US Patent Issued to Whirlpool on March 18 for "Combination washing and drying laundry treating appliance" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,828, issued on March 18, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Combination washing and drying laundry treating appliance" was invented by Arun Rajendran (St. Joseph, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laundry machine washer-dryer combination includes a cabinet, a drum, a heater, an air duct, a container, and a fluid loop. The cabinet defines an internal chamber. The drum is disposed in the internal chamber and is configured to receive clothing articles. The heater is disposed in the internal chamber and is configured to heat air flowing to the drum during a drying cycle. The air duct is disposed in the interna...