F25C 2700/00
Sensing or detecting of parameters
Official title: Sensing or detecting of parameters; Sensors therefor
F25C2700/00 (Sensing or detecting of parameters) appears on 537 US grants and 684 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F25C- Granted patents
- 537
- Published applications
- 684
- Assignees
- 151
- Inventors
- 990
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 9 |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 |
| 2006 | 11 | 18 |
| 2007 | 11 | 16 |
| 2008 | 7 | 20 |
| 2009 | 5 | 22 |
| 2010 | 12 | 39 |
| 2011 | 5 | 10 |
| 2012 | 10 | 23 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 |
| 2014 | 12 | 19 |
| 2015 | 17 | 15 |
| 2016 | 9 | 15 |
| 2017 | 29 | 29 |
| 2018 | 19 | 24 |
| 2019 | 21 | 39 |
| 2020 | 24 | 34 |
| 2021 | 25 | 72 |
| 2022 | 24 | 31 |
| 2023 | 39 | 45 |
| 2024 | 70 | 72 |
| 2025 | 53 | 58 |
| 2026 | 26 | 46 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F25C 2700/04Level of waterIndexing code172
- F25C 2700/12Temperature of ice traysIndexing code161
- F25C 2700/02Level of iceIndexing code146
- F25C 2700/14Temperature of waterIndexing code73
- F25C 2700/06Rotation angle of the ejector ejecting ice from a stationary mouldIndexing code28
- F25C 2700/08Power to drive the auger motor of an auger type ice makingIndexing code19
- F25C 2700/10Rotating speed of the auger motor of an auger type ice makingIndexing code12
Recent patents
- Ice maker appliance with automatic shut off features6 Oct 2026US 12,753,962 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Feed tank equipped with packing structure of float sensor and ice maker including the same22 Sep 2026US 12,742,580 B2BLUENIX Co., Ltd.
- Refrigerator22 Sep 2026US 12,742,581 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Twist tray ice making system with slanted bridging15 Sep 2026US 12,736,263 B2BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
- Ice making assembly vertical detection arm8 Sep 2026US 12,729,897 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Refrigerator8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309389 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Refrigerator1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298519 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- System for cleaning an ice making assembly for a refrigerator appliance24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284719 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Refrigerator appliance with icemaker and water reservoir system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276281 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Refrigerator and control method therefor27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251370 A1LG Electronics Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ice making and storage system for a refrigerator174US 6,050,097 AWhirlpool Corporation · 2000
- Refrigerator having an ice maker and a control system therefor116US 6,314,745 B1Whirlpool Corporation · 2001
- Process and apparatus for making clear ice cubes105US 4,852,359 A1989
- Electronically controlled beverage dispenser105US 5,732,563 AIMI Cornelius Inc. · 1998
- Dual hopper icemaking refrigerator101US 6,442,954 B1General Electric Company · 2002