US Patent Issued to LG Electronics on June 3 for "Linear compressor intake muffler arrangement with communication hole" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,346, issued on June 3, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Linear compressor intake muffler arrangement with communication hole" was invented by Junghae Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Kyeongweon Lee (Seoul, South Korea) and Jinwoong Jung (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A linear compressor includes a cylinder, a piston axially reciprocating in the cylinder, a first muffler unit coupled to the piston, a back cover that is disposed at a rear of the piston and defines an opening at a radially central area, and a second muffler unit coupled to the opening. The first muffler unit includes an inner guide ...