ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,465, issued on July 1, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).
"Refrigerator appliance shelving system" was invented by Vinicius Bianchezzi (Joinville, Brazil), Arthur Sady Abreu Marcon (St. Joseph, Mich.), Ualisson Ferreira Da Silva (Joinville, Brazil), Gustavo Spezzia (Joinville, Brazil) and Matheus Zappelini (Joinville, Brazil).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigerator appliance includes a liner defining a compartment and having a back wall. An elongate shelf-support ladder has a web with a first attachment feature. The ladder is attached to the back wall with the web spaced from the interior side. A shelf-suppor...