Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Water spillage management for in the door ice maker
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Application No.: US12607342Application Date: 2009-10-28
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Publication No.: US07946125B2Publication Date: 2011-05-24
- Inventor: Jerry M. Visin , Guolian Wu , Marcus R. Fischer , Michele E. Wilcox , Martin D. Lewis , Kevin M. Chase
- Applicant: Jerry M. Visin , Guolian Wu , Marcus R. Fischer , Michele E. Wilcox , Martin D. Lewis , Kevin M. Chase
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Agent John W. Morrison; Robert L. Judd
- Main IPC: F25C5/18
- IPC: F25C5/18 ; F25D19/02 ; F25D19/00 ; F25D3/02

Abstract:
A refrigerator freezer having an ice maker positioned on a refrigerator compartment or freezer compartment door. The ice maker is arranged to prevent or manage spills from the ice maker in the event the door on which the ice maker is mounted is opened or closed when unfrozen water is present in the ice maker. Spill management embodiments for a number of fixed and movable tray ice makers are disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100043457A1 WATER SPILLAGE MANAGEMENT FOR IN THE DOOR ICE MAKER Public/Granted day:2010-02-25
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