ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,016, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to MIDEA GROUP Co. LTD. (Guangdong, China).
"Dishwasher with collet straw carrier" was invented by Bassam Fawaz (Louisville, Ky.) and Robert M. Digman (Goshen, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carrier for one or more straws of an appliance such as a dish washing appliance. The carrier and/or rack may be in fluid communication with one or more spray elements when in a stowed position within a dishwasher tub. The one or more carriers may route fluid from the one or more spray elements to wash an interior and/or an exterior of at least one straw. The carrier may include one or more bridges projecti...