Clear ice cube making device

Abstract

The present invention is a clear ice cube maker that makes clear ice cubes with zero cloudiness in their center. One embodiment of the present invention makes clear ice cubes through a combination of the proper freezing temperature, the direction of freezing water in an ice cube mold, and the proper vibration frequency applied to water. It discloses what constitutes the proper vibration frequency for each water mass in each mold to simultaneously make multiple clear ice cubes with zero cloudiness in their center, and it discloses how to calibrate and simultaneously properly apply the proper frequency to the water in each ice cube mold cavity.

1 . A clear ice making device, comprising: a compressor, an expansion valve, a surface to freeze water, a mold positioned in proximity above the surface to freeze water, a vibrator, wherein the vibrator is adjusted to vibrate water in the mold at a frequency to raise a bubble in the water to the surface of the water during freezing of the water, and wherein the device is further configured so the water freezes substantially from a bottom position of the mold to a top position of the mold from cold going through a bottom wall of the mold. 
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the ice produced has zero visible cloudiness in its center. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the vibrator is adjustable allowing a user to vary the frequency for different water masses and conditions. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the surface to freeze water is configured having a segment with a temperature lower than −10 degrees Fahrenheit or lower. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising more than one vibrator. 
     
     
         6 . A clear ice cube making device, comprising: a compressor, an expansion valve, a thermostat, multiple molds, a vibrator, the vibrator providing a frequency to water to raise a bubble in the water to the surface of the water in the multiple molds, the multiple molds configured having sidewalls and a lid, the device further configured to allow the water to freeze substantially through one of the walls, and wherein a clear ice cube produced has zero visible cloudiness in its center. 
     
     
         7 . A clear ice cube making device, comprising: a compressor, an expansion valve, a high pressure cutoff control, multiple molds, and a vibrator calibrated to raise a bubble in the water to the surface of the water in the multiple molds. 
     
     
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         9 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the vibrator is adjustable so a user can change the vibration frequency. 
     
     
         10 . A clear ice cube making device, comprising: a compressor, an expansion valve, a thermostat, multiple molds, a vibrator, the vibrator configured so a user can adjust the vibrators vibration to raise a bubble in water to the surface of the water in the multiple molds. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 10 , further comprising more than one vibrator. 
     
     
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         14 . The device of  claim 10 , further comprising a lid wall to reduce water splashing outside the multiple molds when the water is vibrated. 
     
     
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         22 . A method to simultaneously make multiple clear ice cubes having zero visible cloudiness in their center, comprising the following steps: 1. Providing a compressor. 2. Providing an expansion valve. 3. Providing multiple molds. 4. Filling the multiple molds with water. 5. Determining the proper vibration needed to raise a bubble in the water in the multiple molds for given conditions. 6. As the water is freezing in each of the multiple molds apply the proper vibration determined by the step 5 to the water in the multiple molds. 
     
     
         23 . An ice cube making device, comprising: a mold having water therein, wherein a segment of the mold is heated, and a vibrator calibrated to raise a bubble in the water to the surface of the water. 
     
     
         24 . An ice cube making device, comprising: a compressor, an expansion valve, multiple molds having water therein, a vibrator calibrated to simultaneously raise a bubble in the water to the surface of the water in the multiple molds as the water is starting to freeze, and means functioning to keep air temperature in proximity above the surface of the water above freezing preventing the surface of the water from freezing from the air above the surface of the water. 
     
     
         25 . An automatic clear ice cube making device, comprising: a compressor, an expansion valve, a thermostat, multiple molds, means functioning to automatically fill the multiple molds with water, wherein the water freezes from cold going through a segment of the multiple molds, a vibrator configured to vibrate the water in the multiple molds to raise a bubble in the water to the surface of the water. 
     
     
         26 . The device of  claim 25 , wherein a clear ice cube produced has zero visible cloudiness in its center. 
     
     
         27 . A clear ice cube making device, comprising: a mold made with a polymer having a sidewall and a bottom wall, wherein a segment of the bottom wall has a thickness thinner than a thickness of a segment of the sidewall, the polymer is configured to allow cold to go through the bottom wall and freeze water from a bottom position of the mold to a top position of the mold, the mold further configured so a segment of the sidewall contacts a segment of a mold receiver when the mold is inserted into an opening in the mold receiver. 
     
     
         28 . A method to make ice comprising the following steps: 1. Provide a mold. 2. Fill the mold with flavored water. 3. Start freezing the flavored water through a wall of the mold. 4. Agitate or vibrate the flavored water during the freezing of the flavored water at a rate to raise a bubble in the flavored water to the surface of the flavored water. 5 Add a handle. 
     
     
         29 . A clear ice making device, comprising: a compressor, an expansion valve, a thermostat, a mold having walls, a vibrator, wherein the device is configured so water freezes from cold going through a wall of the mold, and further comprising a vibration adjuster to aid in vibration distribution. 
     
     
         30 . An ice cube making device, comprising: a compressor, an expansion valve, multiple molds having water therein, a vibrator calibrated to simultaneously raise a bubble in the water to the surface of the water in the multiple molds as the water is starting to freeze, and means functioning to allow the water to freeze only from a bottom position of the multiple molds to a top position of the multiple molds from cold going through a bottom wall of the multiple molds.