US Patent Issued to Haier US Appliance Solutions on Dec. 30 for "Freeze prevention in stand-alone ice making appliance" (Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,282, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Freeze prevention in stand-alone ice making appliance" was invented by Rachel Winckler (Louisville, Ky.) and Samuel Vincent DuPlessis (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stand-alone ice making appliance includes a casing, a first water tank disposed within the casing, a second water tank, and a pump disposed within the casing. The pump is in fluid communication with the first and second water tank. The appliance also includes an ice maker, disposed within the casing, that includes an inlet. The appliance further includes a fit...