LG Electronics Patents

LG Electronics Inc. is a South Korean electronics manufacturer. LG sells televisions, mobile phones, tablets, and home appliances, including refrigerators, washers, dryers, and vacuum cleaners.

LG Electronics Patents by Type
  • Patent number: 11959488
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a blower, the blower according to an embodiment of the present invention comprising: a lower case having a suction hole formed therein through which air is introduced; an upper case arranged on the upper side of the lower case and having a discharge hole formed therein through which air is discharged; and a fan arranged in the lower case and including a plurality of blades. Each of the plurality of blades includes a plurality of airfoils respectively extending along different camber lines from one another, and a leading edge of connecting the leading ends of the plurality of airfoils. Entrance angles formed by the respective camber lines of the plurality of airfoils and the rotation directions of the blades are different from one another. Thus, due to the curved shape of the leading edge and the design of a recessed notch, a flow separating from the leading edge is reduced, and thus, there is an advantage in that air volume performance is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaehyuk Jung, Seokho Choi, Changhoon Lee, Juhyun Kim, Hyungho Park, Hoojin Kim, Yongmin Kim, Chiyoung Choi
  • Patent number: 11963138
    Abstract: Provided is an operation method of a first device (100) in a wireless communication system. The method may comprise the steps of: triggering resource selection for sidelink (SL) transmission; determining a selection window for the resource selection; and selecting, as at least one first candidate slot, at least one slot related to at least one first sensing slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Woosuk Ko, Hanbyul Seo, Seungmin Lee
  • Patent number: 11959685
    Abstract: An ice maker of a refrigerator includes an upper assembly having an upper tray that defines upper portions of a plurality of spherical ice making chambers. The ice maker also includes a lower assembly located vertically below the upper assembly and configured to rotate relative to the upper assembly about a rotation shaft and having lower tray that defines lower portions of the plurality of spherical ice making chambers. The ice maker also includes a lower ejector unit that is located vertically below the lower tray and that is configured to, based on the lower assembly rotating away from the upper assembly, push the lower tray through the lower support to thereby discharge the ice piece from the ice making chamber. The lower tray includes a deformable portion at each of the plurality of spherical ice making chambers that is configured to be pushed by the lower ejector unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yonghyun Kim, Jinil Hong
  • Patent number: 11963164
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for transmitting or receiving a signal in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention, the method comprising: performing a random access channel (RACH) procedure; receiving configuration information related to a terminal on the basis of the RACH procedure; receiving downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling a single physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) or multiple PUSCHs to be transmitted in one serving cell, on the basis of the configuration information; and transmitting the single PUSCH or the multiple PUSCHs in the serving cell on the basis of the DCI, wherein a payload size of the DCI may be determined on the basis of the greater number of bits between the number of bits of pieces of information for scheduling the single PUSCH and the number of bits of pieces of information for scheduling the multiple PUSCHs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Suckchel Yang, Seonwook Kim
  • Patent number: 11959691
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet and a door. The door includes a door body filled with an insulator and a door panel detachably mounted on the door body. The door panel includes a panel defining a front appearance of the door, and a panel bracket disposed on a rear surface of the panel and including a mounting protrusion protruding rearward. The door body includes a cap deco that defines a portion of a perimeter surface of the door body and includes a protrusion accommodating part receiving the mounting protrusion, and a deco cover that shields an opening of the cap deco and includes a restraining protrusion protruding into the cap deco. The restraining protrusion is in contact with the protrusion accommodating part when the deco cover is mounted and maintains a restrained state of the mounting protrusion and the protrusion accommodating part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Omin Kwon, Sanghyun Cheon
  • Patent number: 11963168
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present disclosure are a method for transmitting and receiving a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in a wireless communication system, and a device therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kyuseok Kim, Hyungtae Kim, Jiwon Kang
  • Patent number: 11959818
