Ice maker and refrigerator
US-12163713-B2 · Dec 10, 2024 · US
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Engines, pumps, lighting, heating, and mechanical systems.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | F25C5/06 |
| Official title | — |
| Display label | Mechanical Engineering (mapped technology topic) |
| Total patents | 272 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is growing.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 28 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2019 | 28 |
| 2020 | 23 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 26 |
| 2024 | 38 |
| 2025 | 36 |
| 2026 | 5 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Refrigerator
US-2024044565-A1 · Feb 8, 2024 · US
Ice maker with heatless ice removal and method for heatless removal of ice
US-10126035-B2 · Nov 13, 2018 · US
Ice maker air flow ribs
US-10101074-B2 · Oct 16, 2018 · US
Heater-less ice maker assembly with a twistable tray
US-10030901-B2 · Jul 24, 2018 · US
Twistable tray for heater-less ice maker
US-10030902-B2 · Jul 24, 2018 · US
Refrigeration device comprising an ice maker with double stops
US-9890985-B2 · Feb 13, 2018 · US
Clear ice maker and method for forming clear ice
US-9890986-B2 · Feb 13, 2018 · US
Hybrid twist tray ice maker
US-2017336124-A1 · Nov 23, 2017 · US
Twist harvest ice geometry
US-9816744-B2 · Nov 14, 2017 · US
Manual ice maker and refrigerator comprising with the same
US-9810470-B2 · Nov 7, 2017 · US
Ice maker air flow ribs
US-2017307281-A1 · Oct 26, 2017 · US
Ice making assembly with twist ice tray and directional cooling
US-2017299244-A1 · Oct 19, 2017 · US
Refrigerator
US-2017292750-A1 · Oct 12, 2017 · US
Hybrid twist tray ice maker
US-9746229-B2 · Aug 29, 2017 · US
Packaged food product
US-2017219267-A1 · Aug 3, 2017 · US
Layering of low thermal conductive material on metal tray
US-2017191724-A1 · Jul 6, 2017 · US
Method to extend the life of a twist ice maker
US-2017122639-A1 · May 4, 2017 · US
Ice maker with heatless ice removal and method for heatless removal of ice
US-2017122643-A1 · May 4, 2017 · US
Clad metal ice cube tray
US-9638451-B2 · May 2, 2017 · US
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Frequently asked questions
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- What is CPC F25C5/06?
- CPC F25C5/06 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Mechanical Engineering.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC F25C5/06 (Mechanical Engineering)?
- Our database includes 272 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC F25C5/06 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 38 in 2024 vs 36 in 2025 (latest complete years).