Ice House America Ice Vending Machines are patented (U.S. Patent No. 6,932,124 and U.S. Patent No. 7,104,291), free standing ice vending UNITS that automatically dispense, at a press of a button, chipped ice to a customer in about 8 seconds. The ice is freshly made - on demand, with a smaller carbon footprint than the bagged ice that is trucked to stores.