ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,072, issued on July 8.

"Adjustable appliance door handle" was invented by Megan Aycock (Jacksonville, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An appliance door handle includes a bar and at least one, e.g., a pair, of bracket assemblies. Each bracket assembly engages the bar and may be moved, i.e., located and fixed at a determined position along the length of the bar. The bracket assembly may be set (fixed) at positions on the bar that are suitable for engaging and mating with mounting lugs or adapters that protrude from a door. Each bracket assembly is configured to engage and mate with various appliance door handle mounting lugs or adap...