ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,840, issued on July 29, was assigned to Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag (Stockholm).

"Method for operating a laundry washing machine using a unit dose package and laundry washing machine implementing the method" was invented by Maurizio Del Pos (Pordenone, Italy) and Daniele Favaro (Porcia, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laundry washing machine having a cabinet, a washing drum, a washing tub, and a dispenser having a first region with an open top configured to receive a unit dose package comprising treating agent incorporated into a water-soluble pouch. The first region has walls that converge towards a dispenser outlet that...