US Patent Issued to Haier US Appliance Solutions on Nov. 4 for "Detecting unwanted touch events on a user interface panel of a dishwashing appliance" (Indiana, Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,200, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Detecting unwanted touch events on a user interface panel of a dishwashing appliance" was invented by Maria Alejandra Contreras (Louisville, Ky.) and Ricardo Alberto Aguiar Jr. (Clarksville, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of operating a dishwashing appliance may include a step of recording an audio signal with a first microphone mounted to the sump. The method may also include a step of analyzing the audio signal recorded with the first microphone. The method may further include a step of determining an access position of the do...