US Patent Issued to Haier US Appliance Solutions on Jan. 28 for "Refrigerator and ice-making assembly having a removable water basin" (Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,209,786, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Refrigerator and ice-making assembly having a removable water basin" was invented by Bart Andrew Nuss (Fisherville, Ky.) and Brent Alden Junge (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet, a liner attached to the cabinet, a conductive ice mold, a water dispenser, and a water basin. The liner defines an icebox (IB) compartment. The conductive ice mold is mounted within the IB compartment. The conductive ice mold defines a mold cavity. The water dispenser is positioned below the conductive ice mo...