ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,331, issued on May 27, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).
"Reinforcement assembly for an insulated structure" was invented by Arunkumar Harikrishnasamy (Stevensville, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An appliance includes a vacuum insulated structure that defines a first compartment and a second compartment with a trim breaker proximate the first and second compartments. A mullion extends between the first compartment and the second compartment. A reinforcement assembly is disposed between the vacuum insulated structure and the trim breaker. The reinforcement assembly includes a perimeter frame disposed on a ...