US Patent Issued to Haier US Appliance Solutions on July 28 for "Laundry appliance balance ring" (Kentucky, Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,641, issued on July 28, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Laundry appliance balance ring" was invented by Tanner Davis Gunn (Louisville, Ky.) and Cody Ewing (Floyds Knobs, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laundry appliance includes a cabinet, a tub positioned within the cabinet, a basket rotatably mounted within the tub and defining a chamber for receipt of articles, and a balance ring. The balance ring is positioned on the basket and defines a balance ring interior. The balance ring includes a fluid inlet extending into the balance ring interior such that the fluid inlet permits fluid to flo...