A47G 21/06
Combined or separable sets of table-service utensils
Official title: Combined or separable sets of table-service utensils; Oyster knives with openers; Fish servers with means for removing bones (kitchen equipment A47J)
A47G21/06 (Combined or separable sets of table-service utensils) appears on 149 US grants and 132 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47G- Granted patents
- 149
- Published applications
- 132
- Assignees
- 55
- Inventors
- 219
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 9 |
| 2015 | 5 | 11 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 9 | 7 |
| 2019 | 4 | 13 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 | 13 |
| 2023 | 10 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 | 7 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Cover for an eating utensil1 Sep 2026US 12,721,480 B2
- Constructible utensils with locking tab2 Dec 2025US 12,484,725 B2EcoTensil Inc.
- Eating utensil25 Nov 2025US 12,478,200 B2humangear, Inc.
- Utensils having inwardly curving and perpendicular scores21 Oct 2025US 12,446,717 B2EcoTensil Inc.
- Hand tool with replaceable workpiece head4 Mar 2025US 12,240,138 B2
- Utensil26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083264 A1humangear, Inc.
- Tab locking mechanism26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083265 A1EcoTensil Inc.
- Oyster shucking apparatus12 Mar 2026US 2026/0068897 A1EAST HAMPTON SHUCKER COMPANY, Inc.
- Tined Spoon19 Feb 2026US 2026/0047707 A1
- Utensils with extended handles29 Jan 2026US 2026/0026644 A1EcoTensil Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Nestable, stackable cutlery101US 4,524,512 AO Tray Corporation · 1985
- Nestable dual-end eating utensil96US 5,845,403 A1998
- Flatware eating utensils85US 4,317,284 A1982
- Snap-together eating utensil assembly76US 7,013,568 B2Creative Bath Products, Inc. · 2006
- Bound set therefor of disposable cutlery74US 5,904,250 ADe Ster NV · 1999