Patents by Inventor Byungchun MOON

Byungchun MOON has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11300352
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an external member for home appliances and a manufacturing method therefor. The external member has through-holes in a metal layer for transmitting light emitted from a light source, such as a light-emitting device mounted rear of the external member, are not exposed to the outside by a film layer attached to a front surface of the metal layer when the light-emitting device is turned off. The external member for home appliances can provides appearance of home appliances with improved luxuriousness and aesthetic sensibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Gab Kim, So Hee Bak, Ja Hun Koo, Youngwoo Kim, Pojin Kim, Byungchun Moon, Kuhyeong Lee, Hye Sun Jung
  • Patent number: 10871322
    Abstract: An exterior member for a home appliance includes a front panel that defines an exterior of the home appliance, that is configured to cover a display assembly that includes a plurality of LEDs, and that includes a displaying part that defines a plurality of first through-holes at positions corresponding to the plurality of LEDs, the displaying part being configured to display operating information of the home appliance by transmitting light from the plurality of LEDs through at least a portion of the plurality of first through-holes. The exterior member further includes a front surface coating layer that is located on a front surface of the front panel and that is configured to shield the plurality of first through-holes. The exterior member further includes a hole-filling member that is configured to fill the plurality of first through-holes by coating a rear surface of the displaying part with a material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sunggab Kim, Byungchun Moon, Pojin Kim, Jahun Koo, Youngwoo Kim, Kuhyeong Lee
  • Publication number: 20200240703
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an external member for home appliances and a manufacturing method therefor. The external member has through-holes in a metal layer for transmitting light emitted from a light source, such as a light-emitting device mounted rear of the external member, are not exposed to the outside by a film layer attached to a front surface of the metal layer when the light-emitting device is turned off. The external member for home appliances can provides appearance of home appliances with improved luxuriousness and aesthetic sensibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Sung Gab KIM, So Hee BAK, Ja Hun KOO, Youngwoo KIM, Pojin KIM, Byungchun MOON, Kuhyeong LEE, Hye Sun JUNG
  • Publication number: 20200189951
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to curved cover glass used for a curved display, and a manufacturing method thereof. The present disclosure provides tempered glass comprising: glass including a curved area; and a low-reflection coating layer, coated on a surface of the glass, composed of a mixture of a binder and a hollow material, wherein the glass comprises potassium ions which penetrate up to a predetermined depth therein. According to the present disclosure, a low-reflection coating layer is formed prior to curved surface processing, and thus, the low-reflection coating layer can be uniformly formed even on areas having different curvatures. Thus, the present disclosure can minimize the color difference generated in curved glass due to low-reflection coating layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Byungchun MOON, Haknyun CHOI, Jungsik AHN, Jinsoo LEE, Bongchul JANG, Minkyu HWANG
  • Patent number: 10641542
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an external member for home appliances and a manufacturing method therefor. The external member includes a metal layer that defines through-holes for transmitting light emitted from a light source including a light-emitting device mounted on a rear surface of the metal layer. The through-holes are not exposed to an outside by a film layer attached to a front surface of the metal layer when the light-emitting device is turned off. The external member for home appliances provides improved luxuriousness and aesthetic sensibility to the home appliances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Gab Kim, So Hee Bak, Ja Hun Koo, Youngwoo Kim, Pojin Kim, Byungchun Moon, Kuhyeong Lee, Hye Sun Jung
  • Publication number: 20200116420
    Abstract: An exterior member for a home appliance includes a front panel that defines an exterior of the home appliance, that is configured to cover a display assembly that includes a plurality of LEDs, and that includes a displaying part that defines a plurality of first through-holes at positions corresponding to the plurality of LEDs, the displaying part being configured to display operating information of the home appliance by transmitting light from the plurality of LEDs through at least a portion of the plurality of first through-holes. The exterior member further includes a front surface coating layer that is located on a front surface of the front panel and that is configured to shield the plurality of first through-holes. The exterior member further includes a hole-filling member that is configured to fill the plurality of first through-holes by coating a rear surface of the displaying part with a material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Sunggab KIM, Byungchun MOON, Pojin KIM, Jahun KOO, Youngwoo KIM, Kuhyeong LEE
