ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,342,973, issued on July 1.

"Automatic touchless (building and window) wash machine" was invented by Abdalsalam Mohammed Abdalla (Sulaymaniyah, Iraq).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic touchless washing machine is used for washing and cleaning all various types of buildings and windows. The machine dispenses, by a spray arm, high pressure water, chemical liquid, or dry-air from various storage tanks to wash areas of exterior surfaces of a building or a window. A controller controls the machine to automatically perform a wash program, step by step, without using hands. The controller further controls one or more wash functions by co...