US Patent Issued to Haier US Appliance Solutions on June 23 for "Gas cooktop assembly and quick-connect structure" (Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,156, issued on June 23, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Gas cooktop assembly and quick-connect structure" was invented by Benjamin Schaiper (Cincinnati), Ian Moloney (Wilmette, Ill.), Dominic Kenney (Louisville, Ky.) and Camden Zeese (New Carlisle, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas cooktop assembly including a burner housing and a base housing is provided. The burner housing includes an articulation mechanism configured to translate a first body at the burner housing. The base housing forms a basin into which the burner housing is receivable. The base housing includes a second body to wh...