A47J 31/52
Alarm-clock-controlled mechanisms for coffee- or tea-making apparatus
Official title: Alarm-clock-controlled mechanisms for coffee- or tea-making apparatus {; Timers for coffee- or tea-making apparatus; Electronic control devices for coffee- or tea-making apparatus}
A47J31/52 (Alarm-clock-controlled mechanisms for coffee- or tea-making apparatus) appears on 800 US grants and 1,333 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47J- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Beverage preparation systems with enhanced disposition of motorized actuation22 Sep 2026US 12,740,662 B2Novadelta - ComéRcio E IndúStria De CaféS, Lda
- Extractor for cold brew coffee and the likes15 Sep 2026US 12,733,766 B2Sensotech Inc.
- Induction chamber door opening and closing device8 Sep 2026US 12,727,709 B2Hangzhou Haocha Tong 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.
- 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
- Brewing device, beverage machine and control method for brewing device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294160 A1Kalerm Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
- Locking assembly of kitchen appliance1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294174 A1HCL Technologies Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and systems for utilizing delayed dilution, mixing and filtration for providing customized beverages on demand171US 6,759,072 B1The Procter & Gamble Company · 2004
- Customised nutritional food and beverage dispensing system147US 7,762,181 B2Fonterra Co-Operative Group Limited · 2010
- Automated milk inclusive coffee apparatus135US 5,207,148 ACaffe Acorto, Inc. · 1993
- Digital brewer control133US 5,375,508 ABunn-O-Matic Corporation · 1994
- Automatic infusion-beverage apparatus125US 5,072,660 A1991