Patents by Inventor Jack W. Duke

Jack W. Duke 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).

  • Patent number: 4627595
    Abstract: A portable ice maker and container capable of utilizing available freezer space to provide additional ice-making capacity is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes a bucket-shaped vessel having a plurality of coiled strips arranged in a vertical stack with adjacent strips separated by a partition member, each coiled strip being in a horizontal position with the curvature of the coils arranged so as to be generally concentric with the central vertical axis of the vessel. A plurality of transverse ribs are attached at intervals along the length of each strip for use in defining the shape of the individual ice cubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1986
    Inventors: Ronny Q. Rhodes, Jack W. Duke