ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,719, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Autofill pitcher with fill sensor" was invented by Louis A. Wantland (Louisville, Ky.), Jeffrey Michael Colyer (Louisville, Ky.), Jordan Andrew Waymeyer (Louisville, Ky.) and Lokesha Kodigenahalli Chinnappa Reddy (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An autofill pitcher system includes a pitcher and a dispenser. The pitcher includes at least one pitcher wall and an internal volume defined within the at least one pitcher wall. The dispenser defines a cavity. The cavity is configured to receive the pitcher. The dispenser also includ...