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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2024
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Vineeth Vijayan, Louisville, KY (US);
Alan Joseph Mitchell, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An ice maker appliance includes an additive receiver chamber. The additive receiver chamber includes a plurality of chamber walls and an enclosed internal volume defined therein. The ice maker appliance also includes an additive cup positioned within the additive receiver chamber. The additive cup is configured to receive a volume of liquid additive. A dispensing tube coupled to the additive cup extends partially within the additive receiver chamber. The ice maker appliance also includes a fill tube in fluid communication with a water supply and a mold body comprising a mold cavity. The mold cavity is configured for receiving a mixture of liquid water from the fill tube and liquid additive from the additive cup through the dispensing tube and for retaining the mixture of liquid water and liquid additive to form an ice piece from the mixture in the mold cavity.