ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,859, issued on July 15, was assigned to COWAY Co. Ltd. (Gongju-si, South Korea).
"Water purifier having ice-maker" was invented by Kwang Seok Hong (Gongju-si, South Korea), Jung Chul Park (Gongju-si, South Korea), Do Han Kim (Gongju-si, South Korea) and Seong Wook Kim (Gongju-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a water purifier with an ice maker, and more particularly to a water purifier with an ice maker, wherein a guide member for guiding ice may stably guide ice separated while moving together with a tray member, and the guide member does not interfere with a purified water storage part ...