US Patent Issued to Whirlpool on Aug. 18 for "Internal passive ventilation solution for closed loop dryer systems" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,835, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Internal passive ventilation solution for closed loop dryer systems" was invented by Nolan R. Maryanski (Stevensville, Mich.), Timothy N. Blatchley (Stevensville, Mich.), Bret J. Wamhoff (St. Joseph, Mich.) and Justin Q. Nguyen (Wyoming, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laundry appliance may include a front of the cabinet including a front bulkhead housing a first air conduit, the first air conduit defining a first opening configured to selectively receive ambient air, a back of the cabinet defining a basement area housing a second air conduit, the...