Patents Assigned to Electron, Inc.
  • Wireless programmable digital chess clock
    Patent number: 12183124
    Abstract: A wireless programmable digital chess clock having to a housing, a display mounted in the housing and operatively arranged to display time associated with a first player's clock and operatively arranged to display time associated with a second player's clock, a first switch mounted in the housing and operatively arranged to stop the first player's clock and start the second player's clock when activated; a second switch mounted in the housing and operatively arranged to stop the second player's clock and start the first player's clock when activated, a microcontroller operatively arranged to set and control the first and second players' clocks, and, a near field communication module, in communication with microcontroller, and operatively arranged to receive signals from an external transmitting device, where the signals are used to set the time on the first and second players' clocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: ZmartFun Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Roberto Socorregut
  • Vacuum cleaner station, vacuum cleaner system, and method for controlling vacuum cleaner station
    Patent number: 12178385
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaner system including: a cleaner; a cleaner station; and an imaginary plane including an imaginary suction flow path through line penetrating a suction flow path in a longitudinal direction and an imaginary suction motor axis defined by extending a rotation axis of a suction motor, in which when the cleaner is coupled to the cleaner station, the plane penetrates at least a part of the cleaner station, such that a center of gravity of the cleaner is disposed to pass through a space for maintaining balance of the station, and as a result, it is possible to stably support the cleaner and the station while preventing the cleaner and the station from falling down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sungjun Kim, Jinhyouk Shin, Ingyu Yang, Youngsoo Kim, Jungwan Ryu, Jeahyuk Wie, Dongjae Lee
  • Refrigerator
    Patent number: 12181207
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a mounting bracket disposed at a top surface of the cabinet, a door configured to rotate relative to the cabinet, a hinge cover that is disposed at the top surface of the cabinet and covers the mounting bracket, a hinge including a door bracket disposed at the door, a hinge bracket disposed at the mounting bracket, and a plurality of links that connect the door bracket to the hinge bracket, a guide device having a first side disposed at the door and a second side that passes through a cover opening at a front surface of the hinge cover and is disposed inside the hinge cover, and an electric wire or a water pipe disposed along an inside of the guide device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Changseok Oh
  • Compressor
    Patent number: 12180965
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compressor wherein, when oil is supplied to a single module, the module can mechanically/structurally supply the oil to a plurality of regions in a selective manner according to the pressure of a refrigerant, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jinho Kim, Kangwook Lee, Cheolhwan Kim
  • Home appliance and refrigerator
    Patent number: 12181211
    Abstract: A home appliance includes a cabinet having a space, a door configured to open and close the space and including a light source, an illuminance sensor provided in the cabinet or the door and configured to detect illuminance, a user detection sensor provided in the cabinet or the door and configured to detect user proximity, and a controller configured to control the light source based on information detected by the user detection sensor, wherein, when a user is detected to approach the home appliance within a reference distance by the user detection sensor, the controller controls the light source of the door to be changed from a first state to a second state, and the reference distance is changeable based on one or more of an illuminance and current time detected by the illuminance sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yoonjung Hong, Heekyung Kang, Yongbeom Ma, Kunwoo Lee
  • Centrifugal fan
    Patent number: 12180979
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan is disclosed and includes a housing, a fan wheel, a first throat portion and a second throat portion. The housing includes a lower cover connected to an upper cover through a peripheral wall to form an accommodation space and an outlet. The upper cover includes an inlet communicated with the outlet. The fan wheel is disposed on the lower cover and accommodated in the accommodation space. The fan wheel is rotated along a rotation direction. The first throat portion is disposed adjacent to a lateral end of the outlet and protrudes from the peripheral wall toward the accommodation space. The second throat portion is disposed adjacent to another lateral end of the outlet, and protrudes from the peripheral wall toward the accommodation space. When the fan wheel is rotated along the rotational direction, an airflow is guided from the first throat portion to the second throat portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Hung Lee, Chih-Wei Chan, Ya-Ting Chang
  • Washing machine driving system and a washing machine with the same
    Patent number: 12181028
