Patents Assigned to Electronics, Inc.
  • Rescue/evacuation self-testing system for traction elevators
    Patent number: 11345569
    Abstract: A monitoring system for controlling self-testing of a traction elevator includes a self-testing process module in communication with a three-phase AC back-up battery power supply. The self-testing process module includes a processor configured to initiate and control a series of steps for performing measurements of the three-phase AC back-up battery power supply, including measurements of the battery supply during a simulated emergency situation (“rescue/evacuation”). The processor is programmed to initiate testing on a defined schedule and transmit test results to a maintenance system (including remotely-located systems) on a routine basis. The monitoring system also includes a display unit providing visual information regarding the status of self-testing processes and their results and a communications unit for transmitting test results to a remote maintenance controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Reynolds & Reynolds Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Hall, Werner John Reinartz
  • Communication method using NR for 5G
    Patent number: 11349627
    Abstract: The disclosure of the present invention proposes a wireless communication method. The method may comprise: performing a downlink (DL) reception on a DL resource; and performing an uplink (UL) transmission on a UL resource. The UL resource and the DL resource may use different numerologies each other. The numerologies may be defined by a subcarrier spacing and a cyclic prefix (CP) length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yunjung Yi, Byounghoon Kim, Kijun Kim, Kyuseok Kim
  • Method and apparatus for transmitting signals by prioritizing RLC entities in wireless communication system
    Patent number: 11350483
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for transmitting signals by a transmission end in a wireless communication system. In particular, the method includes the steps of: configuring one Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity, at least one first RLC entity related to the one PDCP entity and at least one second RLC entity related to the one PDCP entity; determining whether a service data unit (SDU) to be transmitted is a special SDU or not; if the SDU is the special SDU, transmitting the SDU to the at least one first RLC entity; and if the SDU is not the special SDU, transmitting the SDU to the at least one second RLC entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seungjune Yi, Geumsan Jo
  • Compressor
    Patent number: 11346220
    Abstract: A compressor includes a rotation shaft, a drive unit, and a compression unit. The compression unit includes a fixed scroll, an orbiting scroll, a main frame that is disposed on the fixed scroll, and an Oldham's ring coupled to the orbiting scroll and the main frame and configured to restrict rotation of the orbiting scroll. The Oldham's ring includes a ring body disposed between the orbiting scroll and the main frame, keys that protrude from the ring body that are each coupled to the orbiting scroll or the main frame, and caps that are inserted into the main frame and that each have (i) a coupling hole that receives a key among the keys and (ii) a machined portion that faces the coupling hole and that is spaced apart from at least a portion of an outer surface of the key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sangbaek Park, Jungsun Choi, Cheolhwan Kim
  • Apparatus, system, and method of calibrating and driving LED light sources
    Patent number: 11350497
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for the calibration of LED light sources and more specifically backlight LEDs of control device buttons to achieve color and brightness uniformity and to accurately create colors and brightness that are consistent from button to button and device to device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Slivka, Dennis J. Hromin
  • Fluid dispensing system
    Patent number: 11346089
    Abstract: A fluid dispensing system comprises a first pipe, a second pipe and a thermoelectric generator. The first pipe is configured to carry fluid to the fluid dispensing system. The second pipe is configured to carry fluid to the fluid dispensing system. Temperature of the fluid carried by the first pipe is higher than temperature of the fluid carried by the second pipe. The thermoelectric generator comprises a first side and a second side. The first side of the thermoelectric generator is in thermal contact with the first pipe. The second side of the thermoelectric generator is in thermal contact with the second pipe. Temperature gradient is established between the first side and the second side due to difference in temperature in the first pipe and the second pipe. Electric current is generated by the thermoelectric generator as a result of the temperature gradient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: M.I.S. Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Bhusan Gupta, Hamid Farzaneh, Farhad Pezeshki, Saeid Mohmedi
  • Method and apparatus for shifting boundary of uplink subframe or uplink slot in wireless communication system
    Patent number: 11350380
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for shifting boundary of an uplink (UL) subframe and/or UL slot in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) receives information on a timing advance (TA) offset from the network, and shifts the boundary of the UL subframe and/or the UL slot based on a TA and the TA offset. The UE transmits a UL signal as a response to a downlink (DL) signal in the shifted UL subframe and/or UL slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yunjung Yi, Byounghoon Kim
