US Patent Issued to Electrolux Do Brasil on June 16 for "Door warmer for a refrigerator" (Brazilian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,656,045, issued on June 16, was assigned to Electrolux Do Brasil S.A. (Curitiba, Brazil).

"Door warmer for a refrigerator" was invented by Rafael Leidens (Curitiba, Brazil), Israel Mercer (Curitiba, Brazil), Antonio Voltarelli (Curitiba, Brazil), Alcione Colecha (Curitiba, Brazil) and Guilherme Picanco (Curitiba, Brazil).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door warmer for a refrigerator includes a liner defining a compartment. The liner includes a front face circumscribing the compartment, a flange extending outwards from the front face, and a recessed pocket formed into the flange. An inner retention lug is positioned adjacent to, and exten...