Device and a method for making ice cubes and a metering device for ice cubes

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9328950
APP PUB NO 20120227422A1
SERIAL NO

12666581

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Device and method for making ice cubes, comprising a supplying device for supplying a liquid substance to at least one elongated mold (1) and a refrigerating device for freezing said liquid substance, which at least one mold defines a space for an ice column which is at least substantially closed at least while said liquid substance is being refrigerated. The at least one mold comprises two mold halves (Ia, Ib) which are movable relative to each other, so that the mold halves can be moved apart once the ice column has been formed. Method for making ice cubes, comprising the steps of a) supplying a liquid substance to a mold, b) freezing the liquid substance in the mold, and c) removing the ice cubes thus formed from the mold, wherein the liquid substance is supplied in step a) to a mold comprising an at least substantially closed space. Metering device for ice cubes.

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W SCHOONEN BEHEER B V5674 TM NUENEN

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  • 2008 Application Filing Year
  • F25C Class
  • 103 Applications Filed
  • 81 Patents Issued To-Date
  • 78.65 % Issued To-Date
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Schoonen, Wilhelmus Franciskus Nuenen, NL 6 8

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Citation count rangeNumber of patents cited in rangeNumber of patents cited in various citation count ranges164632101 - 1011 - 2021 - 3031 - 4002.557.51012.51517.52022.52527.53032.53537.54042.54547.550

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