ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,710, issued on March 17, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).
"Dishwasher with door assembly" was invented by Ajay Ram Narayana Pillai (Stevensville, Mich.), Andrius F. Rezende (Curitiba, Brazil), Arkadiusz M. Teclaw (Wroclaw, Poland) and Ameresh B. Viswanathan (St. Joseph, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, the dishwasher comprising a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber having an open face for receiving dishes, and a door assembly movable between opened and closed positions. The door assembly includes a single-piece, outer panel ...