Whirlpool Corporation

Maytag Corporation

Iowa State University Research Foundation Inc

Whirpool Corporation

Whirlpool Corporaton

Bill J Koons

Steven G Herndon

Tim L Coulter

Dean A Martin

Kyle B Van Meter

Lester J Ott

Kevin Lee Noel

Ron S Paulsen

Chad Jonathan Rotter

Robert L Wetekamp

James H Jenkins

Scott William Leimkuehler

Alvin V Miller

David Allen Stauffer

Thomas Edward Gose

Brent A Kramer

Alan M Welch

Mauro M Oliveira

Todd E Kniffen

Joseph R Adamski

Lou Montuoro

John H Tenhundfeld

Jason Colsch

Glenn E Goetz

David Thalacker

Brett Vladika

Michael J Eveland

Ronald E Haltmeyer

Anant Ravindra Karanjikar

Julia B Burke

Mark J Reimer

David J Olberding

John A Roberts

Mauro M Oliveria

Bret Vladika

Steven L Devlin

Anna M Jones

Anant R Karanjikar

A bottom mount household refrigerator is provided with an apparatus to permit the dispensing of ice. According to one embodiment, a sealed ice making compartment is provided within the fresh food compartment. The sealed ice making compartment may be located at the bottom, at the top, or along a side wall within the fresh food compartment. According to another embodiment, ice is made in the ice compartment, and lifted upward to a dispensing location through the door of the fresh food compartment.

Apparatus and method for dispensing ice from a bottom mount refrigerator

An insulated icemaking compartment is provided in the fresh food compartment of a bottom mount refrigerator. The icemaking compartment may be integrally formed with the liner of the fresh food compartment, or alternatively, may be modular for installation anywhere in the fresh food compartment. A removable bin assembly with a front cover normally seals the icemaking compartment to maintain the temperature in the compartment. A cold air duct formed in the rear wall of the refrigerator supplies cold air from the freezer compartment to the icemaking compartment. A return air duct directs a portion of the air from the icemaking compartment back to the freezer compartment. An air vent in the icemaking compartment directs another portion of air into the fresh food compartment. A control system provides for controlling refrigerator functions in a manner that promotes energy efficiency.

Ice compartment assembly for refrigerator

A bottom mount refrigerator is provided with a pantry compartment that is accessible from outside the refrigerator by pulling open an easy access pantry drawer without the need to first open the fresh food compartment or the freezer compartment. A divider between the pantry compartment and the fresh food compartment is formed by a secondary mullion and a transparent shelf. The secondary mullion is provided with a light source for illuminating the contents of the pantry drawer. A light source at the rear of the pantry compartment shines generally forwardly and upwardly to illuminate the fresh food compartment.

Refrigerator with easy access drawer

A refrigerator is provided that includes a crisper system having one or more moveable and removable drawers. The drawers include rollers extending downwardly and outwardly from the drawers to provide maximum storage volume. The rollers are configured to work with channels formed in a support system, which may be integrally formed with a bottom floor of a compartment of the refrigerator. Therefore, the rollers and channels of the support system provide easy access and removability of the drawers of the crisper system.

Under mount roller for crisper system

Refrigerator with temperature control

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Cedar Rapids, IA, United States of America

Bill J Koons