ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,813, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Laundry appliance and damper assembly therefor" was invented by Cody Ewing (Floyds Knobs, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laundry appliance and damper assembly therefor are provided. The laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior, a tub mounted within the interior of the cabinet, and a laundry basket rotatably mounted within the tub. The laundry basket defines a chamber for the receipt of laundry articles. A damper assembly couples the cabinet to the tub. The damper assembly includes a body forming an interior volume. A...