ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,689, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Autofill pitcher with additive" was invented by Louis A. Wantland (Louisville, Ky.), Jordan Andrew Waymeyer (Louisville, Ky.) and Jeffrey Michael Colyer (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An autofill pitcher system includes a pitcher and a dispenser. The pitcher includes at least one pitcher wall and an internal volume defined within the at least one pitcher wall. The dispenser defines a cavity. The cavity is configured to receive the pitcher. The dispenser also includes a fill tube and a pod receiver. The fill tube is position...