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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2024
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, a pod receiver slot upstream of the mold body, and a mixing chamber downstream of the pod receiver slot and upstream of the mold body. The mixing chamber is configured to retain an amount of water and an additive, whereby the additive mixes with the amount of water in the mixing chamber upstream of the mold cavity to form a volume of liquid. Thus, the volume of liquid which comprises the additive and the amount of water may be received by a mold cavity in the mold body, and an ice piece may be formed in the mold cavity, the ice piece containing the amount of water and the additive.