A47J 31/0673
Means to perforate the cartridge for creating the beverage outlet
Official title: {Means to perforate the cartridge for creating the beverage outlet}
A47J31/0673 (Means to perforate the cartridge for creating the beverage outlet) appears on 162 US grants and 226 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47J- Granted patents
- 162
- Published applications
- 226
- Assignees
- 74
- Inventors
- 281
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 11 |
| 2005 | 1 | 7 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 2 | 14 |
| 2012 | 3 | 16 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 10 | 14 |
| 2015 | 13 | 19 |
| 2016 | 9 | 15 |
| 2017 | 19 | 15 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 |
| 2019 | 12 | 27 |
| 2020 | 6 | 5 |
| 2021 | 12 | 14 |
| 2022 | 10 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Beverage filter cartridge443US 5,325,765 AKeurig, Incorporated · 1994
- Beverage filter cartridge holder266US 6,655,260 B2Keurig, Incorporated · 2003
- Apparatus for the preparation of an edible liquid263US 5,472,719 ACoffea S.A. · 1995
- Extraction of coffee contained in sealed cartridges245US 5,242,702 ANestec S. A. · 1993
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