Patents Represented by Attorney Ked & Associates, LLP
  • Patent number: 8078154
    Abstract: A caller information providing system and caller information transmitting method in a mobile radio communication network is disclosed. When a call comes in, the present invention provides a user at the terminating mobile station a picture information of a caller or caller information including a picture information, audio information, and/or character information of the caller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Woo Hyun Paik, Young Man Park, Seung Kwon Ahn
  • Patent number: 8074468
    Abstract: A movement structure for a drawer of a refrigerator is provided that allows a storage box to be automatically withdrawn from or inserted into a main body of the refrigerator. The structure may include a rolling mechanism that rolls along a guide mechanism coupled to the storage box to facilitate and guide the movement of the storage box and maintain alignment relative to the main body of the refrigerator. A drive motor may provide a rotational force to the rolling mechanism to automate the movement of the storage box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Myung Keun Yoo, Yong Hwan Eom, Ok Sun Yu, Hyoun Jeong Shin
  • Patent number: 8075263
    Abstract: An air guide apparatus includes a body installed at a discharge side of a rotary fan for sucking air, a plurality of first vanes arranged at one surface of the body to guide air sucked by the rotary fan toward the outer circumferential surface of the body, and a plurality of second vanes arranged on the other side of the body to guide air which has been guided by the first vanes from the outer circumferential surface of the body toward a central portion, formed in a spiral shape from the central portion of the body toward the outer circumferential surface of the body, and having disconnected portions formed at middle portions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Kwang-Woon Ahn
  • Patent number: 8076875
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a switched reluctance motor and a connection method for a sensor shutter thereof. The switched reluctance motor in accordance with the present invention includes a stator; a rotor rotating with respect to the stator centering around a rotational shaft; and a sensor shutter having a sensing part through which a light can be passed and connected to an end portion of the rotational shaft, and a stopping ring is connected to the end portion of the rotational shaft so as to prevent the sensor shutter from being separated. Accordingly, the sensor shutter can be quickly and easily connected and the length of the rotational shaft can be decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Myung-Keun Yoo, Jun-Young Lim
  • Patent number: 8072573
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching substrates includes an upper chamber for holding an upper substrate and a lower chamber for holding a lower substrate which is to be attached to the upper substrate. The lower chamber is moved up and down so as to come together with the upper chamber to form a sealed attaching space. A substrate receiving part is fixed to a frame of the apparatus so that it does not move as the lower chamber is raised and lowered. The substrate receiving part alternatively projects from the lower chamber is the lower chamber is moved down, or is recessed into the top of the lower chamber when the lower chamber is lifted up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: ADP Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Seok Hwang, Kyung Mi Kim
  • Patent number: 8072141
    Abstract: A plasma display device is provided. The plasma display device includes a plasma display panel (PDP) and an external light shield sheet which absorbs external light incident upon the PDP. The external light shield sheet includes a base unit and a plurality of pattern units which are formed in the base unit. Each of the pattern units contains 2-10 weight % of light absorption particles having a size of 1 ?m or less. Since the external light shield sheet which can absorb and shield as much external light as possible is disposed at the front of the PDP, the plasma display device can effectively realize black images and improve bright room contrast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Rae Cha, Ji Hoon Sohn, Sam Je Cho, Woo Sung Jang, Woon Seo Shin
  • Patent number: 8073056
    Abstract: A motion vector searching system and method estimates a motion vector during image compression by acquiring a present image frame and at least one previous image frame, generating low-resolution images of the present and previous frames in multiple stages, determining areas in one of the stages in which pixel searches are to be performed, locating at least two areas which overlap, and then merging the overlapping areas if a merge condition is satisfied. The search areas are determined by identifying candidate points in the low-resolution image which have low pixel absolute difference values, and the merge condition may correspond to a certain minimum distance between centers of the overlapping areas. A motion vector estimator is used to perform additional searching in the merged and non-merged areas to generate a motion vector associated with the present and previous image frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Sung Deuk Kim
  • Patent number: 8070550
    Abstract: A block for building a toy is provided. The block includes a body, a case provided in the body, a holder with a sliding-prevention part, provided movably and rotatably within the case, and a magnet with south and north pole faces, installed in the holder. The blocks, each with this construction, can connect to each other to build a toy, without sliding off relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Edtoy Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoung Woon Song, Jong Sung Kim
  • Patent number: 8068195
    Abstract: A portable device including an external-light-shielding sheet is provided. The portable device includes a display panel; and an external-light-shielding sheet arranged on the display panel, wherein the external-light-shielding sheet includes a base portion and a plurality of wedge shaped portions arranged on the base portion to absorb external light. Therefore, it is possible to absorb and block as much external light as possible. In addition, it is possible to improve bright-room contrast by effectively realizing a black image on a display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Weon Woong Lee
