ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,454, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Dishwasher" was invented by Kyungup Lim (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dishwasher including a tub; and an air brake assembly to supply water into the tub. The air brake assembly includes: an air brake case, a first flow path inside the air brake case through which water to be introduced into the air brake case flows, an air brake disposed on the first flow path and configured to prevent backflow of water, an air brake chamber configured to accommodate water flowing out of the air brake, a second flow path connecting...