ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,294, issued on June 10, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Refrigerator with an assisted door opener" was invented by Michael Goodman Schroeder (Crestwood, Ky.) and Tanner Davis Gunn (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigerator appliance may include a cabinet, a door, a door opener, and a controller. The door opener may be attached to a cabinet and include a casing, a push rod, and a position sensor. The controller may be in operable communication with the door opener and configured to direct an opener operation. The opener operation may include directing the push rod to a retract...