Is a citrus squeezer patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a citrus squeezer have been patented many times, but "a citrus squeezer" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows

55 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “citrus presssqueezjuic” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
Among the 54 best keyword matches we examined, 13 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
Most frequent assignees in those matches: TROPICANA PROD INC (5), BALCACER FLAVIA (3), SEB SA (2), SARL JNIUS (2).
Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A47J (31), A23L (23), A23N (17), B30B (5).

Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.

14 real patent publications related to a citrus squeezer

Household citrus juicer US-2025127322-A1 2025 · I TECH USA INC
The present disclosure provides a household citrus juicer for juicing fruit. The household citrus juicer can include a housing, a lid, a juicing assembly, a motor, a juice port, and a waste receptacle. The juicing assembly can inc…
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Automatic lemon squeezer US-12082734-B1 2024 · BALCACER FLAVIA
An automatic lemon squeezer comprises of a frame. A controller attaches to the frame. A top tray attaches to the frame, the top tray defines a plurality of paraboloid receivers. Four lead screw actuators attach to the bottom side …
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Citrus press with an inflatable membrane including a movable cannula US-2024000257-A1 2024 · SARL JNIUS
The invention relates to a citrus press comprising an enclosure for receiving fruit to be squeezed, an extensible and inflatable membrane to compress the fruit fitted onto the cannula in order to extract the fluid therefrom, and a…
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Multi-lemon squeezer US-11058247-B1 2021 · BALCACER FLAVIA
A multi-lemon squeezer that is comprised of a frame that supports a gear train and a rack guide. A rack is held within the rack guide and the rack has a press on a bottom end of the rack. The bottom of the press defines a pluralit…
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Lemon squeezer US-10610041-B2 2020 · BALCACER FLAVIA
An improved lemon squeezer includes a stand. The stand has a footprint that extends outward from the front of the stand. The stand defines a top and a bottom plate. The bottom plate is a plate that defines a plurality of depressio…
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Ergonomic Handheld Citrus Press US-2020029720-A1 2020 · RAZZAGHI MAHMOUD
The user places a cut half of a citrus such as lemon in the concave part, holds the first handle in one fist and the second handle in another fist, and closes the press against the lemon. The lemon is squeezed between the concave …
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Handheld citrus juicer with rotating element US-10687649-B2 2020 · DARAIE SHADRUZ
A handheld citrus juicer includes first and second arms with respective inner and outer ends. The inner ends of the arms are pivotally connected such that the outer ends are manually movable relative to each other on an arc center…
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Combined citrus press and zester US-9044046-B2 2015 · DART IND INC
A combined citrus press and zester. The citrus press is of a known type, and includes an upper handle and a lower handle joined at a forward pivot point. The lower handle includes a cup sized to receive a halved citrus fruit, such…
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Citrus juicers US-9107531-B2 2015 · WADE ADAM
The invention relates to citrus juicers of the kind in which a reamer is supported upright on a shaft driven by an electric motor so that half of a citrus fruit may be pressed down onto the reamer for juice extraction. Typically s…
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Food processor of the citrus press or juicer type US-8365656-B2 2013 · SANTOS
A rotary food processor including a base unit, drive elements provided with a rotary motor spindle, an active processing implement, a driveshaft to drive the active implement, and wherein the driveshaft is movable from a rest posi…
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Citrus press WO-2011060462-A1 2011 · KRUSCHITZ CHRISTIAN
The invention relates to a citrus press, which is characterized by two preferably cylindrical parts (a screw-in part, a spout part) that have threads and that can be screwed together, an adjustable date marking, a lid, and a botto…
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Citrus squeezer for squeezing a whole citrus WO-2008113920-A3 2009 · SEB SA
The invention relates to a citrus squeezer for squeezing a whole citrus, that comprises a squeezing cone (5) and a squeezing dome (3) arranged along an axis (71), as well as blades (40) arranged between the squeezing cone (5) and …
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Citrus squeezer and advertising means US-2006162578-A1 2006 · ZELLMER TONY
A fruit squeezer having a generally wedge shaped compliant body into which a section of fruit is inserted. The squeezer further includes a gripping means by which it is secured to the sidewall of a beverage container such that upo…
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Automatic citrus juice squeezer US-6186057-B1 2001 · MAQUINAS & ELEMENTOS SA
The improvements to the automatic citrus juice squeezer consist of: a movement of the pressure cup ( 3 ) by means of a drive screw ( 5 ) and a guide column ( 6 ); the cup being removably-mounted and detachable from its holder ( 7 …
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a citrus squeezer been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Kitchen gadgets are a crowded, mature field; novelty usually sits in one specific mechanism, the material, or how two familiar functions are combined.

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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.