ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,914, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA WASHING APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Guangdong, China) and MIDEA GROUP Co. LTD. (Guangdong, China).

"Water intake structure of spray arm assembly, spray arm assembly, and dishwasher" was invented by Liuguang Zhang (Guangdong, China) and Hyoungjun Kim (Guangdong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water intake structure, a spray arm assembly and a dishwasher are provided. The water intake structure has a water dispensing member, a water flowing pipe, a housing, a support, and a snap-fit member. The water dispensing member has a water intake passage and a water outle...