A47J 43/288
Spatulas
Official title: {Spatulas; Scrapers; Multi-purpose hand implements}
A47J43/288 (Spatulas) appears on 208 US grants and 247 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47J- Granted patents
- 208
- Published applications
- 247
- Assignees
- 104
- Inventors
- 445
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 9 |
| 2004 | 4 | 9 |
| 2005 | 2 | 8 |
| 2006 | 2 | 12 |
| 2007 | 3 | 12 |
| 2008 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 | 13 |
| 2015 | 6 | 13 |
| 2016 | 10 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 17 |
| 2018 | 9 | 18 |
| 2019 | 17 | 9 |
| 2020 | 11 | 12 |
| 2021 | 9 | 20 |
| 2022 | 15 | 14 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Blender5 May 2026US 12,616,340 B2The Steelstone Group LLC
- Handle for barbecue tools and for other implements17 Feb 2026US 12,551,063 B2
- Interchangeable utensil assembly3 Feb 2026US 12,538,993 B1
- Multi-angle cooking utensil with replaceable implement21 Oct 2025US 12,446,732 B2
- Safe cooking system7 Oct 2025US 12,435,880 B1
- Vibrating cooking spatula27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248326 A1Dongguan Shengtu Technology Co., Ltd.
- Q set21 May 2026US 2026/0137243 A1
- Cooking tools9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096693 A1Michael Graves Design Group, Inc.
- Cream spread with detachable dropper22 Jan 2026US 2026/0020709 A1
- Kitchen tool configured for convenient handling25 Sep 2025US 2025/0295272 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Silicone rubber utensil68US 5,491,869 A1996
- Combination barbecue tool60US 6,675,483 B2The Helman Group, Ltd. · 2004
- Cooking and cutting implement53US 4,345,516 A1982
- Temperature sensing utensil with detachable head52US 6,412,398 B1Trucook, L.L.C. · 2002
- Ergonomic handle for kitchen articles49US 5,737,803 ALechters, Inc. · 1998