Patents Represented by Attorney Ked & Associates, LLP

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  • Thermal sensor device
    Patent number: 8096707
    Abstract: A thermal sensor is provided that includes a front-end component, an analog-to-digital converter and a digital backend. The front-end component including an array of current sources, a dynamic element matching (DEM) device, an analog chopper and two diodes to sense temperatures on the die. The front-end component to provide analog signals at two output nodes based on currents through the two diodes. The analog-to-digital converter to receive the analog signals from the front-end component and to provide an output signal. The digital backend to receive the output signal from the analog-to-digital converter and to provide a calculated temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Arijit Raychowdhury, Hasnain Lakdawala, Yee (William) Li, Greg Taylor, Soumyanath Krishnamurthy
  • Display apparatus
    Patent number: 8098487
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. A frame is fixed and supported at the rear of a front panel forming the front portion of the display apparatus, and a separate bracket member is not mounted on the edges of the front panel. Thus, the front exterior of the display apparatus is neatly finished, and the display screen looks bigger than it actually is.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Man Yong Choi
  • Image signal transmitting/receiving apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8098274
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image signal transmitting/receiving apparatus and method for selectively performing transmission and display of a main image signal. The present invention transmits and display an sub-image signal instead of the received main image signal in case that the cut-off mode with respect to the main image signal has been set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Kyoung Sup Shin
  • Simultaneous heating/cooling multi air conditioner
    Patent number: 8091377
    Abstract: A heat pump capable of performing heating and cooling simultaneously is provided. The heat pump includes a compressor, indoor devices that heat or cool an indoor space, outdoor heat exchangers, and switching devices. The outdoor heat exchangers are configured to individually operate as a condenser or an evaporator depending on a ratio of heating to cooling of the indoor devices. When an operation mode is changed, continuous heating and cooling is performed without stopping the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ho Jong Jeong, Il Nahm Hwang, Baik Young Chung
  • Method for reading media information from optical recording media
    Patent number: 8094528
    Abstract: A method for reading media information from optical recording media is provided which allows media information to be rapidly and stably read from the recording media. Index marks are successively detected at a plurality of positions spaced at predetermined intervals along radial direction of the recording media, and a center position is selected from amongst the positions at which the index marks have been successively detected. Media information read at the selected center position is used to rapidly and accurately perform a recording operation on a label surface of the optical recording media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi-LG Data Storage Korea, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeong Gyu Park
  • Defroster for evaporator in refrigerator
    Patent number: 8087261
    Abstract: A refrigerator is provided that includes a cold air duct that receives cold air circulating inside of a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber, an evaporator in the cold air duct, at least one defrosting heater in the cold air duct that selectively emits heat, a fan in the cold air duct, that selectively directs the cold air in an upward or downward direction, a motor that drives the fan, and an open/close device that closes a space having the evaporator, the defrosting heater, and the fan positioned therein selectively, thereby providing an improved defroster for an evaporator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Ik Lee, Bong Jun Choi, Jong Min Sin, Youngsan Jeon, Jae Seong Sim, Young Jeong
  • Imaging apparatus having automatic backup function and method for controlling the same
    Patent number: 8090987
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus having an automatic backup function and a method for controlling the same are disclosed which can more securely store particular data, considered to be important by the user, in a memory of the imaging apparatus, and can automatically read out the particular data. The imaging apparatus includes a tuner which receives data containing at least one of audio data and video data, a main storage unit which stores data containing at least one of audio data and video data, and a controller which determines backup data, to be stored in a backup storage unit, from the data stored in the main storage unit, copies data determined as the backup data, and stores the copied data in the backup storage unit, whereby the imaging apparatus has an automatic data backup function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dong Joon Lee, Kwan Seung Baek
  • Drum type washing machine
    Patent number: 8087267
    Abstract: A drum type washing machine has a cabinet forming an outer appearance of the washing machine, a tub fixed inside the cabinet for storing the washing water, a drum disposed in the tub and having both side surfaces supported by the cabinet to be rotatable and an inlet through which laundries come in/go out on a circumferential surface thereof, and a driving motor fixed on one side surface of the drum to rotate the drum. Washing capacity can be increased while maintaining the entire size of the washing machine by increasing a diameter of the drum without increasing the size of the cabinet, and the entire size of the washing machine can be compacted by minimizing the installation space of the driving motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jae Won Chang
  • Structure of driving unit in drum type washing machine
    Patent number: 8087148
    Abstract: A drum type washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes a tub mounted in a cabinet, a drum mounted in the tub, a shaft that transmits a driving force from a motor to the drum, front and rear bearings mounted on an outer circumference of opposite end portions of the shaft, a bearing housing built in a central portion of a rear wall of the tub to support the front bearing, a rotor coupled to the rear end portion of the shaft, a stator fixed to the tub rear wall inward of the rotor, and a connector of the rotor that serration coupled to the outer circumference of the shaft in front of the rear bearing so as to transmit rotating power from the rotor to the shaft. A bearing bracket may be fixed to the rear wall of the tub so as to cover an outside of the rotor and support the rear bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Kyum Kim, Ho Cheol Kwon, Jong A Park, Kang Mo Choi
