ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,253,300, issued on March 18, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Vacuum adiabatic body and method for manufacturing the refrigerator" was invented by Wonyeong Jung (Seoul, South Korea), Deokhyun Youn (Seoul, South Korea) and Duchan Ki (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vacuum adiabatic body according to an embodiment may include a first plate, a second plate, and a seal that seals a gap between the first plate and the second plate. Optionally, the vacuum adiabatic body according to an embodiment may include a support that maintains a vacuum space. Optionally, the vacuum adiabatic body according t...