ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,058, issued on June 3, was assigned to Chongqing Haier Roller Washing Machine Co. Ltd. (Chongqing, China) and Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd. (Qingdao, China).

"Clothes shaking apparatus and clothes care device comprising same" was invented by Xiaoqiu Zheng (Qingdao, China) and Jindong Bing (Qingdao, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clothes shaking apparatus and a clothes care device. The clothes shaking apparatus includes a cross beam, a drive member, a cam, a sliding member, and a guide member. The cross beam, the drive member and the guide member are connected to a box body of a care device. An accommodating slot matching the cam i...