US Patent Issued to WHIRLPOOL on April 7 for "Thermal bridgebreaker and seal features in a thin-walled vacuum insulated structure" (Michigan, Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,958, issued on April 7, was assigned to WHIRLPOOL Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Thermal bridgebreaker and seal features in a thin-walled vacuum insulated structure" was invented by Abhay Naik (Stevensville, Mich.), Lorraine J. Westlake (Eau Claire, Mich.) and Lakshya J. Deka (Mishawaka, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vacuum insulated refrigerator structure includes an outer wrapper having a first opening and a first edge extending around the first opening. A liner has a second opening and second edge extending around the second opening. The liner is disposed inside the wrapper with the first and second edges being spaced apar...