Patents by Inventor Minchel Kim
Minchel Kim 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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Patent number: 11131453Abstract: A household appliance according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a front panel forming an exterior, a display window formed with a plurality of through holes having minute or fine sizes formed at the front panel, and the plurality of through holes are filled with a coating liquid including an anti-foaming agent.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2020Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Minchel Kim, Jinseung Park
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Patent number: 11098945Abstract: A refrigerator door and a manufacturing method of the same are disclosed. The refrigerator door includes a front panel that includes a first through hole and an input unit, a door liner, an upper cap decoration unit configured to seal an upper side of a first space defined between the front panel and the door liner, a frame attached to an inside of the front panel and defining a second space, a display assembly provided between the frame and the front panel and configured to emit light through the first through hole, and a touch sensor assembly provided between the frame and the front panel, the touch sensor assembly being fixed to a rear of the front panel at a position that corresponds to a location of the input unit. The upper cap decoration unit includes a communication hole for communicating with the second space and includes a cap cover.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyunki Kim, Minchel Kim, Seungje Park, Kihyun Park
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Publication number: 20210095913Abstract: A refrigerator door and a manufacturing method of the same are disclosed. The refrigerator door includes a front panel that includes a first through hole and an input unit, a door liner, an upper cap decoration unit configured to seal an upper side of a first space defined between the front panel and the door liner, a frame attached to an inside of the front panel and defining a second space, a display assembly provided between the frame and the front panel and configured to emit light through the first through hole, and a touch sensor assembly provided between the frame and the front panel, the touch sensor assembly being fixed to a rear of the front panel at a position that corresponds to a location of the input unit. The upper cap decoration unit includes a communication hole for communicating with the second space and includes a cap cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Hyunki KIM, Minchel KIM, Seungje PARK, Kihyun PARK
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Patent number: 10921048Abstract: A refrigerator door and a manufacturing method of the same are disclosed. The refrigerator door includes a front panel that includes a first through hole and an input unit, a door liner, an upper cap decoration unit configured to seal an upper side of a first space defined between the front panel and the door liner, a frame attached to an inside of the front panel and defining a second space, a display assembly provided between the frame and the front panel and configured to emit light through the first through hole, and a touch sensor assembly provided between the frame and the front panel, the touch sensor assembly being fixed to a rear of the front panel at a position that corresponds to a location of the input unit. The upper cap decoration unit includes a communication hole for communicating with the second space and includes a cap cover.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyunki Kim, Minchel Kim, Seungje Park, Kihyun Park
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Publication number: 20200232637Abstract: A household appliance according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a front panel forming an exterior, a display window formed with a plurality of through holes having minute or fine sizes formed at the front panel, and the plurality of through holes are filled with a coating liquid including an anti-foaming agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Minchel KIM, Jinseung PARK
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Publication number: 20200191467Abstract: A refrigerator door and a manufacturing method of the same are disclosed. The refrigerator door includes a front panel that includes a first through hole and an input unit, a door liner, an upper cap decoration unit configured to seal an upper side of a first space defined between the front panel and the door liner, a frame attached to an inside of the front panel and defining a second space, a display assembly provided between the frame and the front panel and configured to emit light through the first through hole, and a touch sensor assembly provided between the frame and the front panel, the touch sensor assembly being fixed to a rear of the front panel at a position that corresponds to a location of the input unit. The upper cap decoration unit includes a communication hole for communicating with the second space and includes a cap cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Hyunki KIM, Minchel KIM, Seungje PARK, Kihyun PARK
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Patent number: 10655840Abstract: A household appliance as described herein includes a front panel forming an exterior, a display window formed with a plurality of through holes having minute or fine sizes formed at the front panel, and the plurality of through holes are filled with a urethane coating liquid including an anti-foaming agent.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Minchel Kim, Jinseung Park
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Patent number: 10641541Abstract: A refrigerator door and a manufacturing method of the same are disclosed. The refrigerator door includes a front panel that includes a first through hole and an input unit, a door liner, an upper cap decoration unit configured to seal an upper side of a first space defined between the front panel and the door liner, a frame attached to an inside of the front panel and defining a second space, a display assembly provided between the frame and the front panel and configured to emit light through the first through hole, and a touch sensor assembly provided between the frame and the front panel, the touch sensor assembly being fixed to a rear of the front panel at a position that corresponds to a location of the input unit. The upper cap decoration unit includes a communication hole for communicating with the second space and includes a cap cover.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Hyunki Kim, Minchel Kim, Seungje Park, Kihyun Park
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Publication number: 20200080765Abstract: A refrigerator door and a manufacturing method of the same are disclosed. The refrigerator door includes a front panel that includes a first through hole and an input unit, a door liner, an upper cap decoration unit configured to seal an upper side of a first space defined between the front panel and the door liner, a frame attached to an inside of the front panel and defining a second space, a display assembly provided between the frame and the front panel and configured to emit light through the first through hole, and a touch sensor assembly provided between the frame and the front panel, the touch sensor assembly being fixed to a rear of the front panel at a position that corresponds to a location of the input unit. The upper cap decoration unit includes a communication hole for communicating with the second space and includes a cap cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Hyunki KIM, Minchel KIM, Seungje PARK, Kihyun PARK
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Patent number: 10508856Abstract: A refrigerator door and a manufacturing method of the same are disclosed. The refrigerator door includes a front panel that includes a first through hole and an input unit, a door liner, an upper cap decoration unit configured to seal an upper side of a first space defined between the front panel and the door liner, a frame attached to an inside of the front panel and defining a second space, a display assembly provided between the frame and the front panel and configured to emit light through the first through hole, and a touch sensor assembly provided between the frame and the front panel, the touch sensor assembly being fixed to a rear of the front panel at a position that corresponds to a location of the input unit. The upper cap decoration unit includes a communication hole for communicating with the second space and includes a cap cover.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyunki Kim, Minchel Kim, Seungje Park, Kihyun Park
