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Is a water dispenser patented?

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

What our index shows
  • 717 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “water dispensercooler” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 677 best keyword matches we examined, 210 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA WATER DISPENSER MFG CO LTD (38), COSMO LIFE KK (24), YUI GEORGE (16), WHIRLPOOL CO (13).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): B67D (318), F25D (152), A47J (121), C02F (96).

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 water dispenser

  1. Bottled water dispensers with single-serve coffee brewing features US-10470607-B2 2019 · YUI GEORGE
    Combined water dispensers and coffee making devices are disclosed, which include a cabinet configured to house a water bottle in a bottom half of the interior portion of the cabinet; a cold tank that is configured to receive water…
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  2. Water purification bottle and water dispenser using same WO-2018008731-A1 2018 · BIKEN-INC
    Provided is a water purification bottle that can reduce costs, has a simple structure, and can easily be mounted to a dispenser unit. A water purification bottle (10) that provides purified water by way of filtering tap water and …
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  3. Beverage dispenser with water cooler US-9580291-B2 2017 · VAN HAPEREN BARTHOLOMEUS JOHANNES ANTONIUS
    A beverage dispenser ( 11 ) is disclosed for use in combination with a water cooler, wherein the water cooler comprises a water bottle ( 1 ) and a cooler housing ( 2 ) comprising an outlet ( 3, 4 ) for dispensing water, and wherei…
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  4. Beverage dispenser with water cooler and concentrate adding device US-9399570-B2 2016 · VAN HAPEREN BARTHOLOMEUS JOHANNES ANTONIUS
    A beverage dispenser ( 11 ) is disclosed for use in combination with a water cooler, wherein the water cooler comprises a cooling device ( 5 ) and a water bottle ( 1 ) and the beverage dispenser is intended to be positioned betwee…
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  5. Top-loading bottled water dispensers with hot water sanitizing features US-2016362287-A1 2016 · YUI GEORGE
    Top-loading bottled water dispensers are disclosed that include hot water sanitizing capabilities (and, optionally, ozone sanitizing features). The dispensers include a cold tank equipped with an evaporator that is configured to c…
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  6. Filter systems for bottled water dispensers US-2013118972-A1 2013 · YUI GEORGE
    Bottled water dispensers are disclosed that include a modular water filter, particularly bottom loading water dispensers that include a pump to move water through the water dispenser. The water filters include a bottom container w…
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  7. Bottled water dispenser US-2011163116-A1 2011 · DIXON CHARLES
    Embodiments of an improved bottled water dispenser are loadable from beneath and may include a movable cart which is used to position the water bottle in the bottled water dispenser. The moveable cart may be angled to facilitate r…
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  8. Water transfer system for a bottled water dispenser US-7669738-B1 2010 · BYERS THOMAS L
    Apparatus for transferring water to a bottled water dispenser preferably comprises a wand assembly, a cover assembly and a water bottle transport assembly. The wand assembly engages a neck of a non-inverted water bottle and includ…
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  9. Water intake safeguard for bottled water dispensers US-2009242586-A1 2009 · YUI GEORGE M
    Devices and methods for dispensing bottled water are provided. More particularly, devices and methods for preventing water from overflowing out of bottled water coolers are provided. According to certain embodiments, a bottled wat…
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  10. Non-spill water bottle cap for purified water dispenser US-7121436-B2 2006 · LEE MYONG-HOON
    An improved non-spill water bottle cap is developed for preventing water spillage when a water bottle is inverted to place on a water dispenser. The improved non-spill water bottle cap comprises a cylindrical plastic tube ( 10 ), …
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  11. Water cooler bottle and dispenser cover US-2005247076-A1 2005 · LUNA MICHAEL
    A free standing water cooler bottle and dispenser cover that may include an upper housing, a middle housing, and a lower housing (optionally the upper, middle, lower housings may be combined into a single housing). Where the housi…
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  12. Safety tap for hot water dispenser US-6880797-B2 2005
    A child resistant tap has a valve body ( 12 ) with an inlet ( 22 ) and an outlet ( 24 ) and a valve seat ( 26 ) therebetween. An axially slidable valve element ( 28 ) engages the valve seat ( 26 ) to open and close the valve. A ha…
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  13. Water cooler and dispenser US-6237345-B1 2001 · HOME PURE L L C
    A dispener comprising a liquid supply and a cooling reservoir, the cooling reservoir having an entry port and an exit port. The cooling reservoir is shaped so as to position a pocket of air at the top of the reservoir when the res…
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  14. Water cooler flavor dispenser WO-0051475-A1 2000 · HAMMER CORP
    A flavor dispensing unit (50) capable of mounting a flavoring container in proximity to a liquid refreshment apparatus, designed to be releasably secured (54) to the liquid refreshment apparatus by preferably snapping over the top…
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a water dispenser 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.