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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
May. 15, 2009
Applicants:
Sun Cheol Bae, Changwon-si, KR;
Kyung Hoon Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Han Su Jung, Changwon-si, KR;
Jae Hyeok Choi, Changwon-si, KR;
Ja IN Koo, Changwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Sun Cheol Bae, Changwon-si, KR;
Kyung Hoon Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Han Su Jung, Changwon-si, KR;
Jae Hyeok Choi, Changwon-si, KR;
Ja In Koo, Changwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A washing machine and a method of controlling a washing machine are provided. A drum may be rotated from a stopped state to a specific angle less than 180 degrees. While the drum is rotated, a laundry amount may be sensed based on a current value of a motor that rotates the drum. The laundry amount may be sensed simply and accurately.