ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,724, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).
"Washing machine and control method thereof" was invented by Minsung Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea), Hooijoong Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jeonghoon Kang (Suwon-si, South Korea), Sung Han (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Kwanwoo Hong (Suwon-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A washing machine according to an aspect of the disclosure includes: a tub to accommodate wash water; a drum inside the tub; a driving device configured to rotate the drum, the driving device including: a coupler configured to move between a first position and a sec...