US Patent Issued to Whirlpool on Sept. 9 for "Latch system for microwave oven door" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,206, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Latch system for microwave oven door" was invented by Dick Ge (Shenzhen, China), Ryan Li (Shenzhen, China), Fly Xie (Shenzhen, China) and Troy Zhou (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A microwave oven includes a housing, a door, and a latch. The housing defines a first internal cavity configured to receive food. The door is rotatably secured to the housing, defines a second internal cavity, and has a handle. The door is configuring to pivot relative to the housing to transition the door between an open position and a closed position. The lat...