ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,770, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE Co. LTD. (Qingdao, China) and HAIER SMART HOME Co. LTD. (Qingdao, China).
"Shoe washing machine" was invented by Yun Tian (Qingdao, China), Youxi Wang (Qingdao, China), Qi Wang (Qingdao, China), Weihui Chen (Qingdao, China), Lei Yan (Qingdao, China) and Chao Qiu (Qingdao, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shoe washing machine, including a housing, a washing tub provided in the housing, a pulsator, and a driving part. The shoe washing machine also includes a brush provided on the top center of the pulsator, and the brush is configured to be in a shape that pr...