ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,639, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Dehumidifier appliance and methods for detecting water levels within a dehumidifier appliance" was invented by Jieqiang Wu (Zhuhai, China), Jian Cui (Shanghai) and Xuexun Li (Shanghai).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dehumidifier appliance including a cabinet defining an airflow path; a water tank removably mounted within the cabinet below the airflow path; a first connector provided within the cabinet, the first connector comprising a pair of receiving pins and a pair of first magnets; a second connector provided within the water tank and ...