ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,504,212, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to COWAY Co. LTD. (Gongju-si, South Korea).
"Ice maker" was invented by Gyoung Min Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Gyeong Jong Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Yong Yeon Noh (Seoul, South Korea), Jung Chul Park (Seoul, South Korea), Min Chul Yong (Seoul, South Korea), Ki Hong Min (Seoul, South Korea), Min Suk Chang (Seoul, South Korea), Woong Jung (Seoul, South Korea), Byung Hyo Ye (Seoul, South Korea), Chung Lae Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Do Han Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Dae Hwan Kim (Seoul, South Korea) and Woo Jin Joo (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ice maker includes: a refrigerant pip...