ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,206, issued on June 23, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Storage drawer assembly for a refrigerator appliance" was invented by Brian Allgeier (Louisville, Ky.) and Louis A. Wantland (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigerator appliance may include a cabinet defining a chamber. The refrigerator appliance may include a storage drawer assembly positioned within the chamber. The storage drawer assembly may include a drawer defining a storage compartment. The storage drawer assembly may include a lid assembly positioned above the drawer. The lid assembly may include a cover position...