ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,987, issued on July 1, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).
"Drying rack for a laundry treating appliance" was invented by Robert C. Hoffman (Coloma, Mich.) and Jason R. Spears (Saint Joseph, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laundry treating apparatus, such as a clothes dryer, includes an auxiliary drying rack configured to retain laundry items in a space between the drying rack and a door. The drying rack can be defined by a plurality of rods that are spaced such that laundry items are retained in the drying rack. The drying rack is designed to be easily opened and closed."
The patent was filed on June 30, 2...