Patents by Inventor Sang-beom Ahn

Sang-beom Ahn 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).

  • Defrosting apparatus, refrigerator including the same, and control method thereof
    Patent number: 9970702
    Abstract: A defrosting apparatus includes: an evaporator; a defrosting heater removing frost formed on the evaporator; and a controller controlling the defrosting heater until defrosting for the evaporator is completed when a driving start command for the defrosting apparatus is input, wherein the controller controls the defrosting heater to have an idle section in which the defrosting heater is not operated between a point in time in which the driving start command is input and a point in time in which the defrosting is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-beom Ahn, Yang-gyu Kim, Sinn-bong Yoon, Jong-hoon Kim, Yong-sun Song, Han-sol Choi
  • DEFROSTING APPARATUS, REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING THE SAME, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160123649
    Abstract: A defrosting apparatus includes: an evaporator; a defrosting heater removing frost formed on the evaporator; and a controller controlling the defrosting heater until defrosting for the evaporator is completed when a driving start command for the defrosting apparatus is input, wherein the controller controls the defrosting heater to have an idle section in which the defrosting heater is not operated between a point in time in which the driving start command is input and a point in time in which the defrosting is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-beom AHN, Yang-gyu KIM, Sinn-bong YOON, Jong-hoon KIM, Yong-sun SONG, Han-sol CHOI
  • Video display apparatus and method for driving lamp in advance of watching
    Patent number: 7625092
    Abstract: A video display method and apparatus including a display panel; a lamp which generates light to display a video image on the display panel; a lamp driving unit which drives the lamp; an information storage unit which stores information about a predetermined start-up time of the lamp; and a controller which controls the lamp driving unit to turn on the lamp when the controller determines that the predetermined start-up time corresponding to the information stored in the information storage unit has come.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-beom Ahn
  • Video display apparatus and method for driving lamp in advance of watching
    Publication number: 20070035509
    Abstract: A video display method and apparatus including a display panel; a lamp which generates light to display a video image on the display panel; a lamp driving unit which drives the lamp; an information storage unit which stores information about a predetermined start-up time of the lamp; and a controller which controls the lamp driving unit to turn on the lamp when the controller determines that the predetermined start-up time corresponding to the information stored in the information storage unit has come.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventor: Sang-beom Ahn