ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,243, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Molded pulp packaging insert for a dishwasher appliance" was invented by Aldo Vincent Kremmel (Palmyra, Ind.) and Kyle James Brewer (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dishwasher appliance includes a tub defining a receiving chamber; at least one rack assembly removably positioned within the receiving chamber, the at least one rack assembly including a wire frame member; and a rack piece removably coupled to the at least one rack assembly. The rack piece includes a first arm positioned along a first lateral side of the at leas...