US Patent Issued to Haier US Appliance Solutions on July 22 for "Liquid dispenser with precise dispensation using a voice assistant" (Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,405, issued on July 22, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Liquid dispenser with precise dispensation using a voice assistant" was invented by Bradley Nicholas Gilkey (Louisville, Ky.) and Stephanos Kyriacou (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet defining a chilled chamber; a dispenser provided on the cabinet, the dispenser defining a dispenser recess, the dispenser including a nozzle for dispensing liquid water or ice; a user input provided on the dispenser; and one or more controllers operably connected with the dispenser, the one or more contr...