ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,501, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Systems and methods for calculating drying cycle times in a dryer appliance" was invented by Joshua Reeves (Louisville, Ky.) and Jason Fuchs (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dryer appliance includes a cabinet; a drum rotatably mounted within the cabinet, the drum defining a chamber for receipt of articles for drying; and a controller provided within the cabinet and operably connected with the drum, the controller including a wireless communication module, wherein the controller is configured to perform a drying operation. The...