F25C 5/187
With ice level sensing means
Official title: with ice level sensing means
F25C5/187 (With ice level sensing means) appears on 274 US grants and 280 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F25C- Granted patents
- 274
- Published applications
- 280
- Assignees
- 103
- Inventors
- 582
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ice making methods, systems, and devices29 Sep 2026US 12,747,900 B2Rebound Technologies, Inc.
- Ice making assembly vertical detection arm8 Sep 2026US 12,729,897 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Ice making module, and ice maker and refrigerator having the same26 May 2026US 12,638,225 B2
- Refrigerator and control method therefor19 May 2026US 12,631,383 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Systems and methods for managing ice levels in a beverage dispenser19 May 2026US 12,631,384 B2The Coca-Cola Company
- Refrigerator and control method therefor27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251370 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Methods of operating an ice maker appliance13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235341 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Refrigerator30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218967 A1Tcl Home Appliances (Hefei) Co., Ltd.
- Refrigerator control method and refrigerator30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218969 A1Tcl Home Appliances (Hefei) Co., Ltd.
- Method for adjusting a target temeprature of a refrigerator appliance23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210603 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
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
- Thermoelectric ice cube maker138US 4,487,024 AClawson Machine Company, Inc. · 1984
- Refrigerator having an ice maker and a control system therefor116US 6,314,745 B1Whirlpool Corporation · 2001
- Remote sensing ice merchandiser114US 5,708,223 ALeer Manufacturing Limited Partnership · 1998