| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 062345000 | Freezing surface mounted for movement during freezing | 20 |
| 20080289356 | Apparatus for Producing Ice Vessel - The invention is an apparatus for producing an ice vessel, in which the lumps of ice spread uniformly so that each portion of the vessel can be molded uniformly. The invention includes a main body ( | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090019880 | ICE MAKER AND CONTROL METHOD OF SAME - An ice maker and a controlling method thereof are provided. The system and method may prevent the overflow or splashing of water or thin ice out of an ice tray during the supply of water or when the ice maker is shaken by an external force. The ice maker may include an ice tray, and an ice tray cover that covers an open portion of the ice tray. The cover may include an opening through which water may be supplied to the ice tray, and through which ice may be discharged from the ice tray. The cover may move together with the tray, or may move separately from the tray, to facilitate these supply and discharge processes. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090113918 | Ice-Making Machine - An ice maker comprises a frame ( | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090126391 | Ice-Making Machine - An ice maker comprises a tray ( | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090178430 | Ice-cube tray and refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit having such an ice-cube tray - The present invention relates to an ice-cube tray for the making of ice-cubes, wherein the ice-cube tray has a material at least regionally which is provided with one or more additives by means of which the heat conductivity is increased. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090178431 | Ice making unit and refrigerator having the same - An ice making unit and a refrigerator having the same are disclosed. The refrigerator includes an ice making unit to make ice pieces. The ice making unit includes a plurality of ice making trays to form ice pieces, a lever part connected to the ice making trays to simultaneously rotate the ice making trays, and a stopper to prevent one of a pair of rotating shafts of each of the ice making trays from being rotated at a predetermined angle or more so that the ice making trays get twisted when the ice making trays are rotated. Accordingly, ice pieces can be separated from the ice making trays by operation of a single lever. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20100031688 | ICE MAKER AND REFRIGERATOR - An icemaker is provided, a water overflowing preventing member is provided to be capable of rotating together with a tray. Therefore, the overflowing of the water can be prevented when the door is opened and closed and ice is discharge from the tray as the tray rotates. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100154458 | ICEMAKER FOR A REFRIGERATOR - An automatic icemaker for a refrigerator is disclosed. The automatic icemaker includes an ice mold body having a front side, a back side, and a plurality of ice chambers for containing water therein for freezing into ice cubes, each ice chamber having a top opening having a frontal portion adjacent the front side; an ice stripper disposed along the front side and extending over the ice chambers, the ice stripper being configured to completely cover the frontal portion of the top opening of each ice chamber; and an ice rake disposed between the front side and the back side, the ice rake including a rotatable shaft, and a plurality of rake fingers extending outward from the shaft for moving ice cubes out of the respective ice chambers and onto the ice stripper. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100205995 | ICE MAKING DEVICE - An ice making device may include an ice tray, a drive mechanism for moving the ice tray to a water-supply position and to an ice making position, two guide plates each of which is formed with a guide groove for guiding the ice tray to the water-supply position and to the ice making position, two engaging projections provided on the ice tray and each of which is engaged with the guide groove, and two cranks each of which is formed with a drive groove with which the engaging projection is engaged and is connected with the drive mechanism to be turned for moving the ice tray. The water-supply position is located at a position separated from the ice making position in a lateral direction, and the two engaging projections are provided on the ice tray so that their axial direction are substantially coincided with each other, and a gravity center position of the ice tray is located on a lower side of the two engaging projections. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100218542 | ICE MAKER CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Provided is an ice maker that includes a mold including a plurality of cavities for receiving water to be frozen into ice pieces, a driver operatively connected to the mold for adjusting a position of the mold to a plurality of different locations during an ice making cycle, and a controller. A limit switch is located at a plurality of different positions along a range of travel of the mold to be actuated and transmit a signal indicative of the mold's arrival at the different locations. The mold can travel along path including first portion having a first axis of rotation and a substantially vertical portion, and can be driven by a motor with a drive shaft rotatable about a single axis of rotation. The motor can drive both the mold and a bail arm, and the mold can be leveled upon reaching a predetermined location. The ice maker can perform a Dry Cycle in response to detecting an anomaly during ice making. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100229590 | Ice Maker - An ice maker adapted to be mounted a refrigeration appliance comprises an ice-making container ( | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100326118 | Ice maker and refrigerator having the same - Disclosed herein are an ice maker and a refrigerator having the same. The ice maker includes an ice making tray including a plurality of ice making cells, a driving unit to rotate the ice making tray, a plurality of blades corresponding to the plurality of ice making cells to block the ice cubes made in the ice making cells and thus twist the ice making tray while removing the ice cubes from the ice making cells when the ice making tray is rotated, and a protrusion formed on the ice making tray to assist the removal of the ice cubes from the ice making cells. The ice maker removes the ice cubes from the ice making tray by a twisting-type deicing process using the plurality of blades and the protrusion. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110259037 | ICE MAKER WITH ROTATING ICE MOLD AND COUNTER-ROTATING EJECTION ASSEMBLY - An ice maker includes an ice mold and a sweeping element. The ice mold includes a plurality of cavities and is configured to be rotatable about an axis that is spaced apart from the cavities and extends longitudinally with respect to the ice mold. The sweeping element is configured to be rotatable about the axis and includes a shaft with a plurality of fingers radially extending from the shaft. Each of the fingers is configured to extend into a corresponding one of the cavities upon rotation of the shaft about the axis. During a harvesting step, the ice mold is configured to rotate in a first direction about the axis while the sweeping element is configured to rotate in a second direction about the axis that is opposite the first direction. | 10-27-2011 |
| 062346000 | Drum | 7 |
| 20090044559 | Ice Preparation Device - An ice maker comprises a frame ( | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090100856 | Ice-Making Machine - In the case of an ice maker comprising a frame ( | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090217692 | Ice-making device for refrigerator - An ice-making device designed to make and separate ice from an ice tray through a simple process is provided. The ice-making device includes an ice tray defining an ice-making space, a freezing core that is partly received in the ice-making space to make ice at an end thereof, a driving unit moving and rotating the freezing core, and a power transmission unit for transferring power from the driving unit to the freezing core. The power transmission unit including a cam unit rotatably connected to the driving unit and a moving member that moves in vertical and rotational direction by a driving force of a motor transferred by the cam unit. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100269534 | Ice making drum for drum type ice making machine - An ice making drum with an improved ice making performance includes a cylindrical drum body, rotational shafts, and shaft members respectively provided at the end faces of the drum body. The drum body has refrigerant flow passages which are each defined by an outer wall portion forming an outer surface, an internal wall portion set apart from the outer wall portion inwardly in a radial direction, and adjoining partition portions extending between the outer wall portion and the internal wall portion. The whole drum body is integrally formed of the same metallic material. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100319386 | REFREEZABLE ICE BARREL - Provided is a refreezable barrel for chilling a plurality of items. The refreezable barrel includes a cooler body defining an open end and a closed end portion. The cooler body defines a cavity extending from the open end towards the closed end portion. The cavity is configured to receive the plurality of items. A cooling element is disposed within the cooler body and is refreezable to mitigate temperature rise within the cooler body. The refreezable barrel also includes a cooler stand defining a recess configured to engage with the closed end portion of the cooler body. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20140245774 | EXTRUDED ICE MAKING MACHINE - A machine for making extruded ice obtained by passing a mass of ice in granules through an extrusion die ( | 09-04-2014 |
| 20150362243 | SNOW ICE MAKER - The present invention relates to a snow ice maker, comprising a coupling shaft ( | 12-17-2015 |
