ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,286, issued on June 10.
"Apparatus for making clear molded ice, and corresponding methods" was invented by Christopher Spence (Colchester, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mold extractor is described that includes a mold support configured to contact at least a first end portion of an ice mold during use, and an extracting component configured to be manually lifted by a user to remove the ice mold from a vessel, the extracting component comprising at least one of a handle connected to the mold support with an upwardly extending gripping portion, and a flange formed at an upper end of the mold support. Corresponding systems and ...