniform flow of cold external air through the heat changer. The leakage-preventing walls prevent external air from leaking around the lateral edges of the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Sung-Ho Song, Jung-Geun Oh, Sang-Ik Lee, Yoon-Seob Eom, Han-Yong Jung, Sang-Hun Bae
  • Publication number: 20080196266
    Abstract: A ductless dryer includes a main body, a drum rotatably installed at the main body, a heat exchanger for removing moisture from air exhausted from the drum, a circulation duct to flow the air exhausted from the drum into the heat exchanger, an exhaust duct to flow the air exhausted from the heat exchanger outside the dryer; and a noise reduction portion to attenuate noise propagation through the exhaust duct. As the ductless dryer is provided with the noise reduction portion, the noise propagation through the exhaust duct exposed into the room and the noise of the entire ductless dryer can be attenuated at the same time, whereby a quieter room environment can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Han-Yong Jung, Seung-Phyo Ahn, Sang-Ik Lee, Kyung-Mun Jung, Yoon-Seob Eom, Yang-Ho Kim, Jea-Hyuk Wee, Byeong-Jo Ryoo, Sung-Ho Song
  • Publication number: 20080196268
    Abstract: Disclosed is a filter cleaning apparatus and a ductless dryer adopting the same, the dryer having a main body, a drum rotatably mounted at the main body, a hot air supplying unit supplying hot air into the drum, a heat exchanger condensing and removing moisture contained in air exhausted from the drum, a circulation duct conducing the air exhausted from the drum to the heat exchanger, a filter installed in the circulation duct and filtering foreign substances contained in the air discharged from the drum, and a filter cleaning apparatus removing the foreign substances caught by the filter, thereby enhancing a user's convenience and reducing indoor air contamination which may occur in the course of removing the foreign substances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Han-Yong Jung, Seung-Phyo Ahn, Sang-Ik Lee, Jea-Hyuk Wee, Yang-Ho Kim, Yoon-Seob Eom, Byeong-Jo Ryoo, Sung-Ho Song