    Abstract: A planetary gear assembly includes a carrier shaft supported on a drum shaft by a first fastening member; a coupling shaft including a first shaft portion in the carrier shaft and a first flange portion fixed to the carrier shaft by a second fastening member, a carrier including a second shaft portion in the first shaft portion and a second flange portion positioned at a back side of the first flange portion of the coupling shaft, a sun gear supported on the coupling shaft and supported on a rotor frame by a third fastening member, pinion gears coupled to the second flange portion and tooth-coupled with the sun gear, a ring gear tooth-coupled with the pinion gears, and a gear housing accommodating the sun gear, the pinion gears, and the ring gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kyeonghwan Kim, Hyojin Ko, Junyoung Song
  • Laundry treating apparatus
    Patent number: 12180637
    Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet for forming an appearance of the laundry treating apparatus, wherein the cabinet has a laundry inlet defined therein, a drum disposed inside the cabinet, wherein a drum opening in communication with the laundry inlet is defined in the drum, wherein the drum accommodates laundry therein, and a control unit disposed in the cabinet to receive a control signal. The control unit includes a touch portion for forming an exposed surface outwardly of the cabinet, a circuit board spaced apart from the touch portion and positioned inside the cabinet, and a spring unit having a portion on one side in contact with the touch portion and a portion on an opposite side coupled to the circuit to connect the touch portion and the circuit to each other. The spring unit transmits an electrical signal input through the touch portion to the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sangwook Hwang, Jinhwan Son
  • Laundry treating apparatus
    Patent number: 12180640
    Abstract: Disclosed is a laundry treating apparatus including a cabinet having a front face with a drawer hole defined therein, and a rear cover for forming a rear face of the cabinet, a drawer extendable from the cabinet through the drawer hole, a tub disposed inside the drawer, a drum rotatably disposed in the tub, a water supply including a connection flow channel disposed between the rear cover and the body rear face, and a water supply flow channel for connecting the connection flow channel with the tub, a drainage having a drain flow channel for guiding the water stored in the tub to the outside of the cabinet, and a pump for flowing the water inside the tub to the drain flow channel, a first support rotatably fixed to the drawer, and a second support rotatably fixed to the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jihong Lee, Kwanwoong Jeong
  • Image output device
    Patent number: 12179590
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image output device mounted on a vehicle to implement augmented reality. One or more of an autonomous driving vehicle, a user terminal, and a server of the present invention can be linked to an artificial intelligence module, a drone (unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV), a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, a device related to 5G services, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dukyung Jung, Kihyung Lee
  • Oil feeder and linear compressor including the same
    Patent number: 12180955
    Abstract: An oil feeder and a linear compressor including the same are disclosed. The oil feeder includes an oil cylinder defining an oil supply hole configured to extend in a first direction, an accommodation groove formed concavely at a side, and a communication hole configured to communicate the oil supply hole with the accommodation groove, an oil piston accommodated in the accommodation groove and configured to reciprocate in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a first ball accommodated in the oil supply hole and disposed below the communication hole, a second ball accommodated in the oil supply hole and disposed on the communication hole, and an elastic member comprising an outer portion coupled to the accommodation groove and an inner portion coupled to the oil piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sangsub Jeong, Sungchul Gong, Seongyeol Hyun
  • Washing apparatus and method for controlling same
    Patent number: 12180634
    Abstract: Provided is a washing apparatus equipped with an induction heater to heat a drum and a method of controlling the washing apparatus. The method includes a water supply step of supplying washing water to the tub via a water valve, a soaking step of soaking laundry by driving the drum while circulating washing water with the circulation pump after the water supply step ends, a heating step of heating the drum by driving the induction module after the soaking step ends, and a main washing step of washing the laundry by driving the drum after the heating step ends, wherein in the heating step, a water level is below a lower end of the drum, and the drum, the circulation pump, and the induction module are driven to operate, thereby heating the drum, the washing water, and the laundry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Changoh Kim, Seulgi Park, Sangwook Hong
  • Method for calculating an amount of data available for transmission and a device therefor
    Patent number: 12185149
    Abstract: A method for a base station (BS) operating in a wireless communication system, the method includes transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), first information indicating a threshold value for an uplink data split operation; and receiving a buffer status report (BSR) from the UE, wherein a value of a buffer size in the BSR is determined based on second information that indicates an amount of data available for transmission for a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity of the UE when the amount of the data available for transmission is larger than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sunyoung Lee, Seungjune Yi, Youngdae Lee, Sungjun Park
