ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,167, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Electrolux Consumer Products Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Refrigerator interior layout" was invented by Ricky Burgan (Mauldin, S.C.), Marcello Machado (Anderson, S.C.), Eduardo Orthmann (Curitiba, Brazil) and Danilo Goncalves (Curitiba, Brazil).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interior layout for a refrigerator appliance features an interior liner defining a recess for a water tank, and an air tower assembly defining a space for the water tank laterally outside the air plenum of the air tower assembly. The water tank is arranged in the recess and secured to the liner with a mounting bracket. The ai...