ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,144, issued on July 28, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Water purifier and method for controlling the same" was invented by Seokuk Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea), Junggeun Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea), Seonjeong Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea), Doyun Jang (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Bumseup Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water purifier may include a water tank divided into a first water tank in which water is storable and a second water tank in which water is storable; a water temperature regulator positioned between the first water tank and the second water tank so as to co...