ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,627, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Handle clip with creep prevention features for securing an appliance handle in transport" was invented by Pirapat Kitipongpatana (Louisville, Ky.) and Aldo Vincent Kremmel (Palmyra, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handle clip for securing an appliance handle during shipping may include a mount segment securable to the appliance handle. The handle clip may also include a support segment that may extend from the mount segment away from the appliance handle. The handle clip may further include a connection segment joined to the support s...