Patents Assigned to LG Electronics Inc.
  • Patent number: 12658584
    Abstract: This antenna assembly includes: a first dielectric substrate which forms a transparent area and has formed therein a first conductive pattern and a second conductive pattern; and a second dielectric substrate which forms an opaque area and has formed therein a ground conductive pattern and a feeding pattern. The ground conductive pattern of the second dielectric substrate may include a first region and a second region. The first region of the ground conductive pattern may be connected to a ground of a coaxial cable, and a portion of the first region may be connected to the second conductive pattern. The second region of the ground conductive pattern may be configured to operate as a radiator of an Ultra High Band (UHB), which is a higher frequency band than operating frequency bands of the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dongjin Kim, Kangjae Jung, Kukheon Choi, Byeongyong Park, Byungwoon Jung
  • Patent number: 12658152
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a display device may comprise a liquid crystal display panel configured to display an image; a backlight including a plurality of backlight blocks configured to provide a light to the liquid crystal display panel, wherein each of the plurality of backlight blocks includes a plurality of light sources; and a controller configured to obtain a plurality of motion values corresponding to each of a plurality of local images constituting the image, obtain a motion sum value of the image by summing the plurality of obtained motion values, and determine a global dimming value based on the obtained motion sum value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunwoo Jung, Jongho Park, Kyuyong Chung, Wonki Lee
  • Patent number: 12656048
    Abstract: A refrigerator of the present embodiment is characterized by comprising: a cabinet having a storage space; a refrigerator door which is rotatably connected to the cabinet by a hinge apparatus and opens and closes the storage space; an extension member which is drawn out from the cabinet and connected to the inside of the refrigerator door through a door opening spaced apart from the rotation center of the refrigerator door, the extension member including at least one of a wire and a pipe through which a liquid flows; and a guide housing for guiding the extension member positioned outside the refrigerator door and the cabinet, wherein the guide housing includes a plurality of individual housings which are rotatably connected to each other, and in the process in which the refrigerator door is opened, one or more individual housings among the plurality of individual housings moves linearly and then obliquely or rotationally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sanggyun Lee, Younseok Lee, Yongwon Dong
  • Patent number: 12659482
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document can comprise the steps of: deriving a transform coefficient for a current block on the basis of residual information; determining whether an effective coefficient is in a second area that excludes the upper left first area of the current block; parsing an MTS index from a bitstream if the effective coefficient is not in the second area; and deriving a residual sample by applying, to transform coefficients of the first area, an MTS kernel derived on the basis of the MTS index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Jaehyun Lim, Seunghwan Kim, Mehdi Salehifar
  • Patent number: 12654575
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a charging device for a personal mobility means. More specifically, the present invention may comprise support parts each having a slot in which a wheel of a personal mobility means is seated; a frame part connecting the support parts to each other; a first charging unit disposed in the frame part to generate a magnetic field for wireless charging toward the personal mobility means seated in the support parts; and a second charging unit mounted to the personal mobility means and converting the magnetic field, received via the first charging unit, into power to charge a battery provided in the personal mobility means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyunghoon Park, Samyoup Kim, Jong Kyu Ju, Sungpil Kim
  • Patent number: 12659103
    Abstract: A method of transmitting an uplink (UL) signal or receiving a downlink (DL) signal by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving first information related to a bandwidth part (BWP), receiving second information related to an available resource block (RB) set among a plurality of RB sets included in the BWP, transmitting the UL signal through at least one RB included in the available RB set based on the BWP being a UL BWP, and receiving the DL signal through at least one RB included in the available RB set based on the BWP being a DL BWP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sechang Myung, Suckchel Yang, Seonwook Kim, Joonkui Ahn
  • Patent number: 12655566
    Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus (a clothing processing apparatus) includes: a cabinet; a tub provided inside the cabinet; a drum which is rotatably provided inside the tub and provides a space for storing clothing that is supplied via a tub inlet; a base which is provided in a ring shape surrounding the center of rotation of the drum and fixed to the drum; a balancer provided with a first surface, which is provided in a ring shape along the outer edge of the base, a second surface, which is provided in a ring shape along the inner edge of the base and forms a circulation path together with the base and the first surface, and a ball, which can move along the circulation path; and a fastening part which is provided in the base and fixes the balancer to the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jinwoong Kim, Sungmin Kim
  • Patent number: 12659143
    Abstract: A method of operating a terminal in a wireless communication system includes transmitting, to a second device, a random access (RA) preamble, receiving, from the second device, a random access response (RAR) message as a response to the RA preamble, performing a radio resource control (RRC) connection procedure with the second device, generating a sift key for communication with the second device, and performing communication through a radio channel with the second device using the sift key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jayeong Kim, Sangrim Lee, Hojae Lee, Byungkyu Ahn
  • Patent number: 12660109
