Patents by Inventor Bon Ju KOO

Bon Ju KOO 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).

  • Cooking apparatus and method of controlling the same
    Patent number: 10578310
    Abstract: A cooking apparatus includes a body, an input unit configured to receive a command in relation to controlling the cooking apparatus from a user, a knob configured to be attachable to one surface of the body or detachable from the body, and a controller configured to sense whether the knob is attached to the body, to receive the command via the knob when the knob is attached, and to receive the command from the input unit when the knob is not attached. As is apparent from the above description, the cooking apparatus may be controlled according to a user's preferences by using the knob attachable to and detachable from the body of the cooking apparatus and may be more conveniently controlled by using the knob in several sides of the cooking apparatus rather than a limited space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Woong Joo, Bon Ju Koo, Hee Cheol Kim, Myoung Jin Ham, Hong-Joo Kang
  • COOKING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180084937
    Abstract: A cooking apparatus includes a body, an input unit configured to receive a command in relation to controlling the cooking apparatus from a user, a knob configured to be attachable to one surface of the body or detachable from the body, and a controller configured to sense whether the knob is attached to the body, to receive the command via the knob when the knob is attached, and to receive the command from the input unit when the knob is not attached. As is apparent from the above description, the cooking apparatus may be controlled according to a user's preferences by using the knob attachable to and detachable from the body of the cooking apparatus and may be more conveniently controlled by using the knob in several sides of the cooking apparatus rather than a limited space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Woong JOO, Bon Ju KOO, Hee Cheol KIM, Myoung Jin HAM, Hong-Joo KANG