VACUUM POT PATENT DRAWINGS
A chronology of vacuum coffee brewer patents filed in America between 1859 and 2003. 
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
150263 - 1874 A. P. & W. P. St. John Coffee-Pots 
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 [CR] Design for a Percolator
D47681 1915 1915 Charles A. Allen, Jr. Design for a Coffee-Percolator
1153768 1915 1915 Richard S. Darling [PG] Straining Device
1157778 1915 1915 G. F. Hemming & Max Baker Percolator
1167259 1915 1916 Jacob B. Bleichrode [CR] Percolator Strainer
1168988 1914 1916 Arthur Zimmerman Percolator
1169013 1915 1916 Richard S. Darling [PG] Bracket for Glass Percolators
1180881 1914 1916 Fiore Ricciardelli Percolator Support
1186318 1915 1916 Richard Kohn [MP] Stand for Glass Percolators
1203661 1915 1916 Henry Task Coffee Percolator
1232808 1916 1917 Loeser Kalina Percolator
1236642 1915 1917 Abtmeyer & Thornton [WH] Electric Heating Device
D51200 1917 1917 George E. Curtiss Standard for Coffee Machines
1288376 1918 1918 Jacob B. Bleichrode [CR] 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
D80015 1928 1929 Anne M. Boever [SX] Design for Lower Bowl for  Coffee Maker

