Patents by Inventor Sehwan Bae

Sehwan Bae 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: 20240117972
    Abstract: The air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a base panel having an inlet formed in one side thereof, and an outlet formed in another side thereof; a variable panel disposed under the base panel and changed in shape to open and close the inlet and the outlet; and a driving device disposed on the base panel and changing a shape of the variable panel, thereby allowing the variable panel to cover the entire lower surface of base panel. In addition, the variable panel may open and close the inlet and the outlet. The variable panel includes: a fixed part disposed between the inlet and the outlet, and fixed in position vertically relative to the base panel; a cover part spaced apart from the fixed part and disposed at a lower side of the inlet or the outlet; and a variable part disposed between the fixed part and the cover part, and changing an inclination angle of the cover part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Youngwook SOHN, Ilha Park, Taewoo Yoo, Yongnam Kim, Taeyun Lee, Hyewon Kim, Sehwan Bae
  • Publication number: 20240117991
    Abstract: The air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a base panel having a first communication hole formed in one side thereof, and a second communication hole formed in another side thereof; a variable panel disposed under the base panel and changed in shape to open and close the first communication hole and the second communication hole; and a driving device disposed on an upper side of the base panel and changing a position of one side of the variable panel in an up-down direction, so that the variable panel is changed in shape, wherein the variable panel includes: a first cover part disposed under the base panel to open and close the first communication hole; a second cover part disposed under the base panel to open and close the second communication hole; and a variable part disposed between the first cover part and the second cover part, and changing an inclination angle of the first cover part and the second cover part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Taeyun LEE, Yongnam Kim, Youngwook Sohn, IIha Park, Taewoo Yoo, Hyewon Kim, Sehwan Bae
  • Publication number: 20240117990
    Abstract: The air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a base panel having a first communication hole formed in one side thereof, and a second communication hole formed in another side thereof; a variable panel disposed under the base panel and changed in shape to open and close the first communication hole and the second communication hole; and a driving device disposed on an upper side of the base panel and changing a position of one side of the variable panel in an up-down direction, so that the variable panel is changed in shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Youngwook SOHN, Yongnam Kim, Taeyun Lee, Ilha Park, Taewoo Yoo, Hyewon Kim, Sehwan Bae
  • Patent number: 11940179
    Abstract: An indoor unit for an air conditioner including: a cabinet assembly forming an external appearance of the indoor unit and having a suction port formed in a rear surface of the cabinet; a filter module movably disposed in rear of the cabinet assembly; a filter module mounted to the filter mounting member and filtering foreign substances in air flowing into the suction port; a mobile member connected to the filter mounting member and moving a position of the filter mounting member; a driving device pressing the mobile member to change the position of the filter mounting member; and a controller configured to, in response to receiving a control command to change the position of the filter mounting member, operate the driving device that presses the mobile member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yongnam Kim, Sunggyu Choi, Sehwan Bae, Junseok Bae, Kyunam Lee, Ilseop So, Sangyoon Lee, Hyesun Lee, Hosik Jang
  • Publication number: 20240057834
    Abstract: A cleaner holder includes: a first body having a first charging port configured to charge a cleaner; a second body protruding to a front side of the first body; and a battery accommodating space recessed downward from an upper surface of the second body to accommodate a battery detachably mounted to the cleaner, wherein a second charging port configured to charge the battery is provided in the battery accommodating space, and a cleaner guide configured to perform guiding such that terminals of the cleaner come into contact with the first charging port is provided in the second body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Namhee KIM, Jinju KIM, Bohyun NAM, Sehwan BAE, Jungbae HWANG
  • Patent number: 11839348
    Abstract: A cleaner holder includes: a first body having a first charging port configured to charge a cleaner; a second body protruding to a front side of the first body; and a battery accommodating space recessed downward from an upper surface of the second body to accommodate a battery detachably mounted to the cleaner, wherein a second charging port configured to charge the battery is provided in the battery accommodating space, and a cleaner guide configured to perform guiding such that terminals of the cleaner come into contact with the first charging port is provided in the second body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Namhee Kim, Jinju Kim, Bohyun Nam, Sehwan Bae, Jungbae Hwang
