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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Hongzhen Zhao, Shenshen, CN;
Muhammad Khizar, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Ermanno Buzzi, Cassinetta, IT;
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/76 (2006.01); B82Y 99/00 (2011.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/766 (2013.01); B82Y 99/00 (2013.01); H05B 6/76 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A door () for a microwave oven () is provided that includes: a door frame (); a substantially transparent, glass or polymeric substrate () arranged within the frame () to define a viewing window (); and an electrically conductive mesh () spanning the viewing window (). Further, the mesh () comprises a plurality of carbon nanotubes and is embedded in the substrate () to shield the microwave radiation generated in the oven () from reaching an exterior of the door frame ().