Patents by Inventor Woo-young Kim

Woo-young 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).

  • Laundry treating apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8776297
    Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a tub provided in the cabinet, a drum rotatably provided in the tub for receiving laundry, a gasket provided between the cabinet and the tub, a plurality of spray nozzles provided at a lower part of the gasket for spraying wash water upward into the drum, and a pump for pumping wash water to the spray nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Myong Hun Im, Soo Young Oh, Moon Hee Hong, Kyung Chul Woo, Woo Young Kim, Sang Heon Lee, Byung Keol Choi
  • Control method of a laundry machine
    Patent number: 8763184
    Abstract: A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: In Ho Cho, Hyung Yong Kim, Eun Jin Park, Ig Geun Kwon, Sang Il Hwang, Han Su Jung, Kyung Chul Woo, Byung Keol Choi, Myong Hun Im, Soo Young Oh, Moon Hee Hong, Woo Young Kim, Sang Heon Lee
  • Laundry machine
    Patent number: 8746015
    Abstract: A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: In Ho Cho, Hyung Yong Kim, Eun Jin Park, Ig Geun Kwon, Sang Il Hwang, Han Su Jung, Kyung Chul Woo, Byung Keol Choi, Myong Hun Im, Soo Young Oh, Moon Hee Hong, Woo Young Kim, Sang Heon Lee
  • Control method of a laundry machine
    Patent number: 8713736
    Abstract: A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: In Ho Cho, Hyung Yong Kim, Eun Jin Park, Ig Geun Kwon, Sang Il Hwang, Han Su Jung, Kyung Chul Woo, Byung Keol Choi, Myong Hun Im, Soo Young Oh, Moon Hee Hong, Woo Young Kim, Sang Heon Lee
  • Laundry treatment machine and washing method therefor
    Patent number: 8595875
    Abstract: A laundry treatment machine and a washing method therefor are provided. The laundry treatment machine may discharge fluid by driving a drainage device, while rotating a drum during a time period between a plurality of rinsing operations. The rotation speed of the drum may be controlled to be lower than a reference speed, which is the rotation speed of the drum when laundry is not uniformly distributed in the drum, and thus, eccentricity of the laundry is high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Myong Hum Im, Byung Keol Choi, Woo Young Kim, Kyung Chul Woo, Kyeong Hwan Kim, Han Gil Park, Soo Young Oh
  • Method of Simultaneously Removing Sulfur and Mercury from Hydrocarbon Material Using Catalyst by Means of Hydrotreating Reaction
    Publication number: 20130313165
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of simultaneously removing sulfur and mercury from a hydrocarbon material, including: hydrotreating the hydrocarbon material containing sulfur and mercury in the presence of a catalyst including a metal supported with a carrier to convert sulfur into hydrogen sulfide, and adsorb mercury on a metal active site or a carrier of the catalyst in the form of mercury sulfide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: SK Innovation Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do Kyoung Kim, Do Woan Kim, Sang Il Lee, Seung Hoon Oh, Woo Kyung Kim, Han Seung Pan, Woo Young Kim, Kyung Soo Jun, Sun Choi
  • Laundry treatment machine and washing method therefor
    Patent number: 8584289
    Abstract: A laundry treatment machine and a washing method therefor are provided. During a rinsing operation, the laundry treatment machine may rotate a drum while supplying fluid into the drum. In addition, the laundry treatment machine may control a fluid circulation device to circulate the fluid, and thus, to spray the circulated fluid into the drum during the rotation of the drum. The drum realizes at least one of first through fourth motions. The laundry treatment machine may perform various rinsing operations in consideration of the fluid level in a tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Myong Hum Im, Byung Keol Choi, Woo Young Kim, Kyung Chul Woo, Kyeong Hwan Kim, Han Gil Park, Soo Young Oh
  • Control method of a laundry machine
    Patent number: 8578533
    Abstract: A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: In Ho Cho, Hyung Yong Kim, Eun Jin Park, Ig Geun Kwon, Sang Il Hwang, Han Su Jung, Kyung Chul Woo, Byung Keol Choi, Myong Hun Im, Soo Young Oh, Moon Hee Hong, Woo Young Kim, Sang Heon Lee
  • Control method of a laundry machine
    Patent number: 8533883
    Abstract: A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: In Ho Cho, Hyung Yong Kim, Eun Jin Park, Ig Geun Kwon, Sang Il Hwang, Han Su Jung, Kyung Chul Woo, Byung Keol Choi, Myong Hun Im, Soo Young Oh, Moon Hee Hong, Woo Young Kim, Sang Heon Lee
  • Apparatus for treating clothing
    Patent number: 8499588
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a clothing treating apparatus. The clothing treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a clothing holding unit in the cabinet for holding clothing, and a steam generator for generating steam or superheated steam to supply to the clothing holding space, thereby permitting to remove rumples from the clothing and microbes from the clothing possible to remain thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kyeong Hwan Kim, Soo Young Oh, Myong Hun Im, Woo Young Kim, Han Gil Park, Kyung Chul Woo
  • Washing machine and washing method
    Patent number: 8464560
    Abstract: A washing machine and associated washing method are provided. The washing machine may include a cabinet, a drum rotatably installed in the cabinet, and a spray nozzle provided inside the cabinet to spray washing fluid into the drum. A spraying direction of the spray nozzle may be varied based on a rotation direction of the drum to improve washing performance of the washing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Woo Young Kim, Soo Young Oh, Chang Oh Kim, Kyeong Hwan Kim, Jae Won Chang, Kyung Chul Woo, Byung Keol Choi, Myong Hun Im
  • HtSNPs FOR DETERMINING A GENOTYPE OF CYTOCHROME P450 1A2, 2A6 AND 2D6, PXR AND UDP-GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE 1A GENE AND MULTIPLEX GENOTYPING METHODS USING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130095478
