VACUUM POT PATENT DRAWINGS
A chronology of vacuum coffee brewer patents filed in America between 1859 and 2001. 
To view a patent drawing, click on the Patent Number.

A Note about Patents:
The patents referenced below fall into two distinct categories:  Utility patents and Design patents.  As their names would suggest, a Utility patent is for a novel technology which, in this case, has been incorporated into the design of a vacuum coffee pot; whereas a Design patent is for the aesthetic or ornamental aspects of the vacuum pot.  Design patents are designated by the letter "D" preceding the patent number.  Utility patents tend to be the more interesting, since they include a description of the operation of the device, with the inventor's claims and specifications.

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|| 1859-1899 | 1900-1919 | 1920-1929 | 1930-1939 | 1940-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-2000 ||


1859 - 1899

Pat No. Filed Patented Inventor [Company] Description
24795 - 1859 William Chesterman Coffee Pot
29253 - 1860 John Denley Coffee-Pot
55509 - 1866 Friederich Liesche Apparatus for Making Coffee
58396 - 1866 William Edson Coffee Pot
61122 - 1867 Howard Tilden Coffee Pot
74937 - 1868 Julius Petsch Coffee Making Apparatus
75045 - 1868 Joseph Mason Coffee-Pot
109901 - 1876 L. Hildenbrand Coffee Steamer
210483 - 1878 Jose A. Antunes Coffee-Pot
259580 - 1882 Fritz Ohm Coffee Pot
386232 - 1887 Edgar Perdelwitz Machine for Infusing Coffee
386817 - 1888 August Harry Coffee Pot
449603 - 1891 Stephen C. Thrall Aparatus for Making Extracts
459833 - 1891 Ludwig & August Chronik Machine for Infusing Coffee or Tea
517283 - 1894 John List & William B. Smith Coffee Making Machine
612883 1898 1898 James G. Van Marter Coffee Aparatus
627885 1898 1899 William M. Viser Coffee-Pot

1900 - 1919

Pat No. Filed Patented Inventor [Company] Description
881570 1905 1908 George Giovanna Apparatus for Preparing Extracts
D45585 1914 1914 Albert Cohn, London Design for a Coffee-Percolator
D46523 1914 1914 Gerhard Behrend [SX] Design for a Coffee-Percolator
1121399 1914 1914 Fiore Ricciardelli Percolator
D47545 1915 1915 Fiore Ricciardelli [CP] Design for a Percolator
D47681 1915 1915 Charles A. Allen, Jr. Design for a Coffee-Percolator
1157778 1915 1915 G. F. Hemming & Max Baker Percolator
1167259 1915 1916 Jacob B. Bleichrode [CP] Percolator Strainer
1168988 1914 1916 Arthur Zimmerman Percolator
1169013 1915 1916 Richard S. Darling Bracket for Glass Percolators
1180881 1914 1916 Fiore Ricciardelli Percolator Support
1203661 1915 1916 Henry Task Coffee Percolator
1232808 1916 1917 Loeser Kalina Percolator
1236642 1915 1917 Abtmeyer & Thornton [WH] Electric Heating Device
1288376 1918 1918 Jacob B. Bleichrode [CP] Coffee Percolator with Flexible Coupling

1920 - 1929

Pat No. Filed Patented Inventor [Company] Description
1406814 1921 1922 Lewis S. Baker [WE] Coffee Percolator
1479245 1921 1924 Henry D. Kelly Seal for Vacuum Coffee Urns
1494691 1917 1924 G.W. Loggie & W.A. Lamb Coffee Percolator
1634705 1926 1927 Hazel M. Bridges [SX] Drainer
1652955 1925 1927 F. B. Price Coffee Percolator
1674857a 1922 1928 Robert L. Emerson Method of Making a Coffee Infusion (Pot)
1674857b 1922 1928 Robert L. Emerson Method of Making a Coffee Infusion (Filter)
D80013 1928 1929 Anne M. Boever [SX] Upper Bowl for Coffee Makers
D80014 1928 1929 Anne M. Boever [SX] Design for a Coffee Maker

