US Patent Issued to Haier US Appliance Solutions on Jan. 13 for "Drain pump assembly for a dishwasher appliance" (Ohio, Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,520,987, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Drain pump assembly for a dishwasher appliance" was invented by Kyle Edward Durham (Louisville, Ky.) and Benjamin David Thomas (Toledo, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid circulation assembly defining a vertical direction includes a drive shaft defining an axial direction, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction, a motor operable to rotate the drive shaft in a first direction and in a second direction opposite the first direction, and a drain pump assembly. The drain pump assembly includes a hub assembly mounted to the ...