ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,989, issued on July 1, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Dryer appliance with a sheet dispenser" was invented by Joshua Reeves (Louisville, Ky.) and Sean Simpson (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheet dispenser for a dryer appliance includes a housing that defines a storage volume and an outlet. The storage volume is configured for receipt of a plurality of dryer sheets for dispensing. A roller is mounted to the housing within the storage volume. A motor is coupled to the roller such that the motor is operable to rotate the roller. The roller is configured to urge the plurality of ...