A47J 43/28
Implements for preparing or holding food, not provided for in other groups
Official title: Other culinary hand implements, e.g. spatulas, pincers, forks or like food holders, ladles, skimming ladles, cooking spoons; Spoon-holders attached to cooking pots
A47J43/28 (Implements for preparing or holding food, not provided for in other groups) appears on 765 US grants and 800 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47J- Granted patents
- 765
- Published applications
- 800
- Assignees
- 293
- Inventors
- 1,471
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 23 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 4 |
| 2002 | 18 | 20 |
| 2003 | 16 | 23 |
| 2004 | 13 | 24 |
| 2005 | 8 | 40 |
| 2006 | 18 | 41 |
| 2007 | 15 | 31 |
| 2008 | 13 | 30 |
| 2009 | 6 | 31 |
| 2010 | 8 | 33 |
| 2011 | 13 | 30 |
| 2012 | 15 | 31 |
| 2013 | 18 | 25 |
| 2014 | 28 | 39 |
| 2015 | 23 | 36 |
| 2016 | 27 | 26 |
| 2017 | 20 | 44 |
| 2018 | 27 | 47 |
| 2019 | 36 | 43 |
| 2020 | 32 | 32 |
| 2021 | 27 | 36 |
| 2022 | 29 | 31 |
| 2023 | 26 | 37 |
| 2024 | 27 | 26 |
| 2025 | 14 | 19 |
| 2026 | 8 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Tongs15 Sep 2026US 12,734,646 B2Masontops IP Holdings, Inc.
- Cookware system suitable for cooking, smoking and/or baking8 Sep 2026US 12,727,720 B2Turbo Trusser LLC
- Product with multipurpose contained strainer11 Aug 2026US 12,703,557 B2
- Food auxiliary funnel device14 Jul 2026US 12,677,994 B1
- Blender5 May 2026US 12,616,340 B2The Steelstone Group LLC
- Peel with conveyor assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305622 A1
- Portable Cooking and Warming Device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305871 A1
- Food preparation device for the freeze-drying process24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283408 A1
- Vibrating cooking spatula27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248326 A1Dongguan Shengtu Technology Co., Ltd.
- Food seasoning delivery device and method13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232142 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electronic cooking utensil for setting cooking time with cooking status indicator212US 8,429,827 B12013
- Silicone rubber utensil68US 5,491,869 A1996
- Article and means of shaping ice cream63US 4,245,973 A1981
- Temperature measurement and display of a cooking surface62US 5,441,344 A1995
- Valve device for stock/sauce skimmer and the like60US 4,464,265 A1984