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Is a knife block patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a knife block have been patented many times, but "a knife block" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 141 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “knife blockholderstand” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 140 best keyword matches we examined, 38 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: TSUTSUMI YASUHIRO (3), ABDULIN IGOR RENATOVICH (3), LEICA BIOSYSTEMS NUSSLOCH GMBH (3), ROBERT WELCH DESIGNS LTD (2).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A47G (71), B26D (28), Y10T (25), A47J (18).
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 knife block
- Locking case that encases and secures a knife block US-2026198719-A1 2026 · POWELL KENNETH ROBERT
A locking case is disclosed that entirely receives, encases, and locks a knife block within an internal compartment. The locking case moves between an open condition for receiving the knife block and a closed condition encasing th…
View on Google Patents - Knife block with storage slot blade sharpeners and cutlery set using same US-12150573-B2 2024 · CALPHALON CORP
A knife block is described that includes a block body and a block insert that is coupled to the block body. The block insert includes a sharpening element holder and a cap attached to the sharpening element holder. The cap and the…
View on Google Patents - Connected knife block US-11412873-B2 2022 · ALARM COM INC
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for an electronic knife holder. In some implementations, the electronic knife holder includes a microprocessor, a base member that has…
View on Google Patents - Knife block US-11160402-B2 2021 · ROBERT WELCH DESIGNS LTD
A knife block for storing knives includes a body portion defining at least one slot having a closed end and an open end. A recess is defined in the body portion. The recess defines a ledge that is angled downwardly when the knife …
View on Google Patents - Modular knife block WO-2019008398-A3 2019 · CVR LTD
A modular knife block (10) is provided comprising a plurality of block body portions (12a, 12b, 14) having at least one interface engagable with one or more of the other block body portions (12a, 12b, 14). At least one of the bloc…
View on Google Patents - Knife block sanitizer guard US-9993848-B2 2018 · THE ACAD OF BACTERIOLOGY LLC
Disclosed is a novel nozzle adapter for a spray bottle. The nozzle adapter coupled to a nozzle of spray bottle to allow a fluid chemical composition of sanitizing fluid to be forcefully discharged through it into the small opening…
View on Google Patents - Knife block systems US-9149914-B2 2015 · ELEMENTAL TOOLS LLC
A knife block system is described which in one embodiment includes a block unit having a magnetic core, a plurality of knives secured to the magnetic core of the block unit, a foot supporting the block unit, and at least one chopp…
View on Google Patents - Knife block with sharpening stones US-2015298296-A1 2015 · COOK CYNTHIA
A knife block with built-in sharpening stones provides a physical structure and appearance which has become conventional for such items, but each knife slot contains a built-in sharpening stone. The stone is set at a slight angle …
View on Google Patents - Knife with blade spine support and magnetic knife mounting block therefor US-2010263218-A1 2010 · IND RD LC
A knife includes a knife blade defining a knife plane having a cutting edge on one side and a spine an opposed side, wherein the cutting edge and the spine meet at a point of the knife blade at a distal end thereof, the knife blad…
View on Google Patents - Magnetic knife holder US-2008060205-A1 2008 · SCHMIDT ALLZWECK INC
A magnetic knife holder including a body having at least one magnet integrated into a surface of the body, and at least one slot formed in the body configured to receive a knife blade. The body may include a flat bottom, two side …
View on Google Patents - Magnetic knife holder US-2008060204-A1 2008 · CHEN KUO-CHANG
A magnetic knife holder has an elongated body having a surface with a flat bottom, two sides, a top and a front, multiple magnet recess formed in the surface of the body, multiple magnets respectively mounted in the magnet recesse…
View on Google Patents - Knife block with protective knife slot inserts US-2007278165-A1 2007 · RANIERI LAURA A
A knife holder comprises a frame having an aperture, wherein the aperture has a width corresponding to the width of a knife blade. A plastic insert is configured to be seated within the aperture, wherein the insert has a length co…
View on Google Patents - Knife block US-2006091264-A1 2006 · PRIESTMAN PAUL
A knife block is formed from two lateral halves ( 20, 22 ), each having an inner profile which comprises a plurality of laterally extending Projections ( 24, 25 ). These projections mesh in a comb-like manner, with spaces ( 28 ) d…
View on Google Patents - Knife block US-6371312-B1 2002 · MASTER CUTLERY CORP
A knife block provided with a blade guide having a clearance through which a blade part of knives is inserted to lead the blade part in a predetermined direction, a holder part to retain the knives engaging the grip part of the kn…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a knife block 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.