US Patent Issued to Haier US Appliance Solutions on Sept. 30 for "Method for detecting and addressing discolored water issues in a washing machine appliance" (Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,768, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Method for detecting and addressing discolored water issues in a washing machine appliance" was invented by Haitian Hu (Louisville, Ky.), Hairong Li (Louisville, Ky.) and James Quentin Pollett (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A washing machine appliance includes a wash tub positioned within a cabinet, a water inlet fluidly coupled to a water supply for receiving wash fluid, a wireless communication module, and a controller operably coupled to the wireless communication module. The controller is configured to obtain an event...