ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. RE50,716, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea).
"Washing machine" was invented by Do Yun Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Sang Wook Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A washing machine including a cabinet with an opening, a door that opens and closes to uncover and cover the opening, respectively, and a door locking device that selectively restrains a motion of the door when the door is closed. This configuration may be used to prevent the door from opening when, for example, the washing machine is in operation. In addition, a structure of a front portion of the openi...