1930 - 1939

Pat No. Filed Patented Inventor [Company] Description
D84962 1931 1931 Charles F. Smith [LF] Design for a Percolator
D86426 1930 1932 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Design for a Coffee Maker
D86427 1930 1932 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Design for an Upper Bowl for Coffee Maker
D86430 1931 1932 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Design for a Coffee Maker
1859614 1929 1932 Anne M. Boever [SX] Handle for Coffee Makers and the Like
D87180 1932 1932 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Design for a Coffee Maker
D87183 1932 1932 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Design for a Coffee Maker
1872802 1930 1932 Edward Perlman Filtering Device
D87657 1932 1932 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Design for a Coffee Maker
1917071 1930 1933 John E. Smith Aparatus for Making Coffee
D90024 1933 1933 Alfred F. Fukal [SB] Design for a Coffee Maker
D90025 1933 1933 Alfred F. Fukal [SB] Design for a Combined Base and Bowl Stand
D90026 1933 1933 Alfred F. Fukal [SB] Design for a Coffee Pitcher
D90027 1933 1933 Alfred F. Fukal [SB] Design for a Top Bowl for a Coffee Maker
1920121 1931 1933 Irving E. Baughman Aparatus for Making Coffee
1927287 1932 1933 R.W. Kell & C. D. Barth [ME] Coffee Maker
D90884 1933 1933 Donald L. Hadley [WH] Design for a Coffee Maker
1931076a 1932 1933 R.W. Kell & C. D. Barth [ME] Coffee Maker
1931076b 1932 1933 R.W. Kell & C. D. Barth [ME] Coffee Maker
1934070 1932 1933 Paul W. Jenkins [ME] Coffee Maker
1935587 1932 1933 Henry H. Blau [ME] Coffee Maker
1947687 1932 1934 Victor R. Weast Apparatus for Making Coffee
1952733 1928 1934 John E. Smith Motor (Coffee Maker Example)
D91869 1933 1934 Alfred F. Fukal Design for a Coffee Maker
1967811 1933 1934 Harvey Cory [CY] Vacuum Coffee Brewer
1967982 1931 1934 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Coffee Maker
1967983 1931 1934 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Coffee Maker
1967985 1931 1934 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Coffee Maker
1967986 1931 1934 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Coffee Maker
1976620 1933 1934 Gorge D. MacBeth [ME] Coffee Maker
1977364 1932 1934 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Handle for Coffee Maker and the Like
D92668 1934 1934 Michael W. McArdle [SB] Pitcher or Similar Article
1978074 1932 1934 Boris Bogoslowsky Aparatus for Making Coffee
1980735 1929 1934 John E. Smith Aparatus for Making Coffee Infusions...
D93957 1933 1934 Frank E. Wolcott Design for a Coffee Maker
D93958 1934 1934 Frank E. Wolcott Design for a Beverage Dispensing Bowl
1983208 1930 1934 Anne M. Boever [SX] Coffee Maker
1983209a 1930 1934 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Electric Coffee Maker
1983209b 1930 1934 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Electric Coffee Maker
1983210 1932 1934 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Electric Coffee Maker
1983211 1932 1934 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Electric Stove
1983212 1932 1934 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Coffee Maker
D94164 1933 1934 Abe O. Samuels [SU] Design for a Coffee Maker
1989034 1932 1935 O. M. Anderson, et. al. [LF] Strainer Assembly
D94194 1934 1935 Frank C. Ehrenreich [CN] Design for a Coffeee Making Apparatus
1994323 1930 1935 Inez H. Pierce [SB] Coffee Extracting Device
2004883 1932 1935 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Electric Coffee Maker
2027481 1935 1936 S. W. Ireland Percolator
2027826 1933 1936 Clyde D. Keaton Coffee Maker and Filter
