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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2011
Lorina June White, Louisville, KY (US);
Alan Joseph Mitchell, Louisville, KY (US);
Jeffrey Michael Colyer, Louisville, KY (US);
Joseph Michael Hauser, Louisville, KY (US);
Lorina June White, Louisville, KY (US);
Alan Joseph Mitchell, Louisville, KY (US);
Jeffrey Michael Colyer, Louisville, KY (US);
Joseph Michael Hauser, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An ice making assembly for a refrigeration appliance includes an ice maker having a mold body defining a plurality of compartments for forming ice cubes therein, a heating element for heating the ice cubes to create a melted portion to assist in removal of the ice cubes from the compartment, and a harvesting assembly including a plurality of elements attached to a rotatable rod. Each element is movable via rotation of the rod through a respective one of the compartments to remove an ice cube from the compartment. Rotation of the rod stopping for a period of time at a stop position in which a removed ice cube can rest atop the harvesting assembly to refreeze the melted portion. Related refrigeration appliances are also disclosed.