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Is a food processor patented?

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

What our index shows
  • 1,213 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “food processor” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 652 best keyword matches we examined, 298 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: GUANGDONG MIDEA CONSUMER ELECTRIC MFG CO LTD (59), VORWERK CO INTERHOLDING (49), ZHEJIANG SHAOXING SUPOR DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE CO LTD (40), BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE (17).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A47J (606), B26D (68), B01F (41), B02C (29).

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 food processor

  1. Food processor blade lock mechanism WO-2025111015-A1 2025 · SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
    A system and method locks a processing shaft of a food processor to a blade during processing. The system includes a coupling with at least one socket. The coupling can be connected to move with the blade or the processing shaft. …
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  2. Food processor with adjustable blade assembly US-11701788-B2 2023 · WHIRLPOOL CO
    A food processor includes a bowl with a removable lid. Food items are advanced into the bowl through a feed tube formed in the lid where they are cut by a blade assembly. A rotating disk is adjustable relative to the blade assembl…
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  3. Blade assembly and food processor having same US-11825991-B2 2023 · GUANGDONG MIDEA WHITE HOME APPLIANCE TECH INNOVATION CENTER
    A blade assembly and a food processor having the same are provided. The blade assembly includes an inner blade shaft, an outer blade shaft, an inner joint assembly, and an outer joint assembly. The outer blade shaft is fitted over…
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  4. Oscillating blade for food processor system US-11697217-B2 2023 · SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
    A food processing system includes a container for receiving a food item processed by said food processing system. A configuration of said processing performed by said food processing system is determined by a position of the food …
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  5. A bowl cover, a bowl, and a food processor WO-2020192583-A1 2020 · ZHEJIANG SHAOXING SUPOR DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE CO LTD
    A bowl cover, a bowl, and a food processor. The bowl cover comprises a cover body assembly (10) and a suction device (20) detachably mounted to the cover body assembly (10). The cover body assembly (10) comprises a suction hole (1…
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  6. A mixing bowl assembly for a food processor and a food processor comprising the mixing bowl assembly WO-2019237880-A1 2019 · ZHEJIANG SHAOXING SUPOR DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE CO LTD
    A mixing bowl assembly (100) for a food processor and a food processor comprising the mixing bowl assembly (100), during the cleaning of which, a mixing blade assembly (20) can be removed, thus facilitating the operation and achie…
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  7. Locking mechanism for food processor blade assembly US-9867504-B2 2018 · ZAKOWSKI JOSEPH W
    A blade assembly for a food processor is provided. The blade assembly includes a body, a top knob slidably movable relative to the body, and at least one blade fixed to the body. The knob is movable from a first position, in which…
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  8. Adaptor for engaging a disposable container with a blade assembly of a food processor WO-2017020064-A1 2017 · GRESHAM BRETT
    What is disclosed is an adaptor for use with the blade assembly of a food processor. The adaptor is used to secure an open ended container having side wall with an outer surface and also having a flange at the open end of the cont…
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  9. Food processor blade assembly US-9320391-B2 2016 · ZAKOWSKI JOSEPH W
    A blade assembly for a food processor is provided. The blade assembly includes a body, a top knob slidably movable relative to the body, and a pair of processing blades pivotally connected to the body. The knob is movable from a f…
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  10. Food processor with cutting blade assembly support US-8985010-B2 2015 · GONCALVES JOAO PAULO M
    A food processor includes a bowl with a removable lid. Food items are advanced into the bowl through a feed tube formed in the lid where they are cut by a blade assembly. A rotating disk is adjustable relative to the blade assembl…
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  11. Universal blades and accessories for food processors US-8960579-B2 2015 · MENASHES DAVID
    Food processing utensil comprising: paddles, central utensil comprising: shaft coupleable to food processor motor, and connected to base coupleable to food processor bowl, and cutting blades, the paddles coupled to the central ute…
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  12. Food processor bowl cover dynamic sealing assembly US-8733575-B2 2014 · KRASZNAI CHARLES Z
    A food processor bowl 1 has a pouring lip 2 , a sidewall 4 , a handle 5 , a floor 6 and bowl neck 7 with an opening 3 . The bowl 1 has an upper rim 8 and pair of hinge slots 9, 10 adapted to receive corresponding h…
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  13. Blender/food processor blade arrangement for small throated blender jars US-7641380-B2 2010 · SUNBEAM PRODUCTS INC
    A blade assembly suited for both blending and food processing in small throat blender jars is provided. The blade assembly comprises a plurality of blade forms each designed to perform a specific blending or processing task while …
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  14. Food processor comprising a mixer bowl WO-2006136581-A3 2007 · VORWERK CO INTERHOLDING
    The invention relates to a food processor (1) comprising a mixer bowl (4), said mixer bowl (4) being locked in the food processor (1), wherefore locking elements (8) interact with an edge of a cover (12) arranged on the mixer bowl…
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What this means for your idea

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