Patents by Inventor Robert F. Utter

Robert F. Utter 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 cube maker with new freeze and harvest control
    Patent number: 4733539
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for making ice wherein an ice cube maker has a generally upright gridded evaporator, a hot gas defrost for harvest of cubes, a storage bin below the evaporator, a hinged cube and water curtain between the evaporator and the bin, a new and improved control for the freeze cycle, and a new and improved control for the harvest cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1988
    Assignee: Schneider Metal Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Marvin H. Josten, Terry L. Merrill, Kenneth W. Schneider, Robert F. Utter