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Is a towel warmer patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a towel warmer have been patented many times, but "a towel warmer" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 24 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “towel warmerheaterrail” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 24 best keyword matches we examined, 3 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: BASIC HOLDINGS (3), HUNTS BARNEY DEAN (2), BAKKE ALLAN PAUL (1), DUPONT COLYER LEE (1).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A47K (20), D06F (6), H05B (4), F24D (4).
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 towel warmer
- Towel warmer bucket US-12611072-B2 2026 · GUANGZHOU HANSONG TUOJIANG TECH CO LTD
A towel warmer bucket includes: a bucket body assembly, configured to heat towels and comprising a shell receiving the towels; and a lighting device. The shell includes a bucket body and a base mounted at a bottom of the bucket bo…
View on Google Patents - Assembly and production method of panel radiator and towel warmer WO-2021173094-A1 2021 · AYAN AHMET
The invention relates to the method of manufacturing and assembly of the collector of panels by arraying/installing panel radiators to the pipes easily by welding or tight fitting.
View on Google Patents - Towel warmer for use in conjunction with a hot tub US-9861236-B2 2018 · CARL ALLEN L
A retrofittable towel warmer for use with a hot tub preferably comprises a flexible conduit portion which is attachable to one of the jets of the hot tub together with a rigid thermally conductive portion which is detachably mount…
View on Google Patents - Towel warmer US-9326325-B2 2016 · LEV MORDECHAI
A towel warmer is provided that has a frame assembly and one or more heating fabric sleeves affixed to the frame assembly. The heating fabric sleeves have electric heating wires that when connected to an electrical power supply to…
View on Google Patents - A heat control arrangement for a heated towel rail and a method of controlling the heating of said heated towel rail to provide a warmed/dry towel at a user selectable time interval WO-2016077866-A1 2016 · HENDON SEMICONDUCTORS PTY
A heat control arrangement for a heated towel rail including a continuous cyclic 24 hour period timer and/or a timer adapted to count a continuous cyclic 7 day period. The user-operable interface is adapted to receive an input fro…
View on Google Patents - Portable sterilizing towel warmer US-8143553-B2 2012 · DEFRANCO MATTHEW
The present invention comprises a portable apparatus for warming and sterilizing a towel or other fabric article. Provided is an enclosure having at least five sides an opening at the top and means for using the unit in either a f…
View on Google Patents - Towel warmer rack utilizing heating by condensation US-2009289052-A1 2009 · BAKKE ALLAN PAUL
A towel rack is made of hollow, hermetically sealed metal tubing in any geometric shape such that condensed liquid returns to the lowest point of the structure by gravity. A liquid reservoir and heat source is hermetically connect…
View on Google Patents - Towel Warmer Device US-2009230119-A1 2009 · DUPONT COLYER LEE
An improved towel warmer comprising a generally rectangular, water resistant, flexible, low cost, energy-efficient, and easily stowable electric heating member that releasably attaches to, and hangs from a support member such as a…
View on Google Patents - Hot air towel warmer US-2007000144-A1 2007 · BESON JOHN
An apparatus for drying and warming a towel or other articles includes a cabinet having an open top and a bar removably mounted across the top end of the cabinet. A towel to be dried and warmed is draped over the bar and suspended…
View on Google Patents - Large plush towel warmer and dehumidifier US-7171761-B1 2007 · HUNTS BARNEY DEAN
An increased air pressure forced hot air towel warmer comprising a substantially airtight enclosure configured to be more desirable and user friendly when placed in close proximity to a tub or shower whether mounted within cabinet…
View on Google Patents - Slot entry towel warmer US-6982399-B1 2006 · HUNTS BARNEY DEAN
A towel warmer heated by either forced hot air or microwave energy comprising a trapezoidal substantially airtight enclosure having a minimal vertical dimension access door consistent with bathroom vanities and free standing nurse…
View on Google Patents - Towel warmer and dryer cabinet US-6840589-B2 2005
A towel warmer and dryer cabinet includes a furniture style cabinet having an open front side and configured to contain a towel support rod assembly in which laterally spaced frame members support between them one or more towel su…
View on Google Patents - Hot water towel warmer US-6604942-B2 2003
A towel warmer comprising a cabinet enclosing a chamber with an opening, a door attached to the cabinet to close the opening, one or more coils heated by conducting hot water, the coils being positioned within the chamber opposite…
View on Google Patents - Towel warmer US-6046436-A 2000
A hot air towel warmer comprising a substantially airtight enclosure having an access door to enable placing a towel to be warmed in the enclosure and to enable removing the warmed towel therefrom; a shelf disposed within the encl…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a towel warmer 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.