1930 - 1939

Pat No. Filed Patented Inventor [Company] Description
D81912 1929 1930 Anne M. Boever [SX] Stand for Coffee Makers 
D81913 1929 1930 Anne M. Boever [SX] Stand for Coffee Makers 
D81914 1929 1930 Anne M. Boever [SX] Handle for Coffee Makers 
1843476 1928 1932 Anne M. Boever [SX] Coffee Maker Or The Like 
D84962 1931 1931 Charles F. Smith [LF] Design for a Percolator
D85699 1931 1932 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Restaurant Type Coffee Maker  
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
D86428 1930 1932 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Coffee Maker Seal  
D86429 1930 1932 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Handle for Coffee Makers 
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
D87179 1932 1932 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Upper Bowl Cover for Coffee Makers  
D87180 1932 1932 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Coffee Maker
D87181 1932 1932 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Heater Stand for Coffee Makers  
D87182 1932 1932 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Lower Bowl Cover for Coffee Makers  
D87183 1932 1932 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Design for a Coffee Maker
D87298 1932 1932 O.E.Anderson, et. al. [LF] Design for a Coffee Maker
1872802 1930 1932 Edward Perlman Filtering Device
D87655 1932 1932 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Lower Bowl for Coffee Makers  
D87656 1932 1932 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Handle for Coffee Makers 
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
1967984 1931 1934 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Coffee Maker
1967985 1931 1934 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Seal
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
1977365 1932 1934 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Coffee Maker 
1977366 1932 1934 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Coffee Maker 
1977367 1932 1934 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Pouring Bowl 
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
1983208a 1930 1934 Anne M. Boever [SX] Coffee Maker
1983208b 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
2008898 1933 1935 Harvey Cory [CY] Stand for Coffee Funnels
2015983 1935 1935 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] 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 1935 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
2054999 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
2072324 1934 1937 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Strainer for Beverage Dispensing Devices
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. [WH] 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
2092799 1935 1937 Harvey Cory [CY] Stove
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
2097685a 1934 1937 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Coffee Maker Stove 
2097685b 1934 1937 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Coffee Maker Stove 
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
2107236 1934 1938 Harvey Cory [CY] Method of Brewing Coffee
2108684 1936 1938 John W. Lynch [SB] Coffee Maker
2112944 1937 1938 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Holder
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 Taxay [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
D113731 1939 1939 Harvey Cory [CY] Design for a Lower Bowl
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
2167255 1937 1939 maurice L. Warner [SX] Automatic Controller for Coffee Makers 
2168158 1936 1939 Chester I. Hall [GE] Coffee Maker
2171321 1937 1939 Theodore C. Miller Coffee Making Apparatus
2174093 1937 1939 Edward Perlman Rack for Glass Coffee Brewers
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 [CP] 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
2188488 1938 1940 Louis H. Talmadge [SX] Filter and the Method of Making the Same  
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
2230901 1939 1941 Condict M. Nevius Coffee Brewing Device 
2232614a 1939 1941 Joseph L. Kopf [JB] Coffee Maker 
2232614b 1939 1941 Joseph L. Kopf [JB] Coffee Maker 
2234678 1939 1941 Leroy A. Matson [HS] Filter
2234679 1939 1941 Wesley R. Beecher [SX] Measuring Device
D129591 1940 1941 Richard F. Krause [EA] Design for a Coffee Maker
2258484 1940 1941 Harvey Cory [CY] Stand for Coffee Makers
2258589 1939 1941 Herbert G. Lehmann [CP] Coffee Maker
2262286a 1940 1941 Murray Ireland [MG] Coffee Maker Thermostatic Control
2262286b 1940 1941 Murray Ireland [MG] Coffee Maker Thermostatic Control
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 [CP] Coffee Maker
2275746 1939 1942 Walter S. Edwards [SX] Beverage Brewer
2277025 1939 1942 Herbert G. Lehmann [CP] Coffee Maker
