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Is a pour over coffee maker patented?

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

What our index shows
  • 59 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “pourover” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 59 best keyword matches we examined, 39 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: ZOU JIANLIANG (5), ENE HOLDINGS LTD (3), BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE INC (2), SHENZHEN CHENBEI TECH CO LTD (2).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A47J (58), A23F (6), B65D (3), A47G (2).

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 pour over coffee maker

  1. Pour-Over Coffee Maker with Zero Bypass Brewing Chamber US-2026083271-A1 2026 · SMITH & LEACOCK LLC
    The coffee maker comprises an upper reservoir with an upper opening, a middle opening of smaller diameter, and a sloped sidewall tapering downwardly and inwardly from the upper opening to the middle opening. A brewing chamber disp…
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  2. Filter cup and pour-over coffee maker set having same WO-2025222465-A1 2025 · ZOU JIANLIANG
    The present invention relates to a filter cup and a pour-over coffee maker set having same. The filter cup comprises a cup body, wherein the cup body comprises a cup bottom and a cup wall extending upwards from the periphery of th…
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  3. Flow balancing pour-over coffee dripper US-2025331672-A1 2025 · BOJANOWSKI BARTOSZ
    Apparatus for splitting liquid flow including a funnel configured to receive a liquid therein, a first wall having a drain opening and a splitter positioned adjacent the drain opening configured to separate the liquid into i) a fi…
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  4. Pour over coffee maker with TDS measurement US-11583129-B2 2023 · ENE HOLDINGS LTD
    This invention provides a coffee maker having: an upper structure with a filter ( 1 ) and a measurement chamber ( 2 ); the measurement chamber ( 2 ) has TDS sensor ( 8 ), a temperature sensor ( 9 ) and a fluid transfer system ( 7 …
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  5. Foldable pour over coffee dripper US-11583131-B2 2023 · LIN SUE HWA SHIAU
    A foldable pour over coffee dripper is disclosed herein. It comprises a standing wall, a supporting frame pivotally connected to a first end of the standing wall, a basal plate pivotally connected to a second end of the standing w…
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  6. Cooling process and system for coffee dispensed from filters of the "pour-over/batch-brew" type WO-2023281543-A1 2023 · SESTIC SASA
    A cooling process is described, designed for use in systems for producing coffee dispensed from "pour-over/batch-brew" filters, for example of the V60 type and the like, the process comprising the steps of: preparing an am…
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  7. Pour-over coffee dripper and pour-over device assembly US-2023363570-A1 2023 · GINO CREATION CO LTD
    A pour-over coffee dripper and a pour-over device assembly are provided. The pour-over coffee dripper includes a cup body, at least one center hole, a plurality of outer ring holes, and a plurality of outer ring hole columns. The …
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  8. Automatic pour over coffee maker US-11406218-B2 2022 · ENE HOLDINGS LTD
    This invention provides a coffee maker having a top housing (2) connected to a bottom housing (3) via a plurality of connecting elements (4) such that the top housing is enacted above the bottom housing; a water tank (1) positione…
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  9. Imitated pour-over coffee maker capable of high-temperature control US-2022322869-A1 2022 · LIN TZU CHI
    Provided is an imitated pour-over coffee maker capable of high-temperature control, including: a body having therein a water tank and a coffee-making tank; a human-machine interface module; a first coffee-making module; a second c…
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  10. Novel apparatus tames coffee grounds and/or tea flavorings when applied in conjunction with beverage-making instrument such as a pour-over-dripper WO-2022103418-A1 2022 · JO CHARLES YOUNG
    The present application relates to a novel apparatus comprising of a disk shape or other suitable shape for the purpose of taming coffee grounds near or at the interior bottom of a pour-over-dripper, to help make the process of ma…
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  11. Pour Over Coffee Maker US-2020390268-A1 2020 · CSTEK CO LTD
    A pour over coffee maker includes a machine body, a water cup and a clamping device, wherein the water cup is arranged on the machine body, and the clamping device is equidistantly arranged on a periphery of a bottom of the machin…
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  12. Filter cup, filter paper, and pour-over coffee pot kit provided with filter cup and filter paper WO-2019010644-A1 2019 · ZOU JIANLIANG
    A filter cup, filter paper, and a pour-over coffee pot kit provided with the filter cup and the filter paper. The filter cup comprises a cup body (12). An inverted-cone-shaped accommodation chamber (123) is formed on the inner sid…
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  13. Paper folding device used for filter paper, filter paper, filter cup, and pour-over coffee pot kit WO-2019010645-A1 2019 · ZOU JIANLIANG
    A paper folding device (40) used for filter paper (30), the filter paper (30), a filter cup (10), and a pour-over coffee pot kit. The paper folding device (40) used for the filter paper (30) comprises an inner supporting body (41)…
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  14. Pour over coffee maker system US-9949591-B2 2018 · Q HOLDINGS LLC
    A pour-over coffee brewer apparatus comprises a base containing a motor that drives a coffee grinder via a set of gear assemblies, a vertical support structure extending upwards from a rear portion of the base, and a horizontal su…
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a pour over coffee maker 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.