ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,842, issued on April 22, was assigned to FISHER & PAYKEL APPLIANCES Ltd. (New Zealand).
"Refrigeration appliance cabinet" was invented by Carl Lee Bickel (Auckland, New Zealand), Richard Wong (Auckland, New Zealand), Ian Campbell McGill (Auckland, New Zealand), Kenneth William Foster (Auckland, New Zealand) and Yunchao Hou (Auckland, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigeration cabinet assembly for a refrigeration appliance (1) comprises a cabinet (20) having five closed faces and an open front face providing access to an interior of the cabinet. A lateral stiffening arrangement (50, 51) is provided within the cabinet to...