ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,957, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Elastic body and linear compressor including the same" was invented by Kiwon Noh (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An elastic body and a linear compressor including the elastic body are provided. The elastic body according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a plurality of elastic units disposed circumferentially around an axis, each of the plurality of elastic units has a corresponding shape, each of the plurality of elastic units includes an elastic portion that is spirally formed while moving away from the axis, an out...