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Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 04, 2024
Applicant:

Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);

Inventors:

Richard Gary Woodham, Jr., Taylorsville, KY (US);

Donald James Leisl, III, Louisville, KY (US);

Assignee:

Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/18 (2026.01); H05K 1/181 (2026.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/181 (2013.01); H05K 5/0018 (2022.08); H05K 2201/10106 (2013.01);
Abstract

A user interface assembly for a domestic appliance includes a circuit board including at least one touch sensor and at least one light source; a control panel spaced apart from the circuit board along a longitudinal direction; at least one conductive foam filler provided between the circuit board and the control panel, the at least one conductive foam filler including an aperture defined therethrough along the longitudinal direction; and a light guide plate provided between the conductive foam filler and the control panel, the light guide plate including a stem portion extending along the longitudinal direction and a diffusion portion positioned at a first end of the stem portion.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Woodham, Jr., Richard. (2026). User interface assembly including individually illuminated icons for an appliance (U.S. Patent No. 12666535). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12666535

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