A47J 31/46
Dispensing spouts, pumps, drain valves or like liquid transporting devices
A47J31/46 (Dispensing spouts, pumps, drain valves or like liquid transporting devices) appears on 1,063 US grants and 1,537 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47J- Granted patents
- 1,063
- Published applications
- 1,537
- Assignees
- 553
- Inventors
- 2,431
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 6 | 7 |
| 2003 | 10 | 13 |
| 2004 | 13 | 22 |
| 2005 | 6 | 28 |
| 2006 | 6 | 26 |
| 2007 | 13 | 28 |
| 2008 | 9 | 20 |
| 2009 | 13 | 19 |
| 2010 | 23 | 38 |
| 2011 | 14 | 35 |
| 2012 | 18 | 34 |
| 2013 | 23 | 31 |
| 2014 | 23 | 46 |
| 2015 | 46 | 73 |
| 2016 | 40 | 67 |
| 2017 | 38 | 92 |
| 2018 | 54 | 86 |
| 2019 | 68 | 101 |
| 2020 | 86 | 145 |
| 2021 | 87 | 117 |
| 2022 | 83 | 113 |
| 2023 | 68 | 108 |
| 2024 | 91 | 108 |
| 2025 | 56 | 103 |
| 2026 | 48 | 75 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Beverage preparation system15 Sep 2026US 12,733,767 B2Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Capsule holder for holding a capsule8 Sep 2026US 12,727,705 B2Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Brewing device8 Sep 2026US 12,727,708 B2Zhongshanshi Keliko Technology Co., Ltd.
- Liquid sensing arrangement for beverage machine8 Sep 2026US 12,727,710 B2Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
- Machine and method for producing and delivering coffee-based beverages1 Sep 2026US 12,721,467 B2Sanremo Coffee Machines Srl
- Brewing unit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305864 A1Luigi Lavazza S.P.A.
- Brewing device, beverage machine and control method for brewing device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294160 A1Kalerm Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
- Machine for dispensing beverages with foam1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294162 A1Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Beverage preparation machine with reliable dispensing1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294163 A1Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Beverage making assembly24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283393 A1HCL Technologies Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automated beverage brewing system305US 6,142,063 AKeurig, Incorporated · 2000
- Automatic infusion-beverage apparatus125US 5,072,660 A1991
- Apparatus for preparing coffee125US 6,009,792 ASara Lee/DE N. V. · 2000
- Drain for beverage forming machine112US 7,640,845 B2Keurig, Incorporated · 2010
- Methods of brewing reduced temperature coffee111US 5,858,437 ABunn-O-Matic Corporation · 1999