ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,298,051, issued on May 13, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Ice maker and refrigerator comprising same" was invented by Donghoon Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Wookyong Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Seungseob Yeom (Seoul, South Korea), Sunggyun Son (Seoul, South Korea) and Donghoon Lee (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ice maker includes a first tray forming a part of an ice-making cell; a second tray forming another part of the ice-making cell; and a heater which is disposed so as to be adjacent to the first or the second tray, wherein the heater operates during a period when cold air is supplied to ...