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Publication number: 20190316830Abstract: A refrigerator door and a manufacturing method of the same are disclosed. The refrigerator door includes a front panel that includes a first through hole and an input unit, a door liner, an upper cap decoration unit configured to seal an upper side of a first space defined between the front panel and the door liner, a frame attached to an inside of the front panel and defining a second space, a display assembly provided between the frame and the front panel and configured to emit light through the first through hole, and a touch sensor assembly provided between the frame and the front panel, the touch sensor assembly being fixed to a rear of the front panel at a position that corresponds to a location of the input unit. The upper cap decoration unit includes a communication hole for communicating with the second space and includes a cap cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Hyunki KIM, Minchel KIM, Seungje PARK, Kihyun PARK
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Publication number: 20190285268Abstract: A household appliance according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a front panel forming an exterior, a display window formed with a plurality of through holes having minute or fine sizes formed at the front panel, and the plurality of through holes are filled with a coating liquid including an anti-foaming agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Minchel KIM, Jinseung PARK
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Patent number: 10401078Abstract: A refrigerator door and a manufacturing method of the same are disclosed. The refrigerator door includes a front panel that includes a first through hole and an input unit, a door liner, an upper cap decoration unit configured to seal an upper side of a first space defined between the front panel and the door liner, a frame attached to an inside of the front panel and defining a second space, a display assembly provided between the frame and the front panel and configured to emit light through the first through hole, and a touch sensor assembly provided between the frame and the front panel, the touch sensor assembly being fixed to a rear of the front panel at a position that corresponds to a location of the input unit. The upper cap decoration unit includes a communication hole for communicating with the second space and includes a cap cover.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyunki Kim, Minchel Kim, Seungje Park, Kihyun Park
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Patent number: 10352552Abstract: A household appliance according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a front panel forming an exterior, a display window formed with a plurality of through holes having minute or fine sizes formed at the front panel, and the plurality of through holes are filled with a coating liquid including an anti-foaming agent.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Minchel Kim, Jinseung Park
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Publication number: 20190212050Abstract: A refrigerator door and a manufacturing method of the same are disclosed. The refrigerator door includes a front panel that includes a first through hole and an input unit, a door liner, an upper cap decoration unit configured to seal an upper side of a first space defined between the front panel and the door liner, a frame attached to an inside of the front panel and defining a second space, a display assembly provided between the frame and the front panel and configured to emit light through the first through hole, and a touch sensor assembly provided between the frame and the front panel, the touch sensor assembly being fixed to a rear of the front panel at a position that corresponds to a location of the input unit. The upper cap decoration unit includes a communication hole for communicating with the second space and includes a cap cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Hyunki KIM, Minchel KIM, Seungje PARK, Kihyun PARK
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Patent number: 10281192Abstract: A refrigerator door and a manufacturing method of the same are disclosed. The refrigerator door includes a front panel that includes a first through hole and an input unit, a door liner, an upper cap decoration unit configured to seal an upper side of a first space defined between the front panel and the door liner, a frame attached to an inside of the front panel and defining a second space, a display assembly provided between the frame and the front panel and configured to emit light through the first through hole, and a touch sensor assembly provided between the frame and the front panel, the touch sensor assembly being fixed to a rear of the front panel at a position that corresponds to a location of the input unit. The upper cap decoration unit includes a communication hole for communicating with the second space and includes a cap cover.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyunki Kim, Minchel Kim, Seungje Park, Kihyun Park
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Publication number: 20180363972Abstract: A refrigerator door and a manufacturing method of the same are disclosed. The refrigerator door includes a front panel that includes a first through hole and an input unit, a door liner, an upper cap decoration unit configured to seal an upper side of a first space defined between the front panel and the door liner, a frame attached to an inside of the front panel and defining a second space, a display assembly provided between the frame and the front panel and configured to emit light through the first through hole, and a touch sensor assembly provided between the frame and the front panel, the touch sensor assembly being fixed to a rear of the front panel at a position that corresponds to a location of the input unit. The upper cap decoration unit includes a communication hole for communicating with the second space and includes a cap cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Hyunki KIM, Minchel KIM, Seungje PARK, Kihyun PARK
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Patent number: 10082327Abstract: A refrigerator door and a manufacturing method of the same are disclosed. The refrigerator door includes a front panel that includes a first through hole and an input unit, a door liner, an upper cap decoration unit configured to seal an upper side of a first space defined between the front panel and the door liner, a frame attached to an inside of the front panel and defining a second space, a display assembly provided between the frame and the front panel and configured to emit light through the first through hole, and a touch sensor assembly provided between the frame and the front panel, the touch sensor assembly being fixed to a rear of the front panel at a position that corresponds to a location of the input unit. The upper cap decoration unit includes a communication hole for communicating with the second space and includes a cap cover.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyunki Kim, Minchel Kim, Seungje Park, Kihyun Park
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Publication number: 20180231236Abstract: A household appliance according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a front panel forming an exterior, a display window formed with a plurality of through holes having minute or fine sizes formed at the front panel, and the plurality of through holes are filled with a coating liquid including an anti-foaming agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Minchel KIM, Jinseung PARK
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Patent number: 10006625Abstract: A household appliance according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a front panel forming an exterior, a display window formed with a plurality of through holes having minute or fine sizes formed at the front panel, and the plurality of through holes are filled with a coating liquid including an anti-foaming agent.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Minchel Kim, Jinseung Park