ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,544, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to PELLERIN MILNOR Corp. (Kenner, La.).
"Tunnel washing machine" was invented by Christopher Mark Kulakowski (New Orleans) and Russell H. Poy (New Orleans).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention discloses a tunnel washer apparatus. The apparatus provides a plurality of modules that include an intake module, a discharge module, and one or more modules in between the intake module and the discharge module. Multiple modules have a cylinder. Each cylinder has first and second cylinder ends. A scoop enables transfer of fabric articles to be washed from one cylinder to another cylinder. A ...