Patents Assigned to Electron, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20250102149
    Abstract: A cooking appliance may include a cavity configured to accommodate food to be cooked, a heater disposed in the cavity, a thermistor disposed in the cavity and configured to measure a temperature of the cavity, a blowing fan disposed outside the cavity and configured to discharge air from the cavity to a surroundings of the cavity, a circuit breaker disposed outside the cavity and configured to cut off power to the cooking appliance, and a controller configured to control an operation of the cooking appliance. Additionally, a method for controlling the cooking appliance may include operating the blowing fan when the temperature of the cavity reaches a first set temperature, stopping the operation of the blowing fan when the temperature of the cavity increases, and cutting off the power to the cooking appliance when a temperature of the circuit breaker reaches a fourth set temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Junhee LEE, Moon Ho CHOI, Seungtae JANG, Jaekeun LEE, Soomin CHOI, Byeongmin KIM, Seungho HAN, Younghwan KWON
  • Patent number: 12256881
    Abstract: A shoe care device includes an inner cabinet that has an accommodation space configured to accommodate shoes therein, an inlet defined at a first portion of the accommodation space and configured to supply air to the accommodation space, and an outlet defined at a second portion of the accommodation space and configured to suction air from the accommodation space. The shoe care device further includes a connection path configured to circulate air between the inlet and the outlet, a blowing fan disposed at the connection path and configured to blow air from the outlet toward the inlet, a dehumidifying material disposed at the connection path and configured to dehumidify the air blown by the blowing fan, a heater configured to heat the dehumidifying material, and a regeneration path configured to guide, to a location other than the inlet, the air having passed through the dehumidifying material heated by the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jeong Uk Lee, Chan Ho Chun, Chang Kyu Kim, Hye Yong Park, Manho Chun, Sora Kim, DoHyun Jung, Taehee Lee
  • Patent number: 12261791
    Abstract: A method by which a first device performs wireless communication, and a device for supporting same are provided. The method comprises the steps of: receiving information associated with a first symbol for transmitting a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS); determining whether the CSI-RS is transmitted on the first symbol on the basis of the information associated with the first symbol and information associated with a second symbol for transmitting a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH); transmitting first sidelink control information (SCI) to a second device on the basis of a resource associated with a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH); and transmitting, to the second device, second SCI including information associated with a channel state information (CSI) request on the basis of the resource associated with the PSSCH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seungmin Lee, Hanbyul Seo
  • Patent number: 12259176
    Abstract: A refrigerator of the present embodiment comprises: a cabinet for forming a storage space; and a door for opening/closing the storage space. The door comprises: a frame assembly in which a thermal insulation material is filled; and a panel assembly which is separably-coupled to the frame assembly and forms the front exterior of the door, wherein, in a state where the lower side of the panel assembly is supported on the lower side of the frame assembly, the upper side of the panel assembly is fixed to the upper side of the frame assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Euddeum Hong, Sangho Jung, Daekil Kang, Jiwook Moon, Gyunghyun Park
  • Patent number: 12257708
    Abstract: A three-dimensional measuring device includes a ball-shaped structure, an X-axis measuring module, a Y-axis measuring module and a Z-axis measuring module. The ball-shaped structure is moved and/or rotated in response to a movement of a movable object. The X-axis measuring module includes a first measuring structure and a first position sensor. The first measuring structure is movable along an X-axis direction and contacted with the ball-shaped structure. The Y-axis measuring module includes a second measuring structure and a second position sensor. The second measuring structure is movable along a Y-axis direction and contacted with the ball-shaped structure. The Z-axis measuring module includes a third measuring structure and a third position sensor. The third measuring structure is movable along a Z-axis direction and contacted with the ball-shaped structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chi-Huan Shao, Chih-Ming Hsu, Chi-Shun Chang, Hung-Sheng Chang
  • Patent number: 12259058
    Abstract: A valve actuator includes: a motor and a gear assembly transmitting a driving force of the motor to a ball valve. The gear assembly includes: an input gear coupled to a rotational shaft of the motor and rotating with the rotational shaft, an output gear spaced apart from the input gear, coupled to a stem of the ball valve, and transmitting a rotational force of the input gear to the stem, and a power transmission gear transmitting the rotational force of the input gear to the output gear and including a first gear set disposed between the input gear and the output gear. The first gear set includes a clutch shaft moving in a vertical direction, and a first gear and a second gear that are coupled to the clutch shaft and, based on vertical movement of the clutch shaft, disengage from or couple to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Joohang Kang, Youngchan Ahn
