ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,707,916, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Brush assembly and wafer cleaning device including the same" was invented by Minseon Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Donghoon Kwon (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brush assembly includes a first brush including a first body that is cylindrical, and a first vertical gear connected to a surface of the cylindrical first body that faces a third body, the first vertical gear being configured to rotate in a first vertical direction, a second brush including a first horizontal gear configured to rotate in a first horizontal...