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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Martin Shawn Egan, Ballwin, MO (US);
Michael E. Stagg, Evansville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/06 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 23/065 (2013.01); F25D 23/061 (2013.01); F25D 23/066 (2013.01); F25D 29/005 (2013.01); F25D 2400/40 (2013.01); Y10S 428/901 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4913 (2015.01); Y10T 29/4916 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49155 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49158 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49359 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24802 (2015.01);
Abstract
A liner for an appliance is formed by a plastic sheet formed into a three dimensional shape corresponding to at least a portion of a compartment of the appliance. A plurality of electrically conductive ink pathways are applied on a surface of the plastic sheet, and a sealer material is applied to the plastic sheet to cover said pathways.