A47J 31/4492
Means to read code provided on ingredient pod or cartridge
Official title: {Means to read code provided on ingredient pod or cartridge}
A47J31/4492 (Means to read code provided on ingredient pod or cartridge) appears on 351 US grants and 569 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47J- Granted patents
- 351
- Published applications
- 569
- Assignees
- 137
- Inventors
- 660
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 12 |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 7 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 |
| 2010 | 6 | 11 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 16 |
| 2013 | 3 | 25 |
| 2014 | 12 | 27 |
| 2015 | 16 | 54 |
| 2016 | 33 | 47 |
| 2017 | 23 | 49 |
| 2018 | 32 | 30 |
| 2019 | 32 | 50 |
| 2020 | 33 | 39 |
| 2021 | 25 | 30 |
| 2022 | 28 | 31 |
| 2023 | 25 | 34 |
| 2024 | 27 | 26 |
| 2025 | 13 | 29 |
| 2026 | 12 | 29 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Beverage preparation machine with capsule recognition8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305865 A1Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Beverage or foodstuff preparation system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283396 A1Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Beverage filter cartridge holder266US 6,655,260 B2Keurig, Incorporated · 2003
- Assembly for feeding prepackaged coffee portions to a brewing unit of a coffee machine111US 6,240,832 B1Fianara International B.V. · 2001
- Insert, a machine and a system for the preparation of beverages108US 7,673,558 B2Kraft Foods R & D, Inc. · 2010
- Beverage maker102US 8,985,395 B2Fountain Master, LLC · 2015
- Machine for the preparation of beverages99US 7,097,074 B2Kraft Foods R & D, Inc. · 2006