F25C 5/20
Distributing ice
F25C5/20 (Distributing ice) appears on 1,463 US grants and 1,618 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F25C- Granted patents
- 1,463
- Published applications
- 1,618
- Assignees
- 234
- Inventors
- 1,894
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 2 |
| 2002 | 10 | 5 |
| 2003 | 16 | 12 |
| 2004 | 15 | 21 |
| 2005 | 14 | 22 |
| 2006 | 16 | 57 |
| 2007 | 20 | 24 |
| 2008 | 28 | 74 |
| 2009 | 30 | 60 |
| 2010 | 36 | 113 |
| 2011 | 46 | 72 |
| 2012 | 51 | 60 |
| 2013 | 59 | 79 |
| 2014 | 65 | 70 |
| 2015 | 62 | 43 |
| 2016 | 67 | 104 |
| 2017 | 77 | 93 |
| 2018 | 80 | 65 |
| 2019 | 72 | 96 |
| 2020 | 92 | 95 |
| 2021 | 79 | 105 |
| 2022 | 78 | 62 |
| 2023 | 60 | 73 |
| 2024 | 78 | 74 |
| 2025 | 76 | 82 |
| 2026 | 33 | 55 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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
- Temperature regulating features for a refrigerator icebox22 Sep 2026US 12,742,582 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Lighting module and refrigerator having dispenser15 Sep 2026US 12,736,738 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Refrigerator appliance including a fresh food chamber cold wall25 Aug 2026US 12,716,638 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Refrigerator8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309386 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Refrigerator8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309387 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Refrigerator8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309388 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Refrigerator and a method for controlling the same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309394 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Adjustable ice bin capacity in a refrigerator appliance8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309396 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
- Refrigerator with intermediate temperature icemaking compartment157US 7,284,390 B2Whirlpool Corporation · 2007
- Icemaker in refrigerator compartment of refrigerator freezer138US 5,375,432 AWhirlpool Corporation · 1994
- Refrigerator with icemaker125US 6,964,177 B2LG Electronics Inc. · 2005