US Patent Issued to Haier US Appliance Solutions on Feb. 11 for "Laundry treatment appliance incorporating a heated water replenishment method" (Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,221,735, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Laundry treatment appliance incorporating a heated water replenishment method" was invented by Stephen Edward Hettinger (Louisville, Ky.) and Ryan Ellis Leonard (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for operating a laundry apparatus, the laundry apparatus including a tub and a detergent dispenser, the method including initiating a washing cycle of a washing load; supplying a first fill of heated water and a dose of detergent to the tub via the detergent dispenser; performing a first agitation phase of the washing cycle; d...