ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. D1,138,650, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to WHIRLPOOL Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Pocket handle" was invented by Simone Emanuele Ceron (Busto Arsizio, Italy), Laura Fossati (Travedona Monate, Italy), Giuseppe Netti (Cassinetta di Biandronno, Italy), Massimo Pedrazzini (Malnate, Italy), Giovanni Prandini (Saltrio, Italy), Marta Maria Teresa Taverna (Milan) and Maurizio Valle (Varese, Italy).

The patent was filed on May 5, 2022, under Application No. D/837,425.

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