US Patent Issued to Whirlpool on March 31 for "Air bypass seal with backer for improved drying performance in a combination washer/dryer" (Null, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,394, issued on March 31, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Air bypass seal with backer for improved drying performance in a combination washer/dryer" was invented by Christopher Lee Borlin (St. Joseph, Mich.), Stephen Ostdiek (St. Joseph, Mich.), Vaclav Petracek (Svit, Slovak Republic) and Marcel Schmidt (Poprad, Slovak Republic).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A combination washer/dryer appliance is described that includes a tub mounted within an appliance housing and a drum rotatably supported within the tub. A seal assembly that closes an air gap between a rear drum wall and a rear tub wall is mounted to the ...