    Abstract: A method for predicting the explosion pressure of a medium- and large-size cell module, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: (S100) deriving a profile (SOC-temperature profile) of the generation temperature according to a state of charge (SOC) of a medium- and large-size cell module to be predicted; (S200) mounting a small cell inside an explosion pressure measurement device; (S300) overcharging the small cell until an explosion occurs while heating the small cell in the same manner as the SOC-temperature profile derived in step (S100); (S400) measuring the pressure during the explosion of the small cell; and (S500) converting the pressure during the explosion of the measured small cell into pressure of a medium- and large-size cell module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Hye Park, Su Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 11963391
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic light emitting diode display device. The disclosed organic light emitting diode display device includes an overcoat layer disposed on a substrate that is divided into an emissive area and a non-emissive area, and has multiple micro lenses in the emissive area and at least one depression in the non-emissive area. The organic light emitting diode display device further includes: a first electrode disposed on the overcoat layer, wherein the first electrode is disposed in the entire emissive area and in a part of the non-emissive area; a bank pattern disposed in the non-emissive area so as to be superposed on the depression; an organic light emitting layer disposed on the substrate; and a second electrode disposed on the organic light emitting layer. Accordingly, the organic light emitting diode display device may prevent light leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jintae Kim, Sookang Kim, Soyoung Jo, Wonhoe Koo, Jihyang Jang, Hyunsoo Lim, Mingeun Choi
  • Patent number: 11959972
    Abstract: A battery diagnosing apparatus includes a measuring unit configured to measure voltage and temperature of a battery, an ohmic resistance determining unit configured to determine an ohmic resistance of the battery based on an impedance profile generated for the battery, and a control unit configured to calculate a voltage change amount by comparing the voltage of the battery measured by the measuring unit with a reference voltage, calculate a resistance change rate by comparing the ohmic resistance determined by the ohmic resistance determining unit with a reference resistance, judge an internal gas generation level of the battery by comparing magnitudes of the calculated resistance change rate and a criterion resistance change rate, and judge an internal gas generation cause of the battery by comparing magnitudes of the calculated voltage change amount and a criterion voltage change amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung-Hwa Woo, Yoon-Jung Bae, A-Ming Cha
  • Patent number: 11963392
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display device includes a substrate having an active area and a non-active area, a light emitting diode in the active area, a sealing layer over the light emitting diode, at least one lens pattern over the sealing layer, the at least one lens pattern having a convex shape, and a passivation layer in the active area and the non-active area, the passivation layer covering the at least one lens pattern and having a first open portion exposing a first pad area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: A-Ra Yoon, Hoon Kang, Byung-Joo Lee, Keong-Jin Lee, Jun-Young Kwon
  • Patent number: 11959974
    Abstract: A pressurizing short-circuit inspection apparatus, which includes compression plates arranged with a predetermined separation distance therebetween so that at least one of secondary battery cells is inserted therein, the compression plates being moved in ±X-axis direction to adjust the separation distance; and a pressurizing short-circuit inspection assembly having a cell pressing unit configured to press a predetermined region of a body of the secondary battery cell and a power supply unit provided in contact with an electrode lead of the secondary battery cell to apply a test voltage, the pressurizing short-circuit inspection assembly being respectively mounted to the compression plates to be movable along ±Y-axis direction, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Gon Kim, Cha-Hun Ku, Su-Taek Jung, Jung-Kwan Pyo
  • Patent number: 11957265
    Abstract: A smart kettle is disclosed. The smart kettle includes a body that is configured to increase in temperature in response to a magnetic field. The smart kettle further includes a temperature sensor that is located on a bottom of the body and that is configured to measure a temperature of the bottom of the body. The smart kettle further includes a controller that is configured to adjust a strength of the magnetic field based on the temperature measured by the temperature sensor by outputting a control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyunwook Moon, Yangkyeong Kim, Wan Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 11960669
    Abstract: Disclosed is a an in-cell type display device including a touch screen function which is capable of preventing a luminance from being changed in accordance with a viewing angle, and omitting a process of connecting touch electrodes provided in an upper substrate with Tx driver and Rx driver connected with a lower substrate, wherein the display device includes a lower substrate, a thin film transistor layer including thin film transistors provided on the lower substrate, an encapsulation layer provided on the thin film transistor layer, color filters provided on the encapsulation layer, a black matrix provided between the color filters and provided on the encapsulation layer, and first touch electrodes overlapped with the black matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: HeeSeok Yang, ChoongKeun Yoo, Jiho Ryu, Jang Jo
