F25D 2323/122
The refrigerator is characterised by a water tank for the water/ice dispenser
Official title: the refrigerator is characterised by a water tank for the water/ice dispenser
F25D2323/122 (The refrigerator is characterised by a water tank for the water/ice dispenser) appears on 263 US grants and 288 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F25D- Granted patents
- 263
- Published applications
- 288
- Assignees
- 60
- Inventors
- 461
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
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| 2025 | 15 | 19 |
| 2026 | 15 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Refrigerator water dispenser16 Jun 2026US 12,656,051 B2Hisense USA Corporation
- Ice making module, and ice maker and refrigerator having the same26 May 2026US 12,638,225 B2
- Refrigerator appliance including multiple in-door ice makers12 May 2026US 12,624,882 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Countertop appliances and water supply therefor5 May 2026US 12,617,664 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Refrigerator appliance and sound emitting device and method for operation5 May 2026US 12,618,611 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Refrigerator appliance including multiple in-door ice makers5 Feb 2026US 2026/0036356 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Water delivery system for a refrigerator appliance29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029189 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Refrigerator appliance and water valve mounting system15 Jan 2026US 2026/0016216 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Water routing from cabinet to door of a refrigerator with articulated hinge15 Jan 2026US 2026/0016219 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Refrigerator and method of controlling the same15 Jan 2026US 2026/0016222 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Refrigerator with an automatic ice maker96US 5,090,208 AKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 1992
- Refrigerator door mounted water dispensing assembly81US 6,574,984 B1Camco, Incorporated · 2003
- Refrigerator water reservoir assembly for the automatic ice maker and the ice water dispenser64US 3,969,909 A1976
- Water dispenser of refrigerator57US 6,003,734 ASamsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 1999
- Self-contained, purified drinking water refrigerator storage apparatus56US 5,454,944 AClack Corporation · 1995