ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,981, issued on June 23, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Sensing assembly for an appliance" was invented by Declan Vail (Seattle) and Jamie L. Brandewie (Cincinnati).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dishwasher appliance is provided that includes a tub that includes a sidewall. The dishwasher further includes a door rotatably coupled with the tub. The door pivotable between a closed position, and an open position. The dishwasher appliance further includes an actuator assembly coupled with the tub. The actuator assembly includes an actuator housing mounted to the sidewall of the tub. The actuator as...