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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1992
Filed:
May. 01, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
David L Bein, Middleton, WI (US);
Chris R Rieger, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Sub-Zero Freezer Company Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62137 ; 62344 ;
Abstract
An ice sensing assembly for an ice making apparatus having a mold for making ice pieces and a bin for collecting ice pieces from the ice making apparatus, the ice sensing member including a bale and a triangularly shaped plastic member affixed to said bale to engage the ice pieces and having a minimal thickness and converging edges terminating at an apex for sensing the level of ice pieces in the bin.