ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,361, issued on April 21, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Appliance" was invented by Myeongsu Shin (Seoul, South Korea) and Wanglim Lee (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is an appliance. The appliance includes a hinge configured to rotatably support a door is connected to the door and a main body so that a vibration generated at the door is able to be transmitted to the main body through the hinge, and a sensor installed at the main body detects the vibration transmitted to the main body through the hinge."
The patent was filed on Aug. 2, 2023, under Application No. 18/229...