2278754 1938 1942 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Coffee Maker
2281652 1939 1942 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Coffee Maker Bowl Support
2282767 1940 1942 Carl E. Peterson [ET] Filter Holder 
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 [CP] 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 [CP] 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
2315473 1940 1943 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Measuring Dispenser
2321411 1940 1943 Norman W Morse [HS] Coffee Brewer
2325452 1940 1943 Walter R. Weeks [GE] Strainer for Coffee Makers
2325912 1940 1943 Herbert G. Lehmann [CP] 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 [CP] 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 [CP] Coffee Maker
2354008 1942 1944 Milton K. Grey [HS] Beverage Brewing Apparatus
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
D139489 1944 1944 Julian M. Moore [SX] Design for a Handle 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
2366951 1943 1945 Mark Aycock Filter 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
2373987 1941 1945 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Filter Frame 
2376410 1943 1945 Harry B. Wolper Beverage Brewer and Filter
D141313 1945 1945 Edward J. Ruhnke [HS] Design for a Filter for Beverage Brewers
2381104 1943 1945 Frank J. Burnham Strainer Filter for Coffee Making
2381418 1944 1945 James W. Alsdorf [CY] Art of Grinding Annular Surfaces
2384359 1942 1945 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Seal for Vacuum Type Coffee Maker
2385694 1944 1945 George B. Davis, Jr. Coffee Maker
2386278 1942 1945 Fred P. Strother [SR] Coffee Maker
2386433 1942 1945 Emil Walder, et. al. Filter
2386532 1943 1945 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Coffee Maker
2387322 1942 1945 John G. Francis Coffee Brewer
2390269a 1944 1945 Amos J. Peterson [CA] Filter Device for Coffee Makers
2390269b 1944 1945 Amos J. Peterson [CA] Filter Device for Coffee Makers
2392358 1944 1946 Herbert G. Blakeslee [CY] Vacuum Coffee Brewer
2392656 1942 1946 Hoyt K. Foster Filter Plug
D144728 1945 1946 Joseph Pavelka, Jr. Coffee Maker
D144945 1945 1946 Leland H. Snyder [QH] Coffee Maker or Similar Article
2405751 1942 1946 Joseph McMenamin Apparatus for Brewing Coffee
2413890 1944 1947 Ludwig Reichold [SX] Seal Breaker for Coffee Makers
2415339 1945 1947 Wilbur D. Curtis [WC] Percolator
2416149 1943 1947 Hugh P. Botts Attachment for Coffee Pots
D146352 1945 1947 Gordon W. Florian [RE] Coffee Maker
D148601 1946 1948 Wesley R. Becher [SX] Design for a Filter for Coffee Makers
2426720 1945 1947 Charles Weinberg Folding Cloth Filter for Coffee Percolators
2434122 1944 1948 Ludwig Reichold [SX] Handle for Coffee Makers
2438302 1946 1948 Matt Simcich Percolator Bowl Strainer
2446499 1945 1948 Donald E. Van Denberg Coffee Filter
2442096 1946 1948 Edward A. Roney Metal Filter for Coffee Dispensers
D150482 1947 1948 Harry Wohl [NS] Design for a Vacuum Coffee Maker
2448149 1946 1948 Harry A. Moomjian Coffee Brewing Control
2449619 1944 1948 Ludwig Reichold [SX] Seal Breaker for Coffee Makers
2449620 1944 1948 Ludwig Reichold [SX] Filtering Device for Coffee Makers 
2452881a 1947 1948 Leo W. Vezie Safety Valve Coffee Maker
2452881b 1947 1948 Leo W. Vezie Safety Valve Coffee Maker
2454205 1944 1948 Ludwig Reichold [SX] Filtering Device
2458640a 1944 1949 Ludwig Reichold [SX] Automatic Coffee Maker
2458640b 1944 1949 Ludwig Reichold [SX] Automatic Coffee Maker
2458640c 1944 1949 Ludwig Reichold [SX] Automatic Coffee Maker
2460735 1947 1949 Katherine E. Carroll Coffee Steeping Bag  
2461736 1946 1949 John E. Hooper Coffee Filter  
2462349 1945 1949 Stefano Battilani Vacuum Type Coffee-Maker Utensil
2462349 1945 1949 Stefano Battilani Vacuum Type Coffee-Maker Utensil
2463431 1945 1949 Peter P. Ruppe Beverage Brewer
2464722 1947 1949 Stanley H. Sacker Coffee Maker
2464843 1945 1949 Wesley R. Beecher [SX] Filter  
2470323 1945 1949 Roland L. Smith [NC] Coffee Maker
2476158 1946 1949 Ludwig Reichold [SX] Filter for Coffee Makers
D153342 1947 1949 Joseph E. Fishelson [DC] Coffee Maker
D154935 1947 1949 Ernest L. Lilja [CH] Design for a Beverage Percolator Filter Valve
D155288 1947 1949 Carl L. Hellberg Combined Coffee Brewer Cover and Stand
D156147 1947 1949 Peter Muller-Munk [HP] Design for a Coffee Maker
2480232a 1945 1949 John G. Francis Coffee Brewer Filter  
2480232b 1945 1949 John G. Francis Coffee Brewer Filter  
2482940 1946 1949 Edward J. Ruhnke [HS] Filter for Beverage Brewing Aparatus
2483104 1945 1949 Ludwig Reichold [SX] Filter for Coffee Makers
2487240 1947 1949 Jack R. Hildreth Detachable Handle for Containers
2489482 1946 1949 Gordon B. Colby [CC] Spring Holder for Coffee Filters
2491891 1946 1949 George F. Caldwell Support
2492865 1945 1949 William H. Huenergardt Automatic Heat Control Apparatus

