A47J 31/00
Apparatus for making beverages
Official title: Apparatus for making beverages (household machines or implements for straining foodstuffs A47J19/00; preparation of non-alcoholic beverages, e.g. by adding ingredients to fruit or vegetable juices, A23L2/00; coffee or tea pots A47G19/14; tea infusers A47G19/16; brewing of beer C12C; preparation of wine or other alcoholic beverages C12G)
A47J31/00 (Apparatus for making beverages) appears on 6,690 US grants and 8,211 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47J- Granted patents
- 6,690
- Published applications
- 8,211
- Assignees
- 2,139
- Inventors
- 10,080
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 48 | 0 |
| 1977 | 28 | 0 |
| 1978 | 42 | 0 |
| 1979 | 45 | 0 |
| 1980 | 49 | 0 |
| 1981 | 31 | 0 |
| 1982 | 29 | 0 |
| 1983 | 26 | 0 |
| 1984 | 36 | 0 |
| 1985 | 42 | 0 |
| 1986 | 43 | 0 |
| 1987 | 68 | 0 |
| 1988 | 71 | 0 |
| 1989 | 80 | 0 |
| 1990 | 66 | 0 |
| 1991 | 62 | 0 |
| 1992 | 56 | 0 |
| 1993 | 76 | 0 |
| 1994 | 85 | 0 |
| 1995 | 58 | 0 |
| 1996 | 54 | 0 |
| 1997 | 74 | 0 |
| 1998 | 79 | 0 |
| 1999 | 110 | 0 |
| 2000 | 88 | 0 |
| 2001 | 99 | 32 |
| 2002 | 79 | 89 |
| 2003 | 78 | 109 |
| 2004 | 114 | 161 |
| 2005 | 69 | 195 |
| 2006 | 83 | 184 |
| 2007 | 77 | 205 |
| 2008 | 82 | 193 |
| 2009 | 87 | 223 |
| 2010 | 115 | 336 |
| 2011 | 114 | 292 |
| 2012 | 147 | 316 |
| 2013 | 202 | 370 |
| 2014 | 239 | 397 |
| 2015 | 251 | 458 |
| 2016 | 318 | 480 |
| 2017 | 336 | 501 |
| 2018 | 322 | 471 |
| 2019 | 360 | 442 |
| 2020 | 405 | 483 |
| 2021 | 354 | 436 |
| 2022 | 305 | 412 |
| 2023 | 291 | 419 |
| 2024 | 314 | 385 |
| 2025 | 233 | 367 |
| 2026 | 170 | 255 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A47J 31/44Parts or details or accessories of beverage-making apparatus4,002
- A47J 31/40Beverage-making apparatus with dispensing means for adding a measured quantity of ingredients1,752
- A47J 31/24Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under1,720
- A47J 31/06Filters or strainers for coffee or tea makers1,446
- A47J 31/04Coffee-making apparatus with rising pipes492
- A47J 31/18Apparatus in which ground coffee or tea-leaves are immersed in the hot404
- A47J 31/42Beverage-making apparatus with incorporated grinding or roasting means for coffee390
- A47J 31/005Portable or compact beverage making apparatus359
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- A47J 31/002Following a specific operational sequence350
- A47J 31/02Coffee-making machines with removable extraction cups, to be placed on top of224
- A47J 31/10Coffee-making apparatus, in which the brewing vessel , i.e. water heating container170
- A47J 31/007Apparatus for making beverages: for brewing on a large scale127
- A47J 31/22Centrifuges for producing filtered coffee111
- A47J 31/14Coffee or tea-making apparatus with filters placed in or behind pouring spouts27
- A47J 31/16Inverting coffee-making apparatus in which water is boiled in the lower part12
Recent patents
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- Apparatus for producing a beverage, in particular coffee22 Sep 2026US 12,740,661 B2Starbucks Corporation
- Beverage preparation systems with enhanced disposition of motorized actuation22 Sep 2026US 12,740,662 B2Novadelta - ComéRcio E IndúStria De CaféS, Lda
- Hand-operated coffee press22 Sep 2026US 12,740,663 B2Superkop BV
- Process and apparatus for production of decaffeinated raw coffee bean extracts and caffeine using adsorber resins and dichloromethane, and corresponding uses8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305644 A1ANKA Angewandte Kaffeetechnologie GmbH
- Guide structure for hand drip coffee8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305863 A1A. C. Company
- Brewing unit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305864 A1Luigi Lavazza S.P.A.
- Beverage preparation machine with capsule recognition8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305865 A1Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Beverage dispenser and series of beverage dispensers8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305866 A1Jura Elektroapparate AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Beverage filter cartridge443US 5,325,765 AKeurig, Incorporated · 1994
- Juicer including a juicer cartridge reader433US 10,046,904 B2Fresh Press LLC · 2018
- Automated beverage brewing system305US 6,142,063 AKeurig, Incorporated · 2000
- Cartridges containing substances for beverage preparation274US 5,897,899 ANestec S. A. · 1999
- Two step puncturing and venting of single serve filter cartridge in a beverage brewer272US 6,606,938 B2Keurig, Incorporated · 2003