US Patent Issued to Haier US Appliance Solutions on Feb. 25 for "Image recognition processes for detecting tangling in a washing machine appliance" (Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,234,593, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Image recognition processes for detecting tangling in a washing machine appliance" was invented by Nicholas Matthew Dillon (Louisville, Ky.) and Matthew R. Hunter (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of operating a washing machine appliance is provided. The washing machine appliance includes a wash basket rotatably mounted within a wash tub and defining a wash chamber configured for receiving of a load of articles. A camera is positioned with a view of the wash chamber. The method includes obtaining one or more images of...