    Abstract: The present invention relates to htSNPs for determining a genotype of cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2), 2A6 (CYP2A6) and 2D6 (CYP2D6), PXR and UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1a (UGT1A) genes and a gene chip using the same, and more particularly, to a selection method of htSNPs for determining a haplotype of human CYP1A2, CYP2A6, CYP2D6, PXR and UGT1A genes, a method of determining a genotype of the genes by using the htSNPs and a gene chip therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: Inje University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Jae-Gook SHIN, Yin-Jin Jang, Sang-seop Lee, Hye-eun Jeong, In-june Cha, Woo-young Kim, Sung-su Yea, Eun-young Kim, Eun-young Cha, Ji-hong Shon, Eun-jeong Choi, Kang-mi Kim, Hyun-ju Jung
  • HtSNPs FOR DETERMINING A GENOTYPE OF CYTOCHROME P450 1A2, 2A6 AND 2D6, PXR AND UDP-GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE 1A GENE AND MULTIPLEX GENOTYPING METHODS USING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130096010
    Abstract: The present invention relates to htSNPs for determining a genotype of cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2), 2A6 (CYP2A6) and 2D6 (CYP2D6), PXR and UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1a (UGT1A) genes and a gene chip using the same, and more particularly, to a selection method of htSNPs for determining a haplotype of human CYP1A2, CYP2A6, CYP2D6, PXR and UGT1A genes, a method of determining a genotype of the genes by using the htSNPs and a gene chip therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: INJE UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jae-Gook SHIN, Yin-jin JANG, Sang-seop LEE, Hye-eun JEONG, In-june CHA, Woo-young KIM, Sung-su YEA, Eun-young KIM, Eun-young CHA, Ji-hong SHON, Eun-jeong CHOI, Kang-mi KIM, Hyun-ju JUNG
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20130028690
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for treating a substrate. More particularly, an apparatus and method for treating a substrate through a supercritical process are provided. The apparatus includes a housing having an entrance in a side thereof and providing a space for performing a process, a door for opening and closing the entrance, and a support member disposed on the door to receive a substrate thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: SEMES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joo Jib Park, Woo Young Kim, Oh Jin Kwon, Boong Kim
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20130000140
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for treating a substrate, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for treating a substrate using a supercritical fluid. The apparatus for treating a substrate includes a process chamber in which an organic solvent remaining on a substrate is dissolved using a fluid provided as a supercritical fluid to dry the substrate and a recycling unit in which the organic solvent is separated from the fluid discharged from the process chamber to recycle the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: SEMES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eunsun Jung, Woo Young Kim, Chan Young Heo, Jeong Seon Park
  • APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR DISCHARGING SUPERCRITICAL FLUID
    Publication number: 20130000144
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus for treating a substrate and a method for discharge a supercritical fluid, and more particularly, an apparatus for treating a substrate using a supercritical fluid and a method for discharging the supercritical fluid using the same. The apparatus for treating the substrate includes a container for providing a supercritical fluid, a vent line through which the supercritical fluid is discharged from the container, and a freezing prevention unit disposed in the vent line to prevent the supercritical fluid from being frozen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: SEMES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YongHyun Choi, Kibong Kim, Woo Young Kim, Jeong Seon Park
  • Spin head, chuck pin used in the spin head, and method for treating a substrate with the spin head
    Patent number: 8257549
    Abstract: Provided is a spin head for supporting a substrate. The spin head includes a rotatable body, and chuck pins protruding upward from the body and configured to support an edge of a substrate placed at the body when the body is rotated. Each of the chuck pins includes a vertical rod vertically disposed at the body, and a support rod extending from a side of the vertical rod and configured to make contact with the edge of the substrate placed at the body when the body is rotated. When the substrate is rotated, the vertical rod is spaced apart from the edge of the substrate. The contact portion includes a streamlined side surface. The support rod includes a contact portion. The contact portion tapers toward the end of the support rod when viewed from the top of the support rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Semes Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woo-Seok Lee, Woo-Young Kim, Jeong-Yong Bae
  • CONTROL METHOD OF A LAUNDRY MACHINE
    Publication number: 20120180534
    Abstract: A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: In Ho Cho, Hyung Yong Kim, Eun Jin Park, Ig Geun Kwon, Sang Il Hwang, Han Su Jung, Kyung Chul Woo, Byung Keol Choi, Myong Hun Im, Soo Young Oh, Moon Hee Hong, Woo Young Kim, Sang Heon Lee
  • CONTROL METHOD OF A LAUNDRY MACHINE
    Publication number: 20120174631
    Abstract: A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: IN HO CHO, HYUNG YONG KIM, EUN JIN PARK, IG GEUN KWON, SANG II HWANG, HAN SU JUNG, KYUNG CHUL WOO, BYUNG KEOL CHOI, MYONG HUN IM, SOO YOUNG OH, MOON HEE HONG, WOO YOUNG KIM, SANG HEON LEE
  • Wafer spin chuck and an etcher using the same
    Patent number: 8211269
    Abstract: A wafer spin chuck and an etcher using the same are provided. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provide a wafer spin chuck device comprising: a spin body which spins a wafer; and a stationary body which holds the spin body and is under the spin body with a space between the spin body and the stationary body, wherein the stationary body includes a blocking unit which blocks the space with a fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Semes Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Jib Park, Woo-Young Kim, Woo-Seok Lee