US Patent Issued to Haier US Appliance Solutions on March 3 for "Thermal imaging for temperature measurement in washing machines" (Kentucky Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,728, issued on March 3, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Thermal imaging for temperature measurement in washing machines" was invented by Nicholas Matthew Dillon (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A washing machine appliance is provided. The washing machine appliance may include a wash tub, a wash basket rotatably mounted in the wash tub, and a water supply configured to provide wash fluid as a fluid stream that is collected in the wash tub as a fluid bath. The washing machine appliance may further include a thermal sensor configured to obtain data of the fluid stream. A controller o...