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Dual direction refrigerator ice maker

US11131492B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 11, 2019
Grant dateSep 28, 2021
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D2323/021
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A refrigerator utilizes a dual direction ice maker capable of overlapping multiple ice production cycles in time to accelerate ice production and/or routing ice to multiple storage bins.

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