Patent ID: 9518771
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: F25C

Claim Text:
1. A twistable, heater-less ice tray for an ice maker assembly, the ice tray comprising: a metal material; a plurality of recesses, wherein a geometric center of one or more of the recesses is substantially at a distance from a longitudinal center line of the ice tray; and a plurality of weirs in fluid connection with one or more of the recesses, wherein a center line of one or more of the weirs is disposed substantially angled with respect to the longitudinal center line of the tray, and further wherein each recess comprises an ice-phobic surface for direct contact with an ice piece, the ice-phobic surface comprises the metal material, is formed from the tray, is roughened at a microscopic level and is characterized by a water contact angle (θ