US Patent Issued to Whirlpool on May 20 for "Processes for making a super-insulating core material for a vacuum insulated structure" (Michigan, Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,791, issued on May 20, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Processes for making a super-insulating core material for a vacuum insulated structure" was invented by Lakshya J. Deka (Mishawaka, Ind.) and Nicole M. Ernat (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 includes disposing glass spheres within a rotating drum. A plurality of interstitial spaces are defined between the glass spheres. A binder material is disposed within the rotating drum. The glass spheres and the at least one binder material are rotated within the rotati...