ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,995, issued on July 29, was assigned to WHIRLPOOL Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).
"Appliance knob assembly" was invented by Brandon Tyler Mock (St. Joseph, Mich.), John Jay Myers (Saugatuck, Mich.), Nicholas Hill Schutte (St. Joseph, Mich.) and Andrea Hutchins (St. Joseph, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An appliance includes a base unit having a sidewall surrounding an interior cavity. A shaft assembly includes a first portion extending outwardly from the sidewall of the base unit. The shaft assembly further includes a second portion positioned within the interior cavity. A weighted member is operably coupled to the second portio...