  • Patent number: 11957296
    Abstract: A nozzle for a cleaner has a nozzle housing including a nozzle base and a nozzle cover coupled to an upper side of nozzle base, the nozzle cover including a bottom wall recessed towards the nozzle base, a flow path forming portion positioned between the nozzle base and the nozzle cover, a connection tube positioned at a rear side of nozzle housing, a water tank positioned on the nozzle cover and a plurality of rotation cleaning units arranged on a bottom side of the nozzle base and spaced apart from each other in a lateral direction, each the plurality of rotation cleaning units including a rotation plate configured to be coupled to a mop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Ingyu Yang, Hyeri Kwon, Sungjun Kim, Jinho Kim, Kyoungho Ryou, Jungwan Ryu, Jinhyouk Shin, Youngsoo Kim
  • Patent number: 11960676
    Abstract: A transparent display device with a touch sensor is provided, which may minimize or reduce loss of light transmittance due to a touch sensor and a touch line and may detect a defective touch sensor among a plurality of touch sensors provided in a touch block. The transparent display device comprises a substrate provided with a transmissive area and a non-transmissive area, a touch sensor provided in the transmissive area over the substrate, including a touch sensor electrode, a pixel provided in the non-transmissive area over the substrate, including a plurality of light emitting elements comprised of an anode electrode, a light emitting layer and a cathode electrode, a reference line provided in the non-transmissive area, a plurality of switching transistors connecting the reference line with each of the plurality of light emitting elements, and a touch transistor connecting the reference line with the touch sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JaeHee Park, MiReum Lee
  • Patent number: 11962034
    Abstract: A separator including: a porous polymer substrate having a plurality of pores; and a porous coating layer on at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate. The porous coating layer comprises inorganic particles, core-shell type polymer particles having a core portion and a shell portion surrounding the core portion, and a binder polymer positioned on the whole or a part of the surface of the inorganic particles and core-shell type polymer particles to connect and fix the inorganic particles and core-shell type polymer particles with one another. The core portion has a glass transition temperature, Tg, higher than the shell portion in the core-shell type polymer particles. The ratio of the average diameter of the core-shell type polymer particles to the average diameter of the inorganic particles is 80% to 200%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Hye-Jin Kwon, In-Hyouk Sung
  • Patent number: 11960297
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a robot generating a map based on multi sensors and artificial intelligence and moving based on the map, the robot according to an embodiment including a controller generating a pose graph that includes a LiDAR branch including one or more LiDAR frames, a visual branch including one or more visual frames, and a backbone including two or more frame nodes registered with any one or more of the LiDAR frames or the visual frames, and generating orodometry information that is generated while the robot is moving between the frame nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Gyuho Eoh, Jungsik Kim, Hyoungrock Kim, Dong Ki Noh, Joongtae Park
  • Patent number: 11960786
    Abstract: A display device includes a head including a display formed on a front surface thereof, a circumference having a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides, and one or more first speakers provided on a left short side and one or more second speakers provided on a right short side of the display and configured to be pivotable between a landscape mode in which the long sides are in a horizontal state and a portrait mode in which the long sides are in a vertical state, a sensor configured to detect pivot of the head, and a processor configured to determine a pivot state indicating whether the head is in the landscape mode or the portrait mode based on a result of detection and switch sound signals output by the first speakers and the second speakers when the pivot state of the head is switched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC
    Inventor: Sungphil Hwang
  • Patent number: 11961262
    Abstract: Disclosed are a signal processing device and an image display apparatus including the same. The signal processing device and the image display apparatus including the same according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first decoder to reconstruct image data received from an external electronic device, an encoder to compress the image data reconstructed in the first decoder, a memory to store the image data compressed in the encoder, and a second decoder to reconstruct the image data stored in the memory. Accordingly, despite of the increases of the amount of the input image data and the bandwidth thereof, the image data may be stored in the memory efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kwangyeon Rhee, Jongchan Kim, Dongkyu Choi
  • Patent number: 11961478
