ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,228, issued on April 14, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Locating slot for a trigger support arm of a slide assembly" was invented by Justin James Brolley (New Albany, Ind.) and Benjamin Carl Maddux (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A trigger assembly of a slide assembly may define a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction. The slide assembly may include a soft close mechanism. The trigger assembly may include a trigger support arm. The trigger support arm may include a first member and a second member. The second member may be extended approximately al...