Patent landscapes › dish drying rack

Patent landscapes › Kitchen & cooking

Is a dish drying rack patented?

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

What our index shows
  • 248 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “dish rackdrainerdrying” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 248 best keyword matches we examined, 82 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: WHIRLPOOL CO (18), SIMPLEHUMAN LLC (6), BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE (6), LEIFHEIT AG (5).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A47L (119), D06F (97), A47B (32), A47J (22).

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 dish drying rack

  1. Combined dish rack and drying mat US-2025352025-A1 2025 · GINSEY IND INC
    The present disclosure relates to organizational devices for dishwashing environments. The disclosed technology includes a combined sink caddy and counter mat. The combined sink caddy and counter mat can include a sink caddy and a…
    View on Google Patents
  2. Stowable dish drying rack system US-11849902-B2 2023 · SANCHEZ MICHAEL
    A stowable dish drying rack system includes a mount for attachment to a bottom surface of a cabinet. A plate support is attached to the mount and is extendable vertically downwardly from the mount in a deployed position. The plate…
    View on Google Patents
  3. Dish drying rack US-2022369894-A1 2022 · MOSS CHASE
    A dish drying rack includes a base member having a generally flat configuration and construction for catching water falling from drying dishes, the base member having a primary portion and one or more auxiliary portions so that th…
    View on Google Patents
  4. Dishware drying rack and method of directing and collecting water US-11160436-B2 2021 · INTERMETRO INDUSTRIES CORP
    A drying rack for collecting water from one or more pieces of dishware includes a frame and a support shelf removably positioned on the frame. The support shelf is configured for supporting the one or more pieces of dishware. The …
    View on Google Patents
  5. Nesting, dish drying rack US-11039731-B2 2021 · HAN HONGYUAN
    A drying rack which can be nested during shipment and/or storage includes an upper portion having a first and second drying areas. The drying areas define a gap between their lower extents. The drying rack also includes a baseboar…
    View on Google Patents
  6. Foldable dish drying rack with removable utensil holder US-11103121-B1 2021 · WOOD ZAK
    A foldable dish drying rack has a rack base section, a rack back section pivotally connected to the rack base section and a rack upright section pivotally connected to the rack base section rearward of the rack back section. The r…
    View on Google Patents
  7. Dish drying rack and tray assembly US-8973763-B2 2015 · PARGANSKY RICHARD
    A dish drying rack and tray assembly is provided to include paper towel supports that fit onto the tray and onto which a roll of paper towels can be secured by means of a rod that passes through the paper towels with pins at eithe…
    View on Google Patents
  8. Dish drying rack US-8925743-B1 2015 · HELEN OF TROY LTD
    A dish drying rack includes a basin, a side bay pivotally connected with the basin for movement about a side bay pivot axis, and a plate rack pivotally connected with the basin for movement about a plate rack pivot axis. The basin…
    View on Google Patents
  9. Folding dish drying rack WO-2015123247-A1 2015 · LIFETIME BRANDS INC
    According to an aspect of the present principles, a folding dish drying rack is provided. The folding dish drying rack includes a folding drip tray, a folding dish rack, and a flatware tray, all uniquely configured to fit together…
    View on Google Patents
  10. Auxiliary dish drying rack formed on top plate of sink cabinet WO-2015064813-A1 2015 · CHEONIL CO LTD
    An auxiliary dish drying rack formed on a top plate of a sink cabinet comprises: a sink (21) for washing dishes, etc.; a sink cabinet (10) having a top plate (20) formed on the top portion thereof, the top plate (20) forming a coo…
    View on Google Patents
  11. Collapsible dish drying rack US-8573410-B2 2013 · CHALIFOUX PAUL R
    A collapsible dish drying rack is provided. A plurality of shaped wires is rotatably mounted on two arms attached to a pivotable first wire support members and on a second wire support member. The first wire support member is pivo…
    View on Google Patents
  12. Dish rack with splash guard and dish towel drying handles US-7857147-B2 2010 · MULAW AZANAW
    A dish rack comprises a tubular hub with a bottom segment and an outwardly flared top segment. An inner ledge supports a funnel and a flat-panel grate. The funnel may be molded together with the hub, eliminating the ledge. The rea…
    View on Google Patents
  13. Dish drying rack system US-7207074-B1 2007 · STEWART KIM C
    A dish drying rack system includes a sink and drain basin extending through a peripheral wall of the sink. A drain panel is positioned over the drain basin. The drain panel has a plurality of holes extending therethrough. Each of …
    View on Google Patents
  14. Dish rack draining tray providing stability and effective draining US-2004238464-A1 2004
    A dish rack draining tray that includes a sloped trough having an exit end at the front side of the draining tray. The slope in the trough allows fluid to flow and discharge off the exit end of the trough on the front side of the …
    View on Google Patents

What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a dish drying rack 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.

Check your own version of a dish drying rack

Get the 10 closest patents to your design, charted feature by feature, in 24 hours. Order the $99 report See a sample

Or get the full $99 report: top 10 references charted feature by feature, in 24 hours.

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.