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display panel and a display device including the same according to an embodiment. A display panel according to the embodiment includes: a display area in which a plurality of first pixels are arranged at a first pixels per inch (PPI); and a sensing area in which a plurality of second pixels are arranged at a second PPI that is lower than the first PPI, wherein the first pixels of the display area and the second pixels of the sensing area are arranged adjacent to each other at a boundary between the display area and the sensing area, the second pixel includes red, green, and blue sub-pixels, and at least one of the red and green sub-pixels of the second pixel is arranged closest to the first pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Sung Kang, Hee Jung Hong, Seong Ho Cho
  • Patent number: 11961452
    Abstract: A display device and a display driving method are disclosed. The display device includes a display panel including gate lines, data lines, and a plurality of subpixels including a plurality of driving transistors, a gate driving circuit configured to apply scan signals to the gate lines, a data driving circuit configured to convert image data into data voltages and apply the data voltages to the data lines, and a timing controller configured to compensate the data voltages applied to the plurality of driving transistors based on a real-time sensing process of characteristic values of the plurality of driving transistors, and control an application of a recovery voltage to at least one driving transistor of the plurality of driving transistors a plurality of times within a blank period of a frame period based on a reference period to reset the at least one driving transistor during the blank period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeonghyo Park, GeunWoo Lee
  • Patent number: 11957432
    Abstract: Disclosed are a sensing method and a sensing apparatus for acquiring information about an object according to one embodiment. In particular, disclosed are a sensing method and a sensing apparatus for obtaining the shape of blood vessels by using information regarding the intensity of received light and information regarding the distance of an object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ju Un Park, Seong Ha Jang, Yang Hyun Joo
  • Patent number: 11961642
    Abstract: A shunt resistor module, which includes a shunt resistor having a resistor unit having a predetermined resistance, plate-shaped terminal units respectively configured to extend at both sides of the resistor unit, and a voltage measurement lead pin configured to protrude perpendicular to the terminal unit and having an end portion bent to be parallel to the terminal unit, and a PCB substrate having an assembly guide portion formed to be cut inward by a predetermined depth from an outermost side thereof. The voltage measurement lead pin is fit into the assembly guide portion so that the resistor unit and the terminal unit are placed on a front surface of the PCB substrate and the end portion of the voltage measurement lead pin is caught at a rear surface of the PCB substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventor: Dong-Wan Ko
  • Patent number: 11958275
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a back plate disposed on one surface of the display panel, and a cushion plate. The cushion plate includes an adhesive member disposed on one surface of the back plate, and a conductive structure disposed on one surface of the adhesive member, wherein the conductive structure covers each of a side surface of the adhesive member, a side surface of the back plate, and a side surface of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chanhyeok Park
  • Patent number: 11962020
    Abstract: A battery cell includes an electrode assembly, a pair of electrode leads electrically connected to the electrode assembly, a battery case configured to accommodate the pair of electrode leads such that the pair of electrode leads protrude at least partially in a front and rear direction of the battery cell, the battery case having an accommodation space formed to accommodate the electrode assembly, and a taping unit configured to integrally cover both side surfaces and upper and lower surfaces of the battery case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Eun-Gyu Shin, Jae-Min Yoo, Yoon-Koo Lee, Dal-Mo Kang, Jeong-O Mun
  • Patent number: 11958037
    Abstract: A method of preparing a superabsorbent polymer having a rapid absorption rate and an improved water retention capacity by additional heat treatment while using a thermally degradable internal crosslinking agent and an encapsulated foaming agent at the same time during polymerization. A superabsorbent polymer prepared by this method is also provided, the superabsorbent polymer having a centrifuge retention capacity (CRC) of 40 g/g to 55 g/g, as measured according to EDANA method WSP 241.3, and an absorption rate of 48 sec or less, as measured by a vortex method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinuk Choi, Yesol Yang, Sanghwa Lee, Gicheul Kim, Ki Hyun Kim, Seul Ah Lee
  • Patent number: 11962039
