ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,724,435, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to COWAY Co. Ltd. (Gongju-si, South Korea).

"Water mixing device and water purifier including the same" was invented by Byoung Phil Lee (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water mixing device includes: a cold-water module including a cold-water tank, a cooler cooling the water accommodated in the cold-water tank, and a cold-water temperature sensor; a hot-water module including a hot-water tank that accommodates water discharged from the cold-water tank, and a heater that heats the water accommodated in the hot-water tank; a flow channel connected to the cold-water tank and the ho...