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Is a coffee pod machine patented?

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

What our index shows
  • 280 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “coffeebeverage capsulepod” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 95 best keyword matches we examined, 43 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2004.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: NEXE INNOVATIONS INC (5), CHRISTENSEN NICKOLAS (3), KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN INC (3), KIM FIJEAU (2).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A47J (56), B65D (45), B65B (23), Y02W (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 coffee pod machine

  1. Disposable single serve liquor coffee beverage pod with one compartment for containing coffee and a separate compartment for containing liquor US-2026021955-A1 2026 · CHRISTENSEN NICKOLAS
    The present invention pertains to a beverage pod that has multiple separate compartments for use in an automatic beverage brewing machine. The beverage pod has at least two separate compartments inside. One compartment can hold on…
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  2. Liquid dispensing container with an integrated toroid base for use in a beverage pod or capsule used in a brewing machine US-2025280989-A1 2025 · CHRISTENSEN NICKOLAS
    The present invention pertains to a beverage pod that has at least two separate compartments inside. One compartment holds a liquid beverage ingredient without leaking into the other compartment. It has a toroid portion to ensure …
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  3. Beverage pod having a pressurized dairy product canister for use in a brewing machine US-2025270029-A1 2025 · CHRISTENSEN NICKOLAS
    The present invention pertains to a beverage pod for use in a brewing machine. The beverage pod has a pressurized dairy product canister housed within it. It also contains ground coffee. During the brewing process, hot water is in…
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  4. Method and assembly for determining the number of capsules used in a capsule-based single-serve coffee brewing machine WO-2025071407-A1 2025 · DOUWE EGBERTS BV
    A method for determining the number of capsules (4) used in a capsule- based single-serve coffee brewing machine (2) having a brewing chamber (8). The method comprises producing flow meter signal data on the basis of flow meter si…
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  5. Single-serving coffee pod and single-serving beverage brewer system US-2023284820-A1 2023 · TBDX INC
    A single-serving coffee pod includes: a hollow capsule having an opening at a first end thereof and at least one smaller opening in a second end thereof opposite the first end; a filter disposed within the capsule; a plurality of …
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  6. Coffee brewing device and coffee capsule machine having same US-10568453-B2 2020 · ELEC TECH INT CO LTD
    Disclosed are a coffee brewing device and a coffee capsule machine having same. The coffee brewing device comprises: a brewing support (10); a capsule holder assembly (4) fixedly installed on the brewing support (10); a movable he…
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  7. Pod dropping device and method and coffee pod brewing machine WO-2019227850-A1 2019 · ETERNAL GUANGDONG TECH ELECTRIC CO LTD
    Disclosed are a pod dropping device and method and a coffee pod brewing machine. The pod dropping device comprises a storage container internally provided with guide channels. The guide channels are provided with a pod inlet and a…
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  8. Machines and components for generating beverage pods for use in single serve beverage brewing machines US-10414529-B1 2019 · BAYER WILLIAM S
    Various examples are provided for beverage pods, and beverage pod filling machines configured to fill such beverage pods with beverage material, wherein such machines are configured to have a small footprint, such that the filling…
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  9. Container pods and lids for generating filled beverage pods for use in single serve beverage brewing machines US-2019367261-A1 2019 · BAYER WILLIAM S
    The present disclosure relates to container pods and associated lids for filling with beverage materials for use in single serving beverage brewers. Such pods and lids have complementary features that provide benefits when used wi…
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  10. Apparatus, system and method of removing a single serve beverage pod or capsule from a brewer or beverage dispensing machine US-10016086-B2 2018 · NEWCO ENTPR INC
    An apparatus, system, and method of ejecting or removing a beverage pod or capsule from a brewer or other beverage dispensing machine, utilizes the release of a predetermined quantity of stored energy triggered or commenced by an …
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  11. Espresso coffee dispensing machines using single-dose ground coffee pods US-8408119-B2 2013 · SPINELLI GIOVANNI
    Single-dose pod coffee machine comprising a casing, an external maneuvering lever ( 1 ), a coffee dispensing spout, a pod-holder body comprising, in turn, an upper portion ( 11 ) and a lower portion ( 13 ), a heat-exchanger ( 10 )…
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  12. Beverage maker having brewing chamber adapted to receive coffee pods or loose coffee US-7677158-B2 2010 · SUNBEAM PRODUCTS INC
    A beverage maker is provided that allows a user to make a brewed beverage or dispense hot water. Various sealing and latching mechanisms are further provided for effectively sealing the brewing chamber under pressure. A mechanism …
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  13. A machine interfaced coffee pods including o-ring and a brewing method thereof US-2007209524-A1 2007 · KIM FIJEAU
    The present invention provides pod easy to package a variety of soluble contents and simple to extract them. The pod includes an o-ring inserted between two sheets of rectangular packaging means, and is formed to be three dimensio…
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  14. Screen insert at the heater inlet in coffee pod machines WO-2007101753-A1 2007 · BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE
    The present invention relates to a coffee pod machine (10) comprising a water tank (12), a heating device (14) for heating up water, a water line (18) which connects the water tank (12) and the heating device (14) to one another, …
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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 pod machine 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.