ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,234,588, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).
"Laundry treating appliance detergent dispenser" was invented by Benjamin A. Beres (South Haven, Mich.), Paul E. Brownie (Benton Harbor, Mich.), Eric A. Gallagher (Kalamazoo, Mich.), Guy M. Kazmierzak (Dowagiac, Mich.) and Andrew C. Kubasiak (Saint Joseph, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior and having an access opening to the interior, a treating chamber located within the interior and accessible through the access opening, a dispenser having a drawer with at least one chemistry contai...