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Insulation system for a cooking appliance incorporating a plurality of microsphere sheets

  • US 9,630,381 B2
  • Filed: 05/12/2015
  • Issued: 04/25/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A multilayer insulation member for an appliance, the insulation member comprising:

  • a plurality of microsphere sheets disposed in a layered configuration, wherein each microsphere sheet includes a plurality of microspheres disposed in a layer of a flexible base material, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of microspheres extends outward from the flexible base material to define first and second sets of microsphere protrusions on first and second sides of the flexible base material, wherein the first set of microsphere protrusions of a first microsphere sheet of the plurality of microsphere sheets engages the second set of microsphere protrusions of an adjacent microsphere sheet of the plurality of microsphere sheets to define a plurality of insulative air pockets defined between the first and adjacent microsphere sheets, and wherein the flexible base material is a silicone sheet.

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