Patents by Inventor Sungtaek WOO

Sungtaek WOO 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: 10267302
    Abstract: A linear compressor is provided that may include a shell including a refrigerant suction inlet, a cylinder provided in the shell, a piston reciprocated in the cylinder, a suction muffler movable together with the piston, the suction muffler defining a refrigerant passage, a suction guide provided at one side of the piston to guide a refrigerant suctioned through the refrigerant suction inlet to the suction muffler, a back cover coupled to the suction guide, and a coupling guide provided in a space defined by the suction guide and the back cover to maintain a coupling force between the suction guide and the back cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kwangmyoung Yoo, Kyoungseok Kang, Sungtaek Woo
  • Patent number: 9714648
    Abstract: A linear compressor is provided. The linear compressor may include a shell including a refrigerant inlet, a cylinder provided within the shell, a piston that reciprocates within the cylinder, and a suction muffler provided movable together with the piston. The suction muffler may include a muffler main body that defines a refrigerant passage, a main body insertion portion press-fitted into the muffler main body, and a piston insertion portion press-fitted into the muffler main body to extend into the piston. The piston insertion portion may correspond to the main body insertion portion in configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jookon Kim, Chulgi Roh, Sungtaek Woo, Sangsub Jeong, Kyoungseok Kang, Wonhyun Jung
  • Publication number: 20160341190
    Abstract: A linear compressor is provided that may include a shell including a refrigerant suction inlet, a cylinder provided in the shell, a piston reciprocated in the cylinder, a suction muffler movable together with the piston, the suction muffler defining a refrigerant passage, a suction guide provided at one side of the piston to guide a refrigerant suctioned through the refrigerant suction inlet to the suction muffler, a back cover coupled to the suction guide, and a coupling guide provided in a space defined by the suction guide and the back cover to maintain a coupling force between the suction guide and the back cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Kwangmyoung YOO, Kyoungseok KANG, Sungtaek woo
  • Publication number: 20150004014
    Abstract: A linear compressor is provided. The linear compressor may include a shell including a refrigerant inlet, a cylinder provided within the shell, a piston that reciprocates within the cylinder, and a suction muffler provided movable together with the piston. The suction muffler may include a muffler main body that defines a refrigerant passage, a main body insertion portion press-fitted into the muffler main body, and a piston insertion portion press-fitted into the muffler main body to extend into the piston. The piston insertion portion may correspond to the main body insertion portion in configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Jookon KIM, Chulgi ROH, Sungtaek WOO, Sangsub JEONG, Kyoungseok KANG, Wonhyun JUNG