ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,179, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Systems and methods for clear ice making in appliances" was invented by Richard Devos (Goshen, Ky.), Brent Alden Junge (Louisville, Ky.), Kirk Waiz (Louisville, Ky.) and Dong Huang (Zhangjiagang, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ice making appliance includes an ice mold and a refrigeration system. The refrigeration system includes a pump that is in fluid connection with a water supply and a compressor that is in fluid communication with a bypass valve. The compressor is one of a low back-pressure compressor and a medium back-pressure...