ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,891, issued on June 23, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"User interface assembly with light guides for a domestic appliance" was invented by Donald James Leisl III (Louisville, Ky.) and Richard Gary Woodham Jr. (Taylorsville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A user interface assembly for a domestic appliance may define an axial direction and a radial direction. The user interface assembly may include a fascia. The fascia may include a consumer icon. The user interface assembly may include a main control board coupled to the fascia. The main control board may define an aperture therethrough that...