ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,215,542, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Smart entryway" was invented by Hyunchul Kim (Seoul, South Korea) and Kiyeal Seo (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smart entryway includes an entrance door assembly configured to allow users (e.g., residents) to enter and exit a first space (e.g., a residence) and a storage assembly configured to allow secondary users (e.g., deliverymen) in a second space (e.g., a porch) to store items for later retrieval by the users. A portion of the storage assembly may be optionally refrigerated or heated. A security assembly is provided between th...