ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,829, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Domestic appliance and electric connector assembly" was invented by Bart Andrew Nuss (Fisherville, Ky.) and Michael Goodman Schroeder (Crestwood, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A domestic appliance may include a cabinet, a door, a hinge assembly, and a conductor assembly. The cabinet may define an internal chamber. The door may be movable relative to the cabinet between an open position and a closed position. The hinge assembly may rotatably secure the door to the cabinet. The conductor assembly may electrically connect the door to the ...