US Patent Issued to LG Electronics on Nov. 25 for "Blender" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,219, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Blender" was invented by Min Gyu Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Dae Yong Kang (Seoul, South Korea), Jin Hae Ye (Seoul, South Korea) and Sang Jin Jung (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blender transmits an electrical signal via a transparent film so as to detect whether a container lid is closed. The blender includes a container body receiving food; a main body provided under the container body and supporting the container body; a container lid mounted removably to the upper surface of the container body and configured to open/close the up...