Patents by Inventor Yong-ik Cho

Yong-ik Cho 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).

  • Refrigerator and control method thereof
    Publication number: 20080190127
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body cabinet having a storage room formed with a front opening, a door which opens and closes the front opening, and a display unit that is mounted on at least one of the main body cabinet and the door. The display unit includes a display displaying an image, a power supply unit selectively supplying power to the display, a temperature detector detecting a temperature of the display, and a controller controlling the power supply unit to interrupt the power supplied to the display when the temperature detected by the temperature detector is higher than a predetermined maximum temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-ik Cho, Gi-hyeong Lee, Gyu-hwan An, Kyoung-hwan Kim