  • Patent number: 12258065
    Abstract: A vehicular trailer guidance system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) and a rear backup camera disposed at a vehicle. A human machine interface (HMI) is operable in (i) a trailer left-backup mode, (i) a trailer straight-backup mode and (iii) a trailer right-backup mode. Responsive to selection by the driver of the trailer left-backup mode or trailer right-backup mode, the ECU sets a desired trailer angle of the trailer tongue leftward or rightward to an angle that is commensurate with a driver-selected setting of an input device. Responsive to selection by the driver of the trailer straight-backup mode, the ECU sets the desired trailer angle to a zero degree angle. The ECU, while the vehicle is backing up the trailer, controls the power steering system of the vehicle to steer the vehicle to back up the trailer to have the determined trailer angle coincide with the set desired trailer angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Magna Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yuesheng Lu, Jyothi P. Gali, Richard C. Bozich, Alexander Velichko
  • Patent number: 12261464
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a high voltage device built from modular low voltage cells. Each low voltage cell includes a plurality of low voltage semiconductor devices and one or more low voltage passive components. Each cell can be a current-bidirectional two-quadrant switch or a four-quadrant switch. All the cells may be identical and controlled with a delay time in between. Therefore, the total on and off time of the high voltage device can be controlled to reduce the output equivalent dv/dt. The cell's voltage balancing can be achieved through a control algorithm disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ruxi Wang, Zhiyu Shen, Chi Zhang, Tomas Sadilek, Peter Mantovanelli Barbosa
  • Patent number: 12262015
    Abstract: An image decoding method includes a step of deriving a residual sample, wherein the step of deriving the residual sample includes the steps of: when a current block is divided into sub-partition blocks, deriving a transform kernel for an inverse primary transform applied to a sub-partition block based on a horizontal or a vertical length of the sub-partition block; and deriving the residual sample from transform coefficients based on the transform kernel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Jaehyun Lim, Seunghwan Kim
  • Patent number: 12261238
    Abstract: A controlling device has at least a light-based energy harvesting system disposed within the controlling device housing. The light-based energy harvesting system is operative to supply power to at least one of a processing device and a transmitter of the controlling device. The light-based energy harvesting system includes s a substrate having a photovoltaic (PV) active area and a lens, separate from the substrate, disposed over the PV active area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Rex Xu, Ara Gharapetian
  • Patent number: 12258957
    Abstract: A linear compressor includes: a piston configured to reciprocate in an axial direction, and a cylinder that is provided on a radially outer side of the piston to accommodate the piston and that defines a compression space with the piston. The cylinder includes: a gas hole defined at the cylinder such that a first end of the gas hole is at an outer circumferential surface of the cylinder and a second end of the gas hole is at an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder, and a gas pocket that is in communication with the gas hole and that is recessed from the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder, where a length of the gas pocket in the axial direction of the cylinder is longer than a length of the gas pocket in a circumferential direction of the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sangjin Song, Junghae Kim, Chulgi Roh
  • Patent number: 12259143
    Abstract: An electric heater includes a substrate; a first plane heating element disposed on a surface of the substrate; and a second plane heating element disposed on the surface of the substrate so as to be located outside the first plane heating element. The first plane heating element includes a first pattern portion having a start point and an end point, and a pair of first electrode portions connected to the first pattern portion. The second plane heating element includes a second pattern portion that surrounds a portion of an outer circumference of the first pattern portion, has a start point and an end point, and has an opening portion at one side thereof; and a pair of second electrode portions connected to the second pattern portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Misun Song
  • Patent number: 12259175