  • Laundry treating apparatus and method for controlling the same
    Patent number: 12180635
    Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a tub, a drum, a rotator including a bottom portion positioned on a bottom surface of the drum, a pillar protruding from the bottom portion toward an open surface of the drum, and blades spaced apart from one another along a circumferential direction of the pillar and inclined with respect to a longitudinal direction of the pillar, a water supply, a sprayer, a drainage, and a controller for controlling rotation of the drum and the rotator and operation of the water supply and the drainage. During a rinsing operation, the drum and the rotator rotate in a same direction while water is continuously sprayed through the sprayer and the drainage is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sunho Lee, Youngjong Kim, Dongcheol Kim, Junghyun Park, Unkeol Yeo, Hyeyong Park
  • FAST SWITCHING USING VARIABLE REFRESH RATE IN A REPEATER ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20240430500
    Abstract: Switching from delivering a first video signal to a sink to delivering a second video signal to the sink is carried out. A repeater, connected to a previously authenticated sink, receives the first video signal outputted by a previously authenticated first source, and delivers the first video signal to the sink. The repeater receives a command to switch from the first video signal to the second video signal outputted by a second source. The repeater terminates receiving the first video signal, and delivers a temporary video signal to the sink so that the sink remains authenticated while the second source is being authenticated. The repeater sets the frame rate of the temporary video signal to a minimum variable refresh rate (VRR) supported by the sink. Upon completion of authentication of the second source, the repeater receives the second video signal and delivers the signal to the sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Adolfo Velasco, Agesino Primatic
  • UNIVERSAL MOUNTING BRACKET
    Publication number: 20240431060
    Abstract: A mounting bracket holds electronic device modules having various sizes and shapes. The mounting bracket includes a mounting plate. An adjustable clamp includes a fixed part attached to the mounting plate, and a movable part that is movable to any spacing from the mounting plate within a preset range and is securable anywhere within the preset range. The adjustable clamp holds an electronic device module against the mounting plate. A movable slat moves along the mounting plate to any distance from the fixed part within a fixed range and is securable to the mounting plate anywhere within the fixed range. The movable slat holds the electronic device module against the fixed part. The mounting bracket therefore holds electronic device modules of various sizes and shapes upon the electronic device module having a thickness within a range of thicknesses and a height within a range of heights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremiah Zimmerman, Michael Zamalkany, Donald Florczak
  • Dish washer
    Patent number: 12171388
    Abstract: A dish washer includes: a tub configured to receive an object to be washed and providing a washing space having an opening at a front side of the tub, a door configured to rotate relative to the tub between (i) a closing position that closes the opening of the washing space and (ii) a full opening position that exposes an entirety of the opening of the washing space, a door position sensor configured to sense a position of the door, a dry air supply configured to selectively generate a high-temperature dry air or a low-temperature dry air and supply the high-temperature dry air or the low-temperature dry air into the tub, and a controller configured to determine, based on the position of the door sensed by the door position sensor, whether to supply the high-temperature dry air or the low-temperature dry air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Soo Lee, Hoseok Kang
  • Vehicular driver monitoring system
    Patent number: 12177608
    Abstract: A vehicular driver monitoring system includes a camera disposed at a mirror head of an interior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle and viewing within an interior cabin of the vehicle. The camera includes a lens and an image sensor. The camera is operable to capture color image data. Electronic circuitry of an electronic control unit (ECU) includes an image processor for processing color image data captured by the camera. With a driver of the vehicle sitting in a driver seat of the vehicle, light reflected off the eyes of the driver impinges at the lens of the camera. The vehicular driver monitoring system, via processing at the ECU of color image data captured by the camera, determines a deficiency in captured color image data arising from light impinging at the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Magna Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Zhongyao Liu
  • Electrical bus bar assembly
    Patent number: D1054988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chen-Chiang Su, Ching-Tang Chang, Chi-Shou Ho, Guan-Chen Yin
  • Electronic animal correction device
    Patent number: D1056367
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Sunward Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Dean P. Watkins, Jared Randall