ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,099, issued on April 14, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Dispenser assembly for a laundry treatment appliance" was invented by FikreAdam Damtew (Louisville, Ky.) and Ravisai Vulisi (Hyderabad, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laundry treatment appliance includes a cabinet forming a receiving space therein; a tub provided within the receiving space; and a dispenser assembly provided within the receiving space, the dispenser assembly being in fluid communication with the tub. The dispenser assembly includes a drawer body insertable to and retractable from the cabinet and provided adjacent t...