ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,474,101, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Minnesota Ice Sculptures LLC (St. Paul, Minn.).
"System and method for ice manufacturing" was invented by Robert E. Harrell (St. Paul, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for manufacturing clear ice products is provided. The system includes a freezing module, a demolding module, and a converting station. The freezing module includes a frame comprising a plurality of levels, a plate freezer provided at each level, and at least one mold provided for placement on each plate freezer and suitable for receiving water. A control frame is provided associated with each plate freezer and is mov...