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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2023
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
John J. Burns, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Jackson F. Karl, Stevensville, MI (US);
Marcel Lessa, Joinville, BR;
Chad Rotter, Saugatuck, MI (US);
Sanket Vivek Phalak, Pune, IN;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A refrigeration appliance including: (a) a cabinet that includes a vacuum-insulated structure within which a refrigeration compartment configured to hold a food item is disposed; and (b) a door that includes a vacuum-insulated door structure coupled to the cabinet, the vacuum-insulated door including (i) a gasket that forms a seal against the vacuum-insulated cabinet when the door is in a closed position and (ii) a projection inward of the gasket that projects into the refrigeration compartment and is separated from the vacuum-insulated cabinet by a gap, the gap having a shortest distance that is less than 12 mm.