1950 - 1959

Pat No. Filed Patented Inventor [Company] Description
2495996 1945 1950 Frank E. Wolcott [SX] Filter for Coffee Makers
2496237 1946 1950 Roland L. Smith [NP] Coffee Maker
2496792 1947 1950 Carl W. Hellberg Combined Coffee Brewer Cover and Stand
2502375 1946 1950 Matthew P. Glowacki Filter Device  
2502844 1947 1950 Jack R. Hildreth Photoelectric Heat Control 
2507283 1942 1950 Fred P. Strother [SR] Coffee Maker
2513594 1945 1950 Leland H. Snyder [KM] Automatic Beverage Maker
D157428 1948 1950 Harper Richards [CY] Beverage Brewer
D157486 1947 1950 Matthew P. Glowacki Filter for Coffee Makers
D157701 1948 1950 James H. Reichart Coffee Maker
D157951 1948 1950 Malech M. Goodman Coffee Filter
D158236 1948 1950 John B. Ward [CG] Vacuum Coffee Maker
D158404 1947 1950 Edwin G. Polan [PO] Filter Rod for a Coffee Maker
2517825 1947 1950 Ernest G. Ashcraft Coffee Filter
2522372 1946 1950 Ivar Jepson [SB] Coffee Maker Seal
2528253 1948 1950 Earle C. Sullivan [GE] Seal Between Bowls of...Coffee Makers
2532146 1946 1950 Martin T. Cahenzli Strainer for Coffee Makers...
2537167 1947 1951 Leland H. Snyder [KM] Coffee Maker
2539541 1946 1950 Robert W. Kelley [AD] Automatic Control for Vacuum Brewers
2543528 1948 1951 Emma W. Kaufmann Coffee Maker
2544324 1948 1951 Ivar Jepson [SB] Coffee Maker Seal
D162765 1950 1951 Harry Wohl [CY] Vacuum Coffee Maker
2550513 1948 1951 Allan M. Young [GE] Side-by-Side Coffee Maker
2551563 1946 1951 Ivar Jepson [SB] Coffee Maker Seal
2553344 1948 1951 Walter R. Weeks [GE] Side-by-Side Coffee Maker
2555766 1949 1951 Joseph Siezkicwicz, Jr. Filter for Coffee Brewers
2556539 1946 1951 Carl W. Hellberg Filtering Device
2564644 1946 1951 Ivar Jepson [SB] Filter Assembly for Coffee Makers
2566916 1948 1951 Allan M. Young [GE] Side-by-Side Coffee Maker
2567187 1945 1951 George B. Davis, Jr. Coffee Maker
2567188 1945 1951 George B. Davis, Jr. Coffee Maker
2571015 1946 1951 John C. Columbus Coffee Maker
2573237 1949 1951 Albert C. Wilcox Interchangeable Glass and Metal..Coffee
2573246 1947 1951 Frank B. Chester Coffee Filter
2575260 1947 1951 Frederik N. Cronholm Coffee Brewer
2576432 1946 1951 Albert C. Wilcox Vacuum Coffee Maker
2577985 1947 1951 Phillip E. Willman [MG] Coffee Maker
2577990 1948 1951 Manuel S. Ziskin [KX] Coffee Maker
D165388 1951 1951 Edward C. Neuman [CY] Upper Bowl for a Coffee Brewer
2599812 1948 1952 Fredrik N. Cronholm Brewing Apparatus
2601067 1948 1952 Percy L. Spencer [RM] Coffee Brewer [Microwave]
2604031 1947 1952 James R. Campbell Coffee Brewer
2606490 1951 1952 John C. Columbus Vented Coffee Maker
D167454 1951 1952 Abram Games [CO] Coffee-Making Machine
2611069 1948 1952 John F. Frazier [CG] Electric applicance and Stand Assembly
2618389 1948 1952 Leo W. Vezie Safety Valve for Coffee Makers
2619895 1946 1952 H. H. Schott Coffee Maker
2635783 1950 1953 Samuel H, Frankl [CY] Top Closure for Vessels
2651707 1947 1953 Ivar Jepson [SB] Automatic Coffee Maker
2653717 1948 1953 Frederick W. Storner Strainer for Coffee Makers
2657299 1947 1953 Jacob W. McNairy [SB] Coffee Maker
2662464 1949 1953 Walter E. Weeks [GE] Seal for Coffee Makers
2664811a 1947 1954 Ivar Jepson [SB] Coffee Maker
2664811b 1947 1954 Ivar Jepson [SB] Coffee Maker
2664811c 1947 1954 Ivar Jepson [SB] Coffee Maker
2664811d 1947 1954 Ivar Jepson [SB] Coffee Maker
2667565 1950 1954 William B. Wallower [WH] Thermostatic Control for Coffee Makers
2675754 1950 1954 Alfred J. Huck [KM] Coffee Bowl Support
2690709 1948 1954 Edward A. Farr et. al. [AI] Electric Coffee Maker
2692937 1946 1954 Jesse H. Clark [CY] Beverage Brewer
2694769 1950 1954 A.J. Huck & I. Pass [KM] Heating Element for Vacuum Coffee Makers
2708398 1949 1955 Charles S. Mertler [SM] Automatic Coffee Maker
2729159 1950 1956 A.J. Huck & I. Pass [KM] Coffee Maker
2738073 1950 1966 Ivar Jepson [SB] Filter Assembly
2739466 1954 1965 Samuel Maliniak Stand for Supporting Upper Bowl...
2741975 1951 1956 John J. Kueser [KM] Automatic Coffee Maker and Switch Therefor
2746376 1950 1956 Earle F. Hiscock [KI] Coffee Makers
2745335a 1950 1956 Earle F. Hiscock [KI] Coffee Makers
2745335b 1950 1956 Earle F. Hiscock [KI] Coffee Makers
2747740 1953 1956 Wilbur D. Curtis [WC] Vacuum Type Coffee Strainer
2749835 1952 1956 Earle F. Hiscock [KI] Coffee Maker and Coffee Packet Holding 
2756667 1953 1956 Lyle J. Burns Temperature-Regulating and Signalling
2829584 1947 1958 Ivar Jepson [SB] Coffee Maker
2825792 1956 1958 Malcolm Logn Coffeemaker w/ Detachably Securable Heating...
2864504 1955 1958 Ivar Jepson [SB Coffee Maker Filter  
2873031 1956 1959 William T. Boyce Coffee Percolator Strainer Support
2878940a 1955 1958 Ivar Jepson [SB Coffee Maker Filter 
2878940b 1955 1958 Ivar Jepson [SB Coffee Maker Filter 
2878940c 1955 1958 Ivar Jepson [SB Coffee Maker Filter  
2885949 1955 1959 Wilbur C. Curtis et. al. [WC] Connecting...Means for Coffee-Brewing
D186182 1959 1959 C. H. Wickenberg et. al. [SB] Coffee Maker
2912921 1955 1959 Arthur E. Ellison Vacuum Type Coffee Maker

1960 - 1969

Pat No. Filed Patented Inventor [Company] Description
D190247 1959 1961 G. F. Brinkman et. al. [CO] Coffee Maker
3130663 1961 1964 C. H. Wickenberg et. al. [SB] Coffee maker Filter Assembly
3224360 1961 1965 C. H. Wickenberg et. al. [SB] Automatic Coffee Maker
3316388 1961 1967 C. H. Wickenberg et. al. [SB] Immersible Electric Coffee Maker
D207659 1965 1967 H. F. T. Schellens [PC] Coffee Maker
3334573 1965 1967 Kaname Kanemaru et. al. Percolator

