ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,796, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to AIPER GLOBAL PTE. LTD. (Singapore).

"Sideways movement method for pool cleaning apparatus and corresponding pool cleaning apparatus" was invented by Jiyong Zhou (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for a pool cleaning apparatus to move sideways and a corresponding pool cleaning apparatus. The method may include: if the condition for the pool cleaning apparatus to move sideways is satisfied, controlling the pool cleaning apparatus to enter a sideways movement operating mode, so that the pool cleaning apparatus moves towards one side, and in the sideways movement operating mod...