公开(公告)号：US11572535B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-07

申请号：US15930614

申请日：2020-05-13

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Daewoong Lee ,  Min Jo ,  Kyungbin Lee

IPC: C12C13/10 ,  C12C1/15 ,  C12C11/00 ,  C12H1/22

Abstract: A fermentation and aging apparatus may include a fermentation tank, into which a fermentation container may be put, an object to be fermented being accommodated in the fermentation container, a first channel connected with the fermentation tank and opened and closed by a first valve, a second channel connected with the fermentation tank and opened and closed by a second valve, a pressure sensor provided in the first channel, an air pump configured to supply air to the fermentation tank, and a controller configured to close the first valve and the second valve based on a beverage making start request, drive the air pump, and detect whether the fermentation container is put into the fermentation tank, based on a pressure measured by the pressure sensor.

公开(公告)号：US11370649B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-28

申请号：US16031034

申请日：2018-07-10

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Seongjun Choi ,  Min Jo ,  Hyeok Choi ,  Younghoon Ha

IPC: B67D3/00 ,  H05B6/10 ,  F24H1/12 ,  F24D19/10 ,  F24D17/00 ,  F24H9/1818 ,  B67D1/12 ,  F24H1/18 ,  B67D1/08

Abstract: A water dispensing apparatus includes a hot water module configured to heat supplied water using an induction heating method, a water supply pipe configured to supply water to the hot water module, a flow rate control valve provided on the water supply pipe to control a flow rate of water supplied to the hot water module, a flow rate sensing device provided on the water supply pipe to sense the flow rate of water supplied to the hot water module, and a controller configured to increase an opening speed of the flow rate control valve when the flow rate of supplied water sensed through the flow rate sensing device is equal to or less than a set flow rate.