    Abstract: A method of mounting a bus-bar frame includes: forming a plurality of cell lead blocks and a battery cell stacked body by alternately stacking a cell lead block and at least one battery cell; disposing a top cover with respective ends on which a bus-bar frame is installed so as to cover the battery cell stacked body; removing the lead blocks from a space between the battery cell stacked body and the bus-bar frame; and installing the bus-bar frame on the battery cell stacked body by rotating the bus-bar frame. The alternately stacking of the cell lead block and the at least one battery cell includes positioning an electrode lead protruding from each battery cell between neighboring ones of the cell lead blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Bum Cho, Kyung Mo Kim, Sung Won Seo, Seung Joon Kim
  • Patent number: 11958555
    Abstract: An embodiment can provide a torque sensor comprising: a housing; a rotor that is arranged inside the housing; a stator that is arranged on an outer side of the rotor; a circuit board that is arranged in the housing; a Hall-effect sensor that is arranged on the circuit board; and a collector that is arranged adjacent to the Hall-effect sensor, wherein the collector includes a body portion and an extension portion extending from the body portion, the body portion is arranged to be spaced apart from the housing, and the extension portion is directly in contact with the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Su Hyoung Lee, Myung Chul Woo
  • Patent number: 11962071
    Abstract: An electronic device provided with an antenna is provided according to one embodiment. The electronic device comprises: a first radiator disposed inside a first substrate, and radiating a first signal, having a first polarization, in the direction of the side surface of the first substrate; a second radiator disposed on a second substrate which is disposed perpendicular to the first substrate, and radiating a second signal, having a second polarization perpendicular to the first polarization, in the direction of the side surface of the first substrate; and a transceiver circuit disposed on the rear of the first substrate, and transmitting or receiving at least one of the first signal and the second signal through at least one of the first radiator and the second radiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Seungmin Woo
  • Patent number: 11959221
    Abstract: A laundry dryer includes: a cabinet, a drum rotatably disposed inside the cabinet and configured to receive hot air and steam, a steam unit disposed inside the cabinet and configured to generate the steam, a storage tank configured to detachably couple to an inside of the cabinet and receive water to be supplied to the steam unit, a tank accommodating the storage tank, and a floater placed inside the storage tank and configured to move in a vertical direction according to a volume of water in the storage tank. The floater includes a body portion having a first outer surface and a second outer surface, a third outer surface and a fourth outer surface, and a fifth outer surface and a sixth outer surface, where the first outer surface defines an upper surface of the floater and the second outer surface defines a lower surface of the floater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Juhan Yoon, Soowon Park, Manseok Lee, Jun Shin
  • Patent number: 11962447
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a Long Training Field (LTF) signal used in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system. The LTF signal may be generated by a transmitting station (STA) and received by a receiving STA. The LTF signal may be included in a physical protocol data unit (PPDU), and the PPDU may be transmitted an 80 MHz band. The LTF sequence may include at least two parts, i.e., a first LTF sequence and a second LTF sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinyoung Chun, Jinsoo Choi, Dongguk Lim, Eunsung Park
  • Patent number: 11958941
    Abstract: A polymer for a gel polymer electrolyte, a gel polymer electrolyte and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a polymer for the gel polymer electrolyte includes a copolymer having a main chain and a first side chain and a second side chain bonded to the main chain, wherein the main chain contains a fluoropolymer, wherein the first side chain contains a siloxane group and the second side chain contains an acrylic polymer. The polymer improves stability of a gel polymer electrolyte and a lithium secondary battery including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeongae Yoon, Solji Park, Kyoung Ho Ahn, Sujeong Kim, Chul Haeng Lee, Sung Soo Yoon
  • Patent number: 11962457
    Abstract: In the present disclosure, a UE restarts a beam failure detection timer without incrementing a beam failure instance counter, when detecting that the network skips transmitting a downlink reference signal (DL RS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Eunjong Lee, Jiwon Kang, Sunyoung Lee, Jeonggu Lee, Heejeong Cho
  • Patent number: 11958986
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to: an antibacterial polymer coating composition comprising a (meth)acrylic polyol resin, which has a number average molecular weight of 3,000-20,000, a (co)polymer containing an ethylene glycol repeating unit, and a photosensitizer; an antibacterial polymer film comprising a cured product of the antibacterial polymer coating composition; and an antibacterial polymer film which comprises a substrate layer and a photosensitizer, the substrate layer comprising a (meth)acrylic polyol resin having a number average molecular weight of 3,000-20,000 and a (co)polymer containing an ethylene glycol repeating unit, and the photosensitizer being dispersed in the substrate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jeehyon Min, Mingoo Kim, Miyeon Oh, Jinkyu Lee, Hong Shik Shim
