ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,261,714, issued on March 25, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Service mode indication for domestic appliances" was invented by Richard Dean Suel II (Louisville, Ky.), Victor Suarez (Lousiville, Ky.) and Mark Allen Butler (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A domestic appliance includes a wireless transmitter provided within the domestic appliance, the wireless transmitter configured to emit a signal; a wireless communication module provided within the domestic appliance, the wireless communication module establishing a wireless connection between the appliance and a remote terminal; and ...