ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,163, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Refrigeration appliance and method for three-compartment cooling" was invented by Ryan Joseph Thomas (Louisville, Ky.), Carlos Gonzalez Juarez (Louisville, Ky.) and Joseph Thomas Waugh (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigeration appliance, a controller, and a method for operating a three-compartment refrigeration appliance are provided. Operations include operating a cooling system to provide cooled air to a first compartment then operating the cooling system to provide cooled air to a second compartment. After operating...