US Patent Issued to LG Electronics on March 4 for "Refrigerator" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,241,678, issued on March 4, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Refrigerator" was invented by Sangpyo Hong (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator including a cabinet defining a storage space, and a door including a door body configured to open and close the storage space and a panel assembly coupled to the door body, wherein the panel assembly includes a panel defining a front surface of the door and transmitting light therethrough, a back cover defining a rear surface of the panel assembly and formed of a metal material, a light device configured to emit...