ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,456, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Washing machine with drying function" was invented by Younghyun Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea), Heejin Kang (Suwon-si, South Korea), Bongjin Ko (Suwon-si, South Korea), Seulgi Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jiyu Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea), Hyounyoung Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Seungil Lim (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A washing machine with drying function includes a cabinet including a laundry insertion hole on a front surface; a tub inside the cabinet and having a rear opening and a front opening; a drum inside the ...