US Patent Issued to Haier US Appliance Solutions on Feb. 10 for "Laundry machine with smart dispenser and method for operation" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,044, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Laundry machine with smart dispenser and method for operation" was invented by Jinmo Chong (Seoul, South Korea) and MyungGeon Chung (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laundry machine appliance including an imaging device configured to view a wash chamber, and a method for operation, are provided. The method includes operating the imaging device toward the wash chamber, and determining, via the imaging device, whether a detergent is provided to the wash chamber. When determined that the detergent is provided, via the user, ...