1970 - 2005

Pat No. Filed Patented Inventor [Company] Description
4484514 1983 1984 Chia-Jen Chen Brewing Device for Coffee or Tea
4721034 1986 1988 Nobuo Shimomura [KT] Coffee Maker or Like Beverage...Device
4742767 1986 1988 Morimasa Komatsu, et. al. Coffee Maker 
4793245 1988 1988 Shinichi Kimura [SK] Vacuum Coffee Maker
4841849 1988 1989 Nobuo Shimomura et. al. [KT] Coffee Maker or Like Beverage...Device
4876953 1989 1989 Humihiro Imamura et. al. [KT] Siphon Coffee Maker
5892204 1997 1999 John D. McNair et. al. [CI] Vacuum Coffee Maker
6178874 1999 2001 Carsten Joergensen [PI] Device for Preparing Hot Beverages
D453278 2001 2002 Chih-Hong Chen Siphon Coffee Maker
D453441 2001 2002 Yuan-Hong Li Coffee Maker
6817280 2003 2004 Robert C. Hall et. al. [BB] System & Method for Brewing Beverages
6948419a 2003 2005 Huang Chuan Pan, et. al. Coffee Maker
6948419b 2003 2005 Huang Chuan Pan, et. al. Coffee Maker

Company Codes:
[AD] Apparatus Development Company, Wethersfield, CT [LF] Landers, Frary & Clark, New Britain, CT
[AH] Anchor Hocking Glass Corp, Lancaster, OH [ME] MacBeth-Evans Glass Co., Charleroi, PA
[AI] Arvin Industries, Columbus, IN [MG] McGraw Electric Co., Elgin, IL
[BA] Bendix Aviation Corporation, Detroit, MI [MP] Manhattan Glass Percolator co., New York, NY
[BB] BrewBot, inc., San Carlos, CA [MH] Miracle Household Appliance Corp., Chicago, IL
[CA] Club Aluminum Products, Co., Chicago, IL [NC] Nuproducts Corporation, Cambridge, MA
[CC] Central Can Company, Chicago, IL [NE] National Stamping & Electric Works, Chicago, IL
[CP] Casco Products Corp., Bridgeport, CT [NS] Nicro Steel Products, Inc., Cook County, IL
[CG] Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY [PI] PI-Design AG, Triengen, Switzerland
[CH] Chamberlain, Inc., Chicago, IL [PC] North American Phillips Co., Inc.
[CI] Chiaphua Industries Ltd., Hong Kong [PO] Polan Industried, Huntington, WV
[CN] Continental Coffee Corp., Chicago, IL [QH] Quality Hardware and Machine Corp., Chicago, IL
[CG] Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY [RE] Reeves-Ely Laboratories, Inc., New York, NY
[CO] Cona Ltd., London, England [RM] Raytheon Manufacturing Co., Newton, MA
[CR] Crystal Percolator Co., New York, NY [SB] Chicago Flexible Shaft Co. (Sunbeam), Chicago IL
[CY] Cory Corporation, Chicago, IL [SE] Sheridan Electronics Corp., Chicago IL
[DC] Duralux Company, Wooster, OH [SK] Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, Japan
[ET] Eastern Tool & Manufacturing, Bloomfield, NJ [SM] Stevens Manufacturing Co., Lexington, OH
[EA] Enterprise Aluminum Co., Massillon, OH [SR] Sears, Roebuck and Co., Chicago, IL
[FW] S. W. Farber (Farberware), Brooklyn, NY [SU] Samson-United Corp., Rochester, NY
[GE] General Electric Co., NY [SX] The Silex Company, Hartford, CT
[HP] Hartford Products Corp., Chicago, IL [TC] Tricolator Co., Inc., New York, NY
[HS] Hill-Shaw Co., Chicago, IL [UC] Universal Coffee Co., Chicago, IL
[JB] Jabez Burns & Sons, New York, NY [WC] Wilbur Curtis, Studio City, CA (Hollywood, CA)
[KI] Kip Inc., Chattham, MA [WE] Western Electric Co.,   New York, NY
[KM] Knapp-Monarch Co., St. Louis, MO [WR] Western Rubber Co., Goshen, IN
[KT] Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, Japan [WH] Westinghouse Electric & Mfg Co., Pittsburgh, PA
[KX] Kromex Corporation, Cleveland,, OH [PG] Paramount Glass Percolator Mfg Co., New York, NY

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