Refrigerator and method of controlling a refrigerator

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11421934
APP PUB NO 20190128598A1
SERIAL NO

16175000

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A method for controlling a refrigerator includes determining whether an ice bin accommodated in an ice making compartment that receives cold air from the first storage compartment is full of stored ice, determining, by a controller, whether an algorithm that prevents the ice stored in the ice bin from melting needs to be performed upon determining that the ice bin is full, and performing the algorithm.

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LG ELECTRONICS INCSEOUL SOUTH KEREAN SEOUL

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cho, Namsoo Seoul, KR 17 36
Lee, Namgi Seoul, KR 5 14
Song, Youngseung Seoul, KR 10 7

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