ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,885, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Pitcher assembly for refrigerator appliance" was invented by Louis A. Wantland (Louisville, Ky.), Bradley Nicholas Gilkey (Louisville, Ky.), Jeffrey Michael Colyer (Louisville, Ky.) and Lokesha Kodigenahalli Chinnappa Reddy (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pitcher assembly includes a pitcher including a wall connected to a bottom defining a picture volume. The wall defines an opening at the top edge of the pitcher and a spout is formed at the top edge of the pitcher. A lid is removably fitted to the opening, the lid having a ...