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Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 30, 2021
Applicant:

Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Inventors:

Gregory Edward Bauman, Stevensville, MI (US);

Kevin Jay Cox, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Gustavo Frattini, St. Joseph, MI (US);

Lynne F. Hunter, Dorr, MI (US);

Ryan Daniel Kannegieter, Grand Rapids, MI (US);

Rafael Dutra Nunes, St. Joseph, MI (US);

Subrata Shannigrahi, St. Joseph, MI (US);

Assignee:

Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/02 (2006.01); B29C 70/02 (2006.01); B29C 70/88 (2006.01); B29K 105/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/021 (2013.01); B29C 65/02 (2013.01); B29C 70/88 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0845 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0015 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for manufacturing an insulation member for an appliance includes the steps of forming a porous bag with a woven fabric, filling the porous bag with insulation materials, heat sealing the porous bag, vibrating the porous bag to define a pillow, compressing the pillow within a mold to define a compressed insulation member, and evacuating the compressed insulation member within an insulated structure to define a vacuum insulated structure.


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