US Patent Issued to Whirlpool on Sept. 2 for "Wall panel for an appliance" (Illinois, Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,405,051, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Wall panel for an appliance" was invented by Julia B. Burke (Chicago), Daniel Chow (St. Joseph, Mich.), Daniel V. Clements (St. Joseph, Mich.), Rebecca M. Goesling (Chicago) and Mark W. Schulz (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigerator includes a cabinet with a plurality of walls and a compartment area for storing food within the cabinet. A door is configured to seal the compartment area. A refrigeration component is disposed within the cabinet. A wall panel is positioned within the cabinet and includes a three-dimensional molded...