Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090260163 | Washing machine and method of controlling the same - Disclosed herein are a washing machine and a method of controlling the same that are capable of removing bubbles from a door after washing. The washing machine includes a drum and a door to open and close the drum. The method of controlling the washing machine includes determining whether the present operation is a spin-drying operation, and, when the present operation is the spin-drying operation, supplying water to the door to remove residual bubbles from the door. | 10-22-2009 |
20100139011 | Method of controlling washing machine - A method of controlling a washing machine, capable of detecting clothes contained in the washing machine by rotating a drum. The method includes supplying a predetermined amount of water when a barrel cleaning is executed, soaking an interior of a drum in water, draining water after the interior of the drum has been soaked in the water, and detecting clothes contained in the drum by rotating the drum. Whether to perform a barrel cleaning is determined according to the existence of the clothes in the drum, so that vibration and noise are prevented from being generated in the washing machine, and accident due to the movement of the washing machine is prevented. | 06-10-2010 |
20110252577 | WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - 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. | 10-20-2011 |
20130055770 | WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A method of detecting weight of laundry contained in a washing machine. A calibration mode is provided that is performed separately from a washing mode such that a detection error of the weight of laundry, which occurs due to external environment factors, is calibrated when the weight of laundry is detected using a motor. The calibration mode is provided to find the weight detection offset data of the washing machine based on external environment factors, and to store the weight detection offset data found. When the weight of laundry is detected in a next washing mode, the weight of laundry is calibrated by use of the weight detection offset data of the washing machine, so that the weight of laundry accommodated in the washing machine is precisely detected. | 03-07-2013 |
20130142697 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A microfluidic device capable of detecting whether a test is conducted as designed using a single chamber, and a microfluidic system including the same are provided. The microfluidic device includes a platform, a plurality of chambers disposed in the platform and configured to contain a fluid, and at least one channel connecting the chambers, wherein at least one of the chambers comprises a first container and a second container, a depth of the first container is greater than a depth of the second container, and a cross-sectional area of the first container is different from a cross-sectional area of the second container. | 06-06-2013 |
20140017124 | FLUID ANALYSIS CARTRIDGE - A fluid analysis cartridge and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The fluid analysis cartridge includes an inspection unit configured to receive and inspect the fluid sample, a housing comprising at least one supply hole that is configured to supply the fluid sample to the inspection unit, and a filtering unit disposed between the supply hole of the housing and the inspection unit and configured to filter a specific substance present in the fluid sample. | 01-16-2014 |
20140208524 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING WASHING MACHINE - A method of controlling a washing machine includes detecting a water level in a drum when a barrel cleaning is executed; supplying or draining water according to the detected water level such that a water level reaches a reference water level; soaking an interior of the drum in water; draining water after the interior of the drum is soaked in water; and detecting clothes contained in the drum by rotating the drum. | 07-31-2014 |
20140377133 | FLUID ANALYSIS CARTRIDGE - Provided is a fluid analysis cartridge that performs a test on a fluid sample. The fluid analysis cartridge includes: a testing part configured to receive a fluid sample and configured to perform a test on the fluid sample; a housing including at least one supply hole configured to supply the fluid sample to the testing part; a filtering part that is disposed between the at least one supply hole and the testing part and is configured to filter a particular material included in the fluid sample; and at least one stepped part provided on a surface of the housing facing the filtering part and that forms a gap between the filtering part and the surface of the housing. | 12-25-2014 |
20150037226 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A microfluidic device and a method of producing the microfluidic device are provided. The microfluidic device includes an upper substrate and a lower substrate fixed to each other to form a microfluidic structure, and a hydrophobic porous layer disposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, and configured to fix the upper and lower substrates and absorb air within the microfluidic structure. | 02-05-2015 |