ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,112, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to BSH Hausgerate GmbH (Munich).

"Domestic dishwasher" was invented by Michael Lugert (Jettingen-Scheppach, Germany), Bernd Eisenbart (Holzheim, Germany) and Werner Oblinger (Modingen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A household dishwasher includes a dishwasher cavity and a spray arm designed to supply wash liquor and/or freshwater to dishware received in the dishwasher cavity. The spray arm includes an extension arm which is actively driven by a drive element, and a spray arm satellite which is mounted on the extension arm for rotation about an axis of rotation and includes spray nozzles s...