ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,456, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Articulating ski assembly for a lower rack of a dishwashing appliance" was invented by Logan Chayse Dunaway (Greenville, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An articulating ski assembly for a lower rack of a dishwashing appliance may include a ski bracket attached to the lower rack assembly. The articulating ski assembly may also include a hub that may extend from the ski bracket. The articulating ski assembly may further include a ski. The ski may include an articulation ring attached to the hub to provide an articulation joint for the ski...