ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. D1,102,687, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Fabric care appliance" was invented by Luis Alarcon (Monterrey, Mexico), Seth E. Bixby (Stevensville, Mich.), Marco Ali Curti Espinosa (Monterrey, Mexico), Richard K. Gresens (St. Joseph, Mich.), Brandon Hengesbach (St. Joseph, Mich.), Sayer J. Murphy (St. Joseph, Mich.), Andres Palomino (Stevensville, Mich.) and Nicholas Schooley (Coloma, Mich.).

The patent was filed on March 12, 2024, under Application No. D/932,186.

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