ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,062, issued on May 19, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea).
"Hinge assembly for a washing machine" was invented by Jin Ho Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Hwa Shik Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A washing machine having a structure to electrically connect electronic parts inside a door of the washing machine to different electronic parts inside a cabinet of the washing machine. The washing machine includes: the cabinet which is equipped with a first electronic part therein, the cabinet having an opening to put in laundry; the door which is equipped with a second electronic par...