ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,194, issued on June 23, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Ice maker and control method therefor" was invented by Chanyoung Park (Suwon-si, South Korea), Daesung Ki (Suwon-si, South Korea), Juyeong Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea), Hyunuk Park (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Hyeonkyu Lim (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ice maker includes an ice-making container that includes a first tray and a second tray coupled to each other at a sealing surface between the first tray and the second tray. The ice maker may include a water supply guide including one end connected to the ice-making ...