US Patent Issued to Haier US Appliance Solutions on May 27 for "Automatic wash and dry process in a washing machine appliance" (Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,727, issued on May 27, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Automatic wash and dry process in a washing machine appliance" was invented by Haitian Hu (Louisville, Ky.) and James Quentin Pollett (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A washing machine appliance includes a wash tub positioned within a cabinet, a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub, a blower operably coupled to the wash basket, a motor assembly mechanically coupled to the wash basket for rotating the wash basket, and a controller. The blower is configured to introduce air into the wash basket. The controller is co...