US Patent Issued to LG Electronics on Oct. 21 for "Appliance having sensor module to detect vibrations" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,134, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Appliance having sensor module to detect vibrations" was invented by Myeongsu Shin (Seoul, South Korea), Wanglim Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Janghoon Kim (Seoul, South Korea) and Chan-Yong Yeo (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an appliance, an input switch receives a knock input at the front of a main body, and a transfer member connecting to the input switch transfers vibrations cause by the knock to a sensor disposed at the rear of the main body. Thus, even an appliance such as an oven and the like that makes it difficult to attach ...