US Patent Issued to Whirlpool on July 22 for "Refrigerator appliance with flexible pre-condenser coil" (Brazilian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,391, issued on July 22, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Refrigerator appliance with flexible pre-condenser coil" was invented by Alexandre Oliveira De Albuquerque (Joinville, Brazil), Tiago Deived Fagundes (Joinville, Brazil), Helena Goettems (Joinville, Brazil) and Ana Paula Moscato Malavazi (Joinville, Brazil).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigeration system of a household appliance including a compressor, a drip pan configured to collect evaporator condensate, and a pre-condenser. The pre-condenser includes a coil extending from the compressor and having a deformable section and a nondeformable section...