Patents by Inventor Sang Wook Hong
Sang Wook Hong 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: 11927890Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a photoresist coater applying a photoresist film on a substrate, a humidifier increasing an amount of moisture in an ambient to which the photoresist film on the substrate is exposed, and an exposer irradiating the photoresist film exposed to the ambient having the increased amount of moisture with light. The humidifier is disposed between the photoresist coater and the exposer.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seok Heo, Cha Won Koh, Sang Joon Hong, Hyun Woo Kim, Kyung-Won Kang, Dong-Wook Kim, Kyung Won Seo, Young Il Jang, Yong Suk Choi
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Patent number: 9567700Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a casing, a tub provided in the casing (10), and a rotatable drum (20) provided in the tub. The laundry treating apparatus also includes a water supply part provided in the casing to supply water to the rotatable drum and a solvent supply part supplying dry-cleaning solvent to the rotatable drum. The laundry treating apparatus further includes a condensation device that condenses a gaseous portion of the solvent into a liquid form and supplies the solvent in the liquid form to the solvent supply part.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2009Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sang Wook Hong, Jae Won Chang, Sun Young Park, Bon Kwon Koo, Ki Young Kang, Ji Hee Kim
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Patent number: 9328452Abstract: A laundry machine having a drying function for drying an object to be dried, especially clothes. The laundry machine according to one embodiment of the present invention may be a circulating drying machine that supplies the hot air to an object to be dried, so as to remove water, and then condenses the water from the hot air and heats the condensed water to supply the heat to the object to be dried. At this time, condensing may be carried out using natural convection.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sang Wook Hong, Young Suk Kim, Hyun Seok Seo
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Patent number: 9133574Abstract: There is disclosed a washing machine including a spouting module with a variable spouting direction. The washing machine includes a cabinet forming an external appearance, an accommodating module arranged in the cabinet and including an accommodating case in which a space for accommodating laundry is formed, spouting units formed in a horizontal direction and arranged in the accommodating case to spout water, and a driving unit for having the spouting units perform reciprocating rotational motions.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2011Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Young Suk Kim, Sang Wook Hong
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Patent number: 9051675Abstract: A washing machine is disclosed. The washing machine has a function of rotating a drum (130) at a low speed when a user pulls out laundry, enabling the user to easily search through the laundry. The washing machine includes a cabinet (100) defining an exterior appearance of the washing machine, a tub (120) mounted in the cabinet (100) and configured to receive wash water therein, a drum (130) rotatably mounted in the tub (120) and configured to receive laundry therein, an independent drive input unit (200) to send a drum rotating signal, so as to allow a user to operate the drum (130) independently of a washing process, and a control unit to control rotation of the drum (130) in response to a signal received from the independent drive input unit (200).Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2009Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sang Wook Hong, Ji Hee Kim, Sang Su Lee, Sun Young Park, Bon Kwon Koo, Jae Won Chang, Ki Young Kang, Chang Kwon Park
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Patent number: 8869568Abstract: A washing machine is disclosed, which includes a receiving part (2) to receive laundry, a supply path (4) to supply outside air of the receiving part (2) into the receiving part (2), a heating member (41) to heat the air introduced in the supply path (4), an exhaust path (5) through which the air in the receiving part (2) is exhausted to the outside, and a heat transfer part (6) to transfer heat of the air flowing through the exhaust path (5) to the air flowing in through the supply path (4).Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2009Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sang Wook Hong, Ji Hee Kim, Sang Su Lee, Sun Young Park, Bon Kwon Koo, Jae Won Chang, Ki Young Kang, Chang Kwon Park
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Patent number: 8826701Abstract: A laundry machine that treats laundry housed in a rotating drum is disclosed. The laundry machine includes a cabinet (110), a tub (120) provided in the cabinet (110) to store wash water, a drum (130) rotatably provided in the tub (120) to house laundry, an angle change device (170) to change a tilting angle of a rotation shaft (144) of the drum (130), and a controller to control an operation of the angle change device (170) and a rotating operation of the drum (130) in a plurality of rotation angle modes.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2009Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sang Wook Hong, Jae Won Chang, Sun Young Park, Bon Kwon Koo, Ki Young Kang, Ji Hee Kim
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Publication number: 20140115913Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry machine having a drying function for drying an object to be dried, especially clothes. The laundry machine according to one embodiment of the present invention may be a circulating drying machine that supplies the hot air to an object to be dried, so as to remove water, and then condenses the water from the hot air and heats the condensed water to supply the heat to the object to be dried. At this time, condensing may be carried out using natural convection.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Inventors: Sang Wook Hong, Young Suk Kim, Hyun Seok Seo
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Publication number: 20140076002Abstract: There is disclosed a washing machine including a spouting module with a variable spouting direction. The washing machine includes a cabinet forming an external appearance, an accommodating module arranged in the cabinet and including an accommodating case in which a space for accommodating laundry is formed, spouting units formed in a horizontal direction and arranged in the accommodating case to spout water, and a driving unit for having the spouting units perform reciprocating rotational motions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2011Publication date: March 20, 2014Inventors: Young Suk Kim, Sang Wook Hong
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Publication number: 20130031797Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry machine having a drying function for drying an object to be dried, especially clothes. The laundry machine according to one embodiment of the present invention may be a circulating drying machine that supplies the hot air to an object to be dried, so as to remove water, and then condenses the water from the hot air and heats the condensed water to supply the heat to the object to be dried. At this time, condensing may be carried out using natural convection.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2010Publication date: February 7, 2013Inventors: Sang Wook Hong, Young Suk Kim, Hyun Seok Seo
