US Patent Issued to WHIRLPOOL on Sept. 29 for "Vacuum insulated structure with adhesive having platy additive to lower permeation" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,909, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to WHIRLPOOL Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Vacuum insulated structure with adhesive having platy additive to lower permeation" was invented by Stephen M. Miller (Coloma, Mich.) and Devidas B. Raskar (Plymouth, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vacuum insulated appliance includes a cabinet defining at least one compartment. The cabinet includes a wrapper and a liner assembly. The wrapper and the liner assembly define an insulation cavity therebetween. The insulation cavity is under an at least partial vacuum. A trim breaker assembly is coupled to the wrapper and the liner assembly. The trim...