ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,261, issued on June 10, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Appliance control panel assembly" was invented by Kyle Andrew Kozinski (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An appliance includes a cabinet with a door mounted to a front portion of the cabinet. The door is movable between an open position permitting access to a chamber within the cabinet and a closed position wherein the door encloses the chamber. The appliance also includes a first end plate mounted atop the cabinet by a first hook and slot coupling and a second end plate mounted atop the cabinet by a second hook and slot coupl...