US Patent Issued to Electrolux Home Products on June 16 for "Backlit knob" (American, Chinese, Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,656,807, issued on June 16, was assigned to Electrolux Home Products Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Backlit knob" was invented by Alexander Spurrier (Charlotte, N.C.), Xiuwen Zhang (Hangzhou, China), Heng Cao (Hangzhou, China), Claudio Guzzo (Castel Bolognese, Italy), Zhengqian Lin (Hangzhou, China), Chris Burch (Portland, Ore.), Chris Neranjan (Goodletsville, Tenn.) and Timothy Brown (Springfield, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A knob assembly for operating a heating element for cooking food includes a user-engageable knob having a light guide. The knob assembly also includes a first housing and a second housing. The first housing enclo...