ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,413, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR Co. LTD. (Qingdao, China) and HEIR SMART HOME Co. LTD. (Qingdao, China).

"Refrigerator door assembly, refrigerator, and integrated cupboard" was invented by Yufeng Dong (Qingdao, China), Enpin Xia (Qingdao, China) and Hao Zhang (Qingdao, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigerator door assembly, a refrigerator, and an integrated cupboard. The refrigerator door assembly (100) comprises a refrigerator door (10), a front baffle (20), and a kick plate (30); the front baffle (20) is provided at a lower end of the refrigerator door (10) and located at an outer side ...