US Patent Issued to LG Electronics on Sept. 1 for "Dishwasher" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,494, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Dishwasher" was invented by Youmin Lee (Seoul, South Korea) and Jindong Kim (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dishwasher includes a tub, a sump, a pump configured to supply the washing water stored in the sump to a washing space of the tub, and a spray arm configured to discharge the washing water from the pump into the washing space. A channel is defined inside the spray arm to spray the washing water into the washing space or discharge the washing water containing microbubbles into the washing space. The spray arm includes an upper...