US Patent Issued to LG Electronics on July 28 for "Compressor" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,866, issued on July 28, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Compressor" was invented by SeSeok Seol (Seoul, South Korea), Yunhi Lee (Seoul, South Korea) and Seoung-Min Kang (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compressor may include a casing, and an electric drive that is disposed inside of the casing and rotate a rotational shaft. A compression portion may be disposed inside of the casing. The compression portion may include a cylinder, a main bearing, and a sub-bearing, which together define a compression space. The compressor may include at least one first oil drain portion recessed radially ...