ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,245,735, issued on March 11, was assigned to MIDEA GROUP Co. LTD. (Guangdong, China).
"Dishwasher including tubular spray element with intermediate support and/or fluid inlet" was invented by Joel Boyer (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tubular spray element for a dishwasher is rotatably supported and/or supplied with fluid at an intermediate location along the length of the tubular spray element, such that least one aperture that directs fluid into a wash tub is disposed on each side of the intermediate location. In addition, a tubular spray element drive may be positioned externally from the wash tub and mechanically c...