US Patent Issued to Brio Water Technology on July 7 for "Countertop ice making device with an integrated, removable water tank" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,612, issued on July 7, was assigned to Brio Water Technology Inc. (City of Industry, Calif.).

"Countertop ice making device with an integrated, removable water tank" was invented by Arman Melkonian (Pasadena, Calif.), Mark Melkonian (Northridge, Calif.) and Felix Fan (Pasadena, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A countertop ice making device with a small countertop footprint that is easily refillable within the constraint of an overhead cabinet is disclosed. The ice making device includes an integrated, removeable water tank that can be removed laterally from underneath a cabinet. The icemaking device reduces the need for any extr...