Ice maker with push notification to indicate when maintenance is required

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11906231
APP PUB NO 20200370812A1
SERIAL NO

16991128

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An ice maker for forming ice having a refrigeration system, a water system, and a control system. The refrigeration system includes a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator. The water system includes a water filter and a sump to hold water to be made into ice. The control system includes a controller adapted to determine a baseline freeze time, a baseline harvest time, and/or a baseline fill time after an initial set of ice making cycles and is further adapted to compare subsequent harvest times, freeze times, and/or fill times to the baseline freeze, harvest, and/or fill times to determine whether the ice maker needs maintenance. If controller determines that ice maker needs maintenance, controller can push a notification to a portable electronic device connected to the ice maker.

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TRUE MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC2001 EAST TERRA LANE O'FALLON MO 63366

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Broadbent, John Allen Denver, US 30 364
Moro, Paolo Milan, IT 9 72

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Maintenance Fees

Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee due date
3.5 Year Payment $1600.00 $800.00 $400.00 Aug 20, 2027
7.5 Year Payment $3600.00 $1800.00 $900.00 Aug 20, 2031
11.5 Year Payment $7400.00 $3700.00 $1850.00 Aug 20, 2035
Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee
Surcharge - 3.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge - 7.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable $700.00 $350.00 $175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional $1,640.00 $820.00 $410.00