Transparent conductive door for a microwave oven and methods of making the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11558937
APP PUB NO 20190159303A1
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16313214

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A door (100) for a microwave oven (200) is provided that includes: a door frame (102); a substantially transparent, glass or polymeric substrate (10) arranged within the frame (102) to define a viewing window (50); and an electrically conductive mesh (90) spanning the viewing window (50). Further, the mesh (90) comprises a plurality of carbon nanotubes and is embedded in the substrate (10) to shield the microwave radiation generated in the oven (200) from reaching an exterior of the door frame (102).

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WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION2000 NORTH M63 MD 3601 BENTON HARBOR MI 49022

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Buzzi, Ermanno Cassinetta, IT 22 20
Khizar, Muhammad Benton Harbor, US 56 79
Zhao, Hongzhen Shenshen, CN 3 4

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