ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,376, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Refrigerator appliance and adjustable area dispenser" was invented by Katherine Michelle Caverno (Louisville, Ky.) and Ryan Joseph Thomas (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigerator appliance is provided, the appliance including an outer case forming a freezer compartment, a door hingedly attached to the outer case, and a dispenser assembly positioned at the door. The dispenser assembly includes a mouth forming at least a portion of an outlet opening. The mouth is slidably attached to a track. The track permits selective ...