ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,087, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Dishwasher" was invented by Dongho Lee (Seoul, South Korea) and Jongyoung Kim (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dishwasher includes a filter member that is inserted through the lower surface of a tub at a time of replacing the filter member and is applicable regardless of the type of a dishwasher, thereby reducing manufacturing costs and enhancing user convenience. The cylinder-shaped filter member is accommodated entirely in a filter housing, and external air flows into the filter member through the upper end and the lower end of th...