  • Patent number: 11707169
    Abstract: A robot cleaner includes a main body having a suction motor; a moving unit to automatically move the main body; and a suction module to be in communication with the suction motor and to clean a floor, wherein an accommodating portion in which a part of the suction module is accommodated is provided at a lower portion of a front side of the main body, and while the suction module is located in the accommodating portion, a part of the suction module is disposed to be vertically overlapped with the main body, and another part of the suction module protrudes toward both sides from a front portion of the main body, and still another part of the suction module protrudes to a front of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyosung Kim, Bohyun Nam, Sojin Park, Jin-Ju Kim, Sehwan Bae
  • Publication number: 20230194120
    Abstract: The present application proposes an air cleaner including a blower configured to inhale air from an outside, filter the inhaled air, and discharge the filtered air; a flow adjusting device disposed above the blower, wherein the flow adjusting device is configured to inhale the air discharged from the blower, adjust a discharge direction of the inhaled air and discharge the air therefrom to the outside in a adjusted direction; and a guide member having one end passing through an upper surface of the blower and received in the blower, and the other end connected to the flow adjusting device. The guide member is configured to retract into an interior of the blower or extend from the upper surface of the blower to induce position change of the flow adjusting device. The angle defined between the upper surface of the flow adjusting device and the upper surface of the blower increases or decreases primarily based on an extent to which the guide member extends from the blower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jiug HA, Kangeui CHO, Sungkyong HAN, Sehwan BAE, Myungwhoon LEE
  • Publication number: 20230158435
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air cleaner, more specifically, an air cleaner including a blower that inhales air from the outside, filters the inhaled air, and discharges the filtered air, a flow adjusting device disposed on the blower to inhale the air discharged from the blower, adjust a discharge direction of the inhaled air, and discharge the air, and a guide member disposed below the flow adjusting device to change a state of the flow adjusting device. The guide member may include a plurality of gears arranged inside the guide member to be rotatable, some of the plurality of gears may be connected to each other to be rotatable in engagement with each other, and the flow adjusting device may change the discharge direction of the air by rotations of the plurality of gears of the guide member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jiug HA, Kangeui CHO, Sungkyong HAN, Sehwan BAE, Myungwhoon LEE
  • Publication number: 20230152000
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air cleaner, more specifically, an air cleaner including a blower that inhales air from the outside, and filters the inhaled air, and discharges the filtered air, a flow adjusting device disposed on the blower to inhale the air discharged from the blower, adjust a discharge direction of the inhaled air, and discharge the air, and a guide member disposed below the flow adjusting device to change a state of the flow adjusting device. An angle formed between a top surface of the flow adjusting device and a top surface of the blower may increase or decrease based on operations of the plurality of links, so that the state of the flow adjusting device may be changed from an orientation in which the top surface of the flow adjusting device is horizontal with the top surface of the blower to an orientation in which the top surface of the flow adjusting device is perpendicular to the top surface of the blower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jiug HA, Kangeui CHO, Sungkyong HAN, Sehwan BAE, Myungwhoon LEE
  • Publication number: 20230142796
    Abstract: An indoor unit for an air conditioner including: a cabinet assembly forming an external appearance of the indoor unit and having a suction port formed in a rear surface of the cabinet; a filter module movably disposed in rear of the cabinet assembly; a filter module mounted to the filter mounting member and filtering foreign substances in air flowing into the suction port; a mobile member connected to the filter mounting member and moving a position of the filter mounting member; a driving device pressing the mobile member to change the position of the filter mounting member; and a controller configured to, in response to receiving a control command to change the position of the filter mounting member, operate the driving device that presses the mobile member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Yongnam KIM, Sunggyu CHOI, Sehwan BAE, Junseok BAE, Kyunam LEE, Ilseop SO, Sangyoon LEE, Hyesun LEE, Hosik JANG