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Publication number: 20120299406Abstract: A washing machine is disclosed. An object of the present invention is to provide a washing machine which can radiate the heat generated from the stator outside, regardless of a rotational direction of a rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2011Publication date: November 29, 2012Inventors: Sang Wook Hong, Dong Won Kim, Na Eun Kim
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Patent number: 8250886Abstract: A washing-drying/drying machine includes a tub mounted in a cabinet; a drum rotatably disposed in the tub for receiving laundry; a cooling water supply unit for supplying cooling water to condense moisture in air discharged from the drum; and a condensing plate mounted between the drum and an inner wall of the tub for receiving the cooling water to condense the moisture in the air.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2011Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hee Tae Lim, Sang Wook Hong
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Patent number: 8201422Abstract: A drum type washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub fixed in the cabinet, and a drum that performs a washing process. A motor rotates the drum, a supporting device that extends from a rotation shaft of the motor to the cabinet rotatably support the drum. A buffering-and-sealing device is provided at the rear side of the tub to buffer a space between the rotation shaft and the tub and to seal the rear side of the tub. A drying device extends from one side of the tub to the other side of the tub to circulate air in the drum and to dry laundry in the drum. Thus, the size of the washing machine is reduced, the washing capacity thereof is increased, and laundry is dried by the drying device.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2011Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hee Tae Lim, Sang Wook Hong
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Publication number: 20120137739Abstract: A washing machine is disclosed. The washing machine has a function of rotating a drum (130) at a low speed when a user pulls out laundry, enabling the user to easily search through the laundry. The washing machine includes a cabinet (100) defining an exterior appearance of the washing machine, a tub (120) mounted in the cabinet (100) and configured to receive wash water therein, a drum (130) rotatably mounted in the tub (120) and configured to receive laundry therein, an independent drive input unit (200) to send a drum rotating signal, so as to allow a user to operate the drum (130) independently of a washing process, and a control unit to control rotation of the drum (130) in response to a signal received from the independent drive input unit (200).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2009Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sang Wook Hong, Ji Hee Kim, Sang Su Lee, Sun Young Park, Bon Kwon Koo, Jae Won Chang, Ki Young Kang, Chang Kwon Park
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Patent number: 8186184Abstract: A washing-drying/drying machine includes a tub mounted in a cabinet; a drum rotatably disposed in the tub for receiving laundry; a cooling water supply unit for supplying cooling water to condense moisture in air discharged from the drum; and a condensing plate mounted between the drum and an inner wall of the tub for receiving the cooling water to condense the moisture in the air.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2011Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hee Tae Lim, Sang Wook Hong
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Patent number: 8186185Abstract: A drum type washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub fixed in the cabinet, and a drum that performs a washing process. A motor rotates the drum, a supporting device that extends from a rotation shaft of the motor to the cabinet rotatably support the drum. A buffering-and-sealing device is provided at the rear side of the tub to buffer a space between the rotation shaft and the tub and to seal the rear side of the tub. A drying device extends from one side of the tub to the other side of the tub to circulate air in the drum and to dry laundry in the drum. Thus, the size of the washing machine is reduced, the washing capacity thereof is increased, and laundry is dried by the drying device.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2011Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hee Tae Lim, Sang Wook Hong
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Patent number: 8166782Abstract: A drum type washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub fixed in the cabinet, and a drum that performs a washing process. A motor rotates the drum, a supporting device that extends from a rotation shaft of the motor to the cabinet rotatably support the drum. A buffering-and-sealing device is provided at the rear side of the tub to buffer a space between the rotation shaft and the tub and to seal the rear side of the tub. A drying device extends from one side of the tub to the other side of the tub to circulate air in the drum and to dry laundry in the drum. Thus, the size of the washing machine is reduced, the washing capacity thereof is increased, and laundry is dried by the drying device.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2006Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hee Tae Lim, Sang Wook Hong
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Publication number: 20120047661Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus capable of washing and drying laundry and a control method therefore are disclosed. The laundry treating apparatus includes a first laundry treating device (100) configured to process laundry based on preset operating conditions, a second laundry treating device (200) installed adjacent to the first laundry treating device (100) and configured to process laundry based on preset operating conditions independently of the first laundry treating device (100), first and second heaters installed respectively in the first (100) and second (200) laundry treating devices, and a control device to determine the order of priority upon operations of the first and second heaters in consideration of the preset operating conditions and to selectively operate only any one of the first and second heaters after operating the determined heater first.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2009Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sang Wook Hong, Jae Won Chang, Sun Young Park, Bon Kwon Koo, Ki Young Kang, Ji Hee Kim
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Publication number: 20120042697Abstract: A laundry machine that treats laundry housed in a rotating drum is disclosed. The laundry machine includes a cabinet (110), a tub (120) provided in the cabinet (110) to store wash water, a drum (130) rotatably provided in the tub (120) to house laundry, an angle change device (170) to change a tilting angle of a rotation shaft (144) of the drum (130), and a controller to control an operation of the angle change device (170) and a rotating operation of the drum (130) in a plurality of rotation angle modes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2009Publication date: February 23, 2012Inventors: Sang Wook Hong, Jae Won Chang, Sun Young Park, Bon Kwon Koo, Ki Young Kang, Ji Hee Kim
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Publication number: 20120036650Abstract: The laundry machine includes a cabinet (110), a tub (120) in the cabinet for holding washing water, a drum (130) rotatably mounted in the tub (120), a heater (115) in the tub for heating the washing water, and a control unit for controlling the heater and the drum, wherein the control unit controls heater to operate selectively in a spinning course for drying washing objects.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2009Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Sang Wook Hong, Jae Won Chang, Sun Young Park, Bou Kwon Koo, Ki Young Kang, Ji Hee Kang