US Patent Issued to LG Electronics on July 1 for "Dishwasher" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,342,975, issued on July 1, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Dishwasher" was invented by Dong Hwi Park (Seoul, South Korea), Kyung Rae Kim (Seoul, South Korea) and Myungwon Ko (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dishwasher comprises a tub that defines a wash space configured to accommodate one or more objects to be washed, a sump that is configured to store wash water, a water supply pump that supplies the wash water to the tub, a base that is disposed below the tub, and provides a space to accommodate the sump and the water supply pump, an air supply device that is configured to supply air to the...