ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,525, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Dispenser assembly for stand-alone ice making appliance" was invented by Rachel Winckler (Louisville, Ky.), Lauren Nicole Platts (Louisville, Ky.), Minjoo Han (Louisville, Ky.), Mason Hawkins (Louisville, Ky.) and Alexander Marovec (South Haven, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ice making appliance includes a casing, a user interface on the casing, a container within the casing, and a dispenser assembly coupled to a front surface of the container. The dispenser assembly includes a front portion configured to operate the dispenser ass...