ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,016, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Electrolux Do Brasil S.A. (Curitiba, Brazil).
"Storage structure for refrigerator appliance" was invented by Antonio Voltarelli (Curitiba, Brazil), Israel Mercer (Curitiba, Brazil), Rafael Leidens (Curitiba, Brazil), Alcione Colecha (Curitiba, Brazil) and Guilherme Picanco (Curitiba, Brazil).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cover is provided for a storage bin of a refrigerator. The cover includes a panel and a communication portion. The panel has an upper surface for storing food items thereon that is substantially planar and substantially horizontal. Moreover, the panel separates an upper space...