ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,879, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to ELECTROLUX PROFESSIONAL INC. (Vicksburg, Miss.).

"Fluid flow structure and method of use for continuous motion washing machine" was invented by Michael P. Licata (Lee's Summit, Mo.), Richard Seiss (Mt. Juliet, Tenn.), Roger Moore (Jackson, Miss.) and Robert J. McNamara (Holliston, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid flow structure for a washing machine is located within a wash tank of the washing machine, which includes a fluid flow guide surface, and a support for the guide surface. The guide surface includes at least one region contoured inconsistently from the contour of at least one ...