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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7936382 | Image pickup device, projector including the image pickup device, and image pickup method An image pickup device is provided. The image pickup device includes a pickup device that captures an image, a background image processor that determines a pickup object area to be captured to be an illumination image and displays the pickup object area as a backgro... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935273 | Method light emitting device with a Eu(III)-activated phosphor and second phosphor This invention relates to a light emitting device based on a Xe or Xe/Ne excimer discharge, e.g. a full color display screen or a xenon excimer lamp, comprising a phosphor blend of a red-emitting Eu(III)-activated phosphor and an UVlight emitting phosphor. Full colo... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934280 | Drum-type washing machine and tub cleaning method of the same A drum-type washing machine, and tub and gasket cleaning methods are provided. The drum-type washing machine may include a tub mounted in a cabinet such that a wash water is supplied into the tub, a drum rotatably mounted in the tub such that laundry may be put into... | 05/03/2011 |
| D637338 | LED lamp | 05/03/2011 |
| 7931453 | Capacity variable device for rotary compressor and driving method of air conditioner having the same A capacity variable device for a rotary compressor and an operation method of an air conditioner having the same are provided. The capacity variable device includes a valve hole in which a sliding valve slidingly inserted is formed at a cylinder, and a bypass hole f... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930899 | Accumulator of refrigeration cycle system An accumulator is provided which is installed between a compressor and an evaporator of a refrigeration cycle system. The accumulator includes an inlet pipe through which refrigerant is introduced from the evaporator, an outlet pipe through which the evaporated refr... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930897 | Window type air conditioner A window type air conditioner comprises: a case of which one side is positioned indoors and another side is positioned outdoors; an axial fan mounted in the case for blowing the air in the radius direction thereof; a shroud having the axial fan therein and for guidi... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7926201 | Dryer with clogging detecting function A clogging detecting apparatus for a dryer is provided that checks and displays a clogging degree of an air passage. The clogging detecting apparatus includes a judgment device for judging the clogging degree of the air passage, a storing device for storing the clog... | 04/19/2011 |
| D636413 | Press body | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925779 | Method of sending and receiving personal information by using mobile terminal A system for sending and receiving personal information using a mobile terminal is disclosed. In the present invention, a personal information is sent using a short message service with an attached identification information. Accordingly, when the short message is r... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7925282 | System and method for storing SMS messages in a mobile communications terminal A method for storing short message service (SMS) messages in a mobile communication terminal includes determining that a storing region corresponding to a Class of a new SMS message is full by detecting a transferable SMS message in the pertinent storing region, tra... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7924242 | Apparatus and method of driving plasma display panel An apparatus and method of driving a plasma display panel for preventing a brightness spot miss-fire and a miss-writing as well as reducing a manufacturing cost are disclosed. In the apparatus, a set-up supplier supplies a rising ramp waveform to scan electrodes in ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7924240 | Apparatus for driving plasma display panel Disclosed therein is an apparatus for driving a plasma display panel, with a simple structure. The apparatus includes a signal processor for converting an external image signal into image data suitable for driving the plasma display panel; a data arranger for recons... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7923958 | Apparatus and method for driving 2-phase SRM motor An apparatus and method for driving a 2-phase SRM are provided. The method may include initializing 2-phase SRM based on a detected position of a rotor by an initializing sensor at a time of an initial driving, and normally driving the 2-phase SRM based on a detecte... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7923888 | Switched reluctance motor Disclosed is a switched reluctance motor which can reduce noise and prevent overheating in rotation of a rotor. The switched reluctance motor includes: a stator core having a plurality of inwardly protruded poles at predetermined intervals; coils wound around the pr... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921666 | Refrigerator with icemaker A refrigerator with an icemaker (100) is disclosed, having an improved structure for supplying ice to a user of the outside through a dispenser (30) provided in a door (25), which includes a dispenser (30) provided in a door (25); ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921506 | Robot cleaner having function for detecting separation of dust tank and control method thereof A robot cleaner is provided that includes a body having a receiving portion configured to receive a dust tank mounted thereto, a detector installed at the receiving portion that detects whether the dust tank has been separated from the body by an interaction with th... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7916125 | Touch screen device and method of displaying images thereon A touch screen device and method of displaying images using display windows and selecting execution menus displayed on the display windows in a touch screen device are provided. The touch screen device includes a screen, a display configured to display images thereo... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7915153 | Passivation film and method of forming the same A passivation film and a method of forming the same are provided, the passivation film being used in a plasma display panel etc. In the passivation film, a first MgO layer, an intervening layer, and a second MgO layer are laminated and a laser is then irradiated to ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7913523 | Heater coupling apparatus of washing machine Provided is a heater coupling apparatus of a washing machine and a coupling method for the heater coupling apparatus. The heater coupling apparatus includes a tub, a heater coupling portion, a heater, and a bracket. The heater coupling portion is formed on the tub. ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7912517 | Power saving method for mobile communication terminal A power saving method for a mobile telephone is disclosed that can increase the useful life of a battery charge by temporarily turning off non-essential telephone functions not required for call transmission or reception. The method determines whether the remaining ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7912104 | Semiconductor laser diode A semiconductor laser diode capable of improving reliability and mass-productivity is disclosed. The semiconductor laser diode comprises a first clad layer; a first optical guide layer disposed on the first clad layer; an active layer disposed on the first optical g... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7911991 | Apparatus and method for controlling data communication in wireless local area network An apparatus and method for controlling data communication in a wireless local area network (LAN) can check a remaining power level of a host computer battery and determine a data transmission characteristic such as a data transfer speed and/or power save mode perio... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7911542 | Display device and method for labeling AV signal input sources A display device and a method for labeling input sources are disclosed, to set and provide label information of the input sources on a screen of the display device, for a user's convenience, in which the display device includes a plurality of input terminals respect... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7911417 | Method and apparatus for expressing gray levels in a plasma display panel A method and apparatus for expressing a gray level with a decimal value in a plasma display panel that is capable of enhancing a picture quality. In the method and apparatus, a sustaining pulse is applied only to any one electrode of a sustaining electrode pair to t... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7911413 | Method of driving plasma display panel Disclosed is a method of driving a plasma display panel enabling to improve an overall contrast characteristic of the plasma display panel by reducing a voltage difference between scan and sustain electrodes Y and Z to decrease an emission amount of light generated ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7908962 | Compressor A compressor is provided that includes a supplementary torque providing part that reduces a speed of a piston compression of refrigerant and increases the speed of the piston in drawing of the refrigerant. This structure reduces a compression rate of the refrigerant... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7902766 | Plasma lighting system A plasma lighting system comprises a resonator, a bulb received in the resonator and containing a discharge material therein for emitting light in accordance with the discharge material is exited as a plasma state, and a dielectric mirror disposed at one side of the... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900374 | Apparatus for automatically drying and method for controlling the same An automatic drying apparatus and a method of controlling the same is disclosed, enabling exact drying by using a humidity sensor (37) provided at a location having a stabilized output characteristic for automatic drying, the automatic drying apparatus includ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7893954 | Mobile communication terminal and method of video communications thereof A mobile communication terminal and method of video communications thereof are disclosed, by which a broadcast program currently received by the mobile communication terminal can be transmitted to a correspondent terminal by real time using the video communications.... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891957 | Capacity variable type rotary compressor and driving method thereof Disclosed is a capacity variable type rotary compressor and a driving method thereof. In the compressor, a first discharge port (11) is formed at a cylinder (10), a second discharge port (23) connected to the first discharge port (14) for... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891113 | Clogging degree deciding method for dryer A clogging degree deciding method for a dryer, which can accurately determine a clogging degree of an air passage, even when there is an influence of external environments, is disclosed. The clogging degree deciding method includes reading information as to clogging... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7890095 | Method for after service of mobile telephone The invention relates to a mobile terminal, and in particular to a method for after service of a mobile terminal which is adapted to optimize the performance of the mobile terminal. The method comprises the steps of: self-diagnosing, judging if the terminal malfunct... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883229 | Apparatus and method for controlling lamp of refrigerator A refrigerator includes the ability to determine the amount of time that a light within the refrigerator remains on. If the on time exceeds a predetermined time period, the light is turned off. If the door of the refrigerator is repeatedly opened and closed, the tot... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7882592 | Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner includes both a main dust separation unit and a secondary dust separation unit. One of the dust separation units is provided on a main body of the vacuum cleaner, and the other dust separation unit is provided on a removable dust collection unit tha... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7847482 | Sheet for protecting external light and plasma display device thereof The present disclosure relates to a plasma display device including a plasma display panel and a sheet disposed at a front surface of the plasma display panel to protect the plasma display panel from external light. The sheet includes a base unit formed with a plura... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845493 | Compressor packing member Compressor packing member which can pack compressors in many tiers is disclosed. The compressor packing members includes a pallet having first pins projected from an upper surface for holding mounting plates of compressors, and supporting surfaces formed in the uppe... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7877813 | Copy protection method and system for digital media A copy protection method and a copy protection system are disclosed. The system includes a private key verifier receiving a media certificate that includes a private key identification of a compliant playing device and searching for an actual private key correspondi... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7876018 | Synchronous reluctance motor and compressor having the same A synchronous reluctance motor comprises a stator and a rotor, the rotor comprising: a rotation shaft; a first core having a shaft hole for inserting the rotation shaft at a center thereof, and having a plurality of first flux barrier groups arranged along a circumf... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7868349 | Light source apparatus and fabrication method thereof A light source apparatus and a fabrication method thereof can prevent light interference between light emitting devices adjacent to each other and increase the luminous efficiency by collecting light emitted from the side of the light emitting device toward the fron... | 01/11/2011 |
