ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,285, issued on March 24, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Treating chemistry cartridge for a household appliance" was invented by Joseph Allen Gregory (Niles, Mich.), Elliott Vernon Stowe (Stevensville, Mich.), Chandler Alexander Longley (Benton Harbor, Mich.) and Ameresh B. Viswanathan (Saint Joseph, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A household appliance, such as dishwasher, includes a treating chemistry cartridge configured to hold multiple unit doses of treating chemistry and dispense the treating chemistry at the appropriate time in a cycle of operation. The treating chemistry cartridge can include a ...