Aaron J Williamson

US Patent:

20090249804, Oct 8, 2009

Filed:

Apr 7, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/098905

Inventors:

Matthew William Davis - Prospect KY, US
Russell J. Fallon - Louisville KY, US
Stephen Bischoff - Louisville KY, US
Bipin Shaha - Mumbai, IN
Anthony Brieschke - Louisville KY, US
Aaron Williamson - Cosby TN, US

International Classification:

F25C 5/02
F25C 1/00

US Classification:

62 71, 62345

Abstract:

An ice harvester has an ice cube tray having at least two compartments for holding ice cubes; a rotating member used to remove ice cubes from the ice cube tray; at least two arms extending from the rotary member for removing ice cubes from the ice cube tray; a motor coupled to the rotary member for powering rotation of the member; and a divider wall formed in the ice cube tray extending vertically between the arms having an edge, wherein the arms are rotated toward the edge to remove ice cubes from said tray, and wherein the edge breaks a web formed between adjacent ice cubes in the tray during rotation of the arms. The arms can be offset from each other along a circumference of the sweeping member. The edge of the divider wall can have ramped portions to facilitate the breaking apart of the cubes to reduce required motor torque.

US Patent:

20090166385, Jul 2, 2009

Filed:

Dec 28, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/966183

Inventors:

Matthew William Davis - Prospect KY, US
Wayne E. Lawson - LaGrange KY, US
Russell J. Fallon - Louisville KY, US
Jeffrey Mellinger - Louisville KY, US
Bipin Shaha - Louisville KY, US
William Merritt Nall - Louisville KY, US
Daniel S. Renz - Louisville KY, US
Arun Madhav Talegaonkar - Louisville KY, US
Thomas White - Louisville KY, US
Anthony Ray Brieschke - Louisville KY, US
Aaron Williamson - Cosby TN, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Wilton CT

International Classification:

B67D 3/00
F25C 5/18

US Classification:

222504, 62344, 222564, 2221466

Abstract:

In an embodiment of the present invention, a refrigerator with an ice dispenser is shown. The ice dispenser has a user dispense panel. The user dispense panel comprises a dispense control and an ice outlet. A ice storage compartment defines a first interior volume. An ice chute flow connects the ice storage compartment and the ice outlet. The chute comprises a first end in flow communication with the ice storage compartment and a second end in flow communication with the ice outlet. A member is configured between the first and second ends. The member comprises an interior volume in flow communication with the first and second ends. A flow axis is formed from the first end to the second end. The member has a restriction.