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator capable of replacing an outer panel of a refrigerator. The refrigerator door includes: a frame assembly disposed in a line on both sides to form an edge of the refrigerator door, the frame assembly having a hollow portion formed in a longitudinal direction; a front panel coupled to one side of the frame assembly to form a front surface of the refrigerator door; and a rear panel coupled to the other side of the frame assembly to form a rear surface of the refrigerator door. The frame assembly has coupling holes communicating the hollow portion with an outside in one side facing the front panel, the coupling holes being spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction. A coupling protrusion, at least a portion of which passes through the coupling hole and is accommodated in the hollow portion of the frame assembly, is formed on a rear surface of the front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Euddeum Hong
  • Patent number: 12262025
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document comprises: a residual coding step for parsing residual information received in a residual coding level and arranging transform coefficients for a current block according to a predetermined scanning order; a step for deriving residual samples by applying at least one of LFNST or MTS to the transform coefficients; and a step for generating a reconstructed picture on the basis of the residual samples, wherein the LFNST is performed on the basis of an LFNST index indicating an LFNST kernel, the MTS is performed on the basis of an MTS index indicating an MTS kernel, the LFNST index and the MTS index are signaled in a coding unit level, and the MTS index is signaled immediately after the signaling of the LFNST index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Jaehyun Lim, Seunghwan Kim, Mehdi Salehifar
  • Patent number: 12262018
    Abstract: A method for performing video decoding by a decoding device according to the present document comprises the steps of: acquiring residual information of a current block; deriving residual samples of the current block on the basis of the residual information; and generating a reconstructed picture on the basis of the residual samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jungah Choi, Jin Heo, Sunmi Yoo, Jaehyun Lim, Jangwon Choi, Seunghwan Kim
  • Patent number: 12262033
    Abstract: According to the disclosure of the present document, scaling list data and scaling list-related information may be signaled hierarchically, thereby reducing the amount of data to be signaled for video/image coding and increasing coding efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seethal Paluri, Seunghwan Kim, Jie Zhao
  • Patent number: 12261460
    Abstract: The present invention relates to wireless power transmission. A method for controlling a wireless power transmission link for a wireless power transmission device according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a step for performing a first information acquisition procedure for a wireless power reception device; a first determination step for determining whether the distance between the wireless power transmission device and the wireless power reception device is normal on the basis of the information acquired through the first information acquisition procedure; and a step for performing a disconnection procedure for the wireless power transmission link according to the determination result of the first determination step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Joonho Park
  • Patent number: 12261657
    Abstract: The present application describes a wireless power reception device comprising: a power pickup circuit configured to receive, from a wireless power transmission device, a wireless power generated on the basis of magnetic coupling in a power transmission phase; and a communication and control circuit configured to transmit, to the wireless power transmission device, a configuration packet including first dual data stream information, or to receive, from the wireless power transmission device, a capability packet including second dual data stream information. Upper layer data can be effectively exchanged by clearly recognizing whether the upper layer data is bidirectionally transmitted between the wireless power transmission device and the wireless power reception device, and accuracy of power loss and saving of processing resources can be achieved by synchronizing the timing of calculating the power loss between the wireless power transmission device and the wireless power reception device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Yongcheol Park
  • Patent number: 12262103
    Abstract: A vehicular camera assembly includes a printed circuit board, a metallic shield element at least partially enclosing the printed circuit board, and a housing at least partially enclosing the shield element. The housing includes a front housing portion accommodating a lens. An imager is disposed at the printed circuit board and is optically aligned with the lens. The camera assembly includes an electrical connector for electrically connecting an electrical connecting element of the printed circuit board to a wire harness of a vehicle. The shield element includes at least one seam, with one or more seams including a respective gap between opposing edge regions of the shield element and an overlapping tab that extends from one of the opposing edge regions that at least partially closes the respective seam. The housing and the shield element are in contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Magna Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Nazar F. Bally, James L Smith, Jonathan D. Conger
  • Patent number: D1068055
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ko-Neng Huang, Yu-Hsiang Huang, Yen-Lin Chen