ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,733, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Dishwasher appliance pump motor cover acoustic tuning" was invented by Kyle James Brewer (Louisville, Ky.) and Rachel O'Bryan (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An appliance pump assembly includes a housing supporting an impeller for rotation within the housing, a motor coupled to the impeller to impart rotation to the impeller, and a cover affixed to the housing. The cover includes a first panel, a second panel positioned within the first panel, and a beam extending between the first panel and the second panel. The cover is de...