ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,355, issued on May 5, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Angled leading side for a trigger head of a slide assembly" was invented by Justin James Brolley (New Albany, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A trigger assembly for a dishwashing appliance defines a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction. The trigger assembly includes a trigger support arm attached to a slide assembly of the dishwashing appliance. The trigger assembly also includes a trigger head attached to the trigger support arm. The trigger head includes a base. The base includes a first leg, a second leg, a...