ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,234,594, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).
"Suspension system" was invented by Clovis Douglas Minchola De Assis (Rio Claro, Brazil), Afranio Berti Chinchilha (Rio Claro, Brazil), Thiago Vianna Galavotti (Rio Claro, Brazil) and Blessing Chidinma Ifekaibeya (Campinas, Brazil).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laundry appliance includes a cabinet frame that defines a receiving aperture. A tub is disposed within the cabinet frame. A suspension support includes an engagement portion. The engagement portion includes an ejection surface sloping in a first direction and an assembling surface sloping in a se...