ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,199, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Dishwashing appliance having an integrated level" was invented by Aldo Vincent Kremmel (Palmyra, Ind.) and Logan Chayse Dunaway (Greenville, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An appliance includes a tub that defines a chamber having an opening and a door secured to the tub adjacent to the opening. The door is moveable between an open position and a closed position for providing selective access to the chamber. The appliance also includes a component secured within the chamber and a bubble level integrated with the component. Thus, the bubbl...