ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,520,988, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).
"Household appliance and dispenser assembly" was invented by Emily Joy Phillips (Saint Joseph, Mich.) and Ameresh B. Viswanathan (Saint Joseph, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A household appliance for treating articles according to a cycle of operation includes a chassis with an interior surface at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving the articles according to the cycle of operation. A dispenser assembly can be provided with the household appliance and operably coupled to the interior surface. The dispenser can include a cartrid...