Patents by Inventor Sung Woo HER

Sung Woo HER 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).

  • Washing machine and control method thereof
    Patent number: 9062407
    Abstract: A washing machine and a control method thereof in which a tub washing course is safely performed using a sensor to measure vibration of a tub. Since whether or not laundry is present in s drum is sensed while performing the tub washing course, consumption of separate time, water, and energy to sense whether or not laundry is present is not required, and operation of the washing machine is controlled by diagnosing malfunction of the sensor. If plural sensors are installed, a micro-computer is connected to the plural sensors in common through a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) communication method or an Inter Integrated circuit (I2C) communication method, thereby reducing costs and volume of wire-harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Hoon Kim, Sung Mo Lee, Hyun Bae Kim, Satoru Matsumoto, Sung Woo Her
  • WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20110252577
    Abstract: A washing machine and a control method thereof in which a tub washing course is safely performed using a sensor to measure vibration of a tub. Since whether or not laundry is present in s drum is sensed while performing the tub washing course, consumption of separate time, water, and energy to sense whether or not laundry is present is not required, and operation of the washing machine is controlled by diagnosing malfunction of the sensor. If plural sensors are installed, a micro-computer is connected to the plural sensors in common through a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) communication method or an Inter Integrated circuit (I2C) communication method, thereby reducing costs and volume of wire-harness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Hoon KIM, Sung Mo LEE, Hyun Bae KIM, Satoru MATSUMOTO, Sung Woo HER