US Patent Issued to Haier US Appliance Solutions on Nov. 4 for "Snap fit attachment feature for a mullion assembly of a refrigerator appliance" (Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,858, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Snap fit attachment feature for a mullion assembly of a refrigerator appliance" was invented by James Gibson (Louisville, Ky.), Gopi Krishna Vulava (Louisville, Ky.) and Matthew Davis (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigerator appliance may include a case body that defines a front end. The case body may include a front lip positioned at the front end. The refrigerator appliance may also include a mullion assembly. The mullion assembly may include a cosmetic mullion. The cosmetic mullion may include a flange and a main body...