Patents by Inventor Carolina Arriaga

Carolina Arriaga has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Hybrid twist tray ice maker
    Patent number: 10551107
    Abstract: An ice maker includes a harvest motor and an ice tray operably coupled to the harvest motor. The ice tray has a plurality of heat sinks coupled to a bottom section of ice forming cavities on the ice tray. The harvest motor is operable to twist the ice tray for causing the plurality of heat sinks to move relative to each other for releasing ice pieces from the ice forming cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel L. Sigmund, Jerry M. Visin, Lindsey A. Wohlgamuth, Carolina Arriaga
  • HYBRID TWIST TRAY ICE MAKER
    Publication number: 20190271496
    Abstract: An ice maker includes a harvest motor and an ice tray operably coupled to the harvest motor. The ice tray has a plurality of heat sinks coupled to a bottom section of ice forming cavities on the ice tray. The harvest motor is operable to twist the ice tray for causing the plurality of heat sinks to move relative to each other for releasing ice pieces from the ice forming cavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel L. Sigmund, Jerry M. Visin, Lindsey A. Wohlgamuth, Carolina Arriaga