ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,949, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Appliances Ltd. (New Zealand).

"Dishwasher" was invented by Biao Chai (Dunedin, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dishwasher comprises an internal reservoir for rinse-aid or other wash or rinse additive, a door associated with a refill port to the rinse-aid reservoir, and a flexible conduit between the refill port and the rinse-aid reservoir. The door associated with the refill port to the rinse-aid reservoir may also carry or enable access to a detergent compartment."

The patent was filed on June 30, 2021, under Application No. 18/012,324.

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