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Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1992

Filed:

Jan. 29, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:

John D Ruff, Alexandria, VA (US);

Assignee:

Thermadyne, Inc., Alexandria, VA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62532 ; 62124 ;
Abstract

A refrigeration system employed as an icemaker, in which part of the ice so produced is stored in a bin, and in which, part of the ice is then melted to provide a supply of purified water in a container. In one embodiment convection flow of air conveys heat from the ambient room environment to the bottom of the ice bin to achieve this melting. In a second embodiment a convection flow of water is employed for this purpose. Controls are provided to automatically control melting, to maintain a predetermined level in the purified water container.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Ruff, John. (1992). Icemaker/water purifier with convective melting (U.S. Patent No. 5103653). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5103653

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