Patents by Inventor Doyoun HAN
Doyoun HAN 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).
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Publication number: 20250164179Abstract: A home appliance, e.g. a refrigerator, includes a cabinet forming a space and a door for opening and closing the space, the door including a door body with an insulator filled therein, and a panel assembly mounted in front of the door body, wherein the panel assembly includes a lighting device configured to emit light, a panel forming a front surface of the door and configured to transmit light therethrough, a light guide plate disposed behind the panel and configured to guide light emitted from the lighting device to the panel, and a member disposed between the panel and the light guide plate, including the panel and the light guide plate mounted thereon, and configured to transmit light of the light guide plate through an entire part of the panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2025Publication date: May 22, 2025Inventors: Jaesung PARK, Hyesun JUNG, Doyoun HAN, Seongmin SONG
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Patent number: 12287509Abstract: The preset invention relates to a home appliance comprising: a cabinet having a storage space formed therein; a door for opening or closing an opened front surface of the cabinet; and a panel assembly mounted on a front surface of the door, wherein the panel assembly comprises: a front plate which forms the outer appearance of the door front surface and through which light passes; a light guide plate provided behind the front plate to guide light toward the front plate; and a lighting device including a plurality of light sources for emitting light having a configured color toward the light guide plate and a substrate on which the plurality of light sources are arranged, and the front plate is formed at one end adjacent to the lighting device and includes an inclination portion having an inclination surface formed to extend in a direction parallel to a direction in which the light sources are arranged.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2022Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jaesung Park, Hyesun Jung, Doyoun Han
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Patent number: 12235036Abstract: A home appliance, e.g. a refrigerator, includes a cabinet forming a space and a door for opening and closing the space, the door including a door body with an insulator filled therein, and a panel assembly mounted in front of the door body, wherein the panel assembly includes a lighting device configured to emit light, a panel forming a front surface of the door and configured to transmit light therethrough, a light guide plate disposed behind the panel and configured to guide light emitted from the lighting device to the panel, and a member disposed between the panel and the light guide plate, including the panel and the light guide plate mounted thereon, and configured to transmit light of the light guide plate through an entire part of the panel.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jaesung Park, Hyesun Jung, Doyoun Han, Seongmin Song
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Patent number: 12215917Abstract: A home appliance includes a cabinet defining a storage region and a door to open and close the storage region. The door includes a door body and a panel assembly mounted on the door body. The panel assembly includes a panel through which light is transmissible, a light guide plate spaced apart from the panel and having a pattern so that the light is irradiated onto the panel, and a light source installed to be spaced apart from a light entrance surface of the light guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Doyoun Han, Hyesun Jung, Jaesung Park
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Publication number: 20250012966Abstract: The preset invention relates to a home appliance comprising: a cabinet having a storage space formed therein; a door for opening or closing an opened front surface of the cabinet; and a panel assembly mounted on a front surface of the door, wherein the panel assembly comprises: a front plate which forms the outer appearance of the door front surface and through which light passes; a light guide plate provided behind the front plate to guide light toward the front plate; and a lighting device including a plurality of light sources for emitting light having a configured color toward the light guide plate and a substrate on which the plurality of light sources are arranged, and the front plate is formed at one end adjacent to the lighting device and includes an inclination portion having an inclination surface formed to extend in a direction parallel to a direction in which the light sources are arranged.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2022Publication date: January 9, 2025Inventors: Jaesung PARK, Hyesun JUNG, Doyoun HAN
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Publication number: 20240295683Abstract: A home appliance includes a cabinet having a storage space formed therein; a door configured to open and close an open front of the cabinet; a panel assembly mounted on a front surface of the door; and a controller, wherein the panel assembly includes: a front plate forming a front exterior of the door and transmitting light; and a lighting device emitting light of a set color, wherein the front plate includes: a base layer; and a colored layer formed on one surface of the base layer and has a first color, wherein the front surface of the door has the first color when the lighting device is turned off, and wherein the front surface of the door shines in a color selected by a user when the lighting device is turned on.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2024Publication date: September 5, 2024Inventors: Doyoun HAN, Hyesun JUNG, Jaesung PARK
