US Patent Issued to Haier US Appliance Solutions on April 21 for "Door lock assembly for a washing machine appliance" (Kentucky Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,949, issued on April 21, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Door lock assembly for a washing machine appliance" was invented by Tanner Davis Gunn (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A washing machine appliance includes a cabinet including a front panel defining a chamber opening, a wash tub positioned within the cabinet and defining a wash chamber, a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub, a door rotatably mounted to the front panel and moveable between open and closed positions, and a door lock assembly for selectively locking the door in the closed position. The door lock ...