2028033 1934 1936 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Coffee Maker
2032317 1933 1936 Hugo Frank [SX] Coffee Maker
D98922 1936 1936 Simon W. Farber [FW] Design for an Electric Stove
2038119 1934 1936 J. Masin & I. Richheimer [TC] Vacuum Coffee Making Apparatus
D100270 1936 1936 Ludvik J. Koci [SB] Electric Stove or Similar Article
D100321 1936 1936 Simon W. Farber [FW] Design for a Coffee Maker
D100553 1936 1936 Simon W. Farber [FW] Design for a Coffee Maker
D100554 1936 1936 Simon W. Farber [FW] Design for a Coffee Maker
2053451 1933 1936 Harold F. Umstott [WH] Glass Coffee Maker
2045999 1935 1936 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Strainer
2058136 1936 1936 Harvey Cory [CY] Vacuum Coffee Brewer
2067470 1935 1937 Oscar M. Anderson [LF] Strainer for Percolators
2069939 1935 1937 George Browning [SB] Coffee Maker
2071919 1934 1937 Harvey Cory [CY] Vacuum Coffee Brewer
2072934 1935 1937 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Dispensing Bowl
2072935 1935 1937 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Coffee Making Device
D104158 1937 1937 Simon W. Farber [FW] Design for a Coffee Maker
2078682 1935 1937 Bernard F. Parr et. al. Filter Cloth Holder
2084602 1936 1937 Frederick Stocker [NE] Coffee Maker Filter
2086357 1936 1937 Simon W. Faber [FW] Seal for Coffee Makers
2087664 1935 1937 Harvey Cory [CY] Decanter Cap
2089520 1934 1937 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Coffee or Tea Maker
2089521 1935 1937 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Coffee Maker
2093316 1935 1937 Clarence B. Fowler [GE] Coffee Maker
D106778 1937 1937 Oscar M. Anderson [LF] Design for a Coffee Maker
2097681 1931 1937 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Coffee Maker
2100487 1936 1937 John E. Marsden Coffee Maker
2101324 1936 1937 Alonzo A. Warner [LF] Seal for Percolators
D107847 1937 1938 Charles Abrams [UC] Design for a Coffee Brewer
2108684 1936 1938 John W. Lynch [SB] Coffee Maker
2123327 1937 1938 M. G. Biberthaler, et. al. [SX] Strainer
2129587 1936 1938 C. M. Nevius Coffee Brewing Device
2133178 1937 1938 Edward H. Sieling Coffee Making Device
2135102 1938 1938 George A. Charlston Safety Guard for Glass Coffee Makers
2135543 1936 1938 Julius Takay [MH] Coffee Brewer
2137884 1935 1938 Walter R. Weeks [GE] Coffee Maker Handle
2143432 1937 1939 Paul F. Campbell Coffee Brewer
D113512 1938 1939 Alfonso Iannelli [SB] Design for a Coffee Maker
2150801 1937 1939 Clyde D. Keaton Electric Coffee Maker
2151407 1936 1939 Frank Lobl Beverage Making Apparatus
D114097 1939 1939 Harvey Cory [CY] Design for a Filter Rod for a Coffee Brewer
D114364 1939 1939 Simon W. Farber [FW] Design for a Coffee Maker
D114692 1938 1939 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Design for a Coffee Maker
2158133 1937 1939 Hermann Lemp Controlling Device
2158587 1936 1939 Condict M. Nevins Coffee Brewing Device
D115226 1938 1939 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Design for a Coffee Maker
2161496 1937 1939 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Stove and Grate Therefor
2164158 1937 1939 Joseph Masin Percolator
2168158 1936 1939 Chester I. Hall [GE] Coffee Maker
2171321 1937 1939 Theodore C. Miller Coffee Making Apparatus
2174466 1936 1939 R. W. Kell & C. D. Barth [CG] Coffee-Maker Seal
2175440 1938 1939 Joseph Masin Percolator
D117569 1939 1939 Herbert G. Lehmann [CC] Design for a Coffee Maker
2179936 1934 1939 Alvin D. Keene [SU] Automatic Control for Cooking Utensils
2181090 1936 1939 Louis V. Lucia [SX] Automatic Control for Coffee Makers