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device may include a display panel, a clip located behind the display panel, a support arm extending long and located between the display panel and the clip, the support arm including a first end rotatably coupled to the clip and a second end rotatably coupled to the display panel, a shaft penetrating a first side of the clip and the first end of the support arm, fixed to the clip, and providing a rotational central axis of the first end of the support arm, a pin penetrating a second side of the clip opposite to the first side, coupled to the shaft, and including a head opposite to the first end of the support arm, and a first washer located between the head of the pin and the first end of the support arm, and through which the shaft passes, the head of the pin may press the first washer toward the first end of the support arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kangyeung Lee, Sanghoon Kim, Hyunjin Jung, Chunho Byun
  • Patent number: 12653363
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaner station and a method of controlling the same, the method including: a dust bin fixing step of holding and fixing, by a fixing member of the cleaner station, a dust bin of a cleaner when the cleaner is coupled to the cleaner station; a door opening step of opening a door of the cleaner station when the dust bin is fixed; a cover opening step of opening a discharge cover configured to open or close the dust bin when the door is opened; and a dust collecting step of collecting dust in the dust bin by operating a dust collecting motor of the cleaner station when the discharge cover is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jeahyuk Wie, Sungjun Kim, Ingyu Yang
  • Patent number: 12659079
    Abstract: A transmission method and device based on preamble puncturing in a wireless LAN system are disclosed. A method by which a first STA performs communication in a wireless LAN system, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, comprises the steps of: receiving a first PPDU from a second STA; acquiring information related to at least one first punctured resource unit; and transmitting, in response to the first PPDU, to the second STA, a second PPDU based on at least one second punctured resource unit, wherein the at least one first punctured resource unit can be at least one part of the at least one second punctured resource unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinyoung Chun, Jinsoo Choi, Dongguk Lim, Eunsung Park
  • Patent number: 12659859
    Abstract: Proposed is a method for operating a first device (100) in a wireless communication system. The method may comprise the steps of: transmitting an MAC PDU to a second device and a third device in a group in which groupcast communication is performed, the MAC PDU being transmitted through a PSSCH on the basis that an SL DRX on-duration timer in an SL DRX configuration is operating; monitoring an HARQ feedback related to the PSSCH on the basis of a PSFCH resource; receiving the HARQ feedback related to the PSSCH from the second device on the basis that the SL DRX on-duration timer is operating; and transmitting an early termination message to the second device on the basis that the HARQ feedback is not received from the third device within a time interval in which the SL DRX on-duration timer is operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Giwon Park, Seoyoung Back, Seungmin Lee, Jongwoo Hong
  • Patent number: 12659459
    Abstract: Disclosed is an inter prediction method which includes deriving control points (CPs) for the current block, wherein the CPs include a first CP and a second CP, deriving a first motion vector predictor (MVP) for the first CP and a second MVP for the second CP based on neighboring blocks of the current block, decoding a first motion vector difference (MVD) for the first CP, decoding a difference of two MVDs (DMVD) for the second CP, deriving a first motion vector (MV) for the first CP based on the first MVP and the first MVD, deriving a second MV for the second CP based on the second MVP and the DMVD for the second CP, and generating a predicted block for the current block based on the first MV and the second MV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Jaeho Lee
  • Patent number: 12660016
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image display apparatus and an operating method thereof. The image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a display configured to display an image; an interface unit configured to have at least one communication module, and to transmit and receive a signal including data; and a controller, wherein the controller, through the interface unit, transmits a request signal including data for a specific communication channel to the outside, checks whether a response signal to the request signal is received in the specific communication channel, and when the response signal is received in the specific communication channel, performs a communication connection of Wi-Fi Direct method with an external device that transmitted the response signal, based on the response signal. In addition, various embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Byounghyun Shin
  • Patent number: 12660049
    Abstract: An induction heating apparatus may determine a required power value of a heating zone, based on a power level set for the heating zone, detect a container by using an inner working coil and an outer working coil, determine a working coil to be driven, based on results of the detection of the container, determine a driving mode of the working coil to be driven, based on the required power value, and provide a control signal, based on the driving mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Gwangrok Kim, Jung Youn Lee
  • Patent number: 12660050
    Abstract: An induction heating type cooktop includes a case, a cover plate that is connected to an upper end of the case and that has an upper surface configured to support an object to be heated, a working coil disposed inside the case, a thin layer disposed at the cover plate, a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of the thin layer, and a heat insulator that is configured to block heat transfer from the thin layer to the working coil and that defines at least one sensing hole that receives the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seonghoon Hwang, Wontae Kim, Seongjun Kim
  • Patent number: D1130311
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinki Min, Kyoungmo Ahn, Soonhyun Park, Sung-Gul Hwang
  • Patent number: D1130346
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chanwoo Park, Seungdon Lee, Jiyeon Lee
  • Patent number: D1130406
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jiyeon Lee, Jaewon Lim, Seungdon Lee
  • Patent number: D1130834
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hana Kim, Wonjun Lee, Hoyeon Kim, Rijun Kim