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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2023
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Vineeth Vijayan, Louisville, KY (US);
Stephanos Kyriacou, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An ice maker appliance includes a mold body comprising a mold cavity. The mold cavity is configured for receiving a volume of liquid water therein and retaining the volume of liquid water to form an ice piece in the mold cavity. The ice maker appliance also includes a pod receiver upstream of the mold cavity along a flow path of the volume of liquid water. The pod receiver is configured to hold a pod containing an additive. The additive mixes with the volume of liquid water upstream of the mold cavity and the formed ice piece comprises water and the additive.