The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2004
Jeffery J. Anselmino, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Marcus R. Fischer, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Tushar Kulkarni, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Andrew M. Tenbarge, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Frank W. Maglinger, Evansville, IN (US);
Jeffery J. Anselmino, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Marcus R. Fischer, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Tushar Kulkarni, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Andrew M. Tenbarge, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Frank W. Maglinger, Evansville, IN (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An ice and water dispenser for a bottom freezer refrigerator positioned on a refrigerator compartment door. The ice maker and ice cube storage bin can have below 0° C. air provided to maintain the ice maker and ice cube storage bin below 0° C. Supply and return ducts can convey below 0° C. air to the ice maker and ice cube storage bin. The supply and return ducts can lead from the bottom freezer compartment or from an evaporator compartment. The ice maker and ice cube storage bin can be located in insulated sub-compartment to allow normal refrigerator compartment temperatures to be maintained in the above freezing refrigerator compartment.