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Is a shower head patented?

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

What our index shows
  • 1,571 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “shower head” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 850 best keyword matches we examined, 301 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH TECH IND CO LTD (60), TOKYO ELECTRON LTD (27), FUJIAN XIHE SANITARY WARE TECH CO LTD (14), PURITY XIAMEN SANITARY WARE CO LTD (14).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): B05B (653), E03C (275), A47K (89), C23C (83).

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 shower head

  1. Water outlet nozzle structure and shower head WO-2025223245-A1 2025 · XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH TECH IND CO LTD
    A water outlet nozzle structure and a shower head. The water outlet nozzle structure (100) comprises a water outlet nozzle body (1) and a water outlet end (2), a flow channel (11) is formed in the water outlet nozzle body (1), and…
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  2. Water saving nozzle and shower head comprising such nozzle US-2024001377-A1 2024 · ALTERED STOCKHOLM AB
    A water saving nozzle having an inner chamber and an inner discharge opening and an outer chamber with several outer discharge openings, the outer chamber surrounding the inner chamber, the inner chamber comprises a water rotating…
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  3. Spiral discharge water nozzle structure for shower head WO-2024143958-A1 2024 · LIM YOUNG KYOUN
    The present invention relates to a spiral discharge water nozzle structure for a shower head, in which water introduced through a hose is discharged, by manual rotation of a handle selector, through a discharge water nozzle for ma…
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  4. Shower head capable of switching water spray WO-2023092822-A1 2023 · ARROW HOME GROUP CO LTD
    Disclosed in the present invention is a shower head capable of switching water spray, comprising a housing, a water inlet assembly, and a water outlet assembly. The housing comprises a front cover, a rear cover, and a handle conne…
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  5. Shower head in which water spray is switched by using roller WO-2023108836-A1 2023 · ARROW HOME GROUP CO LTD
    Disclosed is a shower head in which the water spray is switched by using a roller. Said shower head comprises a housing, a water intake assembly, a rolling switching assembly, a water diversion assembly, and a water discharge asse…
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  6. Water pressure-driven spray gun shower head WO-2021093239-A1 2021 · JOMOO KITCHEN & BATH CO LTD
    A water pressure-driven spray gun shower head, comprising: a shower head body (1) having a water inlet path (11), at least two water outlet paths (12, 13), and a switch body (3) for switching the communication between the water in…
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  7. Shower head capable of switching water spray mode through shake-based touch sensing WO-2019119921-A1 2019 · BESTTER XIAMEN TECH INC
    Provided is a shower head capable of switching water spray modes through shake-based touch sensing. The shower head is provided with a body (15). The body (15) is internally provided with a water passage switching unit and a shake…
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  8. Shower head capable of switching water spray WO-2019128329-A1 2019 · XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH TECH IND CO LTD
    A shower head capable of switching water spray. The shower head comprises a fixed portion (1) and a water path switching portion (2), wherein the fixed portion (1) is provided with a fixed water spray face cover (11), a water inle…
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  9. Shower head capable of providing shower feeling without water spray plate US-10124363-B2 2018 · MICRO BUB CORP
    A shower head includes a body including a head unit and a tap water flow path. The head unit has one end connected with a hose through which water flows and an opening formed at the other end. A bottom plate is fixed inside the he…
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  10. Water discharging unit, sprayer and shower head WO-2017107213-A1 2017 · SHENZHEN RONGJUYUAN TECH CO LTD
    Disclosed is a water discharging unit, a sprayer and a shower head. The water discharging unit (3) comprises a flow passage (19), and a water flow inlet (17) and a water flow outlet (18), both arranged in the two ends of the flow …
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  11. Shower head spray water outflow structure WO-2010094200-A1 2010 · XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH TECH IND CO LTD
    Provided is a shower head spray water outflow structure comprising a guider (2) disposed in a water passage of a water outflow body (1), wherein said guider has a through hole (23) disposed at its center and a plurality of water i…
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  12. Configuration structure of a spray nozzle and a shower head US-7857241-B2 2010 · XIAMEN SOLEX TECHNOLOGY LTD
    A configuration structure of a spray nozzle and a shower head, adapted to a wall outlet, includes a three-way control valve, a connecting rod and a spray unit. The three-way control valve has an inlet connected to the wall outlet,…
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  13. Shower header with removable spray nozzles US-7617990-B2 2009 · SPRAYING SYSTEMS CO
    A shower header type spray device is provided. The spray device includes an elongated spray header having a plurality of laterally spaced liquid spray nozzles each of which is mounted in a corresponding pocket in the spray header.…
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  14. Water spray plate and shower head US-7004409-B2 2006 · OKUBO TAKAYASU
    A number of water spray holes formed on a water spray plate is not less than 130. A diameter of the respective water spray holes is not less than 0.1 mm and not more than 0.5 mm, and an entire aperture area thereof is not more tha…
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a shower head been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Household products tend to differ in the mechanism (how something attaches, folds, dispenses or cleans) rather than the basic idea.

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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.