  • Laundry treating apparatus
    Patent number: 11346034
    Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes: a drum and a lifter that is disposed on an inner circumferential surface of the drum and that is configured to rotate with the drum. The lifter includes a lifter frame coupled to the drum and a frame cover that covers the lifter frame. The lifter frame includes: a frame base coupled to the inner circumferential surface of the drum; a frame upper plate spaced apart from the frame base in a direction toward an inside of the drum; a frame sidewall that connects the frame upper plate to the frame base; and a spacer that protrudes from the frame upper plate toward an inner surface of the frame cover and that allows the inner surface of the frame cover to be spaced apart from the frame upper plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kil Ryong Lee, Jun Young Kim, Hong Min Lee
  • Laundry machine having induction heater and control method thereof
    Patent number: 11346037
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a laundry machine. More particularly, a laundry machine for generating steam by an induction heater and a control method thereof are disclosed. The laundry machine may include a tub, a drum rotatably arranged in the tub to accommodate an object and provided with a through hole on an outer circumferential surface thereof, a steam induction heater provided at a front upper portion of a front wall or a rear upper portion of a rear wall of the tub to heat a heating surface of the drum facing the steam induction heater, a motor driven to rotate the drum, a spray nozzle configured to spray water onto the heating surface facing the steam induction heater to generate steam, and a processor configured to rotate the drum to introduce the steam into the drum through the through hole in a space between the tub and the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sangwook Hong, Beomjun Kim, Youngjoo Lee
  • Method for slot format for backhaul and access link in wireless communication system and terminal using same method
    Patent number: 11350410
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for data transmission or reception performed by a first node in a wireless communication system, the method including: performing a first data transmission or reception to or from a UE on an access link on the basis of a first timing case in an access time duration; and performing a second data transmission or reception to or from a second node or a donor base station on a backhaul link on the basis of a second timing case in a backhaul time duration, wherein downlink transmission timings over the donor base station, the first node, the second node and the UE are aligned in the first timing case, and downlink and uplink transmission timings or downlink and uplink reception timings are aligned in the first node in the second timing case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyangsun You, Yunjung Yi, Huayue Song
  • Clothes treatment apparatus
    Patent number: 11346033
    Abstract: A clothes treatment apparatus includes a cooling water pipe that is placed within a condensing duct to condense humidity contained in a circulating air current. The latent heat generated from the condensation of humidity causes the temperature of the cooling water in the cooling water pipe to rise. A thermoelectric pump mechanism collects heat from the higher-temperature cooling water and uses it in heating the circulating air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Doohyun Kim, Jeongkon Kim, Youngjae Shin
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 11344170
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner of the present invention comprises: a main body having a suction motor for generating suction force; a main PCB capable of generating a control command for the suction motor; a handle part capable of accommodating the main body PCB; and a connector provided at the main body, and to which the main PCB is connected in a process of coupling the handle part to the main body. The main PCB includes a plurality of pads and a slit, and the connector includes: a plurality of connecting pins for making contact with the plurality of pads; and a slit insertion protrusion inserted into the slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Changjun Lee, Philjae Hwang, Mantae Hwang, Jungbae Hwang, Eunji Sung, Taekgi Lee
  • Apparatus capability report of apparatus for performing sidelink communication
    Patent number: 11350470
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for a first apparatus to receive control information. The method includes: obtaining a minimum latency between a new radio (NR) module for NR communication of the first apparatus and a long-term evolution (LTE) module for LTE communication of the first apparatus based on the NR module and the LTE module; transmitting information on the minimum latency to an NR base station; and receiving downlink control information (DCI) from the NR base station, wherein the DCI includes a first timing offset determined by the NR base station based on the minimum latency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seungmin Lee, Hanbyul Seo
  • Refrigerator having outer case and inner case for distributing cool air