1940 - 1949

Pat No. Filed Patented Inventor [Company] Description
2188493 1938 1940 Wesley R. Becher [SX] Strainer and the Method of Making the Same
2190965 1938 1940 Edward L. Wood Filter
D119057 1939 1940 Edward L. Wood Design for a Coffee Maker Filter
2211414 1938 1940 John G. Francis [CH] Strainer Fastener for Percolators
2212100 1938 1940 Clyde D. Keaton Coffee Maker
2212320 1939 1940 Harry M. Kennard Coffee Maker of the Vacuum Type
2223450 1937 1940 I. Jepson & E. Bylund [SB] Coffee Maker
2224378 1939 1940 Anthony Coniglio Coffee Filter
2225027 1938 1940 Thomas J. Anders Strainer for Coffee Makers
D125266 1940 1941 Richard I. Felver [WH] Design for a Coffee Maker
2234678 1939 1941 Leroy A. Matson Filter
D129591 1940 1941 Richard F. Krause [EA] Design for a Coffee Maker
2258589 1939 1941 Herbert G. Lehmann [CC] Coffee Maker
2265505 1941 1941 Agnes Alverson Coffee Making Device
2265615 1940 1941 Waldo T. Stalter [WR] Sealing Means for Coffee Brewers
2269956 1938 1942 Frank Renner Filtering Unit for Vacuum Coffee Utensils
2274607 1940 1942 Joseph H. Cohen [CC] Coffee Maker
2275746 1939 1942 Walter S. Edwards [SX] Beverage Brewer
2277025 1939 1942 Herbert G. Lehmann [CC] Coffee Maker
2278754 1938 1942 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Coffee Maker
2284359 1940 1942 Brian C. Bellows, Jr. [GE] Coffee Maker
2286254 1939 1942 Rene J. Brault Spring Arrester
2287583 1940 1942 Walter R. Weeks [GE] Coffee Maker
2287584 1940 1942 Walter R. Weeks [GE] Coffee Maker
2287585 1940 1942 Walter R. Weeks [GE] Coffee Maker
2289571 1941 1942 August C. Purpura [GE] Coffee Maker
2287580 1941 1942 Ernest A. Wagner  [GE] Coffee Maker
2287582 1940 1942 Walter R. Weeks [GE] Cover Structure
D132983 1942 1942 Hoyt K. Foster [FW] Design for a Coffee Brewer
2289497 1940 1942 Henry F. Hons, Jr. Coffee Brewer
2289498 1940 1942 Henry F. Hons, Jr. Coffee Brewer with Filter
2291427 1938 1942 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Coffee Maker
2292430 1941 1942 Gustave A. Charlston Guard for Glass Coffee Makers
2293483 1941 1942 William F. Allenby Coffee Maker
RE22291 1940 1943 Paul F. Campbell [CC] Coffee Brewer [Reissue]
2298854 1939 1942 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Beverage Brewing Device
D134823 1942 1943 Ferdinand S. Barbiers [AH] Design for a Glass Coffee Maker
2300606 1939 1942 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Coffee Maker
2301917 1940 1942 Arthur A. Johnson [CC] Coffee Maker
2312556 1938 1943 Ivar Jepson [SB] Coffee Maker
2312555 1938 1943 Ivar Jepson [SB] Coffee Maker
2313112 1939 1943 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Beverage Making Device
2314018 1941 1943 J. W. Sanderson Coffee Maker
2325452 1940 1943 Walter R. Weeks [GE] Strainer for Coffee Makers
2325912 1940 1943 Herbert G. Lehmann [CC] Coffee Maker
D136200 1943 1943 James W. Alsdorf [CY] Design for an Upper Bowl for a Coffee Brewer
D136404 1943 1943 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Design for Combined Coffee and Tea Maker
2331705 1940 1943 Herbert G. Lehmann [CC] Coffee Maker
D136548 1943 1943 Harvey Cory [CY] Design for an Upper Bowl for a Coffee Brewer
2339459 1940 1944 Gustave A. Charlston Guard for Glass Coffee Makers
2340203 1942 1944 Normand W. Morse [HS] Coffee Brewer Apparatus
2345262 1940 1944 Ivar Jepson et. al. [SB] Filter Assembly for Coffee Makers
2345265a 1940 1944 Ivar Jepson et. al. [SB] Filter Assembly for Coffee Makers
2345265b 1940 1944 Ivar Jepson et. al. [SB] Filter Assembly for Coffee Makers
D138362 1944 1944 James W. Alsdorf [CY] Design for a Coffee Maker
2346924 1939 1944 Herbert G. Lehmann [CC] Coffee Maker
2359405 1942 1944 Harvey Cory [CY] Coffee Brewer
2360569a 1941 1944 Joseph Masin Percolator for Coffee and the Like
2360569b 1941 1944 Joseph Masin Percolator for Coffee and the Like
2360569c 1941 1944 Joseph Masin Percolator for Coffee and the Like
D139214 1944 1944 Amos J. Peterson [CA] Design for a Filter for Coffee Makers
D139543 1944 1944 Harold L. Frick [BA] Coffee Brewer
2365615 1941 1944 Kenneth L. Woodman [WE] Automatic Temp. Control for...Coffee Makers
D140157 1944 1945 Dave Chapman [CA] Coffee Maker
D140444 1944 1945 John Kaiser, Jr. [SE] Design for a Coffee Maker
2370096 1942 1945 Emil Walder, et. al. Coffee Maker
2370674 1941 1945 Louis V. Lucia [SX] Filtering Device
2372872 1943 1945 Harry B. Wolper Auxilliary Unit for Beverage Brewers
2376410 1943 1945 Harry B. Wolper Beverage Brewer and Filter
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