Patents Represented by Attorney Ked & Associates, LLP
  • Patent number: 8317364
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus is broadly disclosed and embodied herein. The lighting apparatus may include a heat sink, a first reflector provided over the heat sink, a light emitting module provided at the first reflector, an enclosure provided over the heat sink to surround the light emitting module, and a second reflector provided over the light emitting module. At least a portion of the light emitted from the light emitting module may be reflected at least in a direction a prescribed angle below a horizontal plane of the light emitting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kyunghyun Kim, Sejoon You, Hyunha Kim, Hankyu Cho, Jeongsoo Lee
  • Patent number: 8319912
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of first brackets adhered to the rear panel. A first bracket has a recess on a first surface where an adhesive is applied, and a first protrusion extending from a second surface and a second protrusion extending from the first protrusion. A connection bracket has a side wall and a plurality of first tab portions. The tab portion is provided into an opening of the first protrusion. A second bracket is provided adjacent to the plurality of the first brackets and attached to the connection bracket. A frame is mounted to the at least one second bracket. A light source is provided between the frame and the second bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jonghyun Byeon, Sunghwan Kim, Yunjoo Kim, Cheolsoo Kim, Sangdon Park, Moungyoub Lee, Hyoungsuck Oh, Deogjin Lee
  • Patent number: 8317495
    Abstract: A linear compressor is provided that includes a stationary member including a cylinder that provides a space to compress a refrigerant; a movable member that linearly reciprocates with respect to the stationary member, and that includes a piston that compresses the refrigerant inside the cylinder and a supporter piston having a support portion that extends in a radial direction of the piston; front main springs positioned so as to be symmetrical with respect to centers of the piston and the supporter piston, one ends of which are supported by a front surface of the support portion of the supporter piston and the other ends of which are supported by the stationary member; a rear main spring, one end of which is supported by a back surface of the supporter piston; a suction muffler that provides a passage to introduce the refrigerant while reciprocating with the movable member, reduces noise, and includes an extended part that extends toward the supporter piston; and a spring guide fixed to the supporter piston
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yang-Jun Kang, Young-Hoan Jeon
  • Patent number: 8317387
    Abstract: A light emitting diode package may be provided that includes a light emitting diode chip and a heat sink. Heat generated from the light emitting diode chip may be radiated to the outside using the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Bu Wan Seo
  • Patent number: 8314422
    Abstract: A light emitting device is provided. The light emitting device includes a light emitting structure including a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive semiconductor layer, a first dielectric layer over a cavity where a part of the light emitting structure is removed, a second electrode layer over the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer over the light emitting structure above the cavity, and a first electrode over the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung Min Hwang
  • Patent number: 8314901
    Abstract: Disclosed are a backlight unit and a display device. The backlight unit includes a bottom cover including first and second longer sides and first and second shorter sides, a light emitting module disposed on at least one of the first and second longer sides and the first and second shorter sides in the bottom cover, a light guide plate having at least a part disposed on the light emitting module in the bottom cover, an optical sheet on the light guide plate, a support member connected to the bottom cover and having at least a part disposed on the optical sheet, and a top cover disposed on the support member and connected to the bottom cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Hoon Lee, Young Bae Jang
  • Patent number: 8312593
    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: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    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: 8316401
    Abstract: A method for processing program information and a broadcast receiver are disclosed. The method includes selecting a program from a service guide screen, identifying a group to which the selected program belongs, and displaying a group list of programs included in a signaling table that signals information of the identified group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kwan Suk Kim, Hyeon Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 8311592
    Abstract: A portable terminal is provided having an external module that is capable of easily charging a battery of the external module, such as a bluetooth, and of easily checking the charged status thereof. The charged status of a second battery of the external module may be displayed through a terminal body as well as the charged status of a first battery, thereby being capable of easily recognizing when the external module is required to be charged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Yang-Seok Song
  • Patent number: 8309983
