ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,252, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to WHIRLPOOL Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).
"User interface mounting bracket" was invented by Pravin A. Shinde (Maharashtra, India) and Vasanti D. Kahane (Maharashtra, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A user-interface (UI) mounting bracket for one-way installation into an appliance includes a generally planar surface defining a mounting opening for holding a UI assembly to a console subsystem; a first side flange extending upwards along one longitudinal side of the UI mounting bracket; and a second side flange extending downwards along the opposite longitudinal side of the UI mounting bracket, ...