A47G 2400/025
Avoiding contact with unclean surfaces
A47G2400/025 (Avoiding contact with unclean surfaces) appears on 24 US grants and 50 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47G- Granted patents
- 24
- Published applications
- 50
- Assignees
- 11
- Inventors
- 51
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Cutlery which does not soil and a method for its production48US 5,590,472 A1997
- Utensils having elevated distal ends for preventing germs and contamination21US 8,769,832 B12014
- Sanitary barrier for beverage container lid9US 8,167,162 B2Clean Coffee LLC · 2012
- Cup rack for stacked disposable cups6US 9,986,860 B22018
- Utensil holding kit5US 8,418,971 B22013