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).

  • Publication number: 20180023877
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Hyunki KIM, Minchel KIM, Seungje PARK, Kihyun PARK
  • Patent number: 9791204
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyunki Kim, Minchel Kim, Seungje Park, Kihyun Park
  • Patent number: 9690684
    Abstract: A component for a network system is provided. The component includes an information notification part capable of notifying of one or more pieces of certain information among energy information, additional information except the energy information, and new information based on one or more the energy information and the additional information and a control unit controlling the information notification part. The information notification part notifies of the certain information when satisfying conditions for notifying of the certain information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junho Ahn, Yanghwan Kim, Hoonbong Lee, Koonseok Lee, Minchel Kim, Yonghun Kim, Seungje Park, Eunkyung Seo, Younghyo Son, Sangmin Yeo
  • Publication number: 20160186985
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Minchel KIM, Jinseung PARK
  • Publication number: 20160003519
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Hyunki KIM, Minchel KIM, Seungje PARK, Kihyun PARK
  • Publication number: 20140040458
    Abstract: A component for a network system is provided. The component includes an information notification part capable of notifying of one or more pieces of certain information among energy information, additional information except the energy information, and new information based on one or more the energy information and the additional information and a control unit controlling the information notification part. The information notification part notifies of the certain information when satisfying conditions for notifying of the certain information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Juhno Ahn, Yanghwan Kim, Hoonbong Lee, Koonseok Lee, Minchel Kim, Yanghoon Kim, Seungje Park, Eunkyung Seo, Younghyo Son, Sangmin Yeo
  • Publication number: 20130245841
    Abstract: Provided is a method of controlling a component for a network system. The method of controlling a component for a network system includes recognizing energy information or additional information except the energy information, determining a driving method of the component on the basis of former driving information of the component according to the recognized information, and driving the component through the determined driving method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Junho Ahn, Yanghwan Kim, Hoonbong Lee, Koonseok Lee, Minchel Kim, Jinseung Park, Pyeongwon Park, Yonghwan Bae, Jinhwan Son, Wonkyo Jung