US Patent Issued to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS on March 17 for "Desiccant-based laundry device" (Michigan, New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,716, issued on March 17, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Desiccant-based laundry device" was invented by Guolian Wu (Saint Joseph, Mich.) and Raveendran Vaidhyanathan (Rockaway, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A washer/dryer system includes a washer ventilation line, a dryer ventilation line, a washer, a dryer, and a ventilation reservoir. The washer ventilation line includes a washer air input line and a washer air output line. The dryer ventilation line includes a dryer air input line and a dryer air output line. The washer includes a washer drum connected to the washer ventilation line. ...