  • Substrate supporting apparatus
    Patent number: 8087652
    Abstract: A substrate supporting apparatus includes first and second shafts spaced by a distance that corresponds to or exceeds a width of a substrate, and at least one wire to support the substrate. The wire has ends coupled to respective ones of the first and second shafts. The wire is raised and lowered to place a substrate onto a lower electrode in a substrate processing chamber and to remove the substrate when processing is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Advanced Display Process Engineering Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Suk Min Son
  • Lamp device
    Patent number: 8083375
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lamp device. The lamp device includes: a structure which includes an opening and an inner surface forming the opening; a plurality of light emitting devices disposed on the inner surface of the structure; a plurality of optical prisms being disposed in a direction perpendicular to the inner surface of the structure and having one ends thereof optically connected to the light emitting diodes; and a support plate disposed on light emitting surfaces of the optical prisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyung-il Kong
  • Refrigerator
    Patent number: 8083106
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes an ice dispenser with a duct cap for opening and closing an ice duct of the dispenser. A user operated lever is operably coupled to both the duct cap, and a joint member. A frictional member is disposed to come in frictional contact with the joint member as the duct cap moves between open and closed position. An elastic member elastically supports the joint member with respect to the lever. The closing operation of the duct cap is delayed by using a frictional force developed between the joint member and the frictional member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kyong Bae Park, Nam Soo Cho, Dong Hoon Lee
  • Multi-screen system and driving method thereof
    Patent number: 8081140
    Abstract: A multi-screen system including an image source device for adding control information about to-be-displayed image segments to a video signal, and a plurality of display devices for detecting the control information from the video signal, extracting image segments corresponding to an ID of a display device from the video signal based on the control information, and displaying the extracted image segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Suck Hwa Jung
  • Plasma display panel
    Patent number: 8080940
    Abstract: A plasma display panel is disclosed. The plasma display panel includes a front substrate, a rear substrate positioned to be opposite to the front substrate, a barrier rib positioned between the front substrate and the rear substrate, and a seal layer positioned between the front substrate and the rear substrate. The seal layer includes a plurality of beads, and a size of the bead is larger than a height of the barrier rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jaeyoung Oh, Woogon Jeon, Heerak Kim, Daeil Han
  • Multi-mode mobile communication terminal and method for reducing power consumption thereof
    Patent number: 8082001
    Abstract: A mobile communication terminal includes a first communication module which communicates with a licensed network, a second communication module which communicates with a generic access network, and a controller which switches the first communication module between a hibernation mode and another mode according to whether the second communication module is activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Sung-Kyu Lee
  • Organic electro-luminescence display and manufacturing method thereof
    Patent number: 8076840
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic EL display panel and a manufacturing the same, the EL display panel including an organic EL display panel including a bulkhead for insulating an emitting cell from an anode strip, the emitting cell having an ITO strip, a supplement electrode, an organic EL layer, and the anode strip, and at least one supplement bulkhead for coupling the bulkheads for preventing the sealant is injected along the bulkhead to the emitting cell thereby an inferior device is reduced and yield is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Chang Nam Kim
  • Heater apparatus for washing machine
    Patent number: 8074475
    Abstract: A heater apparatus of a washing machine is presented. The presented heater apparatus of a washing machine is comprising; a tub (190); a heater joint unit formed on the tub (190); a heater (200) arranged on the heater joint unit; and a heater joint member (300) being able to offset the pressure inflicted to the heater joint unit by the arrangement of the heater (200) as pressurizes the heater joint unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae-Cheol Lyu, Dong-Yoon Kim, Sang-Gyu Lim, Jong-Sun Yoon, Chang-Woo Son
  • Optical film and illuminating device having the same
    Patent number: 8075167
    Abstract: An optical film and an illuminating device having the optical film are provided. The optical film may include a first surface including a plurality of peaks and valleys formed from the plurality of peaks, a second surface opposite the first surface and a plurality of scattering patterns on the second surface. One of the scattering patterns may correspond to 3 to 6 peaks of the plurality of peaks on the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Yong Shu Shin
  • Vacuum processing apparatus
    Patent number: 8075691
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a vacuum processing apparatus for performing a desired process for a substrate after establishing a vacuum atmosphere therein. More particularly, the vacuum processing apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, which is divided into a chamber body and an upper cover. The upper cover is configured to be easily opened away from and closed to the chamber body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Display Process Engineering Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Jong Lee, Jun Young Choi, Hyoung-Kyu Son, Jeong-Bin Lee, Gyeong-Hoon Kim, Hyung-Soo Kim, Myung-Woo Han
  • Method for downloading information data in wireless local loop system
    Patent number: RE43064
    Abstract: A method for downloading information to mobile communication terminals utilizes a paging channel. The method includes demanding, at a base station, a download operation to multiple mobile stations, simultaneously downloading information from the base station to the multiple mobile stations through a paging channel, storing the downloaded information in the multiple mobile stations, and resetting the mobile station system using the stored data. Thereafter, a downloading result is reported to the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Seok Su Lee