US Patent Issued to LG Electronics on June 17 for "Refrigerator" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,978, issued on June 17, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Refrigerator" was invented by Jinil Hong (Seoul, South Korea), Nayoung Kim (Seoul, South Korea) and Ayoung Choo (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage space, a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage space, and an evaporator configured to generate cold air. The refrigerator also includes a first ice maker provided in the door, a second ice maker provided in the storage space and configured to be covered by the door when the door is closed, a first cold air guid...