ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,504,221, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Appliances Ltd. (New Zealand).
"Centre trim for domestic appliances" was invented by Do Young Oh (Auckland, New Zealand) and Anaru Eli Hendrik Liddicoat (Auckland, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A centre trim for fitting between two domestic appliances such as refrigeration appliances. The centre trim is configured to attach between two domestic appliance cabinets and has a longitudinal front surface extending predominantly in one dimension, a first fixing feature at or near a first end of the longitudinal member, and a second fixing feature at or near a second end o...