US Patent Issued to SERVO on March 25 for "Ice dispenser" (New Hampshire Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,259,172, issued on March 25, was assigned to SERVO LLC (Alton Bay, N.H.).

"Ice dispenser" was invented by Joseph G Puzzo (Alton Bay, N.H.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ice dispenser is disclosed. The ice dispenser includes a container configured to store ice, a stand configured to maintain the container at an angle relative to a horizontal surface, an ice chute mechanically attached to the container, wherein the ice chute is configured to direct the ice from the container to a point of delivery, an auger, wherein the auger includes a helical blade that rotates within the container, and wherein the helical blade is configured to capt...