Ice-making system, which controls ice hardness
US-2025334312-A1 · Oct 30, 2025 · US
extrusion of ice crystals
extrusion of ice crystals · 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 | F25C5/142 |
| Official title | {extrusion of ice crystals} |
| Display label | extrusion of ice crystals |
| Total patents | 46 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Draining the sump of an ice maker to prevent growth of harmful biological material
US-2025172327-A1 · May 29, 2025 · US
Ice bucket assembly for producing nugget ice for refrigerator appliance
US-11448447-B2 · Sep 20, 2022 · US
Nugget ice maker control method
US-2021131714-A1 · May 6, 2021 · US
Ice bucket assembly for producing nugget ice for refrigerator appliance
US-2020300528-A1 · Sep 24, 2020 · US
Ice bucket assembly for producing nugget ice for refrigerator appliance
US-10782058-B2 · Sep 22, 2020 · US
Ice making assembly coupling
US-10775088-B2 · Sep 15, 2020 · US
Powdered ice maker
US-10704819-B2 · Jul 7, 2020 · US
Stand-alone ice making appliance
US-10578346-B2 · Mar 3, 2020 · US
Draining the sump of an ice maker to prevent growth of harmful biological material
US-2020003471-A1 · Jan 2, 2020 · US
Off-time detector for stand-alone ice making appliances
US-10520236-B2 · Dec 31, 2019 · US
Refrigerator appliance and ice maker apparatus
US-10514193-B2 · Dec 24, 2019 · US
Draining the sump of an ice maker to prevent growth of harmful biological material
US-10480844-B2 · Nov 19, 2019 · US
Ice bucket assembly for producing nugget ice for refrigerator appliance
US-2019293336-A1 · Sep 26, 2019 · US
Ice making assembly coupling
US-2019257566-A1 · Aug 22, 2019 · US
Ice maker with a radial and thrust bearing
US-10386106-B2 · Aug 20, 2019 · US
Refrigerator appliance and ice maker apparatus
US-2019226741-A1 · Jul 25, 2019 · US
Ice making appliance and apparatus
US-10240842-B2 · Mar 26, 2019 · US
Ice maker with a threaded connection between a motor shaft and an auger
US-10228176-B2 · Mar 12, 2019 · US
Ice maker with a radial and thrust bearing
US-10222110-B2 · Mar 5, 2019 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC F25C5/142?
- CPC F25C5/142 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “extrusion of ice crystals.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC F25C5/142 (extrusion of ice crystals)?
- Our database includes 46 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC F25C5/142 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 1 in 2022 vs 2 in 2025 (latest complete years).