F25C 1/12
Producing ice: by freezing water on cooled surfaces
Official title: by freezing water on cooled surfaces, e.g. to form slabs
F25C1/12 (Producing ice: by freezing water on cooled surfaces) appears on 707 US grants and 496 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F25C- Granted patents
- 707
- Published applications
- 496
- Assignees
- 261
- Inventors
- 1,066
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 27 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 19 | 17 |
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| 2004 | 13 | 21 |
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| 2008 | 8 | 21 |
| 2009 | 5 | 13 |
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| 2020 | 25 | 32 |
| 2021 | 19 | 24 |
| 2022 | 17 | 21 |
| 2023 | 18 | 12 |
| 2024 | 18 | 22 |
| 2025 | 16 | 24 |
| 2026 | 16 | 36 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Ice making methods, systems, and devices29 Sep 2026US 12,747,900 B2Rebound Technologies, Inc.
- Feed tank equipped with packing structure of float sensor and ice maker including the same22 Sep 2026US 12,742,580 B2BLUENIX Co., Ltd.
- Nugget ice maker15 Sep 2026US 12,736,264 B2Sub-Zero Group, Inc.
- Sanitary evaporator assembly1 Sep 2026US 12,723,795 B2True Manufacturing Co., Inc.
- Countertop ice maker appliance and methods of operating the same11 Aug 2026US 12,704,305 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for processing and preserving collagen-based tissues for transplantation610US 5,336,616 ALifeCell Corporation · 1994
- Method of cryopreserving a suspension of biological material150US 5,364,756 ALifeCell Corporation · 1994
- Method and apparatus for producing and dispensing an aerated and/or blended food product110US 6,698,228 B2Moobella, LLC · 2004
- Apparatus and method for producing sterile slush and heated sterile liquid92US 4,934,152 ASaniServ Inc. · 1990
- Method and apparatus for forming and collecting surgical slush90US 5,331,820 AO. R. Solutions, Inc. · 1994