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Patent US8146379 - Refrigerator - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAccording to one aspect, there is provided a refrigerator including a refrigerating chamber formed at a relatively upper portion of a refrigerator body and a freezing chamber formed at a relatively lower portion of the refrigerator body, which comprises an ice-making chamber which is partitioned in the...http://www.google.com/patents/US8146379?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8146379 - RefrigeratorAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8146379 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/362,591Publication dateApr 3, 2012Filing dateJan 30, 2009Priority dateMar 28, 2003Also published asDE112004000513T5, US7428820, US7430873, US7484382, US7490474, US7490475, US7520138, US7520139, US7552597, US7624591, US7631514, US7637119, US7673470, US7677055, US7762098, US8850841, US8850842, US8850843, US20060218961, US20080134707, US20080134711, US20080202143, US20080202144, US20080203877, US20080211368, US20080216505, US20080216506, US20080216509, US20080218048, US20080223068, US20080223070, US20080224587, US20090151367, US20110100048, US20110197619, US20110197620, WO2004085937A1Publication number12362591, 362591, US 8146379 B2, US 8146379B2, US-B2-8146379, US8146379 B2, US8146379B2InventorsIll-Shin Kim, Seon-il Yu, Kun-Jun Seok, Yong-Chol KwonOriginal AssigneeLg Electronics Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (103), Non-Patent Citations (59), Referenced by (2), Classifications (33), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetRefrigerator
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