ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,526, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Bluenix Co. Ltd (South Korea).

"Structure of fixing spout and nugget ice maker applying it" was invented by Seung Jin Shin (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A structure of fixing a spout facilitating fixing and assembling a spout and a nugget ice maker applying the same are provided. The structure of fixing a spout includes a spout provided between an ice producing unit and an ice storage unit, and delivering ice produced by the ice producing unit to the ice storage unit; a flange provided on a side to which the ice producing unit and the spout are connected, and having l...