ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,068, issued on March 18, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Systems for liquid diversion in appliances" was invented by Kyle Edward Durham (Louisville, Ky.) and Christopher Brandon Ross (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A diverter assembly for a dishwasher appliance includes a housing and a cam sleeve with a plurality of passages. The cam sleeve defines a first portion of a plurality of cam teeth. The diverter assembly also includes a diverter plate rotatably mounted within the housing, and the diverter plate includes a plurality of passages and a plurality of guide teeth. Additional...