F25C 5/00
Working or handling ice
Official title: Working or handling ice (F25C3/00 takes precedence)
F25C5/00 (Working or handling ice) appears on 2,676 US grants and 2,807 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F25C- Granted patents
- 2,676
- Published applications
- 2,807
- Assignees
- 509
- Inventors
- 3,339
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 19 | 0 |
| 1979 | 19 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 22 | 0 |
| 1985 | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | 18 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 25 | 0 |
| 1989 | 23 | 0 |
| 1990 | 32 | 0 |
| 1991 | 37 | 0 |
| 1992 | 25 | 0 |
| 1993 | 29 | 0 |
| 1994 | 23 | 0 |
| 1995 | 22 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 28 | 0 |
| 2000 | 35 | 0 |
| 2001 | 33 | 11 |
| 2002 | 38 | 24 |
| 2003 | 40 | 28 |
| 2004 | 34 | 57 |
| 2005 | 33 | 49 |
| 2006 | 42 | 115 |
| 2007 | 54 | 68 |
| 2008 | 45 | 117 |
| 2009 | 53 | 123 |
| 2010 | 67 | 167 |
| 2011 | 66 | 108 |
| 2012 | 72 | 97 |
| 2013 | 100 | 112 |
| 2014 | 92 | 107 |
| 2015 | 92 | 83 |
| 2016 | 109 | 155 |
| 2017 | 119 | 153 |
| 2018 | 124 | 114 |
| 2019 | 116 | 144 |
| 2020 | 137 | 150 |
| 2021 | 113 | 184 |
| 2022 | 127 | 106 |
| 2023 | 100 | 127 |
| 2024 | 162 | 145 |
| 2025 | 123 | 151 |
| 2026 | 59 | 112 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Shave-ice attachment for a stand mixer6 Oct 2026US 12,753,963 B2Whirlpool Corporation
- Ice making methods, systems, and devices29 Sep 2026US 12,747,900 B2Rebound Technologies, Inc.
- Refrigeration system for a refrigerator and a refrigerator thereof29 Sep 2026US 12,747,901 B2Ningbo Bai-Jia Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
- Nugget ice rotatable holder assembly29 Sep 2026US 12,747,903 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Refrigeration appliance fan29 Sep 2026US 12,747,905 B2Whirlpool Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ice making and storage system for a refrigerator174US 6,050,097 AWhirlpool Corporation · 2000
- Ice delivery system for a refrigerator163US 6,082,130 AWhirlpool Corporation · 2000
- Ice making system for a refrigerator161US 6,148,624 AWhirlpool Corporation · 2000
- Refrigerator with intermediate temperature icemaking compartment157US 7,284,390 B2Whirlpool Corporation · 2007
- Thermoelectric ice cube maker138US 4,487,024 AClawson Machine Company, Inc. · 1984