ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,353, issued on May 5, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Sensing assembly for an appliance" was invented by Declan Vail (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dishwasher includes a tub. The dishwasher further includes a door rotatably coupled with the tub. The door is rotatable between a closed position and an open position. The dishwasher includes a leg coupled with the tub, and a biasing member coupled with the leg. The biasing member is coupled with the door. The biasing member biases the door toward the closed position. The dishwasher further includes a limit switch operably coupled to the bia...