US Patent Issued to Haier US Appliance Solutions on Feb. 24 for "Hydraulic manifold assembly for a dishwasher appliance" (Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,964, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Hydraulic manifold assembly for a dishwasher appliance" was invented by Kyle Edward Durham (Louisville, Ky.), Adam Christopher Hofmann (Louisville, Ky.) and Craig Curtis (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dishwasher appliance includes a wash tub that defines a wash chamber, a sump for collecting wash fluid, a wash pump assembly in fluid communication with the sump for circulating the wash fluid, a diverter assembly fluidly coupled to the wash pump assembly for selectively directing the wash fluid, and a hydraulic manifold ass...