F25C 5/14
Apparatus for shaping or finishing ice pieces
Official title: Apparatus for shaping or finishing ice pieces, e.g. ice presses
F25C5/14 (Apparatus for shaping or finishing ice pieces) appears on 140 US grants and 132 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F25C- Granted patents
- 140
- Published applications
- 132
- Assignees
- 56
- Inventors
- 261
- Latest grant
- 31 Mar 2026
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| 2025 | 5 | 7 |
| 2026 | 3 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Methods and apparatus for artificial bird manufacturing in impact testing31 Mar 2026US 12,590,745 B2General Electric Company
- Circular blade and device for cutting ice tubes17 Feb 2026US 12,551,956 B2
- Systems and methods of ice making devices10 Feb 2026US 12,546,524 B2SharkNinja Operating LLC
- Devices for shaping clear ice products and related methods25 Nov 2025US 12,480,699 B1Abstract Ice, Inc.
- System and method for ice manufacturing18 Nov 2025US 12,474,101 B2Minnesota Ice Sculptures L.L.C.
- Ice making apparatus10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266524 A1Shenzhen Roborock Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods of ice making devices6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227113 A1SharkNinja Operating LLC
- Ice making appliance28 May 2026US 2026/0146776 A1emz-Hanauer GmbH & Co. KGaA
- Systems and methods of ice making devices30 Apr 2026US 2026/0118032 A1SharkNinja Operating LLC
- Powered ice press assembly9 Apr 2026US 2026/0098673 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Icemaker assembly65US 6,438,976 B2General Electric Company · 2002
- Flake ice vending machine58US 4,276,750 AHoshizaki Electric Co., Ltd. · 1981
- Ice-making device50US 7,318,323 B2Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. · 2008
- Abnormality detecting device of auger-type ice making machine and abnormality detecting method thereof45US 6,915,647 B2Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha · 2005
- Auger type ice making machine44US 6,971,245 B2Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha · 2005