ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,221, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Cooktop appliance with unifying alignment bracket" was invented by Andrew Pierce (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cooktop appliance includes a panel defining a plurality of openings. The panel may also include a plurality of clearance holes or a plurality of alignment slots, with each hole or slot positioned adjacent one respective opening. The cooktop appliance also includes a plurality of control valves mounted to the panel, each including a spark switch and a stem. The stem of each control valve extends through the panel...