ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,145, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to MIDEA GROUP Co. LTD. (Guangdong, China).
"Appliance corner cap" was invented by Richard W. Cowan (Louisville, Ky.) and Felix Conde Zelocuatecatl (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheet panel assembly includes a gap formed in a corner region which is covered with a corner cap member. The corner cap may include various retention mechanisms, such as snaps or spring clips, pin and slots, swaged/flared pins, bendable tabs, and adhesives, to retain the corner cap once installed to cover the gap."
The patent was filed on June 17, 2021, under Application No. 17/350,498.
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