Patents by Inventor NICK GILKEY

NICK GILKEY 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).

  • Ice crushing device
    Patent number: 11530859
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ice crushing device, of which a fixed ice cutter and a rotary ice cutter can cooperate to cut and process big ice cubes that enter a drum into small ice cubes. Besides, based on the operation mode that the drum rotates, the probability that crushed ice is adhered onto an inner wall of the drum can be effectively reduced. Thus, the frequency of cleaning the inner wall of the drum can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER JOINT STOCK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Charles Miller, Nick Gilkey, Jianjun Xue, Chuan Cui
  • ICE CRUSHING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210148624
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ice crushing device, of which a fixed ice cutter and a rotary ice cutter can cooperate to cut and process big ice cubes that enter a drum into small ice cubes. Besides, based on the operation mode that the drum rotates, the probability that crushed ice is adhered onto an inner wall of the drum can be effectively reduced. Thus, the frequency of cleaning the inner wall of the drum can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: CHARLES MILLER, NICK GILKEY, JIANJUN XUE, CHUAN CUI