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Is a stand mixer patented?

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

What our index shows
  • 112 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “stand mixer” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 108 best keyword matches we examined, 79 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC (45), WHIRLPOOL CO (13), HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS INC (5), KENWOOD LTD (5).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A47J (91), B01F (47), A21C (9), H02P (5).

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 stand mixer

  1. Stand mixer appliance food mill attachment US-2026041282-A1 2026 · HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC
    A stand mixer includes a housing with a motor disposed in the housing. A mixing shaft is operably coupled to the motor. A mixing bowl is positioned beneath the mixing shaft, and a food mill attachment is coupled to the bowl. The f…
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  2. Quick release attachment mechanism on a stand mixer US-12667228-B2 2026 · HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC
    A quick release attachment mechanism to releasably join a stand mixer drivetrain to an attachment insert. The mechanism includes one or more retaining balls to axially fix the attachment insert in the assembly and a plurality of c…
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  3. Wood bowl for a stand mixer and related methods US-12714261-B2 2026 · WHIRLPOOL CO
    A mixing bowl includes a bowl body defining an exterior and an interior cavity and comprising a plurality of lamination segments. The lamination segments consist essentially of wood and are arranged in alternating layers of first …
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  4. Mixing bowl for stand mixer with high tolerance pin hole location US-12226744-B2 2025 · WHIRLPOOL CO
    A mixing bowl for a stand mixer includes a body defining an interior and an exterior. The body has first and second mounting flanges extending outwardly from opposite sides of the exterior and defining respective cavities open at …
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  5. Quick release attachment assembly and system for a stand mixer US-12465176-B2 2025 · HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC
    A quick release attachment assembly and system to releasably join a utensil to a stand mixer drivetrain. The system includes an assembly comprising one or more retaining balls to axially fix an attachment insert in the assembly an…
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  6. Systems and methods for bowl support on a stand mixer US-12383100-B2 2025 · HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC
    A stand mixer includes a base with a column mounted to the base, and a head fixed atop the column. The stand mixer also includes a bowl and a bowl carrier mounted on the column. The bowl carrier includes two arms extending forward…
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  7. Systems for stand mixer bowl lifting US-12458175-B2 2025 · HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC
    A stand mixer includes a base and a support column attached to the base, extending upwardly from the base. A bowl lift framework extends outwardly from the support column. The bowl lift framework includes at least one lift arm. Th…
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  8. Mixing bowl positioning improvement for a stand mixer appliance US-12458174-B2 2025 · HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC
    A stand mixer is provided. The stand mixer may include a support frame, a bowl arm assembly, and a damper assembly. The bowl arm assembly may be mounted to the support frame and may be moveable a raised position and a lowered posi…
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  9. Set of stand mixer bowls and related assemblies US-2023240476-A1 2023 · WHIRLPOOL CO
    An assembly of mixing bowls for a stand mixer includes a first mixing bowl having a first base configured for mounting with a bowl coupling of the stand mixer and a first body extending from the first base to a first rim disposed …
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  10. Housing-rotatable planetary gear reducer for stand mixer US-9982753-B1 2018 · ANJET MACHINERY CO LTD
    A housing-rotatable planetary gear reducer for stand mixer includes an immovable second planetary carrier and a rotatable second ring gear fixedly locked to a housing of the planetary gear reducer. Power from a motor is transmitte…
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  11. Ingredient attachment jar for stand mixer attachment hub US-9782041-B2 2017 · WHIRLPOOL CO
    An operable measuring attachment for a mixing appliance includes a mixing bowl defining a mixing interior, a housing having a protrusion attachable to the appliance and a plurality of containers each having an interior volume. Eac…
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  12. Beater tool for a stand mixer comprising a scraper US-9089821-B2 2015 · SEIDLER MARK
    Beater assembly for mixing ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer with planetary drive, the assembly ( 10 ) including upright arm members ( 12, 14 ) which repeatedly approach and pass close to the walls of the bowl in accordance…
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  13. Stand mixer wiping beater US-8579496-B2 2013 · ANNIS JAMES STACY
    A mixing beater for a small appliance includes a metallic frame including an arm; a rigid plastic shell extending over the arm; and only one scraper. The scraper extends over the rigid plastic shell and has a flexible blade config…
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  14. Stand mixer wiping beater with additional features US-8616763-B2 2013 · ANNIS JAMES STACY
    A mixing beater for a stand mixer includes a metallic frame having an arm, a plastic shell extending over the arm, and a scraper that extends over the plastic shell. The scraper has a wiping blade configured to contact an inner 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 stand mixer 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.