ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,067, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Systems for stand mixer assembly locating" was invented by Andrew Pierce (Louisville, Ky.) and Matthew R. Hunter (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stand mixer includes a casing that includes a base, a column mounted to the base, and a motor housing mounted to the column. The motor housing extends outwardly above the base. A motor is within the motor housing, and the motor housing includes a first portion and a second portion. The second portion includes a standoff. The first portion includes a slot. The standoff of the secon...