Patent ID: 7654105

Claim:
A refrigerator comprising: a refrigerator body; a refrigerating compartment defined at a first portion of the refrigerator body; a freezing compartment defined at a second portion of the refrigerator body, the second portion of the refrigerator body being different than the first portion of the refrigerator body; at least one evaporator configured to cool air used in regulating operating temperatures in the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment that differ, with the freezing compartment having an operating temperature that is lower than an operating temperature of the refrigerating compartment; a refrigerator door that is configured to open and close at least a portion of the refrigerating compartment; an ice maker that is configured to freeze liquid water into ice; an ice compartment that is included in the refrigerator at a location separate from the freezing compartment, that is defined by at least one insulating wall, and that is configured to store ice made by the ice maker; a supply duct that extends from the freezing compartment and that is configured to enable supply of air from the freezing compartment to the ice compartment that is included in the refrigerator at the location separate from the freezing compartment; a return duct that extends from the ice compartment and that is configured to enable return of air from the ice compartment to the freezing compartment; and a dispenser that is installed on the refrigerator door and that is configured to dispense ice stored within the ice compartment through the refrigerator door when the refrigerator door is oriented in a closed position.