US Patent Issued to Haier US Appliance Solutions on Oct. 6 for "Molded pulp packaging insert for a dishwasher appliance" (Kentucky, Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,997, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Molded pulp packaging insert for a dishwasher appliance" was invented by Aldo Vincent Kremmel (Palmyra, Ind.) and Kyle James Brewer (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dishwasher appliance includes a tub defining a receiving chamber; at least one rack assembly removably positioned within the receiving chamber, the at least one rack assembly including a wire frame member; and a rack piece removably positioned within the at least one rack assembly. The rack piece includes a central rib extending along the vertical direction; a fir...