ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,897, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Ice making assembly vertical detection arm" was invented by Daryl Lee Reuter (Evansville, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ice making assembly for a refrigerator appliance includes an ice maker defining a top side, a bottom side, a front side, and a back side. The ice maker is configured to generate ice. The ice making assembly also includes an ice detection arm assembly. The ice detection arm assembly includes a mounting bracket coupled to the ice maker at a top side of the ice maker, and a first arm rotatably coupled to a bottom sid...