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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2009
Jerry M. Visin, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Guolian Wu, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Marcus R. Fischer, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Michele E. Wilcox, Stevensville, MI (US);
Martin D. Lewis, Paw Paw, MI (US);
Jim J. Pastryk, Sawyer, MI (US);
Jerry M. Visin, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Guolian Wu, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Marcus R. Fischer, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Michele E. Wilcox, Stevensville, MI (US);
Martin D. Lewis, Paw Paw, MI (US);
Jim J. Pastryk, Sawyer, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator freezer having an ice maker positioned on a refrigerator compartment or freezer compartment door. The ice maker is arranged to prevent or manage spills from the ice maker in the event the door on which the ice maker is mounted is opened or closed when unfrozen water is present in the ice maker. Spill management embodiments for a number of fixed and movable tray ice makers are disclosed.