US Patent Issued to Whirlpool on Dec. 30 for "Processes for making a super-insulating core for a vacuum insulating structure" (Michigan, Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,404, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Processes for making a super-insulating core for a vacuum insulating structure" was invented by Lakshya J. Deka (Mishawaka, Ind.) and Eric J. Vasko (St. Joseph, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for forming a super-insulating material for a vacuum insulated structure for an appliance includes disposing hollow glass spheres within a rotating drum, wherein a plurality of interstitial spaces are defined between the hollow glass spheres. An anchor material is disposed within the rotating drum. The hollow glass spheres and the anchor material are ...