ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,233, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Nozzle part and robot cleaner including same" was invented by Changhwa Sun (Seoul, South Korea), Seungyeop Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Sangchul Lee (Seoul, South Korea) and Jungmin Ko (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nozzle part and a robot cleaner including same are disclosed. A nozzle part according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises: a brush for collecting waste such as hair; and a removing member for removing the waste, such as hair, that is stuck to the brush. The removing member more quickly rotates than t...