ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,123, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag (Stockholm).
"Method and apparatus for cleaning laundry" was invented by Helena Romito (Porcia, Italy), Allison White (Charlotte, N.C.), Yihong Li (Charlotte, N.C.) and Oscar Madalena (Charlotte, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laundry washing machine having: a casing, a washing tub located within the casing, a drum mounted within the washing tub and configured to rotate relative to the casing, a door attached to the casing and being openable to provide access to the drum, an additive loading and supply system configured to receive loose detergent, one or ...