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Patent number: 12019263Abstract: A home appliance includes a cabinet having a storage space formed therein; a door configured to open and close an open front of the cabinet; a panel assembly mounted on a front surface of the door; and a controller, wherein the panel assembly includes: a front plate forming a front exterior of the door and transmitting light; and a lighting device emitting light of a set color, wherein the front plate includes: a base layer; and a colored layer formed on one surface of the base layer and has a first color, wherein the front surface of the door has the first color when the lighting device is turned off, and wherein the front surface of the door shines in a color selected by a user when the lighting device is turned on.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Doyoun Han, Hyesun Jung, Jaesung Park
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Publication number: 20240068740Abstract: A home appliance includes: a cabinet defining a storage space, a plurality of doors configured to open and close the storage space, a plurality of lighting devices provided in the plurality of doors, respectively, and configured to show a color of each door, and a control unit configured to control the plurality of lighting devices. The control unit is configured to, based on a color of one door of the plurality of doors being input, control the plurality of lighting devices to synchronize the colors of the plurality of doors to be the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Ikkyu LEE, Doyoun HAN, Woohyuk CHOI, Changseok OCK
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Publication number: 20230152504Abstract: A home appliance includes a cabinet having a storage space formed therein; a door configured to open and close an open front of the cabinet; a panel assembly mounted on a front surface of the door; and a controller, wherein the panel assembly includes: a front plate forming a front exterior of the door and transmitting light; and a lighting device emitting light of a set color, wherein the front plate includes: a base layer; and a colored layer formed on one surface of the base layer and has a first color, wherein the front surface of the door has the first color when the lighting device is turned off, and wherein the front surface of the door shines in a color selected by a user when the lighting device is turned on.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Doyoun HAN, Hyesun JUNG, Jaesung PARK
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Patent number: 11623437Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an exterior panel for a home appliance and a method of manufacturing the same. The exterior panel for a home appliance according to one aspect includes: a base layer made of a metal material, a deposition layer formed at a center except for an edge of an upper layer of the base layer and made of a metal material, and a coating layer formed on the deposition layer and an upper surface of the edge of the base layer, on which the deposition layer is not formed.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2019Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Doyoun Han, Youngwoo Kim, Hyesun Jung
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Publication number: 20230013230Abstract: A home appliance includes a cabinet defining a storage region and a door to open and close the storage region. The door includes a door body and a panel assembly mounted on the door body. The panel assembly includes a panel through which light is transmissible, a light guide plate spaced apart from the panel and having a pattern so that the light is irradiated onto the panel, and a light source installed to be spaced apart from a light entrance surface of the light guide plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Doyoun HAN, Hyesun JUNG, Jaesung PARK
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Publication number: 20230018403Abstract: A home appliance, e.g. a refrigerator, includes a cabinet forming a space and a door for opening and closing the space, the door including a door body with an insulator filled therein, and a panel assembly mounted in front of the door body, wherein the panel assembly includes a lighting device configured to emit light, a panel forming a front surface of the door and configured to transmit light therethrough, a light guide plate disposed behind the panel and configured to guide light emitted from the lighting device to the panel, and a member disposed between the panel and the light guide plate, including the panel and the light guide plate mounted thereon, and configured to transmit light of the light guide plate through an entire part of the panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Jaesung PARK, Hyesun JUNG, Doyoun HAN, Seongmin SONG
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Publication number: 20210016556Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an exterior panel for a home appliance and a method of manufacturing the same. The exterior panel for a home appliance according to one aspect includes: a base layer made of a metal material, a deposition layer formed at a center except for an edge of an upper layer of the base layer and made of a metal material, and a coating layer formed on the deposition layer and an upper surface of the edge of the base layer, on which the deposition layer is not formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Doyoun HAN, Youngwoo KIM, Hyesun JUNG