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Is a coffee grinder patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a coffee grinder have been patented many times, but "a coffee grinder" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 159 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “coffee grinder” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 158 best keyword matches we examined, 103 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2002.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: BREVILLE R & D PTY LTD (5), MAZZER LUIGI SPA (5), FIORENZATO M C SRL (4), CONTI VALERIO S R L (4).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A47J (156), A23F (11), G01G (9), B02C (7).
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 coffee grinder
- Hopper for coffee grinder machine equipped with a lower closure device to save beans and coffee grinder machine equipped with this hopper US-12551059-B2 2026 · LA MARZOCCO SRL
It is disclosed a hopper for a coffee grinder machine with a closing device comprising an actuation member, a shutter member, an actuation plane and a shutter plane, wherein the shutter plane is arranged below the actuation plane,…
View on Google Patents - Cylindrical Coffee Grinder Burr Assembly and Method of Grinding US-2026157572-A1 2026 · FABIANI JOSEPH MASSIMO
A novel cylindrical coffee grinder burr type significantly increases the total cutting area possible within a given enclosure size. The design enables more robust support inside and outside the burrs, and creates opportunities to …
View on Google Patents - Grinder unit for grinding material to be ground, in particular for grinding coffee beans WO-2026052472-A1 2026 · Next Level Coffee GmbH
A grinder unit (100), for example for a coffee machine, comprises a grinder (106), a grinder chamber (108), an inlet opening (102), an outlet opening (104) and a cover plate. The inlet opening (102) is designed to feed a material …
View on Google Patents - System and method for grinding coffee beans and kit for a coffee grinder US-2026165533-A1 2026 · CIMBALI GROUP S P A
System for grinding coffee beans, which comprises: a coffee grinder provided with: a grinding chamber; grinding members, arranged in the grinding chamber, configured to grind coffee beans and obtain ground coffee; a supply duct ha…
View on Google Patents - Conical burr coffee grinder US-12369751-B2 2025 · FELLOW IND INC
A conical burr coffee grinder can include a hopper that receives coffee beans, a grinding arrangement beneath the hopper, and a removable container beneath the grinding arrangement. The grinding arrangement can include an inner co…
View on Google Patents - Coffee grinder having improved accuracy of burr alignment for grinding uniformity US-12324541-B2 2025 · YOO IN OH
Disclosed is a coffee grinder having improved accuracy of burr alignment for grinding uniformity. The coffee grinder having improved accuracy of burr alignment for grinding uniformity of the present disclosure comprises: a lower f…
View on Google Patents - Burr-adjustment system for a coffee grinder US-2025000301-A1 2025 · BREVILLE R & D PTY LTD
A burr-adjustment system for a coffee grinder includes a burr portion for a first grinding burr; and a guide for coupling to the coffee grinder. The guide is engageable with the burr portion via an engagement feature such that, wh…
View on Google Patents - Mechanism for grinding and adjusting the grain size of coffee beans, incorporated into a portable coffee grinder WO-2024243650-A1 2024 · KAZURAYAMA MARCOS HIROSHI
The present invention patent application relates to a portable coffee grinder (M) having a grinding mechanism (1) and a portable housing (2), including a base (3) having an open compartment (4) and an internal compartment (5), a 1…
View on Google Patents - Dual grinder for separating and removing silver skins located at center of coffee beans and grinding coffee beans WO-2024181850-A1 2024 · KIM MYO WOONG
The present invention relates to a grinder for separating and removing silver skins contained in coffee beans in order to preserve the original taste and maintain the freshness of the coffee beans. In addition, the present inventi…
View on Google Patents - Grinder, coffee machine and method for grinding coffee beans US-12082743-B2 2024 · MELITTA PROFESSIONAL COFFEE SOLUTIONS GMBH & CO KG
The invention relates to a grinder for grinding coffee beans. The grinder has a first grinding tool and a second grinding tool which form a grinding gap and are rotatable relative to each other to grind coffee beans in the gap. A …
View on Google Patents - Grinder for grinding coffee beans as well as coffee machine comprising such a grinder US-10010220-B2 2018 · JURA ELEKTROAPPARATE AG
What is described is a new grinder, which serves to grind coffee beans and which is embodied as conical grinder. To improve the grinding process, the grinding cones and/or grinding ring encompass grinding surfaces that may define …
View on Google Patents - Coffee grinder capable of removing parchments of coffee beans and method of removing the parchments US-8684287-B2 2014 · LEE YUAN-HUNG
A coffee grinder includes a machine base, in which a crushing unit, a separating unit, and a grinding unit are provided. The machine base has an inlet and an outlet, and the crushing unit is under the inlet to crush coffee beans i…
View on Google Patents - Method of detecting the absence of coffee beans in a coffee grinder of a coffee machine and coffee maker for performing the method US-8490902-B2 2013 · KELLER PETER
In order to detect a lack of coffee beans in a grinder unit of a coffee maker, a method is suggested in which the level and/or the spectrum of an oscillation generated by the grinder unit during its operation is measured. The leve…
View on Google Patents - Coffee grinder with coffee bean container US-7243867-B2 2007 · WIK FAR EAST LTD
A coffee grinder with a coffee bean container 9 divided into at least two compartments 13, 14, with a bottom-side output shaft 20 common to both compartments 13, 14. The coffee bean container has a grinding mill 10 dispo…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a coffee grinder 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.