ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,397, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Systems for locating a motor in stand mixers" was invented by Andrew Pierce (Louisville, Ky.) and Edward Simeon Chupka (Bardstown, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stand mixer appliance includes a casing that includes a base, a column mounted to the base, and a motor housing mounted to the column that extends outwardly above the base. A motor is positioned within the motor housing. The motor includes two pins. The motor housing includes a first portion and a second portion. The second portion includes both a hole and a slot. The slot is...