Patents by Inventor Nicholas Fette

Nicholas Fette 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).

  • Self-demolding ice mold and methods of use and automation
    Patent number: 9945598
    Abstract: Systems and methods for making ice utilize self-demolding ice molds. Responsive to freezing of water in the mold into ice, an ejection apparatus is compressed. Via a force arising from the compression, the ejection apparatus ejects the ice from the mold. Ice machines may utilize multiple molds, and water filling a first mold may be utilized to at least partially melt ice in a second mold to facilitate ejection of the ice from the second mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Jonathan Sherbeck, Nicholas Fette
  • SELF-DEMOLDING ICE MOLD AND METHODS OF USE AND AUTOMATION
    Publication number: 20160033186
    Abstract: Systems and methods for making ice utilize self-demolding ice molds. Responsive to freezing of water in the mold into ice, an ejection apparatus is compressed. Via a force arising from the compression, the ejection apparatus ejects the ice from the mold. Ice machines may utilize multiple molds, and water filling a first mold may be utilized to at least partially melt ice in a second mold to facilitate ejection of the ice from the second mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Jonathan Sherbeck, Nicholas Fette