US Patent Issued to Whirlpool on Jan. 20 for "Trim breaker interface for reducing air infiltration in a vacuum insulated appliance" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,508, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Trim breaker interface for reducing air infiltration in a vacuum insulated appliance" was invented by Paul B. Allard (Coloma, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vacuum insulated refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a refrigerator compartment. The cabinet includes a liner, a wrapper, and a trim breaker assembly coupled to the liner and the wrapper. The trim breaker assembly extends along a perimeter of the refrigerator compartment and includes a mullion region. At least one foam gasket is coupled to at least one surface of the trim breaker assembl...