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US 11,932,000 B2Granted
Refrigerator having a membrane
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsMuhammad Khizar, Maria Paola Pirovano
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Abstract
A refrigerator is disclosed for improved food storage capability. The refrigerator comprises an internal cavity having a membrane that at least partially covers a portion of the walls of the internal cavity.
Claims19
A refrigerator comprising:
- a sealable internal cavity defined by a plurality of walls;
- and
- a multilayer membrane at least partially covering a portion of the plurality of walls of the internal cavity, the multilayer membrane comprising:
- a first layer, provided as a mono-layer, comprising carbon nanotubes and zero-valent nanoparticles;
- and
- a second layer, provided as a mono-layer, comprising a chemistry configured to act as a barrier to transmission of ultraviolet light and to block an ingress or an egress of gases.
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A refrigerator comprising:
- a sealable internal cavity defined by a plurality of walls;
- and
- a membrane at least partially covering a portion of the plurality of walls of the sealable internal cavity, the membrane comprising:
- a first layer comprising carbon nanotubes and zero-valent nanoparticles;
- and
- a second layer comprising a chemistry configured to block an ingress or an egress of gases.
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A refrigerator comprising:
- a sealable internal cavity defined by a plurality of walls;
- and
- a membrane at least partially covering a portion of the plurality of walls of the sealable internal cavity, the membrane comprising:
- a first layer comprising carbon nanotubes and zero-valent nanoparticles;
- and
- a second layer comprising a chemistry configured to block an ingress or an egress of gases, wherein the chemistry of the second layer includes an inorganic or an organic component that acts as a barrier to transmission of ultraviolet light.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.