ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,757, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).
"Fixed air knife for a dishwasher" was invented by Philip J. Czarnecki (Saugatuck, Mich.), Mark S. Feddema (Kalamazoo, Mich.), Stephanie Camazzola Godoshian (St. Joseph, Mich.), Gautam Prakash Kamat (St. Joseph, Mich.), Vilas D. Raut (Pune, India), Annie M. Stuart (Kalamazoo, Mich.) and Akshay S. Tondwal (Pune, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dishwasher includes a tub having a top wall extending between opposing side walls. The tub defines a washing chamber. A dishrack operable between a stowed state within the washing chamber and a deployed state ex...