ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,157, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Autofill pitcher system with ice and water fill" was invented by Louis A. Wantland (Louisville, Ky.), Lokesha Kodigenahalli Chinnappa Reddy (Louisville, Ky.), Jeffrey Michael Colyer (Louisville, Ky.) and Jordan Andrew Waymeyer (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An autofill pitcher system of a refrigerator appliance includes a pitcher and a dispenser. The pitcher defines an internal volume. A cavity of the dispenser is configured to receive the pitcher. The dispenser also includes a fill tube and a chute. Water is provided to the ...