ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,916, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Adjustable conduit in dishwasher appliances" was invented by Steven Chadwick Koepke (LaGrange, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dishwasher appliance includes a tub comprising a top wall and a back wall. The tub defines a wash chamber. The dishwasher appliance includes a diverter assembly at a bottom of the wash chamber, an upper spray assembly positioned proximate the top wall to the tub and configured to direct wash fluid downward into the wash chamber, and a wash conduit in the wash chamber. The wash conduit includes a supply channel ...