ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,669,282, issued on June 30, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Refrigerator appliance and assembly for code reading" was invented by Robert Alan Sellers (Louisville, Ky.) and Timothy Ray Jackson (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigerator appliance is provided, including a cabinet forming a refrigeration compartment, a freezer compartment, or both. A door is attached to the cabinet, the door configured to selectively allow entry to the refrigeration compartment, the freezer compartment, or both. A dispenser assembly is positioned at the door, the dispenser assembly including a recess...