US Patent Issued to Whirlpool on Sept. 2 for "Combination washing and drying laundry appliance having a filter cleaning system for removing lint during a laundry cycle" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,404,618, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Combination washing and drying laundry appliance having a filter cleaning system for removing lint during a laundry cycle" was invented by Nilsu Altintas (Fabriano, Italy), Marco Angelini (Folignano, Italy), Mauro Mancini (Fabriano, Italy), Simone Pistola (Esanatoglia, Italy), Luca Sorana (Gualdo Tadino, Italy), Stefano Turchi (Falconara Marittima, Italy) and Paolo Volpolini (Sigillo, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A washing and drying appliance includes a tub having an air outlet. A drum rotationally operates within the tub. An air handling system...