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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2013
Pepsico, Inc., Purchase, NY (US);
Emad Jafa, Brewster, NY (US);
Vasilii Abashkin, St. Petersburg, RU;
Andrey Balanev, St. Petersburg, RU;
Georgy Martsinovskiy, St. Petersburg, RU;
Vladimir Vasiliev, St. Petersburg, RU;
Mikhail Verbitsky, Stoughton, MA (US);
PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US);
Abstract
An ice making and harvesting apparatus includes a mold, and bottom and top plates. The mold includes a plurality of cells. Each cell includes side walls and defines bottom and top openings. The bottom plate is configured to move relative to a bottom surface of the mold. An upper surface of the bottom plate includes a first sealing component. A bottom side of the mold includes a second sealing component. The second sealing component is configured to form a seal with the first sealing component of the bottom plate. The bottom plate includes an inlet and a plurality of channels. Each channel is configured to supply water from the bottom plate to a corresponding cell of the mold. The top plate includes a plurality of pushing rods, each rod configured to move relative to the top opening of a corresponding cell.