  • Patent number: 11961870
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are provided for reducing electrical and optical crosstalk in photodiodes. A photodiode may include a first layer with passive material, the passive material having no electric field. The photodiode may include a second layer with an absorbing material, the second layer above the first layer. The photodiode may include a diffused region with a buried p-n junction. The photodiode may include an active region with the buried p-n junction and having an electric field greater than zero. The photodiode may include a plateau structure based on etching through the second layer to the first layer, the etching performed at a distance of fifteen microns or less from the buried p-n junction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Brian Piccione, Mark Itzler, Xudong Jiang, Krystyna Slomkowski, Harold Y. Hwang, John L. Hostetler
  • Patent number: 11958772
    Abstract: A glass frit according to this application may include a composition of P2O5, V2O5, TeO2, CuO, ZnO, and BaO configured to replace a conventional lead glass composition and enable a low temperature calcination. A coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the glass frit may be matched with that of a glass substrate. The composition may not include an inorganic filler or at least reduce a content of an inorganic filler to reduce or prevent separation and breakage and to improve durability. The glass frit may be used as a paste for a vacuum glass assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Wongyu Choi, Young Seok Kim
  • Patent number: 11959969
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for diagnosing whether or not an error has occurred in battery cells, the apparatus including a voltage measurement circuit for measuring a voltage of a battery cell, a data processing circuit for calculating a target statistical value indicating a state of the battery cell based on a voltage measured by the voltage measurement circuit, and calculates a cumulative statistical value, and a diagnosis circuit that determines whether or not an error has occurred in the battery cell through a cumulative determination operation of comparing the cumulative statistical value with a cumulative reference value, and counts a number of times of cumulative error when it is determined that the error has occurred in the battery cell in the cumulative determination operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Young Jin Kim, Won Tae Joe, Bom Jin Lee, Bo Mi Lim
  • Patent number: 11959971
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for detecting connection failure of a parallel connected cell that provides improved accuracy by first detecting the cell connection failure due to the current interruption device (CID) operation of the battery or opening the parallel connection line for a battery that is being discharged by the operation of an external device, and confirming the first detection result through Direct Current Internal Resistance (DCIR) measurement for the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventor: Jeong Wan Kim
  • Patent number: 11960021
    Abstract: A method for performing, by a first user equipment, wireless communication is proposed. The method may comprise the steps of: transmitting a positioning reference signal (PRS) to a plurality of second user equipments; receiving, from the plurality of second user equipments, location information of the plurality of second user equipments and time of arrival (TOA) values of the plurality of second user equipments; and determining a location of the first user equipment on the basis of the location information of the plurality of second user equipments and the TOA values of the plurality of second user equipments. For example, the TOA values may be determined on the basis of a time when the plurality of second user equipments receive the PRS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Woosuk Ko, Seungmin Lee
  • Patent number: 11959781
    Abstract: A human body sensing mat can sense the movement of a human body and analyze a user's sleep. The human body sensing mat may include a substrate; a plurality of fiber sensors for generating signals according to a distance to a specific object; a sensor array disposed on the substrate; a shield layer for covering the sensor array; and a driving unit for applying a voltage to the sensor array. Each of the fiber sensors is disposed on a central portion of the substrate and on both ends of the substrate. The fiber sensors that are respectively disposed in the central portion and end portions of the mat can sense the user's breathing, tossing and turning, and the like regardless of the user's posture. Accordingly, the user's sleep can be analyzed regardless of the user's posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyungyu Park, Seonghyok Kim, Suhyang Kim, Jeongwook An, Younjae Lee
  • Patent number: 11959686
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a cabinet having a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment defined therein, and an ice-maker disposed in the freezing compartment, wherein the ice-maker includes a cold-air hole for receiving cold air, an upper tray having a plurality of hemispherical upper chambers defined therein, a lower tray pivotably disposed below the upper tray, wherein the lower tray has a plurality of lower chambers defined therein respectively connected to the upper chambers by pivoting, wherein each of the lower chambers and each of the upper chambers connected with each other define an ice chamber for forming spherical ice therein, a driver for pivoting the lower tray, and at least one shield formed on an outer face of the upper tray and corresponding to at least one of the ice chambers respectively, thereby to reduce the cold-air from invading the at least one corresponding ice chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yonghyun Kim, Jinil Hong, Hyunji Park, Seunggeun Lee
