CA3176226A1 - Ice maker heater assemblies - Google Patents

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CA3176226A1
CA3176226A1 CA3176226A CA3176226A CA3176226A1 CA 3176226 A1 CA3176226 A1 CA 3176226A1 CA 3176226 A CA3176226 A CA 3176226A CA 3176226 A CA3176226 A CA 3176226A CA 3176226 A1 CA3176226 A1 CA 3176226A1
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mold
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Jerry Wayne Smith
Calvin Dale Murphy
Russell Edward Lucas
Peter Alden Bayerle
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Lexmark International Inc
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C1/00—Producing ice
    • F25C1/04—Producing ice by using stationary moulds
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00—Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/02—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice
    • F25C5/04—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice without the use of saws
    • F25C5/08—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice without the use of saws by heating bodies in contact with the ice
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C2400/00—Auxiliary features or devices for producing, working or handling ice
    • F25C2400/10—Refrigerator units

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Resistance Heating (AREA)
  • Moulds For Moulding Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
CA3176226A 2020-04-21 2021-04-05 Ice maker heater assemblies Pending CA3176226A1 (en)

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US202063013164P 2020-04-21 2020-04-21
US63/013,164 2020-04-21
US202063064039P 2020-08-11 2020-08-11
US63/064,039 2020-08-11
US202063093916P 2020-10-20 2020-10-20
US63/093,916 2020-10-20
US17/151,879 US11692754B2 (en) 2020-04-21 2021-01-19 Ice maker heater assemblies
US17/151,879 2021-01-19
PCT/US2021/025721 WO2021216271A1 (en) 2020-04-21 2021-04-05 Ice maker heater assemblies

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CA3176226A1 true CA3176226A1 (en) 2021-10-28

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EP (1) EP4139614A4 (enExample)
JP (1) JP7741096B2 (enExample)
CN (1) CN115485518A (enExample)
CA (1) CA3176226A1 (enExample)
WO (1) WO2021216271A1 (enExample)

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