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Is a espresso machine patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a espresso machine have been patented many times, but "a espresso 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
  • 288 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “espresso” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 229 best keyword matches we examined, 70 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: LA MARZOCCO SRL (13), EUGSTER FRISMAG AG (10), GRUPPO CIMBALI SPA (6), LAVAZZA LUIGI SPA (6).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A47J (216), B65D (25), A23F (10), B08B (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 espresso machine

  1. Active system for monitoring and filtering the water for an espresso coffee machine and associated espresso coffee machine US-12193599-B2 2025 · LA MARZOCCO SRL
    An espresso coffee machine is described, said machine comprising: a water supply; a boiler for heating the water; a pump; a dispensing group configured to cooperate with a portafilter equipped with a filter basket with a puck of c…
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  2. Boosted boiler espresso machine US-2025228390-A1 2025 · FELLOW IND INC
    An espresso machine can include a pump, preheating component, low volume boiler, and group head. The pump can provide pressurized water to the preheating component, which can preheat the pressurized water to a first temperature an…
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  3. Espresso coffee machine with system for cleaning the coffee dispensing system US-11503947-B2 2022 · LA MARZOCCO SRL
    An espresso coffee machine is described, said machine comprising a pump (1) for pumping water, a dispensing group (25) configured to cooperate with a portafilter (35), wherein said portafilter (35) is configured to support a filte…
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  4. Device and process for controlling the extraction pressure of coffee in an espresso coffee machine US-11147409-B2 2021 · CAPPELLINI DAVIDE
    An espresso coffee machine including a main boiler, a dispensing group, a secondary boiler, a main water inlet circuit, hydraulically connected to the main boiler and to each secondary boiler and an electronic control unit, where …
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  5. Water boilers for dispensing units of espresso coffee machines US-2020405095-A1 2020 · GRUPPO CIMBALI SPA
    A water boiler for dispensing units of espresso coffee machines. It is composed of a first hollow body ( 2 ) having an upper end ( 12 ) and a lower end ( 3 ), in which conventional means are placed for attaching and detaching a po…
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  6. Combined espresso coffee machine US-2020154934-A1 2020 · SCHULTHES THOMAS
    Described herein is an espresso coffee machine having a water feeding hydraulic circuit, at least one boiler for heating water, located downstream of the water feeding hydraulic circuit, a coffee dispenser unit, located downstream…
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  7. Espresso coffee machine and method for dispensing an espresso coffee US-10687660-B2 2020 · LA MARZOCCO SRL
    A machine for preparing and dispensing an espresso coffee including: a water supply ( 1 ) for feeding cold water; a dispensing group ( 19 ) and a corresponding coffee boiler ( 18 ); a coffee pump ( 7 ) which receives heated water …
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  8. Apparatuses for loading portafilters of espresso coffee machines with doses of ground coffee having predetermined weights and composed of different types of coffee, according to given recipes US-2019357720-A1 2019 · GRUPPO CIMBALI SPA
    The apparatus comprises a tamper for tamping the ground coffee, which may also provide different tamping degrees for the different amounts of ground coffee that form the dose according to the selected recipe, as the dose is being …
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  9. Portafilter for espresso coffee machines US-9402499-B2 2016 · BAMBI PIERO
    In an improved filter holder for espresso coffee machines, the spout ( 22 ) is applied to the hollow upper member ( 10 ) of the filter holder by a snap fitting and the bottom ( 14 ) of the upper member ( 10 ) is provided on the ou…
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  10. Espresso coffee machine US-8850959-B2 2014 · BIANCHI ROBERTO
    Systems and methods for an improved espresso coffee machine are described. In one aspect, the improved espresso coffee machine includes one or more operating units, each of which at least includes a boiler, a pump, a heating unit,…
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  11. Espresso coffee machine WO-2013032104-A1 2013 · CHOI SUNG JIN
    An espresso coffee machine, according to the present invention, comprises: a main body; a water supply portion, which is installed inside the main body, for supplying cold water from a water supply source; a portafilter, which is …
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  12. Espresso coffee machine US-7669518-B2 2010 · ESPRESSOCAP SRL
    Espresso coffee machine comprising a reservoir for the water ( 20 ), a pump ( 21 ) for delivering the said water to a boiler ( 24 ), a hot water supply unit ( 2, 102, 122, 4, 304 ), and filter holder means ( 1, 301, 3, 103 ) for h…
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  13. Machine for the preparation of espresso coffee WO-2005089604-A3 2006 · ARIETE SPA
    Machine for the preparation of espresso coffee comprising a water tank (20), a pump (22) for delivering the water to a boiler (24), a chamber (150) for infusion of the coffee powder (61) with the pressurized water from the boiler …
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  14. Espresso coffee machine of vertical type with several dispensing units WO-2005013783-A1 2005 · ELEKTRA S R L
    An espresso coffee machine of vertical type with at least two dispensing units, comprising within a substantially cylindrical containing structure (2) of diameter (p and height H a boiler (4) of power P, volume V and evaporating s…
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What this means for your idea

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