ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,950, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Universal inner member for a slide assembly of a dishwasher appliance" was invented by Abhisek Agrawal (Louisville, Ky.) and Justin Daniel Ryan (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dishwasher includes a tub that includes a tub side wall. The dishwasher appliance also includes a slide assembly mounted to the tub side wall. The slide assembly includes a universal inner member that includes a front slot, a back slot, and a center tab. The front slot and the back slot each defined the universal inner member. The center tab is locat...