ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,528, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Ultraosnic Technology Solutions (Knoxville, Tenn.).

"Combo washing and dryer machine" was invented by Ayyoub Mehdizadeh Momen (Knoxville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a device for washing and drying clothing. The device may comprise an ultrasonic cleaning module, direct contact ultrasonic dryer modules, a container, a foam and a water capture mechanism. The present invention may also include a direct contact ultrasonic drying plate including: a plurality of holes; a plurality of piezoelectric elements; and an actuator; and a plurality of sensors; and water capture ...