F25C 5/10
Using hot refrigerant
Official title: using hot refrigerant; using fluid heated by refrigerant
F25C5/10 (Using hot refrigerant) appears on 199 US grants and 131 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F25C- Granted patents
- 199
- Published applications
- 131
- Assignees
- 86
- Inventors
- 296
- Latest grant
- 23 Dec 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 7 | 10 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006 | 6 | 10 |
| 2007 | 7 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 8 | 9 |
| 2021 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Dry ice machine for creating fog effect23 Dec 2025US 12,502,619 B2Shen Yun Collections, Inc.
- Systems and methods for clear ice making in appliances21 Oct 2025US 12,449,179 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Direct cooling ice maker30 Sep 2025US 12,429,267 B2Electrolux Consumer Products, Inc.
- Ice maker30 Sep 2025US 12,429,268 B2Guangzhou Argion Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
- Evaporator for an ice making assembly7 Jan 2025US 12,188,707 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Through-type water tank for ice maker13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235342 A1Ningbo Hicon Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
- Evaporator for ice making, and method for manufacturing evaporator for ice making12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071798 A1Coway Co., Ltd.
- Ice maker26 Feb 2026US 2026/0055947 A1Kuper, LLC
- Ice machine with enhanced directional freezing capability4 Dec 2025US 2025/0369675 A1Isa Co., Ltd.
- Ice making device and refrigerator26 Jun 2025US 2025/0207839 A1LG Electronics Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ice making machine81US 5,586,439 AThe Manitowoc Company, Inc. · 1996
- Integrally formed, modular ice cuber having a stainless steel evaporator and a microcontroller80US 5,291,752 A1994
- Beverage dispenser with integral ice maker77US 6,761,036 B2Manitowoc Foodservice Companies, Inc. · 2004
- Domestic clear ice maker67US 6,148,621 AManitowoc Foodservice Group, Inc. · 2000
- Clear ice making refrigerator62US 7,062,936 B2U-Line Corporation · 2006