ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,347, issued on April 8, was assigned to MIDEA GROUP Co. LTD. (Guangdong, China).
"Dishwasher with rotatable diverter valve" was invented by Robert M. Digman (Goshen, Ky.) and Joel Boyer (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dishwasher and method for operating the same utilize a diverter valve to control via rotation the flow of fluid such as wash fluid or pressurized air to a rotatable conduit supported in the rack of a dishwasher. A valve member may be disposed at a predetermined rotational position about an axis of rotation of the conduit such that a fluid inlet on a rotatable valve body may be rotated to the predetermi...