ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,372, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Structure for appliance water filter" was invented by Joshua K. Workman (Louisville, Ky.), Keith A. Snyder (Newburgh, Ind.) and Matthew W. Okruch (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water filter assembly for a refrigeration appliance and an arcuate body for a water filter assembly are provided. The arcuate body includes a body forming an arcuate section. A pin extends along a longitudinal extension of the body and is configured to contact a bypass valve to close the bypass valve when the arcuate body is positioned within a chamb...