ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,786, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Washing machine" was invented by Hyun Dong Jung (Suwon-si, South Korea), Nae Young Park (Seoul, South Korea), Seung-Mok Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Young-Seong Cheon (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A washing machine is disclosed. The washing machine include a first housing, a second housing arranged above the first housing, a first tub covered by the first housing, a second tub covered by the second housing, and a first detergent supplier arranged to supply a detergent to the first tub, a second detergent supplier ...