Whirlpool Corporation

Wki Holding Company, Inc.

Julia B Burke

Daniel Chow

Paul D Hatch

Todd Joseph Tunzi

Dean A Martin

Mansour Ourasanah

Anant Ravindra Karanjikar

Daniel Henry Quinlan

Annbjorg Eide

Ronald E Haltmeyer

Clifford Krapfl

Daniel V Clements

Deborah A Green-Cotton

Juan F Flores

Howard Cheng

Marianne Grisdale

Mark W Schulz

David Mucci

Rebecca M Goesling

Hyung Seok Joseph Lee

Bill J Koons

Siarhei Murauyou

Abhay Naik

Lynne F Hunter

Alberto Regio Gomes

Collin Ostergaard

Thomas Mitchell

Douglas A Pohl

Giulia Marinello

Rex D Wilson

Michael Todd Moore

Pat Kerulis

Hyung Seok Lee

Ashish Dongarmal Gogad

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 surface with non-uniformly spaced peaks and valleys and a lighting structure. The wall panel extends from a lower end of the compartment area to an upper end of the compartment area. The wall panel separates the compartment area from the refrigeration component and is coextensive with one of the plurality of walls of the cabinet.

Wall panel for an appliance

Refrigerator shelf

A refrigerator cabinet including a first shelf defining a U-shape, wherein the U-shape is off-center so that a first side of the U-shape is wider than the an opposite, second side of the U-shape, a second U-shaped shelf having left, right and back portions located in a horizontal fashion above the first shelf, and a mounting structure for supporting the first and second U-shaped shelves.

U-shaped tuck shelf

A wall panel for an appliance is disclosed. The wall panel includes a substantially planar surface disposed within the interior of an appliance and extending the full height and width of an appliance wall. The wall panel may be disposed between the appliance cabinet structure and the internal storage structures, such as shelves, drawers and the like, to create a fully integrated appearance. In addition, the wall panel may serve to hide refrigeration components such as air vents, internal refrigeration coils, or water lines. In some cases, the surface of the wall panel is a three-dimensional molded pattern to provide structure and create a perception of greater depth within a compartment of the appliance. In other cases, the wall panel is a lighted panel that activates when a user interacts with the appliance.

A refrigerator includes a vacuum insulated cabinet and a surround lighting feature. The vacuum insulated cabinet includes a liner disposed within a wrapper, which are interconnected by a thermal bridge to form a vacuum cavity therebetween. A wall covering assembly includes a top wall disposed adjacent to and spaced-apart from a top wall of the liner. The wall covering assembly also includes a rear wall disposed adjacent to and spaced-apart from a rear wall of the liner. In assembly, the liner and the wall covering assembly cooperate to define a refrigerator compartment. A cavity is formed between liner and the wall covering assembly. A surround lighting assembly is disposed around an opening into the refrigerator compartment and is powered by a wiring system concealed by the wall covering assembly.

Refrigerator with surround illumination feature

Fluid dispenser

Refrigerator

A refrigerator cabinet including a plurality of U-shaped shelves is provided. Each of the plurality of U-shaped shelves includes left, right and back portions located in a horizontal fashion with one shelf above another. A mounting structure is provided for supporting the U-shaped shelves; and a removable shelf is located within one or more of the U-shaped shelves. In addition, a tuck shelf is mounted in at least one of the plurality of U-shaped shelves, the tuck shelf being disposed either against at least a back portion of the at least one U-shaped shelf or between the removable shelf and a portion of the at least one U-shaped shelf that is closest to a user of the refrigerator.

Growing community of inventors

Chicago, IL, United States of America

Julia B Burke