ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,758, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Rack assembly and dishwasher comprising same" was invented by Jusik Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Johannes Busing (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rack assembly comprising a frame; and a fixing rack coupleable to the top of the frame. The fixed rack comprises: a housing forming an outer contour of the fixing rack, the housing including a bottom surface that is at least partially open; a plurality of horizontal ribs, formed on the bottom surface of the housing, and spaced apart from each other; and a plurality of verti...