US Patent Issued to Haier US Appliance Solutions on June 23 for "Washing machine appliance steam option selection" (Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,768, issued on June 23, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Washing machine appliance steam option selection" was invented by FikreAdam Abebe Damtew (Louisville, Ky.) and James Quentin Pollett (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A washing machine appliance includes a wash tub, a wash basket rotatable mounted within the tub, and a heating element in thermal communication with the wash tub such that the heating element is positioned and configured to generate steam within the wash tub. A method of operating the washing machine appliance includes receiving a cycle selection and a steam opti...