ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,260, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).
"Trimbreaker ladder cover" was invented by Niyaz Ul Haque (Stevensville, Mich.), Marcel Bogger Lessa (Joinville, Brazil), John Jay Myers (Saugatuck, Mich.) and Dayabhushan Shankarrao Thorat (Pune, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door for an appliance is disclosed. The door may include an outer panel having a generally planar body portion and an inner panel having a generally planar body portion. A trim breaker interconnects the outer panel and the inner panel to form an insulation cavity therebetween. At least one bracket assembly may be coupled to...