  • Patent number: 8060979
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a dust collector that compresses dust stored inside a dust container to minimize the volume of the dust. The dust collector would include one or more pressing plates that are used to compress the dust stored in dust collector. Various methods are used to control movements of the movable pressing plates to facilitate the compression operations. Also, various methods are used to determine when the dust collector is full and needs to be emptied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Man Tae Hwang, Hae Seock Yang, Hoi Kil Jeong, Myung Sig Yoo, Jae Kyum Kim, Moo Hyun Ko, Kie Tak Hyun, Jong Su Choo, Young Bok Son, Kyeong Seon Jeong, Min Park, Sung Hwa Lee, Il Joong Kim, Jin Hyouk Shin, Gun Ho Ha, Jin Wook Seo, Chang Ho Yun, Jin Young Kim, Chang Hoon Lee, Yun Hee Park
  • Patent number: 8061066
    Abstract: A garment refreshing apparatus is provided. The garment refreshing apparatus includes a case, a steam generator, and a discharging device. The case stores garments. The steam generator supplies steam to the inside of the case. The discharging device is extendably connected to the steam generator, to discharge steam generated by the steam generator to the inside of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sog Kie Hong, Dong Won Kim
  • Patent number: 8062696
    Abstract: Disclosed is a front substrate of a plasma display panel and fabricating method thereof, by which color temperature, color purity, and contrast of PDP are enhanced. The present invention includes an upper dielectric layer containing a colorant therein. And, the present invention includes the step of forming an upper dielectric layer having a colorant added thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Sung Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 8058589
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric range comprising a body (100) for defining an exterior, an upper plate (400) on a top of the body (100), a working coil (210) provided in the body (100) for generating an electromagnetic force, an upper insulating sheet (240) provided to cover an upper surface of the working coil (210), a temperature sensor (250) secured to the electric part of the upper insulating sheet (240) for sensing a temperature of the upper plate (400) in a close contact with a downside of the upper plate (400), and an elastic part elastically formed in the upper insulating sheet (240) for making the temperature sensor (250) in a close contact with the upper plate (400).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jeong Hyun Cho
  • Patent number: 8057195
    Abstract: An outer rotor type fan-motor includes: a rotational shaft; a bearing assembly that rotatably supports the rotational shaft; a stator installed at an outer side of the bearing assembly; a permanent magnet assembly that covers an outer side of the stator at a certain distance and is installed at the rotational shaft; and a fan that includes a shaft fixing part for fixing the rotational shaft, a hub for covering an outer side of the permanent magnet assembly at a certain distance and blades formed around the hub. An insulation space is formed between the permanent magnet assembly and the fan to prevent transfer of vibration and noise of the permanent magnet assembly to the fan, and vibration or noise of high frequency can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dong-Il Lee, Hyoun-Jeong Shin
  • Patent number: D648886
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Il Kong, Han Gyoul Kim
  • Patent number: D649694
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Il Kong, Hwayoung Kim, Jihoo Kim
  • Patent number: RE42967
    Abstract: Structure of a driving unit in a drum type washing machine including a tub for storing washing water, a drum of a metal rotatably mounted inside of the tub disposed horizontal to the ground, or with an angle to the ground for accommodating laundry therein, a shaft connected to the drum mounted inside of the tub through the tub for transmission of a driving force of the motor to the drum, bearings fitted onto outer circumferences of both end portions of the shaft for supporting the shaft, a bearing housing having stator fastening bosses at fixed intervals along a circumference of a central portion thereof for supporting the bearings, a stator having a plurality of magnetic cores each formed by stacking magnetic laminations each having a salient pole projected outward in a radial direction and a rib projected inward in a radial direction, both of which are formed as one unit, frames of insulating material for covering top and bottom surfaces of a magnetic core assembly of the magnetic cores, and coils each woun
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kwang Soo Kim, Jae Mun Kim
  • Patent number: RE42981
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for changing a performance controlling parameter of a mobile telecommunication terminal, in which the parameter is changed by using an SMS message of the mobile telecommunication terminal. The method preferably includes receiving a short message including a performance controlling parameter to be changed and applying the performance controlling parameter to the mobile telecommunication terminal. When the parameters which control a performance of the mobile telecommunication terminal by a change of the mobile telecommunication system are changed or when the performance controlling parameter of the mobile telecommunication terminal is to be changed by a need of the mobile telecommunication provider/manufacturer, on-line A/S is possible and a cost generated by off-line A/S can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Song-Rae Cho
  • Patent number: D650126
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Il Kong, Han Gyoul Kim, Hwayoung Kim, Ji Yeon Hyun
  • Patent number: D650504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han Gyoul Kim, Hwayoung Kim