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Is a ice maker patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a ice maker have been patented many times, but "a ice maker" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 944 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “ice makermachine” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 698 best keyword matches we examined, 343 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: LG ELECTRONICS INC (74), HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC (50), WHIRLPOOL CO (44), BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE (31).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): F25C (686), F25D (297), F25B (83), Y02P (32).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a ice maker
- Tray for ice maker WO-2024058506-A1 2024 · S PLUS COMTECH CO LTD
Disclosed is a tray for an ice maker. The tray for an ice maker of the present invention is characterized by comprising: a tray body which is molded from a conductive composite material including a conductive material and a base r…
View on Google Patents - Direct cooling ice maker WO-2021096586-A1 2021 · ELECTROLUX HOME PROD INC
A refrigeration appliance includes a fresh food compartment for storing food items in a refrigerated environment having a target temperature above 0° C, a freezer compartment for storing food items in a sub-freezing environment ha…
View on Google Patents - Ice maker with rotating ice tray US-10837689-B2 2020 · ELECTROLUX HOME PROD INC
A refrigeration appliance includes a fresh food compartment and a freezer compartment. An ice maker with an ice mold is disposed within the fresh food compartment for freezing water into ice pieces. A refrigeration system includes…
View on Google Patents - Ice maker for fitting into a door of a cooling or freezing device US-10222111-B2 2019 · EMZ HANAUER GMBH & CO KGAA
An ice maker for fitting into a door of a cooling or freezing device includes an ice-making tray which is arranged to be rotatable about an axis of rotation, has a plurality of ice-piece-making cavities and a side wall arrangement…
View on Google Patents - Cooling or freezing device having an ice maker with a temperature sensor US-10309706-B2 2019 · EMZ HANAUER GMBH & CO KGAA
A cooling or freezing device includes an ice-making tray having a plurality of ice-piece-producing cavities distributed over at least two rows of cavities running parallel to one another. The device further includes a cold air sup…
View on Google Patents - Hybrid twist tray ice maker US-10309707-B2 2019 · WHIRLPOOL CO
An ice maker includes a harvest motor and an ice tray operably coupled to the harvest motor. The ice tray has a plurality of heat sinks coupled to a bottom section of ice forming cavities on the ice tray. The harvest motor is oper…
View on Google Patents - Automatic ice maker and freezer refrigerator WO-2018163332-A1 2018 · MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP
The purpose of the invention is to provide an automatic ice maker that can make at least two sizes of ice, large and small, and that can make ice that is less likely to melt compared to ice of the same volume even for the small si…
View on Google Patents - Refrigerator having refrigeration system and ice maker within door and drain duct from ice maker to dispenser excess water tray US-10132552-B2 2018 · DONGBU DAEWOO ELECTRONICS CORP
Embodiments of the present invention provide a refrigerator comprising an ice machine, the refrigerator comprising: a main body, a door, a dispenser disposed on a front surface of the door, a compressor, a condenser and an expansi…
View on Google Patents - Ice maker with freezing aid US-2017314831-A1 2017 · EMZ-Hanauer GmbH & Co KGaA
An ice maker for fitting into a cooling or freezing appliance includes an ice-making tray which forms a plurality of ice-piece-producing cavities for producing one ice piece each. An air channel is formed above the ice-making tray…
View on Google Patents - Control System for Bottom Freezer Refrigerator with Ice Maker in Upper Door US-2016161167-A1 2016 · GEN ELECTRIC
A refrigerator includes a main body defining a compartment, the compartment having an access opening and a first wall, a door supported by the main body for selectively closing at least part of the access opening, a sub-compartmen…
View on Google Patents - Block ice maker with mold body and method of forming fan shaped ice with mold body US-9038411-B2 2015 · INAMORI SOICHIRO
An ice maker has an ice-making vessel having a cylindrical shape, a cooling means, a block ice making mold which is placed inside, and an agitator. The mold includes a main mold body having a plurality of connected L-shaped plates…
View on Google Patents - Refrigerator having an ice maker with vertical freezing cores US-8567210-B2 2013 · PARK HONG-HEE
Provided is a refrigerator configured to improve the structure of an ice-making chamber provided to a refrigerator door, thereby efficiently supplying cool air into the ice-making chamber. The refrigerator includes a main body inc…
View on Google Patents - Twist tray ice maker system US-2012023996-A1 2012 · HERRERA CARLOS A
Techniques for use in ice maker systems are disclosed. In one example, an ice tray apparatus includes an ice mold body formed substantially of a metal material, and a holder for holding the ice mold body, the holder including a ro…
View on Google Patents - Refrigerator/freezer ice maker WO-2011033804-A1 2011 · SHARP KK
Disclosed is an ice maker (10) that is disposed in the ice making chamber (4) of a refrigerator/freezer (1). The ice maker comprises an ice tray (20) that makes ice by means of cold air that is sucked into the ice making chamber, …
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a ice maker been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Kitchen gadgets are a crowded, mature field; novelty usually sits in one specific mechanism, the material, or how two familiar functions are combined.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.