Abstract: A microwave cooking appliance having power management. The appliance may include at least one cord positionable between at least one stowed position to at least one deployed position. The appliance may include one or more strain relief members stopping the deployment of the cord. The microwave cooking appliance may include a cord housing. The microwave cooking appliance may include a pulley engaging the cord. The microwave cooking appliance may include a biasing member engaging the pulley and/or cord. The microwave cooking appliance may include a pin and slot engagement engaging the pulley and/or cord.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet with one or more food compartments and one or more doors closing the food compartments and an ice maker located in the cabinet to produce ice. The ice maker includes a mold body for forming ice, the mold body having multiple cups, where each cup has an opening for receiving water to be frozen within the cup. The ice maker further includes a thermally conductive component located near a bottom surface of the cups. The thermally conductive component includes at least one heater that provides heat to the plurality of cups, so that the thermally conductive can distribute heat and facilitate a release of ice from the plurality of cups.

Abstract: A fluid receptacle filling system may include a filling head with one or more nozzles and a receptacle support shelf configured beneath the filling head. In various embodiments, the filling head and/or the receptacle support shelf may be height adjustable. In some embodiments, a valve disposed inside of the nozzles may control the flow of fluid through the nozzles into the fluid receptacles.

Abstract: A refrigerator utilizes a quick fill dispenser that incorporates a fluid storage receptacle that is easily removable for cleaning and/or dispensing independently of the refrigerator.

Abstract: A wheel support assembly for a bottom drawer is disclosed. When the bottom drawer is open, the wheel support assembly may provide support in a deployed position. When the bottom drawer is closed, the wheel support assembly may be retracted in a cavity to be invisible to consumers.

Abstract: A single cavity dishwashing appliance with one or more drawers is disclosed. The drawer may be moveable between a closed position and an open position. A drip shield may be provided to prevent washing fluid from dripping onto the floor or onto the inner components of the dishwashing appliance when the drawer is in the open position.

Abstract: An appliance having at least a freezer compartment. The appliance may include a at least one freezer door accessing the freezer compartment. The freezer door may include one or more pocket recesses. The freezer door may include one or more articulating feet positionable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The appliance may include one or more freezer racks.

Abstract: A refrigerator utilizes a quick fill dispenser that incorporates a fluid storage receptacle that is easily removable for cleaning and/or dispensing independently of the refrigerator, and that is coupled to a dock through a combined inlet/outlet through which the receptacle is filled and fluid is dispensed through the receptacle. A dock closure may also be used to inhibit fluid flow through the combined inlet/outlet when the fluid storage receptacle is removed.

Abstract: A refrigerator utilizes a quick fill dispenser that incorporates a fluid storage receptacle that is easily removable for cleaning and/or dispensing independently of the refrigerator, and that is coupled to a dock through a combined inlet/outlet through which the receptacle is filled and fluid is dispensed through the receptacle. A dock closure may also be used to inhibit fluid flow through the combined inlet/outlet when the fluid storage receptacle is removed.

Abstract: An appliance having at least a freezer compartment. The appliance may include a at least one freezer door accessing the freezer compartment. The freezer door may include one or more articulating feet positionable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The freezer door may include one or more handles. The appliance may include one or more freezer racks.

Abstract: A beverage container washing system may be used for rapid washing and/or sanitizing of beverage containers, e.g., for use in a retail environment to wash and/or sanitize customer-provided beverage containers prior to filling the beverage containers with purchased beverages, among other applications. The beverage container washing system may include a holder that utilizes a base that supports a beverage container in an inverted orientation and a retainer that supports a sidewall of the beverage container and includes a lateral opening through which the beverage container may be passed during insertion into and/or removal from the holder.

Abstract: An appliance having at least a freezer compartment. The appliance may include a at least one freezer door accessing the freezer compartment. The freezer door may include one or more pocket recesses. The freezer door may include one or more articulating feet positionable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The appliance may include one or more freezer racks.

Abstract: An over-the-range cooking appliance for mounting to an underside of a wall cabinet, where the cooking appliance includes: an enclosure with a cooking cavity for food and where the enclosure includes at least a rear-facing side and a top-facing side; a wall bracket configured to be secured to the wall near the wall cabinet and configured to support the enclosure; and a cabinet bracket to support the enclosure from the underside of the wall cabinet. The cabinet bracket includes a first and second cooperating latch member, where the first cooperating latch member is mounted on the underside of the cabinet and the second cooperating latch member is mounted on the top-facing side of the enclosure. The cooperating latch members are respectively configured to latch to one another when the enclosure is supported on the wall bracket proximate the bottom of the rear-facing side thereof and tilted upwardly.

Abstract: A variable fluid dispenser for a refrigerator utilizes a variable control suitable for varying the rate of fluid dispensing by the dispenser. In some instances, the variable control may include a rotary control actuator that varies the fluid dispensing rate of the variable dispenser, and in some instances, the variable control may include a variable control actuator movable between a range of positions that includes a home position at which the variable dispenser is deactivated. In such instances, movement of the variable control actuator away from the home position both activates the variable dispenser to dispense fluid and increases the fluid dispensing rate of the variable dispenser.

Abstract: A rotating support handle assembly for supporting a bottom-hinged door is disclosed. The rotating support handle assembly may comprise a handle member and a support member. The handle member may rotate from a first position to a second position, and the support member may be configured to contact a floor to provide support to the bottom-hinged door in the second position.

Abstract: A refrigerator utilizes a quick fill dispenser that incorporates a fluid storage receptacle that is easily removable for cleaning and/or dispensing independently of the refrigerator.

Abstract: A drain harness for a device with a drain. The drain harness may define at least a portion of one or more through openings. The drain harness may include one or more electrical wirings. The drain harness may include one or more electrical components. The drain harness may be flexible or flexed between one or more configurations. The drain harness may include one or more caps and/or seal mechanisms.

Abstract: An over-the-range cooking appliance for mounting to an underside of a wall cabinet, where the cooking appliance includes: an enclosure with a cooking cavity for food and where the enclosure includes at least a rear-facing side and a top-facing side; a wall bracket configured to be secured to the wall near the wall cabinet and configured to support the enclosure; and a cabinet bracket to support the enclosure from the underside of the wall cabinet. The cabinet bracket includes a first and second cooperating latch member, where the first cooperating latch member is mounted on the underside of the cabinet and the second cooperating latch member is mounted on the top-facing side of the enclosure. The cooperating latch members are respectively configured to latch to one another when the enclosure is supported on the wall bracket proximate the bottom of the rear-facing side thereof and tilted upwardly.

Abstract: An appliance having at least a freezer compartment. The appliance may include a at least one freezer door accessing the freezer compartment. The freezer door may include one or more articulating feet positionable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The freezer door may include one or more handles. The appliance may include one or more freezer racks.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet with one or more food compartments and one or more doors closing the food compartments and an ice maker located in the cabinet to produce ice. The ice maker includes a mold body for forming ice, the mold body having multiple cups, where each cup has an opening for receiving water to be frozen within the cup. The ice maker further includes a thermally conductive component located near a bottom surface of the cups. The thermally conductive component includes at least one heater that provides heat to the plurality of cups, so that the thermally conductive can distribute heat and facilitate a release of ice from the plurality of cups.