ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,526, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).
"Valve device" was invented by Seulki Min (Suwon-si, South Korea), Kookjeong Seo (Suwon-si, South Korea), Heemoon Jeong (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Insub Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve device includes a case including an open lower portion and an accommodation space provided therein, a base plate to cover the open lower portion of the case, a refrigerant inlet pipe connected to the base plate and to allow a refrigerant to flow into the accommodation space, an inlet and outlet pipe connected to the base plat...