Patents by Inventor Wonsu KIM
Wonsu KIM 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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Publication number: 20250082182Abstract: Disclosed is an endoscope, including: an insertion part including a lighting imaging unit and an insertion tube; and a manipulation part including a manipulation knob and a manipulation wire configured to bend and operate the insertion tube according to manipulation of the manipulation knob, and the manipulation part may include: a coupling part coupled to the insertion part according to a rotation of a dial provided to be rotatably operable, thereby there is an effect that the operator may easily couple the insertion part and the manipulation part to each other through a simple manipulation of turning the dial.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2024Publication date: March 13, 2025Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Changkyu HWANG, Wonsu KIM, Soonbeom KIM
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Publication number: 20240295356Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet that includes a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator compartment door that is located at a left or a right side of the refrigerator compartment, wherein an ice maker and a dispenser are located at the refrigerator compartment door. The refrigerator includes a main water tank that is located in the refrigerator compartment, and that is configured to cool water. The refrigerator includes a water purifying device that is located at the cabinet, and that is configured to purify water. The refrigerator includes a sub-water tank that is located on the refrigerator compartment door, and that is configured to additionally cool water cooled by the main water tank. The refrigerator includes a water supply path that is defined by connections between the water purifying device, the main water tank, the sub-water tank, the dispenser, and the ice maker.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2024Publication date: September 5, 2024Inventor: Wonsu KIM
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Patent number: 12013169Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet that includes a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator compartment door that is located at a left or a right side of the refrigerator compartment, wherein an ice maker and a dispenser are located at the refrigerator compartment door. The refrigerator includes a main water tank that is located in the refrigerator compartment, and that is configured to cool water. The refrigerator includes a water purifying device that is located at the cabinet, and that is configured to purify water. The refrigerator includes a sub-water tank that is located on the refrigerator compartment door, and that is configured to additionally cool water cooled by the main water tank. The refrigerator includes a water supply path that is defined by connections between the water purifying device, the main water tank, the sub-water tank, the dispenser, and the ice maker.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2021Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Wonsu Kim
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Publication number: 20210341212Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet that includes a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator compartment door that is located at a left or a right side of the refrigerator compartment, wherein an ice maker and a dispenser are located at the refrigerator compartment door. The refrigerator includes a main water tank that is located in the refrigerator compartment, and that is configured to cool water. The refrigerator includes a water purifying device that is located at the cabinet, and that is configured to purify water. The refrigerator includes a sub-water tank that is located on the refrigerator compartment door, and that is configured to additionally cool water cooled by the main water tank. The refrigerator includes a water supply path that is defined by connections between the water purifying device, the main water tank, the sub-water tank, the dispenser, and the ice maker.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventor: Wonsu KIM
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Patent number: 11135622Abstract: A device for cleaning an object surface, including a substrate provided on the object surface, a plurality of electrodes provided on the substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the substrate to cover the electrodes, and a control device supplying an alternating-current (AC) power to the electrodes including supplying a first AC power having a predetermined first frequency and a predetermined first voltage to the electrodes during a first time period to vibrate a droplet on the surface of the object by a periodic change of an electrostatic force generated at the electrodes, the first frequency being set to the resonant frequency of the liquid droplet.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Wonsu Kim, Sungdu Kwon, Salkmann Ji, Samnyol Hong
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Patent number: 11079157Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet that includes a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator compartment door that is located at a left or a right side of the refrigerator compartment, wherein an ice maker and a dispenser are located at the refrigerator compartment door. The refrigerator includes a main water tank that is located in the refrigerator compartment, and that is configured to cool water. The refrigerator includes a water purifying device that is located at the cabinet, and that is configured to purify water. The refrigerator includes a sub-water tank that is located on the refrigerator compartment door, and that is configured to additionally cool water cooled by the main water tank. The refrigerator includes a water supply path that is defined by connections between the water purifying device, the main water tank, the sub-water tank, the dispenser, and the ice maker.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Wonsu Kim
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Publication number: 20200166265Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet that includes a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator compartment door that is located at a left or a right side of the refrigerator compartment, wherein an ice maker and a dispenser are located at the refrigerator compartment door. The refrigerator includes a main water tank that is located in the refrigerator compartment, and that is configured to cool water. The refrigerator includes a water purifying device that is located at the cabinet, and that is configured to purify water. The refrigerator includes a sub-water tank that is located on the refrigerator compartment door, and that is configured to additionally cool water cooled by the main water tank. The refrigerator includes a water supply path that is defined by connections between the water purifying device, the main water tank, the sub-water tank, the dispenser, and the ice maker.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2020Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventor: Wonsu KIM
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Patent number: 10584908Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet that includes a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator compartment door that is located at a left or a right side of the refrigerator compartment, wherein an ice maker and a dispenser are located at the refrigerator compartment door. The refrigerator includes a main water tank that is located in the refrigerator compartment, and that is configured to cool water. The refrigerator includes a water purifying device that is located at the cabinet, and that is configured to purify water. The refrigerator includes a sub-water tank that is located on the refrigerator compartment door, and that is configured to additionally cool water cooled by the main water tank. The refrigerator includes a water supply path that is defined by connections between the water purifying device, the main water tank, the sub-water tank, the dispenser, and the ice maker.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2016Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Wonsu Kim
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Publication number: 20180264526Abstract: A device for cleaning an object surface, including a substrate provided on the object surface, a plurality of electrodes provided on the substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the substrate to cover the electrodes, and a control device supplying an alternating-current (AC) power to the electrodes including supplying a first AC power having a predetermined first frequency and a predetermined first voltage to the electrodes during a first time period to vibrate a droplet on the surface of the object by a periodic change of an electrostatic force generated at the electrodes, the first frequency being set to the resonant frequency of the liquid droplet.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Wonsu KIM, Sungdu KWON, Salkmann JI, Samnyol HONG
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Patent number: 9906908Abstract: A communication method and an electronic device for supporting the same are provided. The communication method includes forming a group for communication with at least one external electronic device, receiving location information from the at least one external electronic device, selecting at least one of the at least one external electronic device to communicate with, based on a motion of the electronic device, and communicating with the at least one selected external electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2015Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kwangryeol Lee, Wonsu Kim, Jonghwan Oh, Jiwoo Lee
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Publication number: 20160341462Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet that includes a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator compartment door that is located at a left or a right side of the refrigerator compartment, wherein an ice maker and a dispenser are located at the refrigerator compartment door. The refrigerator includes a main water tank that is located in the refrigerator compartment, and that is configured to cool water. The refrigerator includes a water purifying device that is located at the cabinet, and that is configured to purify water. The refrigerator includes a sub-water tank that is located on the refrigerator compartment door, and that is configured to additionally cool water cooled by the main water tank. The refrigerator includes a water supply path that is defined by connections between the water purifying device, the main water tank, the sub-water tank, the dispenser, and the ice maker.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventor: Wonsu KIM
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Publication number: 20160127869Abstract: A communication method and an electronic device for supporting the same are provided. The communication method includes forming a group for communication with at least one external electronic device, receiving location information from the at least one external electronic device, selecting at least one of the at least one external electronic device to communicate with, based on a motion of the electronic device, and communicating with the at least one selected external electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2015Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Kwangryeol LEE, Wonsu KIM, Jonghwan OH, Jiwoo LEE