ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,013, issued on July 14, was assigned to Midea Group Co. Ltd. (Foshan, China).

"Dishwasher securing systems" was invented by Joel Boyer (Louisville, Ky.), Brian Riddle (Taylorsville, Ky.) and Russell D. Dietrich (Mount Washington, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of a dishwasher securing system are described herein. The dishwasher securing system may include a dishwasher, the dishwasher having a housing comprising a top face, a bottom face, and one or more side faces. The system may further include a threaded housing, the threaded housing coupled to the top face of the dishwasher, the threaded housing having a plurality ...