ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,474,065, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).
"Ventilation system for a household appliance" was invented by Andrew Batek (St. Joseph, Mich.), Jason Schneemann (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Nicole Smith (Canton, Mich.), Annie Stuart (St. Joseph, Mich.) and Ronald Voglewede (St. Joseph, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ventilation system for an appliance that generates an exhaust fluid when used. The appliance being provided within an interior of environment. The ventilation system being fluidly coupled to a ventilator operably coupled to the environment. The ventilation system can include a suction sourc...