    Abstract: Provided is a light emitting device package. The light emitting device package includes a body having a cavity, a plurality of lead frames within the cavity, a light emitting device on at least one of the plurality of lead frames, and a moisture permeation prevention member between each of the lead frames and the body. Each of the lead frames includes a first frame disposed within the cavity, a second frame disposed on a lower surface of the body, and a third frame connecting the first frame to the second frame. The second frame of the lead frames is disposed within the body and at least one portion of the second frame is inclined with respect to the lower surface of the body. The moisture permeation prevention member is disposed on at least third frame of each of the lead frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang Jae Park
  • Patent number: 8310945
    Abstract: A method and matrixes for transmitting an transport format combination indicator is disclosed. The matrixes according to the invention comprising five column vectors of 32 elements of binary code derived from OVSF codes which are to be multiplied to the lower bits of a TFCI and one column vector of 32 elements of 1 when (32,6) codes are used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Young Joon Song
  • Patent number: 8310618
    Abstract: Disclosed are an image display apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same. The image display apparatus includes a display panel displaying an image, a light supplying sheet provided under the display panel and supplying light to the display panel, an attaching unit attaching the light supplying sheet on the display panel, and a reflective layer under the light supplying sheet. The light supplying sheet includes a support member, a transparent conductive layer on the support member, and a plurality of light emitting devices on the transparent conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dong Wook Park
  • Patent number: 8311803
    Abstract: A method for controlling a display device includes setting an operational language of the display device, receiving a request to display a manual, reading an image, and reading language data to be displayed with the image. The language data may correspond to the operational language set for the display device. The image and language data are combined for display at predetermined locations within a page of the manual. The image and language data may be stored separately and the manual may be a type which guides a user in controlling an operation of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jae Woo Jo
  • Patent number: 8312391
    Abstract: A touch screen device and operating method thereof are provided. The touch screen device includes a screen including a display configured to display images thereon and a detector configured to detect a user touch and movement thereof, a storage device configured to store image information corresponding to the movement, and a controller configured to retrieve and display an image corresponding to the detected drag. The image may include at least one of a trace image representing a moving trajectory, an icon image, or a text image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Hyun Shin, Ji Suk Chae, Ho Joo Park, Young Ho Ham, Jun Hee Kim, Kyung Hee Yoo, Yu Mi Kim
  • Patent number: 8310151
    Abstract: An active matrix electroluminescence device and a method for fabricating the same for enhancing electrical characteristics of a wire are disclosed. The method includes forming a wire on a non-emissive area of a substrate, and forming transistors on an emissive area of the substrate, forming an insulating layer on the substrate, the wire, and the transistors, and selectively removing the insulating layer, so as to expose the wire, forming a first electrode on the insulating layer in the emissive area, forming an electroluminous layer on the first electrode, and forming a second electrode on the electroluminous layer and the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Chang Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 8302232
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a washing machine and a method of controlling the washing machine. According to a washing machine and a method of controlling the washing machine in accordance with the present invention, a drum operates at a first speed so that part of the laundry tumbles within the drum and another part of the laundry adheres within the drum. The drum operates at a second speed lower than the first speed so that an amount of the tumbling laundry is more increased than at the first speed. Accordingly, at the time of a dehydration cycle, stability of the washing machine and laundry balancing can be ensured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sun Cheol Bae, Kyung Hoon Kim, Han Su Jung, Jae Hyeok Choi, Ja In Koo
  • Patent number: D671253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun Ha Kim, Dong Soo Kim
  • Patent number: D671257
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyung-Il Kong
  • Patent number: RE43810
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a method and an apparatus for controlling a display mode in a portable computer. When a display mode of a liquid crystal display (LCD) is changed such as in response to a user's request, information of the changed display mode is stored being associated with a system mode. When a system is rebooted or the system mode is changed in a state in which the display mode information is stored, display mode information stored being associated with a current system mode is read, and the LCD display mode is set to an arbitrary display mode corresponding to the read display mode information. And, when a change of the LCD display mode is requested by the user, a wallpaper image for the requested display mode can be retrieved from among wallpaper images for display modes stored separately and displayed on the LCD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yang Hoon Kim, Dong Hun Yoon
  • Patent number: D671667
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han Gyoul Kim, Hwayoung Kim