  • Patent number: 11573019
    Abstract: An indoor unit for an air conditioner including: a cabinet assembly forming an external appearance of the indoor unit and having a suction port formed in a rear surface of the cabinet; a filter module movably disposed in rear of the cabinet assembly; a filter module mounted to the filter mounting member and filtering foreign substances in air flowing into the suction port; a mobile member connected to the filter mounting member and moving a position of the filter mounting member; a driving device pressing the mobile member to change the position of the filter mounting member; and a controller configured to, in response to receiving a control command to change the position of the filter mounting member, operate the driving device that presses the mobile member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yongnam Kim, Sunggyu Choi, Sehwan Bae, Junseok Bae, Kyunam Lee, Ilseop So, Sangyoon Lee, Hyesun Lee, Hosik Jang
  • Publication number: 20220373220
    Abstract: An air-processing apparatus is provided that may include a case having an outlet formed therein, at least one louver rotatably disposed in the case to adjust a direction of air flowing through the outlet, and an output device including a lamp, a printed circuit board on which the lamp is mounted, and a transparent panel configured to allow light emitted from the lamp to pass therethrough. The at least one louver may include a plurality of vanes spaced apart from each other in a radial direction about a louver rotational shaft. The transparent panel may be disposed in at least one of the plurality of vanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Chinsoo HYON, Sehwan Bae
  • Publication number: 20220370942
    Abstract: A filter cleaner and an air-processing apparatus including a filter cleaner are provided. The filter cleaner may include a housing that forms an external appearance and having a suction hole formed in a first side thereof and a discharge hole formed in a second side thereof, a moving gear rotatably disposed in the housing and configured to move the housing, a gear motor configured to rotate the moving gear, a dust container disposed so as to be introduced into or withdrawn out of the housing and configured to store foreign substances introduced thereinto through the suction hole and to accommodate an agitator rotatably disposed therein, an agitator gear disposed inside of the housing to rotate the agitator, an agitator motor disposed inside of the housing to operate the agitator gear, and a suctioner disposed inside of the housing to induce air to flow into the dust container through the suction hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Chinsoo HYON, Sehwan BAE
  • Publication number: 20220373196
    Abstract: An air-conditioning system is provided that may include a first air-processing apparatus, which includes a first outlet formed to be open toward a floor and a first inlet formed to be open in a direction inclined relative to a direction in which the first outlet is open and is configured to deliver heat-exchanged air to the first outlet, and a second air-processing apparatus, which includes a second outlet formed to be open in a direction parallel to the first outlet and a second inlet formed to be open in a direction parallel to the first inlet and is configured to deliver purified air to the second outlet. The first outlet and the second outlet extend in a lateral direction, and the first air-processing apparatus and the second air-processing apparatus are arranged in the lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Chinsoo HYON, Sehwan Bae, Heejae Kwon, Jeeyoung Yeon
  • Publication number: 20220373223
    Abstract: An air-processing apparatus is provided. The air-processing apparatus may include a case having an outlet formed therein, a louver rotatably disposed in the case and configured to adjust a direction of air flowing through the outlet, and a louver actuator configured to adjust an orientation of the louver. The louver may include a louver rotational shaft and a plurality of vanes spaced apart from each other in a radial direction based on the louver rotational shaft. The louver actuator may be disposed so as to be in contact with a vane located at an outermost position among the plurality of vanes to change an orientation of the louver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Chinsoo HYON, Sehwan BAE, Heejae Kwon, Jeeyoung Yeon
  • Patent number: D972100
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sungkyong Han, Sehwan Bae, Myungwhoon Lee, Kangeui Cho, Jiug Ha
  • Patent number: D984394
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jeeyoung Yeon, Heejae Kwon, Sehwan Bae
  • Patent number: D1004756
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chinsoo Hyon, Heejae Kwon, Jeeyoung Yeon, Sehwan Bae
  • Patent number: D1018813
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chinsoo Hyon, Heejae Kwon, Jeeyoung Yeon, Sehwan Bae