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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2015
Applicants:
Jonathan Sherbeck, Tempe, AZ (US);
Nicholas Fette, Mesa, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Sherbeck, Tempe, AZ (US);
Nicholas Fette, Mesa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 5/02 (2006.01); F25C 1/04 (2018.01); F25C 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 1/04 (2013.01); F25C 5/04 (2013.01); F25C 2600/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for making ice utilize self-demolding ice molds. Responsive to freezing of water in the mold into ice, an ejection apparatus is compressed. Via a force arising from the compression, the ejection apparatus ejects the ice from the mold. Ice machines may utilize multiple molds, and water filling a first mold may be utilized to at least partially melt ice in a second mold to facilitate ejection of the ice from the second mold.