Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Logan Chayse Dunaway

Duwayne Jacob Drexler

Aldo Vincent Kremmel

Richard Michael Phillips

Christopher Raymond Geisen

Robert Thomas Mills

Stephen D Hatcher

Charles Andrew Bierbaum

Cody Ewing

An appliance includes a tub that defines a chamber having an opening and a door secured to the tub adjacent to the opening. The door is moveable between an open position and a closed position for providing selective access to the chamber. The appliance also includes a component secured within the chamber and a bubble level integrated with the component. Thus, the bubble level is viewable from outside of the chamber when the door is in the open position.

Dishwashing appliance having an integrated level

A bottle washer assembly for a dishwasher appliance may include a main conduit. The main conduit may define a main passage for flowing wash fluid therethrough. The bottle washer assembly may also include a bottle jet. The bottle jet may include a spray conduit extending between a proximal end and a distal end. The spray conduit may define a passage in selective fluid communication with the main passage. The spray conduit may also include a spline portion positioned at the proximal end. The spline portion may include one or more teeth extended therefrom. The bottle washer assembly may further include a clip. The clip may define one or more grooves for receiving the one or more teeth.

Locating clip for a bottle washer assembly of a dishwasher appliance

An articulating ski assembly for a lower rack of a dishwashing appliance may include a ski bracket attached to the lower rack assembly. The articulating ski assembly may also include a hub that may extend from the ski bracket. The articulating ski assembly may further include a ski. The ski may include an articulation ring attached to the hub to provide an articulation joint for the ski. The ski may further include a base, a tip, and a tail. The base may be positioned at a bottom of the articulation ring. The tip may extend transversely from a first end of the base. The tail may extend transversely from a second end of the base.

Articulating ski assembly for a lower rack of a dishwashing appliance

A domestic appliance includes a frame including at least one frame member; a bracket attached to the at least one frame member, the bracket defining a front planar surface; a first retention feature protruding from the front planar surface of the bracket, the first retention feature forming a first receiving space; a second retention feature protruding from the front planar surface of the bracket and spaced apart from the first retention feature, the second retention feature forming a second receiving space; and a box selectively coupled to the bracket, the box including a first tab and a second tab, wherein the first tab is selectively received within the first retention feature and the second tab is selectively received within the second retention feature.

Junction box assembly for a domestic appliance

A filter assembly for a dishwasher appliance includes a fine filter insertable within a sump of the dishwasher appliance, the fine filter including a fine filter housing and a filter screen attached to the fine filter housing; a filter basket removably coupled to the fine filter, the filter basket defining a peripheral cage and a base cup provided below the peripheral cage, wherein the base cup is selectively sealed with the fine filter housing; a resilient member provided within the base cup of the filter basket, the resilient member being movable between an open position and a closed position; and a drain fitting selectively coupled with the filter basket via the resilient member.

Docking filter for a dishwasher appliance

A dishwashing appliance includes a tub defining a wash chamber, a pump configured to deliver a liquid into the wash chamber, a spray assembly provided within the wash chamber, conduit in fluid communication with the spray assembly, a rack slidably provided within the wash chamber, container attached to the rack and in fluid communication with the conduit, and a controller in communication with the pump and the spray assembly. The controller is configured to perform a series of operations, including determining that a cooking operation has been input to the dishwashing appliance, activating the pump to supply the liquid to the container at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined amount of time such that an amount of liquid within the container is above a first predetermined amount, and deactivating the pump after the predetermined amount of time.

Systems and methods for performing a sous-vide cooking cycle in a dishwasher appliance

A method for improving cleaning performance of a dishwashing appliance includes implementing, via a computer application, a filter cleaning process for a filter assembly of the dishwashing appliance. The filter assembly is positioned at least partially in a sump in a bottom wall of the dishwashing appliance. The filter cleaning process includes prompting a user to remove the filter assembly from the dishwashing appliance. Further, the filter cleaning process includes initiating the dishwashing appliance to fill and drain the dishwashing appliance for a predetermined time period to flush the dishwashing appliance of residual particles remaining in the sump. Moreover, once the filling and draining is complete, the filter cleaning process includes prompting the user to reinstall the filter assembly in the dishwashing appliance.

System and method for improving cleaning performance of a dishwashing appliance

A method of controlling a dishwashing appliance may include determining that a cooking operation has been input to the dishwashing appliance via a mobile device, receiving an input option for the cooking operation via the mobile device, and activating the pump to supply a predetermined volume of fluid to the container at a predetermined temperature.

An air conditioning appliance includes a housing, a drain pan positioned below the housing, and a plenum which is attached to the housing and to the drain pan. The drain pan includes an upper surface in contact with the housing and a socket configured to receive a leg. The housing of the air conditioning appliance rests on the upper surface of the drain pan, such that the drain pan defines a platform which structurally supports the housing of the air conditioning appliance.

Air conditioner drain pan platform

A dishwasher appliance includes two or more universal rack brackets. The universal rack brackets include a body, a stud on a first end of the body, and a snap fit securing element between the first and second ends of the body forming a protrusion from the body. A rail attachment element has two elongated slots that align with the studs of the universal rack brackets to slidably engage. The rail attachment element further includes a snap fit tab aligned such that sliding the rail attachment element to engage the studs of the universal rack brackets causes the snap fit tab to pass over the snap fit securing element and prevent return movement.

Universal bracket for supporting racks in a dishwasher appliance

A cooking grate includes a peripheral frame defining a periphery of the cooking grate, a plurality of fingers extending from the peripheral frame toward a center of the cooking grate, and a slot formed in the peripheral frame, the slot forming a passageway through the peripheral frame from a lower portion to an upper portion thereof in the vertical direction.

Cooking grate for a gas burner cooktop

A gas burner of a cooktop appliance includes an annular burner body extending along the circumferential direction with an annular fuel plenum defined within the annular burner body. A plurality of ports are defined in the annular burner body. Each port of the plurality of ports extends from the annular fuel plenum inward towards a center of the gas burner assembly. The gas burner assembly also includes a vortex shield inward of the annular burner body along the radial direction. The vortex shield is positioned and configured to redirect a flow of unignited fuel from the ports away from the center of the gas burner assembly.

Vortex shield for a gas burner

A dishwasher appliance including a quick-wash feature. A secondary door attached is attached to a main door and forms a quick-wash compartment. A quick-wash assembly provides fluid for cleaning. Articles may be supported on the secondary door during cleaning or may be manually supported by the user at the quick-wash assembly. Various modes of operation may be used for cleaning including wash and rinse functions.

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Greenville, IN, United States of America

Logan Chayse Dunaway