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Is a milk frother patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a milk frother have been patented many times, but "a milk frother" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 145 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “milk frother” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 145 best keyword matches we examined, 76 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2001.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: DE LONGHI APPLIANCES SRL (9), STEINER AG WEGGIS (8), QBO COFFEE GMBH (4), SHENZHEN HESUNG INNOVATION TECH CO LTD (4).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A47J (141), B01F (20), A23C (14), Y10S (6).
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 milk frother
- Steam milk frother WO-2025201036-A1 2025 · ZHOU YIYUN
A steam milk frother, relating to the technical field of household appliances. The steam milk frother comprises a frothing device (1). The frothing device (1) comprises a mounting plate (11) and a sealing plate (12); a channel gro…
View on Google Patents - Milk frother WO-2025162960-A1 2025 · DE LONGHI APPLIANCES SRL
A milk frother (1) comprising a milk container (2), a collector body (3) with an outlet for frothed milk (4), a steam inlet (5), an air inlet (6), and a milk inlet (7) connected to a milk suction channel from the milk container (2…
View on Google Patents - Turbo fan steam milk frother US-11700972-B2 2023 · SANDORA HOUSEHOLD ELECTRIC APPLIANCES SHENZHEN LTD
A fan-based steaming and foaming device is provided with a fan assembly and an activation device between a steam tube and an ejection tube. The invention employs an air pressure difference of a fan to directly inject, into a liqui…
View on Google Patents - Steam milk frother US-11284739-B2 2022 · SANDORA HOUSEHOLD ELECTRIC APPLIANCES SHENZHEN LTD
A steam milk frother includes: a steam preparation assembly, configured to produce a stream; an injection pipe, configured to form a plurality of foams in a liquid; a steam control valve, connected between the injection pipe and t…
View on Google Patents - Milk frother WO-2022013260-A1 2022 · GORT BARTEN LESLIE
A milk frother having a heater 16 and magnet driven 15 whisk means 3, which whisk means is adapted to rotate in milk or milk based liquid to mix the heating milk or milk based liquid and to produce foam. The frother is provided wi…
View on Google Patents - Milk frother system and operating method US-11147412-B2 2021 · TCHIBO SCHWEIZ AG
A milk frother system includes a gear pump which, at an inlet side is connected at least to a milk feed conduit that, for its part, is connected during operation to a milk vessel that can be filled with milk, for example by way of…
View on Google Patents - New use of a milk frother apparatus and a method for the preparation of a therapeutic foam for the treatment of varicose veins and other medical conditions. WO-2020231429-A1 2020 · COLL MAZZEI JOSE VICENTE
The creation and production of the foam are for universal and extensive use of a foam. In any industry, not only for varicose veins and human use. It is used also for the treatment of vascular malformations, of congenital and here…
View on Google Patents - Milk frother appliance US-10568454-B2 2020 · QBO COFFEE GMBH
An appliance that is dockable onto a drinks preparation machine, for preparing frothed milk and, for this purpose, includes at least one connection for steam produced by the drinks preparation machine, as well as an interface for …
View on Google Patents - Milk frother WO-2018039346-A1 2018 · SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
A frothing device (20) includes a lid (32) configurable with a container (22) and a rod (40) extending through an opening (34) provided in the lid (32). The rod (40) is movable relative to the lid (32). An alignment features (70) …
View on Google Patents - Dual screen milk frother US-2016227960-A1 2016 · EZ-LATTE INC
The disclosure is directed toward a milk frothing device having at least two fine mesh screen assemblies in essentially parallel and spaced relationship, constructed and arranged to create a high volume, thick and long-lasting foa…
View on Google Patents - Seal guard for whisk type milk frother US-2014137753-A1 2014 · SLOT ARJAN
A seal guard ( 1 ) for incorporation in a whisk type milk frother ( 20 ), including: a hub bushing ( 2 ) defining an elongate drive shaft passage ( 4 ) that has a central axis (A) which extends in an axial direction (L) pointing f…
View on Google Patents - Milk frother for automatic hot-drink machine US-2012234186-A1 2012 · KRUG JOERG
In order to provide a device for frothing milk in a hot beverage machine, at least comprising a milk frothing nozzle, in which milk can be heated by means of steam produced externally or internally in the device and can be mixed w…
View on Google Patents - Milk frother WO-2012076848-A1 2012 · GORT-BARTEN ALEX
A milk frother comprising a chamber 1 for receiving milk or a milk based liquid, drive means 2 adapted to drive a whisk 3, which whisk is adapted to rotate in the milk or milk based liquid to mix the milk or milk based liquid and …
View on Google Patents - Milk frother for coffee maker WO-2012151782-A1 2012 · JIANGMEN WINGKIN HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES CO LTD
Disclosed is a milk frother for a coffee maker, wherein inside a frother body (2) are provided a vertically arranged steam nozzle (5) and an adjustable negative-pressure suction channel (6) which is connected to the outside; a fir…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a milk frother 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.