US Patent Issued to Haier US Appliance Solutions on Nov. 25 for "Detergent drawer assembly for a washing machine appliance" (American, Indian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,246, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Detergent drawer assembly for a washing machine appliance" was invented by John Joseph Roetker (Louisville, Ky.) and Pavan Kumar Madeti (Hyderabad, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A washing machine appliance includes a cabinet comprising a front panel defining a chamber opening and a top panel, a wash tub positioned within the cabinet and defining a wash chamber, a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub for receiving a load of clothes, and a detergent drawer assembly slidably mounted within the cabinet for receiving a wash a...