Patents by Inventor Seung Phyo Ahn

Seung Phyo Ahn 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: 9217220
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seung Phyo Ahn, Jeong Yun Kim, Sang Ik Lee
  • Patent number: 8387268
    Abstract: A dryer and a foreign material removing apparatus thereof are provided. The foreign material removing apparatus includes a case; a first filter housed in the case; and a second filter disposed downstream from the first filter based on a direction of air flow in the case, the first filter and the second filter performing a relative motion with respect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seung Phyo Ahn, Jeong Yun Kim, Sang Ik Lee
  • Patent number: 8381412
    Abstract: A dryer is provided, in which foreign substances contained in air circulating through an 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 circulating air. The separated foreign substances are collected in a separate lint case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seung Phyo Ahn, Jeong Yun Kim, Sang Ik Lee
  • Patent number: 8375597
    Abstract: A dryer and a foreign material removing apparatus thereof are provided. The dryer and the foreign material removing apparatus can clearly remove foreign materials adhered to a filter using only a simple operation without the user effort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seung Phyo Ahn, Jeong Yun Kim, Sang Ik Lee
  • 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
  • Patent number: 7347009
    Abstract: A clothes dryer with a dehumidifier is disclosed. The clothes dryer includes a cabinet, a drying container rotatably installed in the cabinet, a driving unit for supplying a rotational force to the drying container, a first air passage connected to a side of the drying container and including a first heat exchanger, a second air passage connected to another side of the drying container and the outer side of the cabinet, and a third air passage including a second heat exchanger for dehumidifying external air of the drying container. The clothes dryer of the present invention performs drying process and dehumidifying process, the clothes dryer can prevent room humidity from increasing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seung Phyo Ahn, Jung Wook Moon, Dae Woong Kim, Seung Myun Baek, Byeong Jo Ryoo