ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,267, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Electrolux Consumer Products Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Direct cooling ice maker" was invented by Zhuochen Shi (Clemson, S.C.) and Thomas W. McCollough (Piedmont, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ice maker apparatus includes an ice mold having first and second ends spaced apart in a longitudinal direction of the ice mold via opposite, first and second lateral sides. A first recess is formed in the first lateral side of the ice mold. A first thermally insulative cover has a first depression formed therein and is removably attached to the ice mold and disposed adjacent to the first lateral ...