  • Patent number: 10520243
    Abstract: An exterior member for a home appliance includes a front panel that defines an exterior of the home appliance, that is configured to cover a display assembly that includes a plurality of LEDs, and that includes a displaying part that defines a plurality of first through-holes at positions corresponding to the plurality of LEDs, the displaying part being configured to display operating information of the home appliance by transmitting light from the plurality of LEDs through at least a portion of the plurality of first through-holes. The exterior member further includes a front surface coating layer that is located on a front surface of the front panel and that is configured to shield the plurality of first through-holes. The exterior member further includes a hole-filling member that is configured to fill the plurality of first through-holes by coating a rear surface of the displaying part with a material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sunggab Kim, Byungchun Moon, Pojin Kim, Jahun Koo, Youngwoo Kim, Kuhyeong Lee
  • Publication number: 20190003761
    Abstract: An exterior member for a home appliance includes a front panel that defines an exterior of the home appliance, that is configured to cover a display assembly that includes a plurality of LEDs, and that includes a displaying part that defines a plurality of first through-holes at positions corresponding to the plurality of LEDs, the displaying part being configured to display operating information of the home appliance by transmitting light from the plurality of LEDs through at least a portion of the plurality of first through-holes. The exterior member further includes a front surface coating layer that is located on a front surface of the front panel and that is configured to shield the plurality of first through-holes. The exterior member further includes a hole-filling member that is configured to fill the plurality of first through-holes by coating a rear surface of the displaying part with a material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Sunggab Kim, Byungchun Moon, Pojin Kim, Jahun Koo, Youngwoo Kim, Kuhyeong Lee
  • Publication number: 20180274848
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an external member for home appliances and a manufacturing method therefor. According to the present invention, through-holes for transmitting light emitted from a light source, such as a light-emitting device mounted on a rear surface, are not exposed to the outside by a film layer attached to a front surface of a metal layer when the light of the light-emitting device is turned off, such that an external member for home appliances with improved luxuriousness and aesthetic sensibility with respect to the appearance of home appliances can be implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Sung Gab KIM, So Hee BAK, Ja Hun KOO, Youngwoo KIM, Pojin KIM, Byungchun MOON, Kuhyeong LEE, Hye Sun JUNG
  • Patent number: 10054361
    Abstract: An exterior member for a home appliance includes a front panel that defines an exterior of the home appliance, that is configured to cover a display assembly that includes a plurality of LEDs, and that includes a displaying part that defines a plurality of first through-holes at positions corresponding to the plurality of LEDs, the displaying part being configured to display operating information of the home appliance by transmitting light from the plurality of LEDs through at least a portion of the plurality of first through-holes. The exterior member further includes a front surface coating layer that is located on a front surface of the front panel and that is configured to shield the plurality of first through-holes. The exterior member further includes a hole-filling member that is configured to fill the plurality of first through-holes by coating a rear surface of the displaying part with a material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sunggab Kim, Byungchun Moon, Pojin Kim, Jahun Koo, Youngwoo Kim, Kuhyeong Lee
  • Publication number: 20170089633
    Abstract: An exterior member for a home appliance includes a front panel that defines an exterior of the home appliance, that is configured to cover a display assembly that includes a plurality of LEDs, and that includes a displaying part that defines a plurality of first through-holes at positions corresponding to the plurality of LEDs, the displaying part being configured to display operating information of the home appliance by transmitting light from the plurality of LEDs through at least a portion of the plurality of first through-holes. The exterior member further includes a front surface coating layer that is located on a front surface of the front panel and that is configured to shield the plurality of first through-holes. The exterior member further includes a hole-filling member that is configured to fill the plurality of first through-holes by coating a rear surface of the displaying part with a material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Sunggab KIM, Byungchun MOON, Pojin KIM, Jahun KOO, Youngwoo KIM, Kuhyeong LEE