  • Patent number: 11959693
    Abstract: A vacuum adiabatic body includes a first plate configured to define at least a portion of a wall for a first space, a second plate configured to define at least a portion of a wall for a second space having a temperature different from that of the first space, and a support configured to maintain the third space. The support includes a coupling mechanism by which a first support plate and a second support plate are coupled to each other and integrated with each other and a seating mechanism configured to maintain a gap between the first support plate and the second support plate at points at which the first support plate and the second support plate contact each other. The seating mechanisms are spaced apart from the coupling mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sol Han, Hyeunsik Nam, Wonyeong Jung, Deokhyun Youn
  • Patent number: 11960278
    Abstract: A moving robot and a controlling method thereof are disclosed. A moving robot according to the present disclosure includes a traveling unit to move a main body, a communication unit to communicate with a location information transmitter for transmitting signals within an area, and a control unit to set a virtual boundary with respect to a location calculated based the signals, and to control the traveling unit to move the main body without departing from the boundary. The communication unit includes first and antennas provided at respective transceivers that transceive signals with the location information transmitter, and the first and second antennas have an adjustable distance. When signals are received through the first and second antennas, the control unit determines a relative location of the location information transmitter based on a current location of the main body using a frequency corresponding to the distance between the first and second antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kyoungsuk Ko, Sungwook Lee, Hyungsub Lee, Koh Choi
  • Patent number: 11960289
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a moving robot including a body which forms an appearance, a traveler which moves the body with respect to a traveling surface in a traveling area, a sensing unit which acquires environment information of the traveling area, and a controller which sets a parameter tailored to the traveling area according to the environment information and performs pattern traveling of the traveling area. Accordingly, even when information on an environment in which the moving robot is installed is not obtained from a manufacture in advance, the moving robot can directly obtain information on the corresponding environment and set an optimum parameter according to the environment to increase efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaehoon Lee, Kyuchun Choi, Jongjin Woo, Dongseong Kim, Hyungsub Kim, Seungin Shin, Kyungman Yu, Jaehoon Jeong, Dongkyun Nam
  • Patent number: D1022937
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunjung Song, Jeongeon Seong, Soonmin Kwon, Chiyoung Lee, Seokhyo Cho, Seungwon Seol
  • Patent number: D1022938
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sungyong Park, Jaeneung Jung, Myungwhoon Lee
  • Patent number: D1023000
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Daesung Lee, Yeonjin Kim, Kiyeal Seo, Yongho Lee, Hewon Kihl, Seungyeon Lee
  • Patent number: D1023085
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Misun Park, Kyoungjoung Kim, Kiwan Nahm, Minjoo Cha
  • Patent number: RE49919
    Abstract: An ice maker includes an upper tray that includes a plurality of upper cells that each have a hemispherical shape and an ice making tube disposed at outer circumferential surfaces of the upper cells and configured to cool each of the upper cells. The ice maker also includes a lower tray that includes a plurality of lower cells that each have a hemispherical shape. The lower tray is rotatably connected to the upper tray. The ice maker further includes a rotation shaft connected to a rear end of the lower tray and a rear end of the upper tray, and configured to rotate the lower tray with respect to the upper tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Donghoon Lee, Wookyong Lee
  • Patent number: RE49924
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a motor comprising: a stator part; and a rotor assembly rotatably disposed with respect to the stator part, wherein the rotor assembly comprises: a ring magnet including an insertion hole with a shaft disposed therein and a plurality of first grooves formed at one side thereof along a first imaginary circle; and a core member including a body portion disposed between the shaft and the insertion hole, and an extension portion covering the plurality of first grooves, wherein the extension portion comprises a plurality of second grooves deviated from a plurality of first imaginary straight lines which pass from a center of the first imaginary circle respectively through the plurality of first grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Il Sik Won