A47J 31/4496
Means to produce beverage with a layer on top
Official title: {Means to produce beverage with a layer on top, e.g. of cream, foam or froth}
A47J31/4496 (Means to produce beverage with a layer on top) appears on 181 US grants and 242 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47J- Granted patents
- 181
- Published applications
- 242
- Assignees
- 110
- Inventors
- 353
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 1 | 16 |
| 2006 | 5 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 9 |
| 2008 | 2 | 12 |
| 2009 | 2 | 9 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 |
| 2011 | 7 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | 6 | 7 |
| 2014 | 2 | 8 |
| 2015 | 11 | 9 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 | 15 |
| 2018 | 5 | 21 |
| 2019 | 10 | 14 |
| 2020 | 17 | 19 |
| 2021 | 16 | 13 |
| 2022 | 15 | 10 |
| 2023 | 10 | 17 |
| 2024 | 9 | 13 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 |
| 2026 | 5 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Coffee maker with foaming device10 Mar 2026US 12,569,086 B2Bialetti Industrie S. p. A.
- Blade assembly for a blender8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307023 A1Starbucks Corporation
- Machine for dispensing beverages with foam1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294162 A1Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Beverage production apparatus, server, beverage production method, information processing method, and program14 May 2026US 2026/0134166 A1Suntory Holdings Limited
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and device for preparing a hot beverage174US 6,832,542 B2Nestec S. A. · 2004
- Apparatus for preparing coffee125US 6,009,792 ASara Lee/DE N. V. · 2000
- Apparatus for brewing espresso and cappuccino114US 5,638,740 A1997
- Coffee maker for brewing coffee powder contained in a cartridge99US 7,856,920 B2Saeco International Group S.p.A. · 2010
- Device for preparing a hot beverage78US 7,412,921 B2Nestec S. A. · 2008