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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alberto R. Gomes, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Jose Guizoni, Jr., St. Joseph, MI (US);
Devidas Balu Raskar, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 59/065 (2006.01); F16L 59/02 (2006.01); F25D 23/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 59/065 (2013.01); F16L 59/02 (2013.01); F25D 23/06 (2013.01); F25D 2201/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
An insulation composition for an appliance is disclosed. The insulation composition includes a plurality of porous walled hollow glass microspheres. The porous walled hollow glass microspheres include a wall defining an interior cavity and an outer surface. The wall may further define a plurality of interconnected pores. The pores may be sized in a range of about 10-300 nm (100-3,000 Å) and fluidly couple an exterior space with the interior cavity.