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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Brian K. Culley, Evansville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 1/00 (2006.01); F25C 1/04 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 1/04 (2013.01); F25C 2500/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ice making device includes heating and cooling elements that control the formation of ice within a cavity. The ice making device may include one or more fluid inlets that supply liquid water to the cavity, and one or more fluid outlets that drain water from the cavity after formation of ice having a desired shape.