ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,647, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Washing machine and controlling method for the same" was invented by Seunghun Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Junhyun Park (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A washing machine capable of determining an accurate state of a water supplier during a water supply course includes a tub; a drum rotationally arranged in the tub; a driving motor configured to rotate the drum; a water supplier configured to supply water into the tub; a water level sensor configured to measure a water level in the tub; and a controller configured ...