ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,721, issued on March 17, was assigned to CHONGQING HAIER WASHING MACHINE Co. LTD. (Chongqing, China) and Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd. (Qingdao, China).

"Air supply system for washing apparatus, and washing apparatus having same" was invented by Dexiang Yao (Qingdao, China), Risheng Su (Qingdao, China), Xiangjiu Fang (Qingdao, China) and Yongshun Hou (Qingdao, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air supply system for a washing apparatus, and a washing apparatus having same including: a fan; an air duct chamber, a first air passage duct and a second air passage duct, which are spaced apart from each other, are arranged in the air duc...