US Patent Issued to Haier US Appliance Solutions on March 4 for "Washing machine appliance load size detection using power and balance" (Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,241,195, issued on March 4, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Washing machine appliance load size detection using power and balance" was invented by Stannard Nathan Phelps (Louisville, Ky.), Darrin R. Smith (Louisville, Ky.) and Adam Berry (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A washing machine appliance and methods of operating a washing machine appliance are provided. The washing machine appliance includes a motor and a rotatable basket. The motor is operated to rotate the basket. While operating the motor to rotate the basket, a power consumption and a balance condition of a load of artic...