US Patent Issued to Sharp on June 24 for "Case and washing machine" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,566, issued on June 24, was assigned to Sharp K.K. (Osaka, Japan).

"Case and washing machine" was invented by Yui Kumon (Osaka, Japan) and Masaru Misumi (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The case accommodates the washing treatment agent to be dispensed to a washing machine tank of the washing machine. The case includes a main body portion and a water supply portion. The main body portion includes a bottom portion that receives the washing treatment agent. The water supply portion supplies water to the main body portion. The bottom portion includes an upper surface including one end portion, the one end portion being positi...