US Patent Issued to Whirlpool on Feb. 24 for "Humidity membrane and humidity/moisture control for a crisper drawer" (American, Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,368, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Humidity membrane and humidity/moisture control for a crisper drawer" was invented by Maria Paola Pirovano (Molteno, Italy) and Muhammad Khizar (St. Joseph, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An appliance includes a housing defining an interior cabinet; and a crisper drawer disposed within the interior cabinet. The crisper drawer includes a base, walls, and lid to define a cavity for receiving food items to be stored in the crisper drawer. The lid selectively closes the crisper drawer to limit air flow to and from the cavity. One or more of the base, t...