Patents by Inventor Jonh-Min Shin

Jonh-Min Shin 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: 20070283706
    Abstract: act The present invention discloses a defrost operating method for a refrigerator which performs a defrost operation by controlling operations of a compressor and a fan on the basis of a continuous operation time of the compressor and surface temperatures of evaporators to prevent frost from being formed on the evaporators, when cool air is generated in a freezing chamber and a refrigerator chamber by circulating refrigerants through a refrigeration cycle built in a refrigerator main body and forcibly circulated bX rotating the fan. The defrost operating method for the refrigerator can omit a general heater by performing the defrost operation by using the compressor and the fan. In addition, the defrost operating method for the refrigerator improves heat exchange efficiency and reduces power consumption by efficiently performing the defrost operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: LG Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-Hee Kang, Deok-Hyun Youn, Su-Won Lee, Jonh-Min Shin, Jung-Wook Bae