    Patent number: 11346592
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes an outer case. The refrigerator further includes an inner case that is located in the outer case and that defines a storage space. The refrigerator further includes a metal plate that is coupled to inner surfaces of an upper portion and both sides of the inner case and that includes a front end that is spaced apart from a front end of the inner case a first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyunwoo Seo, Sanghwan Shin
  • Method for performing, by terminal, communication according to cyclic delay diversity (CDD) using multiple antennas in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 11349538
    Abstract: Provided, according to various embodiments, are a method for performing, by a terminal, communication according to cyclic delay diversity (CDD) using multiple antennas in a wireless communication system and an apparatus therefor. Disclosed are a method for performing communication according to cyclic delay diversity (CDD) and an apparatus therefor, the method comprising the steps of: determining a delay range of a delay value for CDD on the basis of a moving speed of a terminal; determining the delay value of the CDD within a set delay range; and transmitting a cyclically delayed signal to a target terminal, according to the determined delay value, wherein the preset delay range is determined on the basis of the moving speed of the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Hyukjin Chae
  • Linear compressor
    Patent number: 11346338
    Abstract: A linear compressor includes a cylinder, a piston, and a discharge valve, wherein the piston includes a first part extending in the axial direction, a second part having a diameter greater than that of the first part and formed at one end of the first part facing the discharge valve, and a third part having a diameter greater than that of the first part and formed at the other end of the first part. The second part includes a first outer circumferential surface extending backward from a front surface of the piston, and a second outer circumferential surface spaced apart from the first outer circumferential surface in a direction away from the discharge valve, and a distance between the first outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder is less than a distance between the second outer circumferential surface and the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jeongwoo Kim
  • Method and apparatus for transmitting receipt acknowledgement in wireless communication system
    Patent number: 11349610
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for a second user equipment transmitting a receipt acknowledgement in a wireless communication system, the method for transmitting the receipt acknowledgement comprising the steps of: the second UE receiving data from the first UE; determining a subframe to transmit the receipt acknowledgement by comparing a time resource pattern for transmission (T-RPT) of the first UE and a T-RPT of the second UE; and transmitting the receipt acknowledgement relating to the data from the determined subframe to the first UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Hyukjin Chae
  • Apparatus for artificial intelligence controlling water purifier, artificial intelligence water purifier and method for controlling thereof
    Patent number: 11345610
    Abstract: A control apparatus for an artificial intelligence water purifier includes a storage device and a control unit. The storage device is configured to store discharge information that includes an amount of beverage discharged from the water purifier in a time slot of a predetermined period of time. The control unit is configured to analyze the discharge information, set the time slot in a power-saving schedule based on analysis of the discharge information, and control the water purifier to perform a power-saving operation based on determining that an operation time is within the time slot set in the power-saving schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kiwon Yu, Jongho Park
  • Transistor structure with a stress layer
    Patent number: 11349003
    Abstract: A new transistor structure is disclosed. This new structure has a dielectric stress layer in a three-dimensional structure outside of the gate region for modulation or the characteristics of the transistor. Additionally, trenches are created in the region between the source electrode and the drain electrode in such a manner so as to create ridges that traverse the gate region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Cambridge Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Bin Lu
  • Method and apparatus for deprioritizing packet transmission based on reliability level or congestion level in wireless communication system
    Patent number: 11350309
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining a priority of a packet based on a reliability level and/or congestion level in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) receives information on a reliability level and/or a congestion level from a network, generates a first packet and a second packet, determines a priority of the first packet and/or a priority of the second packet when a condition related to the reliability level and/or the congestion level of the first packet and/or the second packet is met, and transmits at least one of the first packet and/or the second packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Youngdae Lee, Jaewook Lee