ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,880, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Diffused light source for appliance control panel display" was invented by Kyle James Brewer (Louisville, Ky.), Timothy David Kaiser (Louisville, Ky.) and Brian J. Morman (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control panel for an appliance includes a printed circuit board defining a top surface, a light source mounted to the top surface of the printed circuit board for selectively generating light, a control cover mounted to the top surface of the printed circuit board, the control cover comprising a bottom surface, a top surface,...