ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,962, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to TRUE MANUFACTURING Co. INC. (O'Fallon, Mo.).
"Ice maker with stand pipe drain" was invented by Kevin Knatt (St. Louis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an ice maker with a sump below an ice formation device and a pump for recirculating water from the sump to the ice formation device, water can drain through a stand pipe drain. A drain fitting is disposed in relation to a stand pipe such that the drain fitting's upper end is disposed above the top of the stand pipe, its lower end defines a water inlet adjacent the bottom of the sump, and its perimeter wall extends 360deg about the stand pipe to...