US Patent Issued to Haier US Appliance Solutions on July 1 for "Impeller and pump for combination washer and dryer laundry appliance" (Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,986, issued on July 1, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Impeller and pump for combination washer and dryer laundry appliance" was invented by Alexander B. Leibman (Prospect, Ky.), Hannah Suter (Shelbyville, Ky.) and Venkata Chakradhar Rangu (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A discharge pump and a horizontal axis combination washer and dryer employing the discharge pump is provided. The discharge pump includes an impeller with a first portion having a plurality of closed vanes and a second portion having a plurality of open vanes, the impeller received within a shroud. In the horizont...