ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,610, issued on July 7.
"Quiet icemaker and dispenser" was invented by Charles G Bagg (Leominster, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An icemaker of the type that dispenses ice through an opening in the front of a domestic refrigerator-freezer produces precisely formed crystal clear ice cubes and gently dispenses them one-at-a-time at a totally predictable rate. The ice cubes are formed in separate molds where they cannot touch each other or get stuck together. As each cube is pushed out of its mold, it slides directly into the dispensing chute. Thus, the ice cubes do not rattle around in a noisy plastic bin and there is no need for ...