ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. D1,156,758, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Appliance door" was invented by Andrew C. Kubasiak (Saint Joseph, Mich.), Iftkhar Ahamad (Benton Harbor, Mich.), Lorenzo Cordella (Benton Harbor, Mich.), Sripad Kulkarni (Saint Joseph, Mich.), Suraj Patil (Benton Harbor, Mich.), Darryl C. Bodine (Saint Joseph, Mich.), Gregg P. Fitzgerald (Eau Claire, Mich.), Samuele Nucaro (Milan) and Natasa Rikalo (Milan).

The patent was filed on Aug. 30, 2024, under Application No. D/960,499.

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