ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. D1,133,349, issued on July 7, was assigned to WHIRLPOOL Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Filtering agitator, filter, and filter assembly" was invented by Seth E. Bixby (Stevensville, Mich.), Chloe P. Condon (St. Joseph, Mich.), James D. Jeffery (St. Joseph, Mich.), Sayer J. Murphy (St. Joseph, Mich.), Jonathan D. Pugh (Benton Harbor, Mich.), Ryan J. Rutter (St. Joseph, Mich.), Eric J. Vasko (St. Joseph, Mich.) and David Walter III (St. Joseph, Mich.).

The patent was filed on Dec. 2, 2024, under Application No. D/975,860.

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